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!
XCHQ's Joe Frye throws well at NCAA Championships
5/31/2011 - By Bob Frye
Joe Frye is on sabbatical from Cross Country Ski Headquarters Team and Michigan Cup competition. He been quite busy, however, i the men's hammer throw at NCAA Divison I Championships.
UPDATED: Utah Nordic Alliance looking for coach
5/30/2011 - By Jesse A. Stewart
The Utah Nordic Alliance (TUNA), based in Salt Lake City, UT., is seeking a highly qualified individual to apply for a full-time year-round position of Head Coach/Program Director for the Junior competition and recreational nordic ski programs.
Alberta and Quebec get Cross-Country Skiing World Cups in 2012
5/27/2011 - By Chris Dornan
The Canmore Nordic Centre, which is the home training centre for Canada’s National Ski Team, will host its fourth series of World Cup races since 2005, while Quebec City will host elite cross-country ski racing at the World Cup level for the first time.
SISU Ski Fest needs Race Administrator
5/26/2011 - By Geneva Smiles
Going into our third season now, the SISU Ski Fest board of directors has realized the potential for our race to grow in years to come, and with that, we are looking to hire a Race Administrator to help us with recruiting, marketing, volunteer coordinatio
US Ski Team Athlete spotlight: Andy Newell
5/26/2011 - By US Ski Team
There is more to Andy than his competition results. We caught up with Andy to learn a little more about the man behind the cross country machine.
NMU's Liebner voted CCSA Skier of the Year
5/24/2011 - By Calvin Larson
Andy Liebner, of the Northern Michigan University Nordic ski team, has been selected as the Central Collegiate Ski Association Regional Skier of the Year for 2010-11. The CCSA coaches selected Liebner for the award at their annual meeting on May 23.
Kearney, Randall headline USSA Awards
5/24/2011 - By USSA
Olympic champion Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) and cross country star Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) headlined the list of honorees as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced its annual awards.
Caldwell leaves BNS, reopens Caldwell Sport
5/23/2011 - By Zach Caldwell
For the past two seasons we have been located in Colorado, working for Boulder Nordic Sport. Our return to Vermont will mark a return to a more narrowly defined business model focusing on our strengths - race ski selection and ski stonegrinding.
Pere Marquette Rail-Trail partially closed starting May 16
5/16/2011 - By Mike Muha
The Pere Marquette Rail-Trail will partially close starting Monday, May 16, for a re-surfacing project two weeks earlier than previously announced, which will allow the trail to reopen in early July, rather than the beginning of August.
NMU Enduro Summer Fitness Programs
5/16/2011 - By NMU
Sten Fjeldheim and Karman Witham will run a Youth (June 20 - Aug 11) and a Women's (May 24 - August 30) summer ski-specific fitness programs.
2011 Michigan Cup recap and full results
5/11/2011 - By Mike Muha
Official point’s keeper Ken Dawson has released the complete 2011 Michigan Cup Cross Country Ski Race Series results (PDF) and season statistics. The results include full individual standings.
Green Bay hires Ken Statz as Nordic Ski Coach
5/10/2011 - By Green Bay Athletics
Green Bay Athletics has announced the hiring of former Phoenix skier Ken Statz as the new head coach of the school's Nordic skiing program.
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
SUN, MAR 22
Forbush Corner: The weird concrete snow that we received from the last storm turned into sugar mush yesterday once it was groomed. It rained this morning and is close to freezing. It's to warm to groom with the Pisten Bully at this time. We are going to try to use the Tiddtech to smooth out the skate lanes on the loop. If the base is too soft for the snowmobile we will not continue grooming. Classic tracks are icy at this. Colder temps tonight will allow us to groom on Monday. Base is in great shape with 100% coverage.
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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