UPDATED! Michael Davis put in an incredible performance to win the 12k Krazy Klassic 32:20.9. He double poled the entire course, a tactic done by many or most of the top skiers in the race. But there's the more important story...
Great weather, great course conditions, and social distancing made for an eventful Frosty Freestyle!
The course conditions are awesome! We will be skiing using a new start area between the parking lot and the course fence. We will also ski CLOCKWISE around the course for the first time ever.
Waxing recommendations for the Frosty Freestyle and Krazy Klassic Michigan Cup races. Registration ends TONIGHT (THURSDAY) AT MIDNIGHT! No day-of-race registration!
Registration for the Virtual White Pine Stampede is open! And Team NordicSkiRacer invites everyone to ski the Virtual White Pine at Huron Meadows Metropark on the official day of the White Pine Stampede.
Huron Meadows Metropark in Brighton, Michigan is already preparing the race course for the Frosty Freestyle and Krazy Klassic races on Saturday and Sunday, January 9 and 10.
Things are going to look different, much like everything else this past year, but one thing that will not change is the top-quality grooming and friendly nature of the Great Bear Chase.
Current executive orders prohibit an in-person race event, and we wanted to keep the spirit of the race alive (we all just want a race!), so the race committee to make the difficult decision to make this year’s race virtual.
The North American Vasa Festival of Races Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel this season's planned races due to the high number of COVID cases in the community and statewide.
As many of you know, Governor Walz of Minnesota issued an Executive Order on COVID Mitigation, which has paused athletics in the State of Minnesota for 4 weeks. This impacts our first 2 CXC Cup events - Duluth and Mt. Itasca are not viable as scheduled.
With the recent pause orders from the governors of Michigan and Minnesota and various local community health organizations also issuing recommendations and regulations, each of us needs to recognize the need to be both patient and flexible.
The Forbush Corner Nordic time trials are cancelled due to the state health department’s restriction on organized sporting events that are scheduled through the 8th. It is likely that the state will extend that ban into January.