News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Traverse City: Beach town, foodie town, now a cycling town?
Know for decades as a beach town, and more recently as an up-and-coming “foodie” destination, Traverse City is becoming a serious bicyling city,
By Michael Norton
Jun 15, 2011
FIS Congress makes World Cup changes
Decisions of interest from the FIS Congress meetings held during the FIS meetings that took place in Portoroz, Slovenia June 1-4, 2011. Here is a summary of the most important approved items affecting cross country skiing.
By USSA
Jun 14, 2011
Nordic updates from the USSA & FIS Congress
At the USSA Congress in May, the Cross Country Sport Committee approved the following changes
By USSA
Jun 13, 2011
Rollerski doublepole time trial in Traverse City this Friday
The first of a series of open rollerski "races" takes place this coming Friday nite. 6pm in Williamsburg on Bates/Sayler Road. The time trial is about a quarter mile long gradual uphill double pole only individual test race.
By Eli Brown
Jun 13, 2011
Fire & Ice: Summer on snow XC Ski Camp
Fire and Ice, the latest cross country ski camp on groomed trails in the US will take place from June 16-20 on the trails of Mt. Bachelor, the only camp in the US offering the opportunity for skiers to ski on World Class trails with impeccable grooming.
By MBSEF
Jun 10, 2011
CXC XC Ski Camps begin
CXC Skiing summer camps for cross country skiers - juniors, masters, coaches - are about to being.
By CXC Skiing
Jun 9, 2011
Ahmed, Dubay, lead incoming St. Scholastica skiers in 2012
The St. Scholastica Nordic Skiing team goes into its sixth season with some impressive new fire power on both the women's and men's sides.
By St. Scholastica Nordic Skiing
Jun 7, 2011
Too late to enter the 2012 Vasaloppet...
This week the number of entries for the 2012 Vasaloppet reached the registration ceiling, set at 15,800 participants. This means that Vasaloppet is once again fully booked and perhaps more popular than ever.
By FIS
Jun 7, 2011
Freeman named NCAA Central Region's Female Athlete of the Year
Following an impressive senior campaign in 2010-11, Green Bay Nordic skier Carolyn Freeman (Ely, Minn.) has been selected as the NCAA Central Region's Female Athlete of the Year. The award was voted on by the region's coaches.
By Green Bay Athletics
Jun 6, 2011
What did you do today?
The US Ski Team gets in some good cross country ski snow time in Bend, Oregon...
By Bryan Fish
Jun 6, 2011
US National Masters comes to Michigan in 2012
February 10-12, 2012 skiers of all abilities from throughout North America will enjoy three days of fantastic National Masters ski races, and fun social events as the National Masters visits the lower peninsula of Michigan for the first time.
By NM2012
Jun 3, 2011
Fee to ski on state cross country ski trails?
House Bill No. 4299 was introduced by introduced by Michigan Rep. Steven Lindberg (D) that would require cross country skiers to purchase a permit to ski on state cross country ski trails.
By Mike Muha
Jun 1, 2011
