Every occupation needs its diversions and up on Howmars Farm,near the Canadian border, cross country skiing is a popular one for the entire Gates family. Here the family prepares the trails for ideal skiing conditions.
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Our first season skijoring our mixed breed dogs around Wawa, Ontario. Dogs seem to pull fastest going down hills and hardest thru the turns!
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Nordic Ski Racer- Rollerskiers: New pavement between Leroy and CadillacThe White Pine Trail has 14 miles of NEW pavement from Leroy to Cadillac. Blacktop is only brand new once: after that it just gets rougher by da […]
- US Ski Team nominations for 2012/13 season announcedThe U.S. Ski Team has announced its nominations for the 2012-2013 season. The nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria. The USSA will announce the actual team roster this fal […]
- Killer Pull-Ups, Brutal Sprints and a Nap for a Ski ChampHer regimen is a brutal, six- (sometimes seven) day-a-week mix of roller skiing, biking, running and strength training. Pull-ups are a fairly unpleasant experience for most humans, but the ones Ms. Randall does resemble a form of medieval tortur […]
- Running vs Skiing Technique?Long question short: Have there been any discussions of the similarities and/or differences between running form (for people who are competing as runners, not just training for skiing) and classic ski for […]
- Back on Black Paddle Odyssey to help Black Mountain XC ski trailsMichigan Cup XC skier and competitve paddler Denny Paull and the Top of Michigan Trails Council are organizing an 18 mile Black Lake to Lake Huron Paddling Odyssey on Sunday, June 17, 2012, with proceeds to be donated to the ski trails at Black Mountai […]
- 2012 TART Trails Bridge Re-DeckingWe're excited to announce the opportunity to sign-up for Jerry Glenn's third and final bridge re-decking project. For a second consecutive year, materials for this project have been proudly sponsored by The Home Depo […]
- Longtime USSA Coach Vordenberg resignsTwo-time Olympian and longtime cross country coach Pete Vordenberg announced his resignation from the U.S. Ski Team after 10 years of coaching to spend more time with his growing famil […]
- Sh*t Nordic Skiers Say Part 2Jeannie Bender comes up with a second video giving a behind the scenes look at reall skier dialog.. […]
- Article in Backcountry Magazine by Natalie DawsonHere's a short article in the latest issue of Backcountry Magazine by my daughter Natalie that NordicSkiRacer's might like: What goes […]
- Birke partners with Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationThe American Birkebeiner is proud to announce a new charitable partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) through its Birkie Skiers for Cures program. JDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes researc […]
- Rollerskiers: New pavement between Leroy and Cadillac