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Ski walking is a great alternative to rollerskiing. You can do long slow distance at an easy pace, intervals at any heart rate you can get to, or speed work. Tony Percha is doing easy repeats up a long hill at Kensington Metropark in Milford, MI.

Garland Grip Moves to XCHQ; Glide Still Up in the Air

Thu, Jan 18, 2007 - By Ernie Brumbaugh

Saturday's Garland Grip will be held at the Cross Coutnry Ski Headquarters at 11:00am. The decision to run the Garland Glide skate race on Sunday will be made on Friday morning.,

Lanny Barnes 43rd in Women’s Biathlon Sprint

Thu, Jan 18, 2007 - By US Biathlon Association

Pokljuka (Bled), Slovenia, January 17. Lanny Barnes (Durango, CO), missing only one of ten shots, placed 43rd in today’s Women’s 7.5K Sprint. ,

Cassidy Edwards Shines in Eastern Cup

Thu, Jan 18, 2007 - By Andrew Gardner

Local girl Cassidy Edwards, now skiing for Middlebury College, took home second on January 15th at the Eastern Cup.,

ABR Hits 100 Inch Mark

Thu, Jan 18, 2007 - By ABR Trails

We hit the 100 inch mark for snowfall and passed the snowfall for last year at this time!,

More Snow in Malibu than Michigan?

Thu, Jan 18, 2007 - By Dell Todd

Snow fell on the palm trees of West Los Angeles and Malibu Wednesday afternoon as Jack Frost visited the Southland again.,

Thoughts of Proper Wax Iron Temperature

Thu, Jan 18, 2007 - By Zachary Caldwell

Everybody understands the importance of good thermostatic control. But why spend hundreds of dollars on a digital iron? Most people figure that its to avoid burning your bases, and that is certainly a major consideration. But there's more.,

The Effect of Ski Pole Basket Size on Forward Momentum

Thu, Jan 18, 2007 - By Mike Muha

It wasn't until I broke a pole and went training on a set of mismatched poles that I found one of the reasons for ineffective poling: ski baskets too small for conditons.,

The Noque has Snow

Wed, Jan 17, 2007 - By Noquemanon Marathon

The trail committee has reviewed the race course yesterday and has good news. We have 14” of snow in Al Quaal (51k start line) and there is a 6” packed base to Deer Lake (46km). ,

Midwest Grand Prix SuperTour Trail Reports

Wed, Jan 17, 2007 - By CXC Skking

Mt Itasca's 3+K World Cup trails are in excellent condition; Snow is thin but nicely compacted with all new Tidd Tech corduroy at Telemark Resort.,

Big Turnout for Season's First Sprint in Traverse City

Wed, Jan 17, 2007 - By Mark Esper

Big turnout for the Traverse City Tuesday Night Sprint Race at Hickory Hills - obviously there's a pent-up demand to race!,

Davos to Russia

Wed, Jan 17, 2007 - By Pete Vordenberg - TeamToday.org

The team traveled from Houghton Michigan to Davos, Switzerland on the 6th of January, and a small sprint team is off to Russia on Thursday.,

Say NO to Grass Skiing!

Wed, Jan 17, 2007 - By Nellie Emery

When any force or stress is put on nearly frozen turf, the results are that it immediately kills the grass underneath. The best thing to do is wait until the turf is sufficiently covered with enough snow to insulate it from stress.,