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!
Fischer skis lost at Cote Dame Marie. Are they in your ski bag?
1/24/2011 - By Susan Vigland
My skis may have been mistakenly included in someone's ski bag after the Cote Dame Marie race at Hanson Hills on Saturday. Could you please double check your quiver, just to make sure?
Lots of snow for White Pine Stampede
1/24/2011 - By Jack McKaig
We have received several feet of snow but it has been all lake effect. Fortunately both the private and resort sections of the trail have been rolled and groomed regularly. We are ready to go!
Eirik Brandsda doublepoles to sprint victory
1/24/2011 - By FIS
Men’s final was packed with World’s sprint stars. All six athletes used no wax skis and were double poling the whole 1400 lap.
Petra Majdic wins classic sprint
1/24/2011 - By FIS
The Slovenian top skier Majdic was superior in today’s sprint classic over 1.2km in Otepää. Majdic qualified in the fourth best time, in the final heat she was in the lead almost all 1200 m and secured her third victory this season.
Foot-body alignment, orthotics, and exercises
1/24/2011 - By Brian Gregg
During the push-off phase of skate technique, I have a tendency to roll my knee right knee down and toward the centerline, creating an angle that strains the inside of the knee. Would a custom footbed with a reinforced arch help with knee tracking?
Alaska leads Mayor’s Challenge SuperTour stop in Minneapolis
1/23/2011 - By Tom Myrick
Alaska’s Ray Sabo and Raphaela Sieber took the conference’s top spots in the men’s 10K and women’s 5K races at the Mayor’s Challenge SuperTour. But perhaps the biggest story was the resurgence of traditional CCSA powerhouse Northern Michigan University.
Brutal conditions for Cote Dame Marie
1/23/2011 - By Mike Muha
Milan Biac held off Jeff Koch to take first in the 30k men's race. Amy Powell took first in the 15k women's race, beating out Susan Vigland. It was cold and slow...
GLD Junior Olympic 6km Classic photos
1/23/2011 - By Peter Bruning
Photos from the Great Lakes Division 6km Classic Junior Olympic Qualifer at Boyne Valley Lodge on Sunday, January 16, 2011.
Norways' Roenning wins 15k classic
1/22/2011 - By FIS
For Roenning it was the 6th World Cup victory and the first podium in the season whilst Daniel Rickardsson finished for the third time this year among the top three in a World Cup race.
Marit Bjoergen gets 43rd victory in Otepää
1/22/2011 - By FIS
Marit Bjoergen from Norway claimed victory in the classical 10 km Individual start competition in Otepää and is now second in the ranking of the most World Cup win’s.
Williams, Frick, Gulledge, and Paull lead Michigan Cup
1/21/2011 - By Ke Dawson
William Ross, Maria Frick , Catarina Gulledge, and Denny Paull lead the Michigan Cup going into the Cate Dame Marie.
Touching tails
1/21/2011 - By Caitlin Compton
"I am new to skate skiing, it seems my the tails of my skis are always touching especially on climbs. I have become frustrated with skating, it seems I am working too hard. Any advice as to how to help with technique?"
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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