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Unfortunately for the Michigan Cup community, Race Director Nick Baic will be the Assistant Technical Delegate at the Birkie Week this year and will not be able to put on the Boyne Vistas race.
After two races, the Vasa Ski Club has a massive lead in the senior Brumbaugh Cup competition with 102 points. Grand Rapids Nordic and Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop are second and third.
The Forbush Corner Nordic Time Trial was like racing on a highway - immaculate trails, fast classic tracks, and great snow! The tracks were fast on the downhill, and marathon skating in the tracks around inside corners was exceptional.
It was another epic race at Lakes of the North: Sixteen inches of snow, rain, snow, fog, and...interesting trail grooming!
Longtime skier and racer Larry Kanaby passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Registration for the 2022 North American Vasa opens Friday, October 15, 2021. But it's not going to be the Vasa you expected in 2021, or even the Vasa that was run in 2020.
With an extra weekend in January, the Michigan Cup Committee was able to let race directors to shift the schedule to take advantage of more reliable snow conditions.
At this time the race committee is planning for a return to the traditional point to point 50K and 24K courses and we look forward to hosting participants in-person.
It was a short season, marked by many race cancelations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Headquarters was still able to get the team out to win the overall Michigan Cup.
Twenty-nine relay teams took on the course, which consisted of several trails and plenty of sections that had been bolstered by artificial snow. Skiers from all the Michigan Cup teams showed up and reveled in great spring conditions and camaraderie.
Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop has won the 2021 Brumbaugh Cup for most powerful senior team on the Michigan Cup circuit. HH/CCSS finished with 468 points, well ahead of second place Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team.
Ken Dawson, Michigan Cup's esteemed points keeper, has released this year's individual winners, including individual winners, the 10% club, and the skiers with the most points.