http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/ Cross country ski and roller ski training, racing, and equipment, plus provides cross country ski trails and trail conditions; and Nordic events calendar for Michigan and nearby states. NordicSkiRacer is the official web site for the Michigan Cup Series of cross country ski races. http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/images/NordicSkiRacerLogoSmall.jpg http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/ en-us Copyright 2006-2011 NordicSkiRacer.com. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:09:26 EST 20 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5941 UPDATED: Ski waxing recommendations for this weekend's race 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5941 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5938 In light of the White Pine Stampede cancellation, the Cross Country Ski Headquarters would like to offer all would-be White Pine participants a complimentary weekend pass (Feb 4 & 5, 2012) to the XC Ski HQ trail network and facilities 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5938 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5940 The Nordic Ski community recently lost a great friend in the passing of Brian Donnelly. Brian died January 14th while skiing the VASA trail. To honor Brian, his friends are organizing a “race within the race” for this year’s VAS 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5940 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5939 Because of the extremely low snowfall this winter and a few days of over 50 degrees, there are parts of the race courses that are very thin. We are attempting to make our primary courses as safe and enjoyable as possibl 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5939 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5937 Since the WPS got axed, here's a chance to get a great workout and run the course we will be using for our MI Cup skate race in late February 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5937 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5936 The record 52 degree temperatures and afternoon sun obliterated the trail as well as the snow around the trai 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5936 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5928 Our old snow in Bend, Oregon, is extremely abrasive and the S30 as a base layer helps preserve the wax, protect the base and enhance the glide. Pretty good stuff and it will not break the wax budge 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5928 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5934 OK, so it’s ablation time. Well, not really. It turns out there are multiple preliminary steps that must be dealt with before today's ablation procedur 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5934 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5932 It was a day of firsts at the Green Acres SuperTour stop, as an impressive display of depth lifted Michigan Tech to both the women’s and overall title 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5932 http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5933 As of 4:23pm today, we decided to postpone any decision for cancel the White Pine Stampede due to the new snow that was arriving. We received 2+ inches during the da 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.NordicSkiRacer.com/news.asp?NewsID=5933