With the Noquemanon race upcoming this week in Marquette, I am reminded of a former skier from the old U.P.. I heard about this man while working on my new cottage in Autrain this summer.,
Here's a couple really nice photos from the start of Saturday's Garland Grip Classic Race from Doug Endicott.,
With no real downhills there were no places to catch a quick rest. It was an unrelenting ski - if you went too hard, you had to slow down on the flat rather than take advantage of the next downhill to rest.,
Cliff Onthank and Daniela Gebhart take the wins at the 2006 Garland Grip under sunny skies and 7 inches of new snow.,
Here's way to carry a feed in a race - great for marathons: Duct tape a loop of boot string around a gel flask and hang it from your neck, under your race bib.,
This weekend American’s premiere cross country ski race series, the FIS SuperTour rolls into Mt. Itasca in Coleraine, MN for two days of competition.,
New snow arrives to the Gaylord area. We've picked up about 4-6 inches of good snow up here.,
I just talked with Larry Kinney of Garland and he indicated that both the gripper and glide race WILL take place this weekend., ,
The two Olympic squads will head to Europe for final pre-Olympic training camps. The nordic combined team will arrive in Torino Feb. 6 and ski jumpers will arrive Feb 8.,
The US cross country Olympic Team has been announced for the 2006 Torino Olympics.,
Here's more pictures of the 2006 Michigan Cup Marathon at Hanson Hills, these by Jamie Green (Thanks Jamie!).,
The Staff at Timber Ridge did a great job of grooming the fresh snow one hour before race time to help us pull off our first Tuesday freestyle event of the year.,
Winter Wolf Skiathlon
Hanson Hills Recreation Area, 7601 Old Lake Rd, Grayling, Michigan 49738 (989-348-9266)
US Cross-Country National Championships - 10 km Interval Start Classic
Mt Van Hoevenberg, 31 Van Hoevenberg Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
US Cross-Country National Championships - Individual Sprint Freestyle
Mt Van Hoevenberg, 31 Van Hoevenberg Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
US Cross-Country National Championships - Mass Start Freestyle
Mt Van Hoevenberg, 31 Van Hoevenberg Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
US Cross-Country National Championships - Individual Sprint Classic
Mt Van Hoevenberg, 31 Van Hoevenberg Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
Vasa Raptor Rush Classic
Hickory Hills Ski Area, 2000 Randolph St, Traverse City, MI 49684
SISU Ski Fest
ABR Trails, E5299 West Pioneer Road, Ironwood, MI 49938
Frosty Fest! Frosty Freestyle 5K/15K
Huron Meadows Metropark, 8765 Hammel Rd, Brighton, MI 48116
Frosty Fest! Krazy Klassic 7K/12K
Huron Meadows Metropark, 8765 Hammel Rd, Brighton, MI 48116