News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Brennan and Wager take Holiday Classic
Mac Brennan, back home in East Jordan for the holidays from Michigan Tech, narrowly beat Williamsburg's Milan Baic to win the Holiday Cup 9 km Classic at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake.
By Mike Muha
Dec 26, 2010
WeSki promotes family skiing
In an effort to promote and support XC skiing in the Grand Traverse area and encourage community health, the Vasa Ski Club, Vasa Board and Timber Ridge Resort have combined efforts to offer skiing events focused on family and individuals having fun.
By Vasa Ski Club
Dec 25, 2010
USSA Michigan Tech Super Tour registration open
Registration for the 2011 USSA Michigan Tech Super Tour Event presented by Portage Health is now open. The event, January 28-30, will feature races for youth through professional skiers and everyone in between.
By Dean Woodbeck
Dec 24, 2010
Rumford ready for U.S. Champs
World Cup regulars will align to kick off 2011 with the U.S. Cross Country Championships in Rumford, Maine on Jan. 2-8, 2011.
By US Ski Team
Dec 24, 2010
Brick Wheels opens at Timber Ridge
Bill Froehlich talked with Timber Ridge and Brick Wheels to find out how the partnership will benefit both businesses.Just in time for the winter season, one area business is expanding to serve those who love the great outdoors.
By Mike Muha
Dec 24, 2010
Holiday Classic wax recommendations
Recommendations from Fast Wax, Toko, and Swix.
By Mike
Dec 24, 2010
Fourteen trails groomed per DNRE
Michigan state forests have 23 cross-country ski trails in the Upper and northern Lower Peninsulas. A total of 14 trails will be groomed this season.
By DNRE
Dec 23, 2010
Tour de Ski - 8 days to the start
The fifth edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear will kick off in just 8 days, on New Year's Eve 2010. 10 days, 8 races, 4 venues in 2 countries - that will be the Tour de Ski 2010/2011.
By Sandra Spitz
Dec 23, 2010
Selecting a structure for your skis
Generally, we can say that linear structure and broken linear structure (V) are mostly used in classic races. Screw and cross-structures often give a good “feeling ” in free technique (skating) races.
By Swix
Dec 23, 2010
Holiday Classic changes to interval start
We have a good track but I think trying to set a new track would bring up a lot of dirt. Therefore, the Holiday Classic will be a 15 Sec Interval Start instead of a Mass Start.
By Nick Baic
Dec 23, 2010
Which Toko glove or mitten for you?
Which Toko glove is the right one for you? Here is a brief overview.
By Ian Harvey
Dec 22, 2010
Swix Structure Basics
Although there are variations in the patterns applied, structures can be classified into “fine”, “medium-fine ”,“medium-coarse ” and “coarse ” structures. The most frequently used structures in World Cup are “fine” and “medium-fine ”.
By Andrew Gerlach
Dec 21, 2010