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UPDATED: Vasa Ski Club Sprints results, Jan 24, 2012

Fri, Jan 27, 2012 - By Mark Esper

Vasa Ski Club Sprints results, Jan 24, 2012. The sprints were classic technique at Hickory Hills.

Wax recomendations for this weekend's races

Thu, Jan 26, 2012 - By Mike Muha

Wax recommendations for the major wax companies for this weekend's cross country ski races.

Huron Meadows opens for skiing tomorrow (Friday)

Thu, Jan 26, 2012 - By Mike Muha

Huron Meadows will be open for skiing on man-made snow this Friday (tomorrow) from noon - 8:00pm. The building will be open also, and they will be renting headlamps! They will also be open Saturday and Sunday. $5 trail fee to help pay for snowmaking.

Video: The secret to using Toko Base Green as a kick wax

Thu, Jan 26, 2012 - By Ian Harvey

For conditions between hard wax and klister, particularly when the snow is abrasive or crushed ice mixed with power, Toko Base Green can be the ticket.

Video: Toko Kick Waxing (Hard Wax)

Wed, Jan 25, 2012 - By Ian Harvey

There are three scenarios for Toko grip wax (hard wax). The first is if the snow is normal powder snow or skied in powder. The second is if the snow is partially transformed...

MNU wins Mayor's Invitational in Minneapolis

Wed, Jan 25, 2012 - By Joe Buczek

“It was awesome for us to be able to compete against some of the top nationally ranked skiers,” head coach Sten Fjeldheim said. “It was a top notch event all around.”

Great Lakes District points after 10 races

Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - By Mike Muha

Nick Baic has just released the GLD points to-date after the Jan 21 and 22 races National Junior Qualifiers in Ohio. Nineteen skiers have met the JNQ criteria.

Great Lakes District

Video: Top 5 J3/J4 boys duke it out at Ohio Nordic Flurry GLD race

Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - By Tom Cook

2012 Ohio Nordic Flurry 3K Freestyle, 1K from finish line. This is where the top 5 J3/J4 boys all finished in a tight pack.

Eli Brown 2nd in SISU Fest 42k Marathon

Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - By Tony Percha

Eli Brown was less than a minute behind American Birkebiener winner Matt Liebsch in the SISU Fest 42k Marathon and destroyed many of the skiers from Traverse that beat him last year…

World Cup: Otepaa

Five US skiers in the points in classic distance race

Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - By USSA

Five U.S. athletes skied into the points Sunday in classic distance racing on the FIS World Cup in Otepaa: Kikkan Randall, Jessie Diggins, Noah Hoffman, Liz Stephen, and Andy Newell.

World Cup: Otepaa

Newell leads USA in classic sprint with 7th

Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - By USSA

Both Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) pushed through tough quarterfinal battles before going out in the semis in a FIS World Cup classic sprint in Otepaa.

Junior Worlds, U23 XC Ski teams named

Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - By USSA

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team named its 2012 FIS Junior World Championship Team and Under 23 World Championship Teams. The athletes were selected based on results at the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships.

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