Cross Country Ski Racing News
NMU signs Erin Moening
11/28/2016 - By NMU
Moening was second at the 2016 Minnesota state championship, a five-time All-American Nordic skier and a five-time Minnesota state championship qualifier.
VIDEO: First World Cup race of the season is over
11/26/2016 - By Mike Muha
Watch the complete race, start to finish, starting with the quarterfinals. Paal Goldberg (Norway) and Stina Nilsson (Sweden) were the top man and women.
Local Juniors race for points to attend Junior Nationals
11/26/2016 - By Mike Muha
The 2017 Junior National Championships will be held on the Mt. Van Hoevenberg cross country ski trails in at Lake Placid, New York this year. Juniors earn points in Junior National Qualifier (JNQ) races during the season to qualify for Junior Nationals.
USSA names 2017 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
11/23/2016 - By USSA
Head Coach Chris Grover is anticipating a strong season with stars on both the men’s and women’s side, and an especially deep women’s team with the return of Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), who took last season off for the birth of her first child.
2017 Vasa announces Collegiate Challenge
11/16/2016 - By Pete LaPlaca
In our 2017 Festival of Races we are offering a new Collegiate Challenge that is open to all current collegians. The male and female skiers will be judged on a cumulative time for both a 11km freestyle race and a 16km classic race.
Registration is open for the 2017 Great Bear Chase!
11/10/2016 - By Great Bear Chase
Registration is now open for the 37th annual UP Health System Portage Great Bear Chase. The race will take place on Saturday, March 11th, 2017 at the beautiful Swedetown Trails in Calumet, Michigan.
Krazy Klassic to host Michigan Senior Olypmics
11/1/2016 - By Mike Muha
The 2017 Krazy Klassic Ski Race will be part of the 2017 Michigan Senior Olympics. Any Krazy Klassic participant age 55 and older over will be able to indicate during registration that they would like to be considered an MSO participant.
Michigan Cup Committee set rules for 2016-2017 season
10/11/2016 - By Mike Muha
The Michigan Cup Committee made a number of decisions at it's annual meeting this past Sunday for the upcoming 2016-2017 ski season.
Will 83% ski pole rule save classic skiing?
10/5/2016 - By Mike Muha
The FIS created a new rule around the maximum pole length in classic technique to preserve the use of diagonal striding. What does this mean for the citizen racer?
2017 North American Vasa goes freestyle-only on Sunday, classic-only on Sunday
9/20/2016 - By Mike Muha
The Vasa will change to freestyle-only on Saturday (classic and skate skiers scored together as
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Noah Hoffman and Jessie Diggins win 42k Merino Muster
9/8/2016 - By USSA
Noah Hoffman (Aspen, CO) and Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) led a strong U.S. presence Saturday, taking titles at the 42k Merino Muster near Wanaka, the third stop in the global Worldloppet long distance ski series.
SuperTour 2016-2017 schedule announced
6/27/2016 - By USSA
Athletes will vie for for points across the four SuperTour period to earn Continental Cup leader starts and World Cup starts.
