Name: VASA Ski Club Technique & Fitness Program
Start: 2026-01-05
End: 2026-02-11
Location: Traverse City

About the Event

Ready to really have FUN on cross country skis? Want to confidently glide through the woods
and fly across the meadows? This is your winter to SKI MORE, SKI BETTER and embrace the
season like the Northern Michigan athlete that you are!

The Vasa Ski Club's Technique & Fitness program is your ticket to an exhilarating cross-country ski season! Our weekly sessions, led by certified coaches, offer instruction in both Skate and Classic techniques, allowing you to choose the one that suits your goals.

In this program, you'll receive a comprehensive review of fundamental techniques, plenty of hands-on practice, and essential feedback to improve your skills. Our coaches will equip you with strategies to adapt to varied terrain and weather conditions—key skills for any Northern Michigan skier. And, of course, you'll enjoy connecting with fellow skiers, growing the Traverse City ski community while sharing in the joy of the sport.

In addition to technique and training, we'll cover other aspects of fitness, race preparation, and seasonal goals, ensuring you're ready for whatever skiing adventures lie ahead. Get excited to embrace the fun, improve your skills, and unlock your true skiing potential with the Vasa Ski Club's Technique & Fitness program!

Participants should be physically fit, without current injury, and able to sustain moderate aerobic activity for at least 15 minutes without stopping.
Beginners (new to the discipline for which you are enrolling) must enroll in the first 5-week session.

EACH SKIER WILL NEED A HICKORY HILLS NORDIC PASS WHICH IS A SEPARATE COST!

Races Offered

VSC T&F Skate Both Sessions

Jan 05, 2026

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Distance — VSC T&F Skate Both Sessions

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Type — Winter sports

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10:00

VSC T&T Classic Both Sessions

Jan 05, 2026

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Distance — VSC T&T Classic Both Sessions

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Type — Winter sports

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10:00

VSC T&F Skate discipline

Jan 07, 2026

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Distance — VSC T&F Skate discipline

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Type — Winter sports

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17:30

VSC T&F Classic Both sessions

Jan 07, 2026

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Distance — VSC T&F Classic Both sessions

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Type — Winter sports

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17:30

VSC T&F Classic discipline

Jan 07, 2026

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Distance — VSC T&F Classic discipline

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Type — Winter sports

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17:30

VSC T&F Skate Both sessions

Jan 07, 2026

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Distance — VSC T&F Skate Both sessions

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Type — Winter sports

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17:30

VSC T&F Skate discipline

Feb 11, 2026

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Distance — VSC T&F Skate discipline

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Type — Winter sports

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17:30

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Traverse City.

thermostat Temperature

-6.0° / -1.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

-11.8° / -6.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

2h 1m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

1.0 cm

air Avg wind speed

15.2 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

80.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

09:13

nightlight Sunset

18:28

About Traverse City

Learn more about the host city, Traverse City.

Traverse City is a scenic city on the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. Directly north of Traverse City, the Old Mission Peninsula splits the Grand Traverse Bay in two, with a beautiful windswept landscape and great views of the bay on either side. Slightly to the west, the Leelanau Peninsula, with its charming small towns, forms the "pinkie finger" of the Michigan peninsula, jutting into Lake Michigan. Both peninsulas are prime winemaking regions within the state, and as such are one of the main tourist attractions in the region. Over a million visitors come each year to tour the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a scenic lakeside park with impressively large sand dunes. It's also a very popular destination for outdoor activities, owing to the proximity of Lake Michigan in summer, the impressive autumn colors, and the high snowfalls in winter.