cross country skiing

The Rhinelander Nordic Ski Team is preparing for the State Distance Meet this weekend. It’s the final races of what has been another season of poor snow conditions.

MECCA Winterfest is canceling its in-person race events planned for this weekend due to lack of snow, but there are still ways for cross-country skiers to compete.

More than 20 teams from schools across Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan were expected to compete.

Cross County Ski areas in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin finished in the top ten in a ranking by readers of USA Today

ABR trails in Gogebic County was started in 1995 by Eric Anderson and his father on their family homestead.Over the years Eric and his wife Angela have grown it into one of the top Nordic ski centers in North America.Now the Anderson’s are giving the business away, so it remains this way for generations to come.

ABR trails in Gogebic County was started in 1995 by Eric Anderson and his father on their family homestead.Over the years Eric and his wife Angela have grown it into one of the top Nordic ski centers in North America.Now the Anderson’s are giving the business away, so it remains this way for generations to come.

Voting closes Monday at 11:00 a.m. for USA Today’s Top 10 Cross-Country Ski Resorts.

Ski for Light is an international non-profit that aims to teach visually- and mobility-impaired adults the sport of classic cross-country skiing.The lack of snow made the ski-part of the Ski for Light event in Rhinelander last week a bit hard to pull off.But in true Northwoods fashion, they found a way to make the best of it.

Ski for Light is an international non-profit that aims to teach visually- and mobility-impaired adults the sport of classic cross-country skiing.The lack of snow made the ski-part of the Ski for Light event in Rhinelander last week a bit hard to pull off.But in true Northwoods fashion, they found a way to make the best of it.

The current snow depths across the Northwoods are looking better than they did a week ago, but it’s still not enough for many people’s favorite winter activities.The lack of snow is leading to a change of plans for a winter event, this time in Iron County.