News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Vidoes: Frosty Freestyle Men's and Women's 5K
Team NordicSkiRacer's Lindsey MacDonald wins the 5k Frosty Freestyle cross country ski race, leading the entire race. Brothers Nikolaas and Vincent Vermeulen finish 1-2 in the men's 5k.
By Mike Muha
Jan 16, 2012
Randall extends lead in Milan sprint
FIS World Cup sprint leader Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) battled through the streets of Milan to finish second in a World Cup freestyle sprint.
By USSA
Jan 15, 2012
Darnton and Yankus win big in Frosty Freestyle
It was a hard race over a relatively flat course, with no place to rest and no place to hide. Conditions ranged from a foot of hard packed snow to icy-snow barely covering the grass. But the competition was spectacular.
By Mike Muha
Jan 15, 2012
Yankus and Hardin doublepole to Krazy Klassic wins
No tracks were set, but that didn't hold any racers back. Many racers did more doublepoling than they'd ever done before, seeing what their upper body was made of.
By Mike Muha
Jan 15, 2012
Spring Skiing and Snow Fleas...In January?
Spring Skiing is the best and along with the warmer temps out pop the snow fleas – tiny little insects that love to pile up your cross country ski tracks. I got a huge kick out of all the snow fleas last week during the best Spring Skiing in January that
By Pete Edwards
Jan 13, 2012
Keweenaw Nordic Festival, February 4-5, 2012
The Copper Loppet, the 44th running of the Copper Island Classic, and the new Low Pressure Loppet (a 15 km snow bike race), comprise the 2012 Library Restaurant Keweenaw Nordic Festival, February 4-5, 2012, in Houghton and Chassell, Michigan.
By Dean Woodbeck
Jan 13, 2012
Weekend wax recomendations
Ski waxing recommendations from Fast Wax, Swix, Toko and Solda for this weekend's races.
By MIke Muha
Jan 13, 2012
Frosty Freestyle updates start times for tomorrow's race
We'll be racing laps on the kilometer-and-a-half loop. To reduce congestion, we are dividing the race into multiple races starting a different times.
By Mike Muha
Jan 13, 2012
Concept2 Holiday Challenge raises over $31,000
Participants in Concept2’s 12th Annual Holiday Challenge not only rowed or skied millions of meters between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, they also helped raise over $31,000 for disaster relief organizations.
By Meredith Haff
Jan 12, 2012
Vasa Trail Five- and Ten-Year planning process
The Vasa Pathway Task Force, composed of trail user groups and resource agencies, will develop a plan that identifies and prioritizes future improvements and ongoing maintenance. We need your opinions.
By Todd Vigland
Jan 12, 2012
Weather looking up for Frosty Freestyle
The forecast is for droping temperatures, 2-5 inches of natural snow, plus the snow from two snow guns.
By Mike Muha
Jan 12, 2012
NMU's Andy Liebnar wins College Cup individual title
USSA National College Cup Team and Individual Champions named as part of the U.S. Cross Country Championshipsat the closing banquet. Individual titles went to Northern Michigan University's Andy Liebner and Colorado University's Eliska Hajkova.
By USSA
Jan 11, 2012