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!
UPDATE: FLASH RACE 2 - Saturday morning, Christmas Eve, Dec.24.
12/23/2011 - By Hap Wright
NEW RACE OPTIONS! We're gonna try it again as the last one was pretty cool! We meet in the parking lot of the restaurant at Lakes of the North on Mancelona Road between Gaylord and Mancelona.
Free introductory ski lessons
12/22/2011 - By John Johnson
Free introductory classic or freestyle cross-country ski lessons will be offered at Midland City Forest, Pine Haven, CNC, Hanson Hills in Grayling, or local golf courses depending on snow.
Fast Wax – A Great Alternative
12/22/2011 - By Ken Dawson
The best thing about Fast Wax is that you can have your skis waxed with their top of the line fluorinated waxes for the same price as the top line brands storage wax. It is a great value that cannot be ignored.
Applying a Toko HF Blue/XCold Mix
12/21/2011 - By Ian Harvey
The video below demonstrates how to mix HF Blue and XCold Powder, a very common and successful combination.
Nordic Nights Dine & Glide at Muskegon Winter Sports Complex
12/20/2011 - By Ellen Berends
The Muskegon Winter Sports Complex is extremely excited to partner with Mia and Grace for a seris of Nordic Nights Dine & Glides. This will be hands down one of the best culinary experiences in Michigan this winter!
MTU first, CSS second in mini-meet at MTU
12/19/2011 - By St. Scholastica
The cancellation of the first weekend of racing, sent a small group of skiers from Northern Michigan University, Michigan Tech, and St. Scholastica to a single day, 10km freestyle mini-meet at the Michigan tech trail system.
Start crash takes out Randall in sprint finals
12/18/2011 - By USSA
FIS Cross Country World Cup leader Kikkan Randall set the pace in the opening heats but went down hard in a start crash that took her out of Sunday's finals, finishing sixth.
35 show for Wintercameandwente "flash mob"
12/17/2011 - By Curt Peterson
Two Wintercameandwente ski races took place today, with Eli Brown winning both. About 35 people were in attendance with most choosing to race these informal races.
Career best classic finishes in new snow
12/17/2011 - By USSA
TheTeam's technicians delivered the skis with Kikkan Randall setting the pace finishing 11th, followed by Holly Brooks 19th and Liz Stephen 22nd in the 10k, with Andy Newell kicking off the day in a brilliant 24th in the men's 15k – all career bests.
Wintercameandwente race TOMORROW!
12/16/2011 - By Eli Brown
Since the season opener race in Gaylord has been cancelled (rescheduled), we need to make something happen! Come join in on this informal race and ski at Lakes of the North Golf Course near Mancelona.
Birkie sponsors making entries available to benefit Multiple Sclerosis
12/14/2011 - By Susan Kendrick
The 2012 Birkebeiner and Kortelopet races were capped and close on November 21. But there are 20 entries available through an MS auction. This is your last chance to get an entry for this year's race!
Meet the Toko World Cup Race Service Team
12/14/2011 - By Toko USA
Who's who on the Toko Nordic World Cup Race Service Team...
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.
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