It's Saturday, July 25th, 2026 User not logged in Running Group Group Name: XC Skiers Manager: Mr. Bill Date / Time Event Date Posted Last Update Viewed Last View Saturday February 25, 2012 2012 Birkebeiner Long-time Birkebeiner admirer, first-time Birkebeiner participant. Been skiing since Peter Block first lent me a pair of skis in 1998... awkwardly chasing his perfect technique... always thrilled by his stories of the Birkie but never confident enough to "give it a go." Finally grew the courage and signed-up for the Birkie on July 31, 2011 (just hours after finishing the "Burning R... Feb 28, 2012 Mar 5, 2012 20677 Fri 3:52 am Saturday March 13, 2010 Great Bear Chase - Weekend in Houghton Michigan Bill and Peter (Zen Master of Skiing) leave Chicago heading way north & slightly west and somehow wind up in the Eastern Time zone of Keweenaw Peninsula of the U.P. for the 30th Annual Great Bear Chase. Early spring rain & fog & warm temperatures had race organizers scrambling to reroute the course over trails that still had snow... distances were shortened from 50km to 4... Mar 17, 2010 Mar 17, 2010 11287 Thu Jul 2nd Saturday February 20, 2010 6:00 pm Book Across the Bay - Weekend in Bayfiled Wisconsin Shelby and Billy "Embrace Winter" by heading to the farthest reaches north in Wisconsin. Highlight of the weekend was the 14th annual "Book Across the Bay" 10K xc ski and snowshoe race. Commencing at sundown some 3100 skiers and 200 shoers took off from the shores of Ashland, WI following thousands of ice luminaries marking the groomed course across frozen Chequamegon Bay to Washburn, WI. B... Mar 4, 2010 Mar 4, 2010 16388 4 hrs ago Saturday February 6, 2010 10:30 am White Pine Stampede Weekend It's a Winter Olympics Year... check out these (few) images from the White Pine Stampede, and training ski images taken during the weekend after the race. Feb 11, 2010 Feb 11, 2010 7825 Sun Jul 5th Saturday January 23, 2010 10:00 am 2nd Annual Park Ridge XC Ski Sprints Who needs snow? For that matter who needs more than 4 eager skiers to host a nordic ski race? The 2nd Annual Park Ridge XC Ski Fun Sprints took place despite recent warm weather, drizzle and a course that was reduced to an icy slush layer barely providing enough slide between expanding spots of mud & grass. Said race director / promoter Peter Block, "We have just enough snow to stage ... Feb 12, 2010 Feb 12, 2010 4916 Sun 12:57 am Sunday January 10, 2010 9:30 am Northern Illinois Nordic XC Challenge The annual NIN Nordic cross country ski challenge took place in uncharacteristically ideal conditions this Sunday. A well-groomed course, blue skies, and frigid temperatures of 9°F kept skiers moving over the 2½ loop circuit at Arrowhead Golf Club (Wheaton, IL). Check out these photos of the event. Feb 12, 2010 Feb 12, 2010 16623 Thu Jul 9th Group Created: February 11th, 2010 11:39 am Last Update: February 11th, 2010 12:29 pm Members: 3 Viewed: 108935 Last View: July 25th, 2026 5:44 pm 2004-2026 : All rights reserved Terms and Conditions