Clearly, the USSA leadership has made some great decisions of late. But they made a bad call earlier this year when they cut national champion Kris Freeman from the U.S. cross-country team.
World Champions Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) highlight a team of 11 athletes named to the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team for the 2013-14 season.
Dr. Bill Smith, Dr. Steve Andriese, and Michele Howard ring years of skiing experience to the table and a wealth of energy and new ideas to the party as new members of the North American Vasa Board.
New this year as part of the North American VASA race weekend is a Fatbike race on Saturday afternoon February 8th. You now have the opportunity to do a Duathlon; a ski race in the morning and a bike race in the afternoon.
Equipped with head lamps, more than three hundred cross-country skiers will rise to the challenge of the two new 15 and 30 kilometre circuits at the Moonlight Classic cross country ski race on the Alpe di Siusi in Italy.
I'm very excited to let you know that Peter Ashley (the Head of Fischer XC) will be in Traverse City on Friday, November 1st to do a "History Lesson" about Skate Skiing (FYI: he was the Olympic Coach when it all started).
White Pine Stampede skiers: This year, for the first time, you will be receiving a long-sleeved performance shirt. And Shorts Brewing Compay will be back with $1 beers!
The Vasa Ski Clubs hosts its 4th Annual Nordic Ski Fest on Saturday, October 26, 2013. The Fest features on-snow skiing and the first Michigan Cup race of the season: a time trial followed by head-to-head racing.
The American Ski Marathon Series has announced that the Great Bear Chase in Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula has been added to the Series.
UPDATED: The day was fun, beautiful weather and we had a happy ground of competitors and volunteers. Erica O'Hearn and Milan Baic were to top finishers in this weekend's 50K Grand Marais Rollerski Race.
Thinking about the upcoming Nordic Fest in Traverse City, the first xc ski race in the US this coming season? Whet your appetite with this on snow race held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada on July 25th.
An early morning start on Sunday for roller skiers as they headed on a scenic route on H-58 along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Many say it's the best spot to roller ski.