Former Michigan Cup racer and current member of the Bridger Ski Foundation Pro Team Reid Goble has had a great couple weeks. First, he won the Minneapolis SuperTour race. Then he won a gold medal serving as a guide in the Paralympics. Finally, he's been chosen to race in the Men's 10km interval start classic race (3/20) at the FIS World Cup Finals in Lake Placid NY. Way to go Reid!
Racing for the Nordic World Championships in Planica
3/18/2025 9:10:18 AM - By Ricardo Lung
Martin Sunby - now a commenter for a Norwegian sports channel - tells me to come back after my race for an interview!
Raffle prize winners from Reid Goble fundraiser!
3/18/2025 9:00:00 AM - By Jim Pryor
Here's the list of raffle prizer winners - and their prizes - from the Reid Goble fundraiser. Thanks to everyone who participated in supporting Reid on his quest for greatness!
Headquarters wins Michigan Cup Relays
3/16/2025 - By Mariah Frye with Mike Muha
The Cross County Ski Headquarters won the day with 4,961 Michigan Cup points. Second was the Vasa Ski Club with 3,590.8 points, followed by Team NordicSkiRacer with 1,704.1 points.
The Jizerska 50 Classic adventure!
3/7/2025 - By Allen Sorgenfrei
With a few races on my repaired knee, the longest being the 20km White Pine Stampede, it looked good to handle the originally planned Jizerska 50 classic Worldloppet race near Liberec, Czechia (the Czech Republic).
Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop: 2025 Brumbaugh Cup champions!
3/7/2025 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop has won the day, returning the Brumbaugh Cup to Grayling after a two-year absence.
Wax recommendations: Great Bear Chase and MI Cup Relays
3/6/2025 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for the final Michigan Cup race of the 2025 season, plus the Great Bear Chase!
Last chance for GRNST to take out the Headquarters!
3/6/2025 - By Mike Muha
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters leads the overall Michigan Cup team competition going into the Michigan Cup Relays. Can Grand Rapids Nordic make up the point deficit?
Superiorland wins HS Championships after 13 year drought
3/5/2025 - By Mike Muha
The Superiorland Ski Club’s High School Teams are the 2025 Michigan State High School Champions, as the girls and boys team went 1-2 at the Michigan Nordic Skiing State Champions in Houghton this weekend.
Please help my research on ski technique for my PhD dissertation!
3/4/2025 - By Andy Liebner
I need skiers to fill out my questionnaire to help be prepare for an on-snow research experiment at Forbush Corner.
RESULTS: Ryan Harris and Sarah Newmister conquer The Beast!
3/3/2025 - By John Gravlin and Mike Muha
Ryan Harris barely held off Drew Moore for a win by only four-tenths of a second! Sarah Newmister cruised for her first victory of the season.
RESULTS: Ryan Harris and Deanna Spencer win fast Black Mountain Classic
3/2/2025 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED! Tons of snow, but warm weather caused some melting in the days leading to the race. Hard and fast tracks! Lost skiers!
Cross Country Ski Headquarters leads MI Cup
2/27/2025 - By Mike Muha
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters leads the overall Michigan Cup team competition going into the Michigan High School Championships and the Black Mountain races.
UPCOMING
FRI, MAR 27, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 1.5km classic sprint
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
SAT, MAR 28, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 4 x 5km mixed gender club relay
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
Team NSR End-of-Season and Groomer Appreciation Party!
Huron Meadows Metropark Ski Center, 8765 Hammel Rd, Brighton, MI 48116
SUN, MAR 29, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 40km freestyle mass start
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
TUE, MAR 31, 2026
Citizen’s Night Ski Race Series
Main MTU Trailhead, Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, Michigan
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LATEST TRAIL CONDITIONS
SUN, MAR 22
Forbush Corner: The weird concrete snow that we received from the last storm turned into sugar mush yesterday once it was groomed. It rained this morning and is close to freezing. It's to warm to groom with the Pisten Bully at this time. We are going to try to use the Tiddtech to smooth out the skate lanes on the loop. If the base is too soft for the snowmobile we will not continue grooming. Classic tracks are icy at this. Colder temps tonight will allow us to groom on Monday. Base is in great shape with 100% coverage.
SAT, MAR 21
Forbush Corner: We did a full system groom for skate and classic today. Temperatures never did go very much below freezing overnight, and as temperatures and skier traffic rose through the day the wet corn snow on the skate deck was churned into mush, and skiers were getting a workout and leaving ruts that will take some deeper tilling to remove. The classic tracks were the best. Skins and zeros were hooking up and glide was pretty decent. Temperatures are not going below freezing until Monday, so no grooming tomorrow. If you come out bring your classic skis. We have set tracks on the whole system. Skating will not be ideal and we need to limit the ruts. If you have to skate, we ask that you stay on the man-made snow loop. We can till deeper there to remove them than the other trails. But we are still shortening the life of those trails.
Stokely Creek: Yesterday's groom was about the same today. Never warmed enough yesterday to transform the surface, plus a half cm of fresh snow overnight. A bit soft and slow for my liking to be honest. Inside scoop: the Bombardier will groom todays new snow on the inner core trails tomorrow morning. Only a partial system, but it should be ultra primo!! Go around twice.
FRI, MAR 20
Stokely Creek: Pretty close to perfect tracks, but skate lane was a bit soft in spots since so much fresh snow. Saw a Long Tailed Weasel on Sayer Creek, in the track! He couldn't resist the perfect grooming.
Cross Country Ski Headquarters: We attempted to clear the Rolling Hills trail yesterday, but the falling ice from the trees made it too precarious. We will not be grooming the practice field today or tomorrow due to warmth, but we will try to groom it Sunday morning. Trappers Cabin and Blizzard are still covered in sticks and pine needles, but 'skiable'. Everything else is closed. This will be the case for Saturday as well, and we will reassess Sunday morning.
Forbush Corner: We plan on being open today but the overnight rain and temps above freezing do not bode well for any new grooming. Temperatures go below freezing tonight so we plan on a full system groom for Saturday.
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