News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

7 miles of Pere Marquette Trail closing for repaving

Sven miles of the 30 mile Pere Marquette rail-trail between Midland and Clare will close for repaving in June and July. Rollerskiers, inline skaters and bicyclist take note!

By Mike Muha
May 26, 2010

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Check out the SkiErg

An important aspect of training for serious skiers and coaches is to have a system of measuring progress. With the introduction of the SkiErg, coaches and skiers can add a new, reliable and highly specific tool for tracking progress.

By Judy Geer
May 26, 2010

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CXC announces 2010/2011 CXC Team Vertical Limit

The 2010/2011 CXC Team Vertical Limit is set. The team is listed below. Athlete profiles will be available when we can get them in one place, and standing still long enough to take their picture.

By CXC Skiing
May 26, 2010

Latest Birkie Trail Work

It's only May and Birkie Trail work has already started. The trails dried out rapidly due to the warm weather. There will be several trail work days over the summer giving you each the chance to get involved in maintaining and improving this great system.

By Birkie
May 25, 2010

USSA Congress approves XC ski racing changes

At the USSA Congress in May, the Cross Country Committee approved many important changes to National Ranking List races and Junior Olymic races. among other changes.

By USSA
May 25, 2010

"I think we are poised to make a breakthrough"

During last week's USSA Congress in Park City, we got the chance to set down and talk with the newly named USST coach Chris Grover.

By Peter Graves
May 24, 2010

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Universal Sports Set to Air 'Visions of Vancouver' tonight

The show will feature Olympic medalists Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White, Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson, Bode Miller, and Nordic Combined athlete Billy Demong. Monday, May 24, at 7 p.m. ET.

By USSA
May 24, 2010

Jason Cork joins CXC Team Vertical Limit as coach

This position was vacated by Bryan Fish in May as he was asked to join the US Ski Team as a Continental Cup Coach. Before moving to Michigan Tech, Cork was the Head Coach of Durango Nordic Ski Club in Durango, CO. While in Durango, Cork spent time coachin

By CXC Skiing
May 21, 2010

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Silver Star and Sovereign Lake trail systems threatened by developers

The Silver Star and Sovereign Lake trail systems are threatened by real estate development, and up to 30 kilometres of some of the best cross country ski trails on the mountain could be lost to condominium and vacation home construction.

By Citizens Coalition to Save Silver Star Provincial Park
May 21, 2010

1999 White Pine Stampede Results

Another set of historical results. Wendy Anderson, Cheryl Darton, and Debbie Mizikowski are the top 50K women, while Kip Brady, Milan Baic, and Tim Triebold finish on the men's podium.

By Leonid Tikh
May 20, 2010

Buying Guide: Pursuit Rollerskis

The Pursuit Rollerski Buying Guide first in a series of rollerski buying guides. Each guide provides extensive facts on rollerskis to help you easily compare one model to another.

By Mike Muha
May 20, 2010

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IOC retesting 2006 Winter Olympic doping samples

Olympic officials, acting on a tip-off from the World Anti-Doping Agency, are retesting some doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin to check for use of the blood-boosting drug CERA.

By Stephen Wilson
May 20, 2010