News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Fjeldheim receives award from Natural Resources Commission
For the past 25 years, Fjeldheim has volunteered his time to the DNR while coaching at NMU. He's played an instrumental role in the development of Nordic ski trails across the region.
By NMU
Dec 1, 2013
Sadie Bjornsen gets 7th, career best
Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) skied to a career-best seventh place in the women’s 5k classic Saturday, the second stage of the Ruka Triple mini-tour.
By USSA
Dec 1, 2013
Randall 5th in 10k in Kussamo
World Cup sprint champion Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) fought hard to earn a fifth-place finish during Sunday’s 10k freestyle pursuit, the finale of the Ruka Triple mini-tour and cross country World Cup season opening weekend.
By USSA
Dec 1, 2013
Randall takes 2nd in Kuusamo Sprint
World Cup sprint champion Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) skied into second place in the cross country sprint World Cup opener Friday, earning the best classic World Cup sprint result of her career.
By USSA
Nov 29, 2013
Video: Women's Final Sprint at Kuusamo World Cup
Here's the start to finish video of Justyna Kowalczyk (POL), Kikkan Randall (USA), and Denise Herrmann (Ger) finishing 1-2-3 in the Kuusamo World Cup Women's Classic Sprint final.
By Mike Muha
Nov 29, 2013
Turkey Slider FLASH Race
Low key xc ski, snowbike race, and potluck mixer. 5 km race with no timing an no results. Noon, Saturday at Timber Ridge Resort.
By Eli Brown
Nov 27, 2013
NMU signs skier for NEXT season
Head coach Sten Fjeldheim of the Northern Michigan University nordic ski team has announced Vivian Hett as an early signee for the 2014-15 season.
By NMU
Nov 27, 2013
Meeting with new Telemark property owners assures 2014 Birkie race start
For Birkie skiers, the main take-away is that all Birkebeiner events and festivities—at the race start and finish—will go on as usual due to the enthusiastic support and go-ahead from the new owners.
By Susan Kendrick
Nov 26, 2013
FLASH RACE!
FLASH RACE! On snow, Saturday, somewhere up north. Keep checking back for location and time... Eli Brown
By Eli Brown
Nov 26, 2013
Telemark Resort sells for $926,000, stays dark
The Lodge was finally sold last week for $926,000 to Newco LLC out of Colorado. There is no information on what Newco will do with the resort.
By Mike Muha
Nov 25, 2013
Kikkan Randall wins the sprint in Beitostoelen
Kikkan Randall of the USA, and Sondra Turvoll Fossli of Norway have both won their respective free technique sprints in Beitostølen, Norway.
By Mike Muha
Nov 24, 2013
North American Vasa welcomes new Race Director
The VASA Board has named Doug Dowdy the 2014 Race Director for the 38th Annual North American VASA Ski Races to be held February 8-9 on the VASA Trail in Traverse City, Michigan.
By Pete LaPlaca
Nov 22, 2013
