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Group Gathering Signatures to Keep BMSP Snowmobile Free

A group is actively gathering signatures on a petition to the WI DNR to keep snowmobiles out of Blue Mound State Park. The petition reads: “There have been no snowmobiles allowed inside Blue Mound State Park (BMSP), including in the Pleasure Valley area, for the past 25 years. WI DNR will begin a Master Plan …

WNSL/Southern Conference First Race Results

The first WNSL/Southern Conference race #1 – Lodi Invitational was held at Lapham Peak on a wet and  sticky 4k(HS) and 2k(MS) course. The Madison HS Boys went 1, 2 and 7 to win the team award (Russell O’Brien, Henry Barford and Oliver Batzli). The top HS Girls were Laura Kiernan, Claire Read and Jenna …

ABR Student Trip a Big Success

As you can see from this photo, the student trip to ABR this past weekend was a great success. More photos from the trip are posted here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36615642@N03/sets/72157649647794532/. (photo credit: Chris Pappathopoulos)

Snowmobilers Push for Trail Through Blue Mound State Park

Mike Ivey of the Capital Times has posted an article about a new proposed snowmobile trail through Blue Mound State Park. Read it online here:  http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/mike_ivey/snowmobilers-push-for-trail-through-blue-mound-state-park/article_595dc504-7beb-11e4-a537-1fcac07228ce.html

Weekend Skiing at ABR.

Madnorski co-presidents Jenny Sereno and Cary Forest skiing ABR Nov 15. Nordic Heaven!

Weekend Trip Destination Plans 11/14-16

All MadNorSki members and friends are invited to use the link below to post their weekend ski plans, connect with friends and share rides. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eNlnZqLyDNWTm9mOM44Z4m6h-cEf88YojTmPL7ENs8Q/edit?usp=sharing From posts on SkinnySki.com and other sites, it appears portions of ABR, the Birkie Trail and Minocqua Winter Park are opening this weekend. More trail operators in other parts of …

Dec 6-7 ABR Bus Trip is full!

The Dec 6-7 on-snow ABR bus trip with lodging at Wolverine Village is now full. The bus will leave from Madison early Saturday morning and will return Sunday evening. Cost is approximately $78 per person and includes bus transportation, overnight lodging, and three meals.

Madnorski East Student Ski Club Forming

Sun Prairie and Madnorski (Madison Nordic Ski Club) have partnered to start an East Dane County cross country ski club. The club is open to grades 7 through 12. The goals of the club will be to introduce youth to the lifelong sport of cross country skiing. The club will provide instruction for both classic …

2014 – 2015 Season Kickoff Meeting

Join your fellow Madison Nordic Ski Club members AND members of the Hoofers cross country ski club on Monday evening, Oct. 13, starting at 6:45 p.m. at Memorial Union. We have confirmed that the room will be Tripp Commons. Parking is available next door in the ramp beneath Helen C. White Library on the UW–Madison …

Welcome to the New Website

Some of you may have noticed a slightly different look to the Madnorski website. There are two major changes: (1) we have transitioned the website to a local web hosting company and (2) we have moved the content from a mostly custom database-driven design into WordPress. We changed hosting companies primarily because the previous hosting …