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!
Photos from the Frosty Freestyle Kids Race
1/20/2012 - By Ken Grybel II
Forty-five kids arrived at Huron Meadows at 8:00am, got their skis, and headed out to the start line to race in the first ever Frosty Freestyle Kids Race. Frosty the Snowman was their to cheer them on!
Weekend wax recomendations
1/20/2012 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED: Ski waxing recommendations from Fast Wax, Swix, Toko, Solda and (NEW) SkiGo/Holmenkol for this weekend's races.
UPDATED: Photos from the Krazy Klassic
1/20/2012 - By Mike Muha
It WAS Krazy! Who holds a classic cross country ski race without set tracks? We do! (I added the link to the photos - DUH!)
Ohio Nordic Flurry is tentatively a go
1/19/2012 - By Thomas Cook
Saturday's JNQ Race and Nordic Flurry is tentatively a go. However, all who participate must pre-register by NOON tomorrow. Registration for Sunday's JNQ races will be handled on Saturday and/or day of if the races on Sunday morning if they are a go.
Fischer unveils 2012-2013 Nordic ski and boot offerings
1/19/2012 - By Holly Wolfe
For the first time, the company enters the women’s race boot market with the RCS Carbonlite WS model for both classic and skating techniques.
Video: Krazy Klassic 10K
1/19/2012 - By Mike Muha
It WAS Krazy! Who holds a classic cross country ski race without set tracks? We do! Dan Yankus (Team NordicSkiRacer) added a second victory this weekend, and Tracy Hardin (Straits Striders) was the women's champion.
2012 Traverse City Sprint Results for Jan 17, 2012
1/19/2012 - By Mark Esper
The Vasa Ski Club hosted sprint races at Hickory Hills on Tuesday evening. 36 skiers competed in the event consisted of a series of four, 1km sprints, with the final time being the average of the four.
PSIA Educational Course at Hanson Hills, Jan 21-22, 2012
1/18/2012 - By Amy Powell
PSIA is holding an Instructor Training Workshop as well as Level One through Level Three Exam Certification at Hanson Hills in Grayling, MI
Soup-er Bowl, Women & Snow on Feb 5
1/18/2012 - By Sara Cockrell
The 4th Annual "Soup-er Bowl, Women & Snow" will be held on Sunday, February 5 from 1:00-4:00 PM at Timber Ridge Resort's Lodge, where it's always warm & cozy around the fire. Come XC ski, snowshoe & make new friends.
Videos: REI Frosty Freestyle Men's and Women's 10K
1/17/2012 - By Mike Muha
Dan Yankus and Cheryl Darnton both pull away from the field to win their respective divisions in the 2012 REI Frosty Freestyle
Cote Dame Marie: Great snow coverage
1/17/2012 - By Justin Andre
Trails are looking Beautiful!! We have great coverage and perfect set tracks!!
Ohio Nordic Flurry update
1/17/2012 - By Thomas Cook
We are off to a slow start in Ohio just like everywhere else but hope to have races this coming weekend. We are currently hanging on to a thin but skiable base at Chapin Forest with full coverage on 3k.
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
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.
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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