The JNQ races scheduled this coming weekend in Ohio have been moved to the Cote Dame Marie at Hanson Hills in Grayling MI due to lack of snow. There will be a 6-8 Km FS race on Saturday only.
323 photos from the 2013 Frosty Freestyle by Denise Semion, Chief of Communications for the Huron-Clinton Metroparks.
Ryan Harris took the win in 12k Frosty Freestyle on some of the only snow open in Michigan. Alison Crocker held on to the lead men to take the women's overall crown.
On January 12, 2013, 60 athletes defied Mother Nature and completed a 12k cross-country ski race on man-made snow at Huron Meadows Metropark in Brighton, Michigan. Just 3 days before the race, there was nearly 10" of beautiful, natural powder on the cours
Andy Newell skied to his best classic sprint finish in three seasons, taking sixth in Liberec. He was the only American to qualify for the heats.
UPDATED AGAIN! The Krazy Klassic 12K classic race at Huron Meadows Metropark in Brighton, MI has been postponed one week, from Sunday Jan 13 to Sunday Jan 20. The Michigan Cup Cross Country Ski Race Series schedule for to 2012-2013 season. Think Snow!
So far so good! The rain we had over night was so cold that it has not melted as much snow as I thought. Bucks Run is still very well covered with a nice ice top layer.
APU Nordic's Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) won her second gold of the week while Dakota Blackhorse von Jess (Bend, OR) of Bend Endurance took a career-first title as the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships came to a close at Soldier Hollow.
UPDATE 1: Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan races. Fast Wax, Solda, Swix, Toko, SkiGo/Holmenkol... Check for additions and updates later.
Vasa Ski Club Tuesday Night Sprint Results 1/8/2013: Classic race at Timber Ridge.
Video of the men's final stage of the Tour de Ski: the final climb up Mount Cermis.