NewWorld Cup Trondheim: Classic Sprints
December 5, 2025The second stop of the 2025/2026 season took the World Cup circuit to Trondheim, Norway for three days of racing. Classic sprints started things off on Friday where avoiding crashes became the chief competition for many athletes as the heats got underway. In the women's final, an early crash all but ensured that Sweden's Johanna Hagstroem would get her second World Cup win, while two of her teammates, Emma Ribom and Linn Svahn, rallied for second and third. Clear of crashes, the men's final was cleaner with Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway earning his 100th win on the World Cup in his hometown. However, that feat was almost eclipsed by a shock showing from 19-year-old Swede Alvar Mhyback who took third, nearly outstretching Norway's Vike Oskar Opstad for second on the way to his first World Cup podium. Of the US contingent, Ben Odgen made it the furthest, crashing out for a top-10 finish in the semifinals, while Jessie Diggins was the best of the women, finishing 14th. A shake-up for Saturday, tomorrow's skiathlon will see athletes compete in both classic and freestyle techniques.
NewTour de Finn: The Season Ahead
December 4, 2025After several snow-less seasons the tide has turned for the Tour de Finn as it starts its third season just over a week out at Skadi's Chase, part of the Minnesota Nordic Ski Opener. Tune-in to their latest blog post to find all the details on the schedule for the Series' latest season!
NewLumi Experiences: Worldloppet France Trip Giveaway
December 4, 2025Lumi Experiences, an official tour operator for the Worldloppet series, is celebrating their partnership with a trip giveaway for two lucky skiers on Lumi’s 2026 France-Transju trip, including 2 entries in the Transju ski marathon! Spend 8 days this February skiing the seemingly endless trails that criss-cross through quaint villages and preserved forests in the French Jura, all leading to cozy mountain huts for lunch. Enter by Dec 14, the winner will be announced on Dec 16!
NewWeekend Skiing and Trail Reports
December 4, 2025Another great early season weekend on tap, with some snowflakes in the air to boot! New reports from Vasaloppet, Greenbush, Hormel Nature, Baker2, Erkki Harju, Lake Kegonsa SP, Wild River SP, McMiller, Lester2, Kamview, Movil Maze2, Battle Creek West2, Wintergreen, French, Mirror Lake SP, Bird Lake, Lake Elmo, Elver, Brown Deer2, Superior MF, Theodore Wirth South, Sugar Hills, Theodore Wirth North, Dorothy Carnes2, Mother Bear, Hixon Forest, Reforestation Camp2, Kraemer Lake-Wildwood, Quarry, Great River Bluffs SP, Mt. Ashwabay, McKeever Hills, Carey Lake, Ariens, Lodi, Glen Lake GC, Pine Point, Birkie2, WinMan, Mount Itasca, Mt. Valhalla, Wolverine, Univ of Minnesota GC, Highland 9-hole GC, Snowflake, McCarthy, Lapham Peak, Escanaba, Raven, Hartley, High Cliff SP, ABR, Spooner City, Flathorn-Gegoka and recent reports from Whitetail Woods, Mukwonago, Coloma, Zillmer, Nordic4, McMiller, Blueberry Hills, Superior MF, After Hours, Three Eagle, Brown Deer5, Pine Valley, Plover River, Essex, Gov Nelson SP3, Timberland Hills, Standing Rocks, Timberland Hills West, Lakewood Forest Preserve, William O'Brien SP, WinMan, Upper Spirit Mtn, Fort Snelling SP3, Vasaloppet, Lake Bluff GC, Theodore Wirth North2, Columbia GC2, Quarry Hill2, Lapham Peak2, Maplelag, Ashland, Sinnissippi Touring2, ABR, Ryerson Conservation, Snow Mtn Ranch, Movil Maze, Highland 9-hole GC, Univ of Minnesota GC3, Hilly Haven GC, Lake Elmo, Battle Creek West3, Blue Hills, Land O' Lakes, Spooner City, Piedmont, Carleton College Cowling Arb, Phalen GC2, Hiawatha GC2, High Cliff SP, Minocqua Winter2, Blueberry Ridge, Anvil National, Mt. Ashwabay, Navarino Wildlife, Magney-Snively, Pincushion Mtn, Copper Falls SP, Pine Point3, Blue Mound SP, Greenbush, Larson Lake, Elver, Tomahawk Lake, Lake Kegonsa SP, McCarthy, Tamarack Nature, Vadnais/Sucker Lakes, Grass Lake, Cleary Lake2, Hyland Lake2, French, Saint John's Abbey Arb, Willow River SP, Ariens, Mecca, Iola Winter Sports, Wyalusing SP, Northland Arb, Eagle Lake, Dorothy Carnes, Birkie.
World Cup Racing: Trondheim Schedule
December 2, 2025World Cup racing rolls into Trondheim, Norway this weekend for week 2 on the circuit with three days of competitions planned. First up on Friday is a round of classic sprints, with the qualifiers scheduled for 2:45 AM CST, and the heats scheduled for 5:15 AM CST. Then a 20K skiathlon will take the spotlight on Saturday, with the men's field competing at 4:10 AM CST, and the women's field doing likewise at 6:00 AM CST. Finally, an interval-start 10K freestyle race ends the events on Sunday, with the women's field leading off at 2:30 AM CST, followed by the men's field at 4:55 AM CST.
Wisconsin Bill Proposes New XC Ski Permit Fees
December 2, 2025Wisconsin lawmakers have proposed new state land user fees to hike, cross-country ski, bike, canoe or forage. A $40 permit for skiing on state property is part of an effort to address the Wisconsin DNR's $16 million budget shortfall.
World Cup Ruka: Freestyle Distance; Diggins Skis to Second
November 30, 2025Ending the weekend with another strong showing, the US Ski Team had two big results in Sunday's mass-start 20K freestyle event. The first was a sheer show of willpower by Jessie Diggins that saw her ski to second in the women's race after yo-yoing off the back of the lead pack on several occasions. Sweden's Jonna Sundling would take the win, while Heidi Weng of Norway would smartly secure third. Zak Ketterson earned the other big result, skiing to 9th in the men's race for his first top-10 finish, setting a new personal best only two days after the last. Norway's Harald Oestberg Amundsen took the top spot on the podium, while teammate Einar Hedegart took second for his first World Cup podium, and Edvin Anger of Sweden took third. Now it's four days off for World Cup athletes before the next bout of racing which will take place in Trondheim, Norway.
NNF: Drive for 25 Fundraising Campaign
November 29, 2025National Nordic Foundation's annual fundraiser effort, the Drive for 25, is running through Tuesday, Dec 2nd! Check out your favorite Midwest athletes as ambassadors and help support this major funding source for our junior development.
World Cup Ruka: Classic Sprints
November 29, 2025The first sprinting action of the World Cup season was on Saturday, a shift in distance from the day before, but not technique. Continuing their rivalry spanning several seasons, Norway and Sweden went toe-to-toe in the women's final, with Kristen Staavas Skistad claiming victory for the former, and Jonna Sundling and Maha Dahlqvist scooping up the the remaining two podium spots for the later. Norway was also victorious in the men's final, with Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo maintaining his undefeated sprinting streak that stretches back almost two years, and two more teammates joining him on the podium, Erik Valnes and Ansgar Evensen. Four Americans qualified for the heats, but only two advanced—Jessie Diggins and Ben Ogden—both making it as far as the semifinals where they finished 10th and 12th respectively. Sunday's mass-start 20K freestyle race marks the end of the opening World Cup weekend in Ruka.
Skinnyski FAQ
December 4, 2011We've collected together a bunch of common questions to assembly our own FAQ for cross-country skiing in the Midwest and using the Skinnyski website.
Skinnyski Photos
February 5, 2009Found a photo you'd like to get a copy of? Looking for images from a past event? Find out how to dig through our archives and help support the web site by purchasing photographs.
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