Finally! A race with decent snow with - GASP! -set tracks. Skiers who avoided last week's iffy snow at the Frosty Freestyle and Krazy Klassic came out in droves for the 2012 Cote Dame Marie at Hanson Hills in Grayling, MI.
By Mike Muha
Jan 22, 2012
The Vasa Ski Club hosted sprint races at Hickory Hills on Tuesday evening. 36 skiers competed in the event consisted of a series of four, 1km sprints, with the final time being the average of the four.
By Mark Esper
Jan 19, 2012
Local Nordic skiers competed in Junior National Qualifying races at the Boyne Valley Lodge and at Nub’s Nob this weekend.
By Liz Bruning
Jan 16, 2012
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
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
One skier called it "a fast and somewhat scary 10k race at Boyne Highlands" but at least there was snow! The race was originally set to be classic, but there was not enough snow to set a track.
By Mike Muha
Jan 9, 2012
Hanson Hills managed to put on a fun 6 hour relay Saturday, despite somewhat marginal snow in spots. Fortunately, the recent storm allowed the race to run, the first since the Nordic Fest sprint race on October 22, 2011.
By Mike Muha
Jan 9, 2012
Vasa Ski Club Sprints, 3-Jan-12, Vasa Ski Club Sprints, 3-Jan-12 Freestyle at Timber Ridge, Traverse City
By Mark Esper
Jan 5, 2012
OCCUPY WINTER was number three in the up-north series of Flash Races. This one was held at Timber Ridge Nordic Resort in Traverse City and kept low-key like the others.
By Jim Datsko
Dec 31, 2011
Eli Brown claimed glory for Club VASA with a 39:51 winning time over the 8 mile course, followed by Jeff Cook in second with a time of 40:28.
By Hap Wright
Dec 24, 2011
Two Wintercameandwente ski races took place today, with Eli Brown winning both. About 35 people were in attendance with most choosing to race these informal races.
By Curt Peterson
Dec 17, 2011
The narrow 100 meter course was tricky. There were tight fast corners, undulations, and, if you weren't centered in the lane, grass just off the edge ready to catch a ski tip. But it was snow, in October!
By Mike Muha
Oct 23, 2011