Juniors doing Junior Quallifier (JQ) Races!

CXC/USSA Membership

https://www.cxcskiing.org/membership.html#NRL-Competitor

Competitor license 

Choose Midwest as division

Minneapolis Ski Club NORDIC as Affiliation

If you are turning 18 this year you will have to complete Safe Sport and get a background check before you can race this winter! (You have 45 days after turning 18 to complete). 

ALSO US Ski and Snow offers a $500 cap on memberships per family, email membership@usskiandsnowboard.org once you have registered to get that credit or with any US skiing membership or safesport/training related questions. With any questions related to your central skiing membership, email membership@cxcskiing.org.

US Ski and Snowboard imposes a LATE FEE after October 15th. 

Membership is about $163 and there may be about $35 in dues to the central region- these pay for CXC related costs like racing and staff salaries etc. Will end up being around 180. 

COLLEGE SKIERS: You will need to register for the license with your college team, but for individual races like a Midwest JQ you come home for or Junior Nationals, you can register for the races under [College | Minneapolis Ski Club Nordic ]

Join our competitive race team this winter to receive professional level race day support. MPLS Ski Club Nordic has again joined with OutThere Nordic race wax service in order to support you at the highest level possible. This includes race day ski waxing, ski recommendations, race day plans, course preview/strategy, and important race weekend information.

JNQ Racing

4 weekends throughout the winter

Dec 13-14 in Duluth, MN

Saturday: Freestyle Sprint

Sunday: Freestyle Ind. Start (U16- 5k, U18/20 - 7.5k)

Dec 20-21 in Cable, Wi

Saturday: Classic Sprint

Sunday: Classic Mass Start (U16 - 7.5k, U18/20 - 10)

Jan 17-18 in Coleraine, MN

Saturday: Classic Sprint

Sunday: Freestyle Mass Start (U16/U18/20 - 7.5km)

Feb 14-15 in Minneapolis, MN. 

Saturday: Classic Mass Start (U16 -5k, U18/20 - 10k)

Sunday: Freestyle Ind. Start (U16 - 5k, U18/20 - 10k)

https://cxcskiing.org/pages/events/cxc-junior-cup.html

Info here as well. Registration for the races themselves is not yet open.