Lumi Experiences:Time to Start Planning Those Winter Vacations

September 5, 2024

Dreaming of fresh snow already? Beautiful skiing, delicious cuisine, cultural experiences and the support of local, expert trip leaders await you on a range of Lumi trips -- from cheering trailside at European World Cup races like the Tour de Ski in Italy and World Champs in Norway to leisurely skiing with majestic mountain views and cozy trailside huts for lunch in Slovenia – there’s a trip for everyone. Check out which trips still have availability and sign up soon for this winter!

Endurance United 56K Rollerski Event this Sunday

September 2, 2024

Endurance United will host their annual rollerski marathon this Sunday, Sep 8th. The event offers several rest stops and skiers can choose their own distance. Raffle prizes from Pioneer Midwest, Finn Sisu, New Moon and the Birkie!

Endurance Adventures Feature on Uberlegger Bob Britz

August 18, 2024

Bob Britz, an Uberlegger, shares insights from 46 Birkie events (1978-2024), offering inspiration for future racers in this feature from Endurance Adventures. Plus check out their August newsletter.

CXC Drawing in Final Stretch

July 25, 2024

CXC Annual Fundraising drawing has just days left with the drawing being held July 29th. This year features Trek bikes with the winner able to choose from mountain, gravel or adventure bike! The fundraiser supports the CXC Adaptive Program, which aims to produce and distribute adaptive sit-ski equipment to assist people with disabilities in learning and experiencing cross-country skiing.

CXC Drawing Underway

July 11, 2024

CXC Annual Fundraising drawing is underway, featuring Trek bikes: the winner can choose from high-end mountain, gravel or adventure bike! Only 250 tickets will be available for the drawing and more than half have be sold, so act quickly! The fundraiser supports the CXC Adaptive Program, which aims to produce and distribute adaptive sit-ski equipment to assist people with disabilities in learning and experiencing cross-country skiing.

Gear West: Rollerski Clinics with Team Birkie

July 11, 2024

Gear West is hosting a series of summer and early fall rollerski clinics with a rotating group of athletes from Team Birkie. Clinics are every other Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm, open to the public, and can accommodate all ability levels. Each clinic will include technique instruction and coaching and a fleet of Swenor skis to demo will be available.

NNF Online Auction Underway

July 9, 2024

National Nordic Foundation's Online Auction kicked off Monday, July 8th, with dozens of great items! All proceeds from NNF's summer auction go directly towards supporting their pillar projects for next winter.

NNF: New Summer Speaker Series Starts June 7th

June 2, 2024

The National Nordic Foundation is launching a new virtual summer speaker series featuring experts like elite runner Grant Fisher, US ski team's strength coach Tschana Schiller, Norwegian performance researcher Hans Kristian Stadheim and former US ski team member Andy Newell. The free talks support NNF's athlete development camps while providing sport education. Attendance is capped at 300 with recordings for registrants only.

NNF: Summer Pillar Projects Kick into Gear in June

May 30, 2024

The National Nordic Foundation partners with US Ski and Snowboard for Pillar Projects of summer development camps emphasizing national collaboration. This includes regional elite group (REG) camps for top U18/U20 skiers, a first-ever U16 National Camp, and an International Junior Camp in Europe.

Endurance United: Junior Nordic and Paddling Programs Starting Soon

May 26, 2024

Summer Junior Program - Join for a summer of Nordic training focused on technique, volume, strength, and intensity.
Summer Paddling Programs - SUP and sprint kayak programs for juniors, plus an advance canoe racing program for adults.
Programs start June 10th!

Lumi Experiences: Happy Mother’s Day

May 10, 2024

Lumi Experiences takes an opportunity to reflect on the special time that adult children and parents can spend together on a ski vacation, including recent reflections from moms and their grown-up kids during their winter travels. Want to make your own family memories? Lumi is offering all parents and their adult children $300 off any 2025 Lumi trip that still has availability, starting Mother’s Day and ending Father’s Day.

Loppet Adult Summer Programs

May 5, 2024

Loppet Nordic Racing offers summer training programs for adult cross-country skiers focused on strength training, rollerskiing, and women's mountain biking/trail running groups. Registration for the 2024 summer programs opened on May 1st, with options like 8-week strength classes, Tuesday/Friday morning workouts with Coach Ingrid Remak, an 8-week intermediate rollerskiing group, and 4-week women's mountain biking/trail running "brick" sessions.

Univ of Minnesota Nordic Ski Coach Study

May 1, 2024

U of M researcher Sarah Kaja is working to understand the challenges the weather of the 2023-2024 season posed to coaches, as well as strategies that helped coaches and teams succeed despite the challenges. They'd like to use their study results to help more coaches--especially newer coaches or coaches in smaller programs--get the resources they need. Nordic skiing coaches from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, who coach at least one skier age 18 years old or younger, are encouraged to participate.

Gear West: Women's Growth and Gravel Clinic

April 28, 2024

Gear West is hosting a special women's weekend clinic in the Twin Cities featuring workouts (including some gravel biking), inspiration and motivation speakers, strength building, nutrition and more! Mark your calendar for June 21-23 and get registered today.

Endurance Adventure Clinics

April 28, 2024

Endurance Adventures is hosting two clinics this week: Tuesday, Apr 30th, Strength and Mobility and then Tuesday, May 2nd, Gear West MTB Fit and Maintenance. And note a price hike on May 1st for their upcoming adventure trips.

CXC: Team Birkie Announces New Teams for 2024-25 Season

April 19, 2024

Team Birkie’s U.S. Ski Team athletes Kevin Bolger and Zak Ketterson, welcome six new members to their top-tier, re-branded teams for the 2024-2025. Four-time American Birkebeiner winner, Alayna Sonnesyn, returns home and headlines the newly rebranded World Team which also includes Mariel Pulles and Christopher Kalev. A new Continental Team includes Luci Anderson, Henry Snider and Gretta Scholtz.

Endurance Adventures Offering MTB Clinics

April 2, 2024

Desire to gain confidence on the single-track trails? Join coach Kim Rudd for a four-week mountain bike series learning the Fundamental skills to keep you safe on the trails. And check out the women's weekend on the Cuyuna trails.

MNSA Nordic Banquet Scheduled for April 7th

March 25, 2024

The Minnesota Nordic Ski Association (MNSA) is honoring Nancy Bauer and Kris Hansen as the 2024 Minnesota Nordic Skiing Lifetime Achievement Award recipients at a banquet on Sunday afternoon, April 7th at Vasaloppet Nordic Center. Guest speaker will be Ryan Rogers presenting a history of Nordic skiing in Minnesota. The banquet will also recognize top biathlon and master skiers as well as the Northern Lights Ski Club.