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!
2011 Birkie T-Shirt design contest entries due August 2nd
7/21/2010 - By Cherie Morgan
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is announcing their annual contest to design the official t-shirt for the 2011 American Birkebeiner ski race. The winning t-shirt design will be the featured retail t-shirt for the event.
Alaksa REG
7/21/2010 - By Pete Vordenberg
Few words to accompany this post. But the Alaskans were getting after it up there...
Signup to race the final climb in the Tour de Ski
7/20/2010 - By Mike Muha
Be one of 200 skiers to climb the famous last climb of the Tour de Ski this year, in front of 20,000 fans, just minutes before the World Cup racers start.
Interview with Sweden's Anna Haag
7/20/2010 - By Rick Halling
I was born in the region so for me it’s a dream came true having a new world championship in my home region. I remember the last one, 1993, and I think that my interest in cross country skiing grew just because of that.
Central REG
7/19/2010 - By Matt Whitcomb
The Central Regional Elite Group (REG) camp has come to a close, but the motivation from training with peers, competing for spots at the National Elite Group (NEG) camp, and hearing from top coaches has been cast out like a net over the region.
Russia purges doping coaches
7/19/2010 - By Kjell Erik Kristiansen
Elena Välbe was elected new president of the Russian Ski Federation. Now she tries to improve bad reputation of Russian skiing by sacking coaches involved in doping.
Carl Van Loan turns from athlete to coach
7/16/2010 - By USST
Olympian Van Loan now is working as a personal trainer and online coach for his own company, Van Loan Training Systems, where he coaches athletes for specific events via email and telephone.
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in XC skiers
7/16/2010 - By USST
During the past decade the occurrence of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in U.S. cross country skier athletes has risen. In 2009 the U.S. Ski Team began working to determine potential causes, preventative methods, and treatments.
Champion Q&A: Johnny Spillane
7/15/2010 - By US Ski Team
He caught the attention of the U.S. when he won his first of three historic medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, shadowing his success on the World Cup stage. But what many people don't know about Johnny Spillane is that...
Demong gets hitched
7/15/2010 - By US Ski Team
On a blue-skied, perfect, sunny afternoon, 2010 Olympic medalist Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) stood waiting patiently at the altar for his bride-to-be Katie Koczynski to walk down the aisle. The couple exchanged vows in Lake Placid on Sunday, July 11,
Casco signs up Swedish Ski Team
7/15/2010 - By FIS
Casco, the popular supplier of Nordic Eyewear, is a new partner of the Swedish distance national team. The partnership means that many skiers in the squad will now utilize Cascos glasses, screens and helmets during training and competition.
First workout on snow for Lukas Bauer
7/14/2010 - By FIS
In the middle of hot summer Lukas Bauer carried out first training sessions on snow. He spent three days with his teammates from the Czech team Martin Jaks and Jiri Horcicka in the Ski tunnel in Oberhof, Germany.
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
MON, MAR 23
Hiawatha Highlands: Happy Monday Morning Skiers! It's another beautiful sunny morning....the temp is currently at -6 C, warming up to -1 C.
The groomer is currently out -- the skate lane on the entire Pinder system was freshened up with the Ginzu, and the 2k Lighted skate lane will be freshened up as well. The tracks are still in really good shape. Updates will be posted if further grooming is done.
The Mabel Lake trail was groomed yesterday morning.
We hope everybody has a great day!! :)
Forbush Corner: Temps went below zero last night and some light lake effect snow is falling. We will be grooming, check Nordic pulse on our website later this morning for the fresh groom. We still have 100% coverage on our trail system. Open at 9. Gates close at 5.
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.
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