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!
Traverse City: Beach town, foodie town, now a cycling town?
6/15/2011 - By Michael Norton
Know for decades as a beach town, and more recently as an up-and-coming “foodie” destination, Traverse City is becoming a serious bicyling city,
FIS Congress makes World Cup changes
6/14/2011 - By USSA
Decisions of interest from the FIS Congress meetings held during the FIS meetings that took place in Portoroz, Slovenia June 1-4, 2011. Here is a summary of the most important approved items affecting cross country skiing.
Rollerski doublepole time trial in Traverse City this Friday
6/13/2011 - By Eli Brown
The first of a series of open rollerski "races" takes place this coming Friday nite. 6pm in Williamsburg on Bates/Sayler Road. The time trial is about a quarter mile long gradual uphill double pole only individual test race.
Nordic updates from the USSA & FIS Congress
6/13/2011 - By USSA
At the USSA Congress in May, the Cross Country Sport Committee approved the following changes
Fire & Ice: Summer on snow XC Ski Camp
6/10/2011 - By MBSEF
Fire and Ice, the latest cross country ski camp on groomed trails in the US will take place from June 16-20 on the trails of Mt. Bachelor, the only camp in the US offering the opportunity for skiers to ski on World Class trails with impeccable grooming.
CXC XC Ski Camps begin
6/9/2011 - By CXC Skiing
CXC Skiing summer camps for cross country skiers - juniors, masters, coaches - are about to being.
Too late to enter the 2012 Vasaloppet...
6/7/2011 - By FIS
This week the number of entries for the 2012 Vasaloppet reached the registration ceiling, set at 15,800 participants. This means that Vasaloppet is once again fully booked and perhaps more popular than ever.
Ahmed, Dubay, lead incoming St. Scholastica skiers in 2012
6/7/2011 - By St. Scholastica Nordic Skiing
The St. Scholastica Nordic Skiing team goes into its sixth season with some impressive new fire power on both the women's and men's sides.
What did you do today?
6/6/2011 - By Bryan Fish
The US Ski Team gets in some good cross country ski snow time in Bend, Oregon...
Freeman named NCAA Central Region's Female Athlete of the Year
6/6/2011 - By Green Bay Athletics
Following an impressive senior campaign in 2010-11, Green Bay Nordic skier Carolyn Freeman (Ely, Minn.) has been selected as the NCAA Central Region's Female Athlete of the Year. The award was voted on by the region's coaches.
US National Masters comes to Michigan in 2012
6/3/2011 - By NM2012
February 10-12, 2012 skiers of all abilities from throughout North America will enjoy three days of fantastic National Masters ski races, and fun social events as the National Masters visits the lower peninsula of Michigan for the first time.
Fee to ski on state cross country ski trails?
6/1/2011 - By Mike Muha
House Bill No. 4299 was introduced by introduced by Michigan Rep. Steven Lindberg (D) that would require cross country skiers to purchase a permit to ski on state cross country ski trails.
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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