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!
Inaugural World Snow Day - One year to go!
1/21/2011 - By FIS
As part of the international FIS Campaign‚ 'Bring Children to the Snow', the World Snow Day aims to encourage a large number of children, their families and friends to participate in an annual snow festival involving various activities on single weekend.
Kalla and Cologna to miss World Cup race in Otepää
1/21/2011 - By FIS
Swedish skier Charlotte Kalla feels tired after the Tour de Ski and Swiss skier Dario Cologna is still recovering from post-Tour de Ski illness.
Cote Dame Marie Loppet Wax Recommendations
1/20/2011 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED (added Solda): Wax recommendations from Toko, Swix, Solda, and Fast Wax for this weekend's Michigan Cup races.
Classic sprint results from Hickory Hills
1/20/2011 - By John Kostrzewa
Classic Sprints at Hickory Hills in Traverse City, January 19. 2011.
Frosty Freestyle - My first ski race
1/19/2011 - By Emily Hill
Just before we all went to line up, the "international guest star" advertised on the race website was announced - a skier dressed as Frosty the Snowman. Great - not only could I come in dead last, I could lose to a snowman.
GLD Junior Olympic 6k Classic results
1/19/2011 - By Mike Muha
Ross Williams and Maria Frick posted the fastest times at the Great Lakes Division Junior Olympic Qualifier 6k classic race held at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake on Sunday, January 16, 2011.
Fischer Skis announces athletes named to 2011 World Championship Team
1/19/2011 - By Holly Wolfe
Fischer Skis announced today that eight of the fourteen athletes selected to the 2011 U.S. Cross Country World Championship team choose to compete on Fischer Skis.
GLD Junior Olympic sprint results
1/18/2011 - By Mike Muha
Traverse City skiers dominated the Great Lakes Division Junior Olympic Qualifier sprint race held at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake on Saturday, January 15, 2011.
Nanooks win Hilltop Invitational
1/18/2011 - By Tom Myrick
It was another Blue and Gold day at the St. Scholastica Hilltop Invitational as victories from Raphaela Sieber and Alex Morris in the women’s 5K and men’s 10K classic helped hand Alaska the team title in Duluth.
Caldwell and Potter win Potto Raid
1/18/2011 - By John Rutherford
A record 22 skiers showed up for the 6th annual Potto Raid back country ski race today. Potto conditions were superb and waxable skis ruled the day. Cold, fresh snow made the downhills less fearsome, and much faster, with glide aplenty.
Straits Striders take Krazy Klassic 12k
1/17/2011 - By Mike Muha
Strait Striders Tracy Hardin and Denny Paull, both of Cheboygan, drove down to Brighton and conquered the competition at the 1st Annual Huron Meadows Invitational (aka Krazy Klassic 12k) on Sunday, January 16.
Baic and Darnton take REI Frosty Freestyle
1/16/2011 - By Mike Muha
Cheryl Darnton wins her second Frosty Freestyle 15k race, two years in a row. And Milan Baic skis away from the pack to win the Men's division.
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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