The recent Duluth East Invite at the Snowflake Nordic complex saw personal improvements for all of our Cook County skiers. The venue provided spectators with a wide-angle view of the starts as well as the skiers’ downhill return to the stadium. On a bitterly cold day with high winds, the participants were anxious to be skiing as much as possible... READ MORE >
Two Harbors Invite “The Two Harbors Invite at Korkki Nordic is always an entertaining race as the teams ‘go retro’. While our skiers are serious about skiing their best, we also have a lot of fun along the way, so we pulled out the team’s old suits and made quite the sensation!” That’s how head coach Jeanne Wright introduced the... READ MORE >
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Invite What could be better than a leisurely, evening ski on a lighted trail with snow softly falling around you? Taking on that same trail at full speed in the face of an impending snowstorm! Cook County Nordic skiers did just that on January 4 at the Pine Valley Ski Area in Cloquet. Joining six other section teams at... READ MORE >
Proctor/Hermantown Invite The North Shore Storm Nordic Skiers were anxious to be on skis. Prior to the Proctor/Hermantown Invite on Thursday, December 9, Cook County skiers had faithfully attended dry land practices. A few days before the meet, it finally snowed. While all the Duluth area schools had trained on manufactured snow for more than two weeks at the Grand... READ MORE >
Duluth Denfeld and the Proctor Rails hosted the Spirit Mountain Nordic Invite on Tuesday, February 23. The Two Harbors/Cook County team rounded out the three-team meet, adhering to section guidelines during the pandemic season. While we were expecting freezing rain early in the day, we enjoyed 40-degree temps and partly sunny skies instead. Well, most of us enjoyed the warm... READ MORE >
The Two Harbors Nordic Ski Team hosted its invite on the beautiful, classic Korkki trails off of Homestead Road near Duluth last Tuesday. Our Cook County skiers enjoyed skiing new trails as well as showing improved technique and endurance. Joining in the fun and sporting retro ski apparel, everyone was in good spirits. The trails were freshly groomed after a... READ MORE >
On Thursday, December 19 the Cook County contingent of the Two Harbors/ Cook County Nordic ski team set out to its first meet of the season on a beautiful, starry morning. The small but enthusiastic team joins with the Two Harbors contingent as a cooperative team. As we’ve had good snow since Thanksgiving, our team has been putting in time... READ MORE >
Huh? That’s right. The ultimate reward at last weekend’s Superior Invitational was a rubber ducky! The Superior YMCA hosted the Duluth/Cook County Northerns as well as large teams from Brainerd, Grand Rapids, White Bear Lake and Shoreview. For a bit of fun, each heat winner was awarded one of the coveted waterfowl. At each swim meet throughout the season, our... READ MORE >
Nine participants and their families braved minus- 20-degree temperatures to join their Duluth teammates at the Polar Plunge swim meet in Lincoln Park on Saturday, Jan. 6. The Duluth/ Cook County Northerns hosted teams from Elk River and Hudson. The meet was marked by many dropped times and by new events for our Cook County swimmers. The attitude of our... READ MORE >
