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!
Anu Kyyhkynen was an exchange teacher over from Finland last year - she used to ski with us at Kensington Metropark. Here's a pictorial update of her skiing at the Finish Championship this winter.
Race Director Denny Paull reports on snow depth, grooming, track setting, and the start area for the Black Mountain Classic this coming Saturday.
Race Director Denny Paull says we should have good conditions for the Black Mountain Nordic Classic this Saturday!
Here are the Michigan Cup Team and Individual Standings up through the Gran Travers Race. Traverse City has taken over the lead from the XC Ski Headquarters, with GRNST and the Cross Country Ski SHop fighting it out for third.
Hey Team NordicSkiRacer.com members, wanna-bees, and should-have-beens: we're having a potluck on Saturday March 6 at Michaywe in Gaylord. Bring a dish and join the fun!
Did you know that Tim Triebold was the top US finisher in the World Masters 30km Classic race in the M05 (50-54) Class? This tidbit and more can be found by looking throught the World Masters results from Lillehammer, Norway.
Bottom line: I had a tremendous two-race weekend. Best ever.
Here are the Garland Glide Results from Sunday, February 29, 2004
Here are the Classic results from the weekend of racing at Garland on February 28 and 29.
Team NordicSkiRace.com members: We'd like to have a team PotLuck dinner at Michawaye (just south of Gaylord) after the Black Mountain Classic Race on Satruday March 6? Send Yey or Nay if you can attend!
Here's the Birkie results, sorted by Zip Code...
The final freestyle XC ski sprints for the season took place at Hickory Hills Tuesday night, with 21 high school team members from Traverse City and St Francis participating in the 3km race, and 11 adults. The final classic sprints will take place next Tuesday at Hickory Hills.
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.