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!
It would be great if people sitting on the fence and not preregistering could provide me an e-mail to advise shirt size., ,
The city crew in Gaylord needs to be commended for helping to maintain a skiable track considering the weather conditions.,
Be sure to have the kids bring their classic skis. If they have combi boots they will still have to take them off and put them back on when they switch. If there is not enough snow for good tracks we will just have a freestyle race.,
Both the Traverse City and Gaylord Tuesday Night Sprint Races will be held tonight. Be there or be square!, ,
Traverse City Central-Gold takes the state title with Traverse City West in second and Copper Country from the UP in third.,
A call went out to volunteers to assist with shoveling snow on bare portions of the trail. It was difficult to tell where the snow was added, as the entire trail had excellent coverage for the 25K loop., ,
Here are the age group results and photos from today's VASA. One skier's time was incorrectly recorded in the 25 classic, all other times are official.,
The 50km is cancelled, the 12K shortened to 9K, but everything else is on schedule...,
Registration fees go up February 11 so don’t hesitate to sign up for this year’s Great Bear Chase. The snow is still well over two feet deep in the woods!,
Conditions don't look good for classic skiing...,
The recent warm weather and rain have forced us to make some changes but we will hold the races. The Start/Finish will be moved to Timber Ridge Campground (formerly Jellystone) at the west end of Hammond Rd., ,
We did a 9.4 k time trail – temps were in the low 20’s, we all had good kick and glide. ,
Citizen’s Night Ski Race Series
Main MTU Trailhead, Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, Michigan
Forbush Corner: We will be open at 9 tomorrow, shop closing at noon. We will leave the side gate on Roberts rd open for those wanting to ski. We will not be grooming due to the warmup and rain in the forecast for the week.
Watching the weather, and if conditions are favorable we will continue operations this coming Saturday and Sunday. So, if you want to ski this week, we ask that you leave a $10 trail fee in the slot in the wall near the east front entrance.
Nubs Nob: Excellent base depth and grooming. The snow was already pretty sticky by 11:00am with the warm temps and sun. Possible snow later this week means there is still a chance of nice ski conditions right up until closing day on April 5th. If you can hit the freeze-thaw just right it’s awesome out there.