XC Skiing Feature Story
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XC Skiing Features
Lee Borowski tackles the exception to the rule
Mitch Mode is of two minds about Nordic skiing's history
I keep notes today not to measure progress in terms of pace and intensity or training hours elapsed but to remind me in the off-season what it’s like to ski.
We think skating is so much faster than classic skiing, but it really isn't.
Nordic skiing has become my passion and I find peace on the ski trail.
Eric Chandler wonders if there's something in the air at the Boulder Lake Cross-Country Ski Trails north of Duluth because that's where his kids turn into Nordic Evil Knievels.
“Oh boy, your life’s going to change,” everybody said upon learning the news of my wife’s pregnancy.
Sounding The Alarm
• Plane’s carbon fiber failure a concern
• Vandals damage Vasa Trail
• Report ranks states by bike/bed criteria
• ATV critic has run-in with ATV'ers on Ice Age Trail
Upcoming Events
03/12
JUNIOR BEAR CHASE
12 JUNIOR BEAR CHASE, 1K to 6K youth races, 5 p.m. EST, Swedetown Trails, Calumet, MI; ages 16 & under, Copper Country Ski Tigers, P.O. Box 512, Hancock, MI 49930; Steve DeLong, 906/296-0094; delong@charter.net; www.keweenawtrails.com; www.bearchase.org
03/13
PORTAGE HEALTH GREAT BEAR CHASE
13 PORTAGE HEALTH GREAT BEAR CHASE, 26K clas- sic, 9 a.m., 50K freestyle, 9:20 a.m., 26K freestyle, 9:30 a.m. EST, Swedetown Trails, Calumet, MI; $45/$50 after 12-30, $55 after 2-13, $65 on 3-12; chip timing, awards, T-shirts, drawings, pasties, baked goods; Great Bear Chase, P.O. Box 214, Calumet, MI 49913; 906/337-1170; 906/281-1259; info@bearchase.org; www.active.com; www.bearchase.org
03/13
BOYNE HIGHLANDS
13-14 BOYNE HIGHLANDS, 10K classic Sat., 15K freestyle Sun., Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, MI; part of the Michigan Cup Series; www.nordicskiracer.com
03/13
EKI LOPPET
13 EKI LOPPET, 12K classic ski race, 9:30 a.m., Valley Spur, Munising, MI; Friends of Valley Spur, info @valleyspur.org
03/13
CHILI BOWL RACE
13 CHILI BOWL RACE, Dresser, WI; Trollhaugen, 2232 100th Ave., Dresser, Wisconsin 54009; 800/826-7166; www.trollhaugen.com
