Eli Brown and Tracy Hardin pulled away from their rivals to easily win the Black Mountain 31K Classic.

By Mike Muha
Mar 5, 2012

Five photos with captions from Jim Meyer, Sr.

By Jim Meyer, Sr.
Mar 5, 2012

Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) led three Americans into the points in a World Cup skiathlon event Saturday in Lahti. Randall was 12th followed by Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) in 18th and Liz Stephen in 21st.

By USSA
Mar 4, 2012

It started with a 6:00 AM phone call from Jim Meyer, who with his partner Nick Johnson, had started at 1:00 AM and had just then completed one full loop of the race course...without pulling a grooming device!

By Denny Paull
Mar 4, 2012

After today's 5th place finish in the Lahti Spinrt, Randall now holds a 138 point margin over Russian Natalia Matveeva with two sprints left and a total of 150 points available.

By USSA
Mar 4, 2012

Due to huge amounts of snow and wind, the Black Mtn classic is delayed until noon.

By Tracy Hardin
Mar 3, 2012

UPDATE #2: Wax recommendations from the major wax companies for the weekend's cross country ski races.

By Mike Muha
Mar 2, 2012

Snowfall amounts will range from 8 to 14 inches by Saturday morning...with a few more inches of fluffy snow on Saturday.

By Mike Muha
Mar 2, 2012

Snow and rain will arrive in Central Lower Michigan this afternoon, expanding rapidly northward and turning to all snow this evening. Many areas will see 8 to 12 inches of snow by Saturday morning.

By National Weather Service, Gaylord
Mar 2, 2012

There will be a race! As a contingency plan, if it is snowing hard at the start, we will hold off the start 30-60 minutes to give Jim Meyer a head start so we do not run him down and he will be grooming in front on the lead pack.

By Denny Paull
Mar 2, 2012

Kikkan Randal from the US and Canada's Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey are in contention for the best-ever American and Canadian finishs on the Overall World Cup standings.

By Mike Muha
Mar 1, 2012

It looks like the overall Team Title belongs to VASA but it could be a different story with the Brumbaugh Cup. But Eli Brown has already captured the Men's Title.

By Ken Dawson
Mar 1, 2012