News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Vasa wax recommendation
Wax recommendations for this weekend's North American Vasa!
By Mike Muha
Feb 9, 2023
RESULTS: Beech Nut Jr. Nordic Race at Nub's Nob
The Beech Nut Jr. Nordic Race at Nub's Nob on Sunday February 5, 2023 offered races for kids ages 4 to 14.
By Mike Muha
Feb 8, 2023
Team NordicSkiRacer maintains Brumbaugh Cup lead after Larry Kanaby Memorial
Back on the roller coaster again – Following the Frosty Festival. The Cote Dame Marie and Boyne Vistas races were cancelled due to lack of snow and the Noque is not a Brumbaugh Cup race. So, three weeks later the Larry Kanaby Memorial Classic...
By Ernie Brumbaugh
Feb 8, 2023
RESULTS: Jorden Wakeley and Jordyn Ross win Larry Kanaby Memorial Classic
The fourth Michigan Cup race went off without a hitch! The Larry Kanaby Memorial Classic race at Forbush Corner took advantage of both man-made and natural snow. Seniors skied 12km, juniors went 8km.
By Mike Muha
Feb 7, 2023
Vasa shortens Saturday's races, cancels Sunday's races
All Saturday February 11th races will run on a revised 6k loop: 6k, 12k, and 18k distances. Sunday's races are cancelled.
By North American vasa
Feb 6, 2023
RESULTS: Arianne Olson and Sam Holmes win tough White Pine Stampede
The White Pine defied Mother Nature and successfully pulled off a 3rd race for the Michigan Cup Series. It was a challenging race that started at 7:00am under the lights of the Schuss Mountain downhills slopes.
By Mike Muha
Feb 4, 2023
Get Waxing! White Pine Stampede and the Forbush Classic
UPDATED: Wax recommendations for this weekend's races! The White Pine Stampede AND Forbush Classic recommendations are available.
By Mike Muha
Feb 3, 2023
North American Vasa UPDATE
With the North American Vasa race weekend only 8 days away we have a mixed bag of news for you...
By Janice Davidson and Gussie Peterson
Feb 3, 2023
How to be successful grip waxing with Toko
Here are some general grip waxing principles and then some Toko-specific tips. How you wax your skis has a lot to do with not only the conditions but also your skis and how they are related to you.
By Ian Harvey
Feb 1, 2023
Registration open for the Black Mounain races
There is currently one foot of snow in the woods with more on the way. The entire system has survived the warm temperatures and rain and has been groomed since early January.
By John Gravlin
Jan 31, 2023
How to race wax for cold conditions with best results
I think the best way to look at cold snow from a practical or usable point of view is to break cold snow down into cold and slow, cold, and cold and fast. Each wax has its “sweet spot” and there is no one wax that performs best in each.
By Ian Harvey
Jan 31, 2023
Goodbye Chris
Chris Weingartz, my dear old friend and ski buddy passed away last Wednesday, the 25th of January. He was 67 years old. He had a fairly long bout with cancer, one that we thought he had largely won six months back, but that was not to be.
By Don Kane
Jan 30, 2023
