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!
Video: Men's hill climb in the Tour de Ski
1/9/2013 - By Universal Sports
Video of the men's final stage of the Tour de Ski: the final climb up Mount Cermis.
GLD skiers complete 2 out of 4 required races
1/9/2013 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED: Yesterday's freestyle sprint race and today's classic race at the Boyne Valley Lodge were the first opportunities for junior skiers to earn points toward Junior Nationals in Alaska. Previous Junior National Qualifying races have been cancelled.
Plenty of snow for the Frosty Freestyle and Krazy Klassic races
1/8/2013 - By Mike Muha
Worried about the warming trend this week? We have lots of snow and even more man-made snow. You will be racing!
Photos: GLD Junior National Qualifier
1/8/2013 - By Peter Bruning
Peter Bruning's photos from the Great Lakes District Junior National Qualifer at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake on Saturday January 5, 2013.
Alaska and Northern Michigan lead CCSA in distance classic races
1/8/2013 - By CCSA
Alaska and Northern Michigan skiers led the way for the CCSA in the distance classic races at U.S. Nationals.
NMU’s Soderman, Frankowski lead CCSA at U.S. Nationals freestyle event
1/8/2013 - By CCSA
Northern Michigan picked up exactly where they left off last season, as the Wildcats’ Soderman and Frankowski claimed the conference’s top finishes of the men’s 15K and women’s 10K interval start freestyle races at U.S. Nationals at Soldier Hollow.
Waxing for US Nationals: the 20K/30K classic
1/7/2013 - By Ian Harvey
The snow was quite abrasive and a 30k classic race including climbing up Hermod's Hill 6 times meant that maintaining kick was critical. Green klister covered by Base Green binder offered the best kick and the best glide and was clearly the most durable.
Liz Stephen second fastest up Alpe Cermis in Val di Fiemme
1/7/2013 - By USSA
It was an impressive performance by Liz Stephen, who was second fastest up the climb, and jumped from 22nd to 15th for a career best Tour finish.
Koos and Bjornsen win 30k/20k Classic
1/7/2013 - By USSA
Torin Koos and Sadie Bjornsen were winners Sunday on day three of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Soldier Hollow.
Juniors race for spots at Junior Nationals
1/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
The first day of the Junior National Qualifier race at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake is over. The day started with freestyle sprint prelims: a 1km freestyle loop with the top 24 males and females moving on to the elimination rounds.
37 teams complete in 6-hour team relay
1/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
Seventeen coed teams, 17 male teams and 3 all-women teams competed in the 2013 Six Hour Team Relay at Hanson Hills Recreation Area.
Randall 7th going into hill climb
1/6/2013 - By US Ski Team
It's down to just one stage, the final climb up Alpe Cermis, with Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) of the U.S. Ski Team standing seventh behind runaway leader Justyna Kowalczyk.
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
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.
THU, MAR 19
Sleeping Bear Dunes: ***Grooming Update!***
Our amazing Trail Groomer Milan, was out on the Norther Section of the trail this Tuesday, grooming the amazing 3 to 4 feet of powder we received with the recent blizzard. Today's warmer temps are going to make the snow a little slushier.
From Crystal River Trail head to Lawr Farm have been groomed.
Stokely Creek: Wow, one of the best tracks of the season! The last week has stacked a whole second base worth of snow on top of the already above average base.
Hickory Hills: This might be my last ski of the season so I wanted to thank the people at Hickory Hills for the fantastic grooming they have been doing all winter. For a family downhill ski venue, Hickory Hills has done so much for the Nordic skiers that it seems it is more of a Nordic center now than a downhill ski area. The downhill looks like they are closed for the season yet they are grooming with the piston bully on the Nordic trails. Special thanks to coach K who works numerous hours using the sleds to groom the trails. The last couple of days when no one was grooming, John had to spend 6 hrs a day laying a skating lane and setting a track. Saw lots of skiers still taking advantage of the great snow. Gave some instructions to a lovely lady named Margaret who I found out was a professional marathon runner in her youth and competed in the 1988 summer Olympics in South Korea. Amazing the people you meet on the trail.
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