News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Staying Warm for Cold Race Starts

We Early Morning Anaerobic Group skiers use the Salvation Army Coat Technique for cold race starts...,,

By Jamie Mannion
Jan 24, 2007

Russia. Three top 20. Kikkan top 3

At 2am we climbed into bed in the Domino 'resort' near Rybinsk somewhere far north of Moscow. The rain was pouring down. There was no snow anywhere. Just ice.,

By Pete Vordenberg - TeamToday.org
Jan 24, 2007

Photo Set 1 from the Garland Glide

Photos from Sunday's Garland Glide Freestyle Race.,

By Curt Peterson
Jan 24, 2007

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Photo Set 2 from the Garland Glide

Photos from Sunday's Garland Glide Freestyle Race.,

By Curt Peterson
Jan 24, 2007

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Maybe the Noque won't be Shortened!

The lake effect machine kicked in (to some degree) right after they made the announcement about the Noque being shortened and now the finish could take place at the Dome after all.,

By Dennis Whitley
Jan 24, 2007

Subaru Noquemanon & Mbank Half Noque Update....

We are still planning on a finish at the Forestville trail head. There are some important issues that everyone needs to be well aware of with a Forestville finish.,

By Noquemanon Marathon
Jan 24, 2007

Caitlin Compton and Eric Flora Notch Up another Super Tour Victory

Caitlin Compton (CXC) won her sixth Super Tour title this season in Sunday’s 10km individual start Freestyle. Lars Flora (Subaru) continued his winning streak by topping the field in the 15km Freestyle.,

By CXC Skiing
Jan 23, 2007

NMU Top College at Mount Itasca SuperTour

The Northern Michigan University men quietly stole the spotlight on Sunday from their school’s heralded women’s team at the Mount Itasca SuperTour race.,

By Matias Saari, CCSA
Jan 23, 2007

NMU Beats Alaska at SuperTour

In the overall two-day combined results the NMU team (men and women) were first with 354 point with Alaska second (352).,

By David Faiella, NMU
Jan 23, 2007

Huskies Take Third at Nor-Am Series Stop at Mount Itasca

The Huskies finished third overall among CCSA teams with 320 points, trailing only Alaska-Fairbanks (352) and Northern Michigan (354). ,

By Jon Oman, MTU
Jan 23, 2007

Garland/XCHQ Gripper: On the Course, Part 1

Photos from the Garland Gripper, held at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Higgins Lake on Saturday, January 20.,

By Mike Muha
Jan 23, 2007

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Garland/XCHQ Gripper: On the Course, Part 2

Another set of photos from the Garland Gripper, held at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Higgins Lake on Saturday, January 20.,

By Mike Muha
Jan 23, 2007

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