It’s Bring Your Toy to Ski Day at Ski Cats this Sunday, March 7. Come out and enjoy early spring skiing.
MSHS Race Team will bag groceries at Econo Foods, Saturday March 27 from 11-5pm as a fundraiser to offset team expenses. Do your grocery shopping, put the race team to work, and help Econo Foods help the team! Contact Claire Twohey at cps2e@aim.com to take a short shift or with questions. Racer participation needed.
Defending champion, Ellen Wiitala (MSHS Nordic Ski Team), takes State Champion title again! 
And, a huge thank you to Deb Muskovitch, Race Director, and her crew of volunteers!
NO Ski Cats this Sunday, Feb. 28 as scheduled. Next session is March 7 and it’s BRING YOUR TOY TO SKI day. Contact Carrie Pearson at cpwpear@aol.com or 228-4465 for more info.
Honey Bear Classic Ski Race Entry Form
Saturday, February 27, 2010 Big Bay, MI, 25 miles north of Marquette
15K and 30K Races over beautifully “groomed wilderness”
Registration: 10:00 am – 11:30 am at the Thunder Bay Inn in Big Bay
Race starts at NOON Awards, refreshments and bluegrass music at 2:00 pm
Entry fee: $25, meal tickets $5,
For more information, call NTN at 235-6861 or Kristi at 250-3350
SnoBear Biathalon Event Registration Form (Crystal Falls, MI, sponsored by the 4-H)
High School Race Team Results: click on Programs tab, Youth Program, Race Team for results.
Rental Equipment: Ski Cats and Adventure Club registrants — contact Carrie Pearson at cpwpear@aol.com or 228-4465. You’ll need to know your child’s weight and shoe size. If you need rental equipment for Prep or Race Team members, contact Deb Muskovitch at debby@northjackson.com. Click on Programs above for more information.
The new Noquemanon Trail Network Forestville Trailhead area map is here
! Click on the map for trail changes and new Ojibway trail names. When you see her, say thank you to Laurie Weesen, Ski Operations Committee Chairperson, and her crew of volunteers for enhancing our ski experience once again!
Click the Noquemanon Trail Network link under “Links” for trail conditions and sign up to receive daily trail report emails.
It is membership renewal time! Click ”About Us” above for a membership application form. Member benefits include: early entrance to ski and bike swaps (snag good deals B4 the general public!), 4x yearly newsletter (keep in touch!), discounts at local sports shops on nordic equipment (easily worth the price of membership), free Wednesday Night Relay races, and access to groups of likeminded Nordic skiers of all ages. Membership income helps the Ski Club keep registration fees low so sign up now.
For the first time in the rich history of cross country skiing in Upper Michigan there is an official high school Nordic ski team. Marquette Senior High School in Marquette, MI is represented by 15 athletes and coaches Matt Weier, Joey Graci and Dan Wiitala. One stipulation of the school board is the team be self funded and through a generous donation from River Valley Bank the team was able to acquire uniforms. They are also supported by the Superiorland Ski Club. MSHS Nordic will be competing in events in upper and lower Michigan and at the Giant’s Ridge Invite in Minnesota in January 2010. –Deb Loy
Scoreboard: First race ever Dec. 12 2009
MSHS Nordic Ski Gears Up: read the Mining Journal article (Nov. 09) by Craig Remsburg
High School Nordic Ski Team Forms:
High School Ski Team Skier Form
High School Nordic Ski Jackets and Pants
High School Nordic Ski Team Race Schedule (also listed below)
MSHS Nordic Ski Team Race Schedule: These are the races that will count toward earning your varsity letter. You will be required to participate in the High School Championships as well as two other races.
Ironwood: December 12 and 13, 2009. This event is held at Wolverine Nordic Center in Ironwood, MI. There is a classic and a skate race this weekend.
Mesabi: January 9th, 2010. This event it the largest high school Nordic ski race in North America. It is held at Giants Ridge in Biwabik, MN. There are Varsity and Junior Varsity events.
Junior Noque: January 29th, 2010. This is our home town event.
Michigan High School Championships: February 19th and 20th, 2010. Marquette is hosting this event this year. You do not need to qualify for this event. All high school skiers are welcome to participate.
Junior Olympic Qualifying Races: These races are only necessary for those of you attempting to qualify for Junior Olympics.
Ironwood: Same dates as above
Boyne: January 2nd and 3rd, 2010.
Houghton: January 15th and 16th, 2010
Additional Recommended Races: These races are completely optional and will not have coaches at them. They will not directly count toward any specific qualifications, but they will help you improve your skiing and racing skills. These races may also be used as substitute races if you are unable to attend the above races that count toward earning your varsity letter.
Half Noque: January 30, 2010
Valley Spur: TBA
Junior Bear Chase: March 13, 2010
Summer training sessions have been going well. We have had about nine or ten skiers per practice session. The training sessions have largely been focused on technique, specific ski strength, speed, some intervals and technique (mentioning technique twice for emphasis).
Dryland sessions (off of rollerskis) this year has emphasized agility training using “spenst” style workouts, speed work on trails and uneven terrain, and soccer games. We have also incorporated a bit of yoga for skiers with stretching, stability, strength and relaxation routines with guest instructor Mary Connor.
We have also been giving them suggested workouts to do on their own for the days of the week when we do not meet. Those workouts focus on endurance/distance training and basic strength.
Here is a copy of our skier report card. It summarizes the athletes results for USSA’s Medals Test, which is comprised of a series of upper body strength tests and a 3000 meter run on a track. These results are for them to measure their own progress throughout the summer and fall. We will do another test at the end of the summer and again when we start fall training in October. The graph on the page represents a simple fitness test that measures how fit they are by determining how well they manage fatigue over progressively faster running. Its a pretty rudimentary test, but gives us coaches useful results.
Founded in 1992, the Superiorland Ski Club's mission is to provide Marquette's ski community a chance to work together for the betterment of trails and facilities and to help provide and support youth skiing in the area.