Duluth XC Ski Club

Where are you skiing this weekend?! Drop a picture of your ski outing in the comments or tag us () and let us know! We've got a bunch of extra DXC goodies from the winter, and we'll draw some winners once this bonus season ends.

It will be a narrow window of opportunity, but we hope everyone makes it out this weekend to take advantage of some open trails in the area!
- DuluthParksMN has been out grooming, and the Superior Municipal Forest trails look good to go
- Snowflake Nordic Ski Center is back up and running
- Spirit Mountain Nordic Center has groomed most of the Upper Nordic trails!

Other nearby trails at Jay Cooke, Cloquet Forestry Center, and Two Harbors are all celebrate a return of winter and have groomed.

Check out www.skinnyski.com for a comprehensive list of trail conditions.

Bonus Hours at the Lester-Amity Chalet! The trails are groomed and we'll keep the building open as long as the conditions stay around. The Chalet will be open:
Thursday 3/28: 5-8 PM
Friday 3/29: 4-8 PM
Saturday 3/30: 10AM-5PM
Sunday 3/31: 10AM-4PM

At the moment, we plan to keep the building open regular weeknight hours of 4-8PM next week, but we'll see how conditions hold up.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the coverage, Duluth News Tribune !

Spring Nationals event brings Nordic ski spotlight to Duluth J.C. Schoonmaker and Novie McCabe, both 2022 U.S. Winter Olympians, won the men's and women's classic sprint national championship races.

❄️Sprint Relays Day❄️Come on down to see all the action at Spirit Mountain Nordic Center today- Men's finals will be at 11:00 AM and Women's finals will be at 11:45 AM.

A Team Sprint is a two-person sprint relay. The first skiers on each team start together and race the course. They then hand off to their team-mates, who ski the same course. Freestyle (skate) sprint relays are a ton of fun to watch and always have some interesting surprises in store for spectators.

Livestream Link: https://vimeo.com/925206614
Full Schedule:https://www.duluthsupertour.com/_files/ugd/361924_77a5a1987fcc4392b932e323b3a9a836.pdf

Craftsbury Green Racing Project, APU Nordic Ski Team, CNEPH, Team Birkie, Bridger Ski Foundation, Northern Michigan University Wildcats - Official, NTDC Thunder Bay, SMS T2 Team, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, Utah Ski Team, Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Team, UVM Skiing, CSS Saints Ski Team, Middlebury Skiing, Colorado Buffaloes Ski Team, Dartmouth Ski Team, Green Mountain Valley School- GMVS, Colby Nordic Skiing, Loppet Nordic Racing, Green Bay Phoenix Nordic Skiing, Montana State Ski Team, Alberta World Cup Academy, Nordic North Stars, CXC Skiing

Thanks for capturing this fantastic event!

Course preparations and preview made for a perfect day out on the trails. Anyone else excited for tomorrow's SuperTour Classic Sprint National Championship race?!?! Qualifying races begin at 9:30 Saturday morning, followed by quarter finals at 11:00, and finals at 12:30. Bring your cowbells, these are going to be some fun races to watch!

Spectator information can be found at : https://www.duluthsupertour.com/spectator-information
If you're unable to join us in person you can live stream the races here: https://vimeo.com/event/4172706

It was a great first day of racing at the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center. Huge thanks to the groomers, race organizers, and all our volunteers who got us to the start line today!

Interested in helping out over the next few days? There's still lots of volunteer slots remaining Friday through Tuesday: https://dxcsupertour.ivolunteer.com/duluthsupertour2024 #

The very talented Tin Cup Design has created a masterpiece to help us remember this year's Super Tour Finals and US Spring Nationals this weekend!

A limited run of these posters will be available for purchase this weekend in 13"x19" ($10) and 20"x27" ($20) at Ski Hut Adventure Center just across the road from all the action.

Here's to a great weekend ahead (and a return of winter next week)!

Whole lotta snow farming happening at Spirit Mountain Nordic Center to get prepped for this year's Supertour finals and US Spring National Championships this weekend. Thank you so much to Spirit Mountain for their efforts to support this event!

Check out the schedule, courses, and all the action here! https://www.duluthsupertour.com/course-and-schedule

Winter isn't over yet - We're excited to say that the 2024 Duluth SuperTour Finals and Spring Nationals are a go for next weekend, March 21-26 at Spirit Mountain Nordic Center!

Race officials and Spirit Mountain staff are still considering different course options, but as of today things are looking promising for several beautiful days of racing at the Grand Avenue trails - website updates to come soon!

Thank you so much to Spirit Mountain for their help and cooperation putting this puzzle of a winter together!

https://www.duluthsupertour.com/

Congratulations to all of our area skiers who qualified for this year's Junior Nationals in Lake Placid, NY! We will be proudly cheering for all of our local athletes on the national stage next week.

Lydia Kraker
Greta Hendrickson
Naida Hutchinson
Della Bettendorf
James Kyes
Carl Morse
Xander Bertonneau
Aiden Van Straten

Thanks to a successful year of programming and events, DXC is happy to once again be providing support to the qualifying U18 athletes who are representing DXC as their home organization. These scholarships will help offset some of the last minute travel costs that come with this honor of qualifying for the national event.

This is a success story that our entire ski community can be proud of! This is a demonstration of the success of our overall community support for cross-country skiing, from our Spirit Mountain Nordic development to our youth programming. Programming that starts with our town's KidSki and DXC SkiSparks programming, leading into the North XC development program and into our local high school nordic ski teams.

Congratulations and good luck! We are proud to support you!

Formality.

Wednesday Night Race - February 14th - 6:30 PM - Classic - Spirit Mountain Nordic Center

Have a lovely time.

We've endured the warmup and have another Wednesday Night race on tap!

February 7 - 6:30 PM - Skate - Spirit Mountain Nordic Center

Categories are available for competitive and recreational skiers alike - all are welcome to come give it a try! All racers must have a valid Spirit Mtn nordic trail pass. Please help continue to support Spirit Mountain and all they've done to bring us a winter!

Despite the uncooperative winter, we've been excited to see our Wednesday Night Race series continue to grow! We've still got a reliable snow base at Spirit Mountain Nordic Center to continue this week and we hope to see you there!

6:30 PM - Skate - Spirit Mountain Trail Pass Required.

There's some snow on the ground and a busy week lies ahead! We'll see you out there!

Monday Night - Monday Funday Social Ski at Hartley Nature Center - Bring a headlamp and join Scott and Emily for a casual lap around Hartley.

Wednesday Night Race - We'll be back at Snowflake Nordic Ski Center this Wednesday for a classic race. Join the competitive or recreational category.

Thursday Night FTW (Femme, Trans, Women) Ski Night at the Lester Amity Chalet with Duluth Area Outdoor Alliance. Kate will lead a ski group under the Lester Lights!

Saturday Candlelight Ski at Hartley Nature Center, get signed up and register today!

Our good neighbors at Korkki Nordic Ski Center are looking for a little help on Monday to do some "snowmaking" to prep for the Two Harbors Invitational this week. Please join them if you're able!

Bundle up this and enjoy the return of winter! We've got a few events lined up and can't wait to see you on the snow:

Wednesday Night Race: 6:30 PM at Snowflake Nordic Ski Center - Skate Technique with both competetive and recreational categories

Thursday Night FTW (Femme, Trans, Women) Ski: 6:00 PM at Lester-Amity Chalet. Join host Bobbie for a social ski around the lighted trails at Lester. Get the details here: https://fb.me/e/WorOAGmK

With the right balance of good snow and reasonable temperatures, we hope to bring back the Monday Funday social ski events soon, stay tuned!

Lester-Amity Chalet is open for the season!

Stop in and warm up anytime this winter - We'll have the Chalet open the remainder of ski season:
Monday - Friday 4 - 8 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM

A thousand final reasons to attend Banff Mountain Film Festival this weekend: The people who make our outdoor community so special!

Every year we come together to take in a weekend of outdoor films, and moreover, to enjoy each other's company and celebrate our outdoor community of so many different pursuits and persuasions. No matter how you enjoy the outdoors, no matter the season, no matter your motivations, we think you'll find something for you this weekend.

Happy Banff Eve!

Thank you to all of our local sponsors and vendors who are making this year's Banff Mountain Film Festival Possible! Thanks to their generosity, we've got a full slate of raffle items available this year.

Looking to win a new pair of skis, a custom canoe paddle, rafting trips down the St Louis River, or other great swag from our local sponsors? Interested in an exploring South America? Turns out our raffle could help get you there. Come try your chances!

FREE Wednesday Night Race Series resumes this week!
-6:30 PM at Spirit Mountain Nordic Center (Grand Ave Chalet)
- Classic Technique
- Open to all skier types and abilities, with both a competitive category and a recreational category.
- Skiers MUST have a valid Nordic Pass for Spirit Mountain.

Register: https://www.duluthxc.com/wednesday-night-races

Three good reasons join us this weekend at Banff Mountain Film Festival this weekend: Free ice cream, free beer samples, free cider samples! We're fortunate to have some great local vendors joining us to sponsor this year's event, and they'll be slinging samples at the DECC all weekend.

Thank you Love Creamery, Ursa Minor Brewing, and Wild State Cider!

Help build the next generation of skiers this winter!

We are still seeking a few more volunteers for this year's SkiSparks program, and we'd love to have you on board! We've got a full roster of eager learners and returning coaches, but could use a little extra help in the following areas:
- Level 4 Coach (this will be a small group)
- Assistant and Junior Coaches (levels 1-4)
- Snack Coordinator (yeah, it's exactly what it sounds like)

Learn more about the different volunteer roles and register here: https://www.myxc.org/clubs/dxc-skisparks-1

Any questions, please reach out to Molly at [email protected]