Join us March 28 for the 51st Annual Great Labrador Loppet hosted by the Menihek Nordic Ski Club in Labrador City. This annual event is a major cross-country skiing gathering in the region, featuring various distances and a festive atmosphere. Embrace the challenge with beautifully groomed for classic and skate skiing, while refreshment stations keep your […]
Natalie Wilkie, from Salmon Arm, B.C. is one of the most successful Para Nordic skiers in the world right now, and she wasted no time adding more hardware to her collection on Saturday. Wilkie opened her 2026 Paralympic Winter Games with a silver medal in the women’s standing Para biathlon, for her eighth career Paralympic […]
Canada celebrated a historic day at the 2026 FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships as Alison Mackie stormed to gold in the women’s 20‑kilometre mass start free, and Xavier McKeever won bronze, the first individual U23 World Championship medals for both athletes. All eyes were on the current U23 World Cup leader Mackie […]
(Lillehammer, Norway) The FIS Junior and Under 23 World Ski Championships are taking place from March 2-8 in Lillehammer, Norway. More information and the schedule can be found here. Watch live (03/03) starting 6:30pm EST here.
(Putney, VT) The cross-country ski communities across the USA and around the globe were sad to hear of the passing of John Caldwell, 97, a former Olympian, pioneering coach, and widely regarded as the founding father of cross-country skiing in the United States. The author of eight editions of “The Cross Country Ski Book”, Caldwell […]
The 2026 edition has just wrapped up… and we’re already heading for 2027. With just under one year to go until the next Gatineau Loppet don’t miss this offer: secure your bib at the lowest entry fee — the same as the 2026 entry-level price — by March 2 at 11:59 PM. Mark your calendar: […]
(Hayward, WI) A combination of recent weather changes including a week-long warm-up with rain followed by freezing temperatures provided fast snow conditions for the 52nd annual Slumberland American Birkebeiner presented by Pioneer Midwest. Luke Jager out of Anchorage, Alaska took first in the men’s 50-kilometer skate race with a time of 1:50:45 – a new […]
Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, won a historic sixth gold medal in the men’s 50k mass start classic going undefeated at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milano Cortina making him the first winter athlete to win six gold medals at one Olympics. His victory brings his career gold medal count to 11 and total Olympic medal […]
In a historic day for Team USA, Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher won team sprint silver on Feb. 18 to earn a first ever men’s Olympic team sprint medal for the United States. The duo, who are best friends and have grown up together, delivered a composed, high-powered performance when it mattered most. “It’s insanely […]
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation will provide a free livestream of the Slumberland American Birkebeiner and Kortelopet – watch and listen to the action from anywhere. LIVESTREAM COVERAGEWatch online at birkie.com/trail/webcams/ or on the Birkie Facebook page (@AmericanBirkebeiner). Viewing Schedule:• Kortelopet: Friday, February 20, 2026 – live at 8:00 AM• Slumberland American Birkebeiner: Saturday, February […]
