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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Portage Health ski, snowshoe group begins Jan. 6; Tech Nordic Ski Club offers lessons

HANCOCK -- Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 6, the ski and snowshoe group sponsored by Portage Health will be hitting the local trails as a group at 6 p.m. each Wednesday.

"Each week we will alternate between the Swedetown Trails in Calumet and the Michigan Tech Trails in Houghton," says Arnie Kinnunen, Portage Health Community Outreach Coordinator. "We will break into two groups each week. One group will snowshoe, the other group will ski (classic or skate, doesn't matter)."

Here is the schedule so far:

Jan. 6 -- TECH TRAILS: Meet by the Waxing Center off Sharon Ave.

Jan. 13 -- SWEDETOWN: Meet by the chalet.

For more information contact Arnie Kinnunen at (906)483-1558 or Akinnunen@portagehealth.org.

Cross Country Ski Lessons at Tech Trails

HOUGHTON -- The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Club will hold two sets of cross-country ski lessons for adults: One starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoons, Jan. 17, 24 and 31, and one starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday evenings, Jan. 13, 20 and 27.

Each set is a series of three one-hour lessons. Lessons will start at the Waxing Center at Tech Trails. Skiers can choose from skate or classic technique; and the lessons will be taught at the beginner, novice or intermediate level based on the skier's ability.

"This is our sixth year of providing lessons," says Blair Orr, Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Club Faculty Advisor. "Our thanks to the Keweenaw Community Foundation, which helped us get this program started years ago."

The cost for a set of lessons is $25. More information is available at ski.mtu.edu.

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