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!
Randall takes second straight win
2/20/2011 - By US Ski Team
Under a sunny sky with cold, hard packed snow, the U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall won her second straight sprint World Cup, going head-to-head with Norway's top two sprinters on their home snow for the win.
Bjornsen, Freeman lead U.S. in Drammen
2/20/2011 - By US Ski Team
The top results in the men's and women's 15/10k classic for the U.S. Ski Team went to Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop,WA) in 52nd and Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) in 57th.
Cooper Country A top Michigan High School Team
2/20/2011 - By Mike Muha
The Copper Country A wins the Michigan High School Championships Team competition. Marquette High School was second, followed by the Traverse City Central Trojans.
Cover and Wiitala win High School Sprints
2/20/2011 - By Mike Muha
Evan Cover and Ellen Wiitala won the Michigan High School Championship sprint on the Vasa Trail in Traverse City.
Williams and Wiitala win High School Championships Pursuit
2/19/2011 - By Mike Muha
Traverse City's Ross Williams was the over champion of the Michigan High School Cross Country Ski Championship Pursuit on Friday, Feb 18 on the Vasa Trail. Yoopers took all three spots in the Girls Pursuit, starting with Ellen Wittals from Marquette HS.
Boyne Mountain Cancels Freestyle Race
2/19/2011 - By Kirk K. Ikens
Due to the current state of the Boyne Mountain Cross Country Ski Trails, we have decided to cancel the upcoming XC race on the 26th of Feb. Even if we were to receive the snow that is forecast, we will still not have great conditions.
VASA video: The leaders at 11k/26k
2/19/2011 - By oblpdnvinhv
12k, 27k, and 50k lead racers, including the 27k Classic and 50k Freestyle champions, passing through the 11k/26k point on the course at the 2011 North American Vasa cross country ski race in Traverse City, MI.,
Skiing at Huron Meadows today!
2/19/2011 - By Mike Muha
Adam's the man! He called to say he's groomed a 700 yard x 15 foot skate lane this morning, starting at the first downhill on the Frosty course, along the fence.
CANCELLED: Hanson Hills Classic
2/18/2011 - By Justin Andre
I am sorry to announce that the HANSON HILLS CLASSIC RACE that was to be held this weekend is officially CANCELLED. Once again we fall victim to Mother Nature.
Protest forces cancellation of Madison Winter Festival
2/18/2011 - By Mike Muha
Festival organizers were notified that the event is not allowed to have any activities on the Capitol Square this weekend because of the protests over Gov. Walker's proposal to strip collective bargaining rights from nearly all state employees.
More photos from the North American Vasa
2/18/2011 - By Dave Dalquist
A few photos from the North American Vasa, including the women leaders.
Photos: 2011 Lake Erie Junior Cross Country Skiing Championships
2/18/2011 - By Tom Cook
Photos from the 2011 Lake Erie Junior Cross Country Skiing Championships, held on February 12-13 at Lake Farm Park in Kirkland, Ohio.
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
Stokely Creek: Classic tracks away from the Lodge were total "chefs kiss" perfection! Skating lane looked great but could still be a little stiffer for spring zooming.
Nubs Nob: Top 2-3 skate of the season this AM at Nubs. Firm and fast powertilled cord on all the loops with a deep track set. After 3+ feet of snow last weekend conditions have been world class since Tuesday. Forecast looks great for this upcoming week and World Cup level grooming will continue until they close in two weeks. Hard to imagine better conditions anywhere in North America currently. Thank you to the crew at Nubs for their commitment to Nordic skiing. Thanks to their efforts we have had an amazing uninterrupted season out there since December 1.
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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