We have many events coming up at the club, including a Valentine's Day candlelight ski, the Winter Carnival and Ski Jumping Tournament Saturday, the Hugh Jass Fat Bike Race 2/22, tons of Nordic ski updates, biathlon updates, and more!
Candlelight Ski Valentine's Day!
Come on out anytime between 5-8 for a ski loop lit by candlelight! Non-skiers are welcome to hang out by the fire and have snacks and drinks. Fun for all ages, couples, singles, families and friends! Special event memberships available for members who wish to bring a friend/spouse/etc., with a $10 suggested donation. Interested in helping out? Email Gail Rogall gmrogall@gmail.com. Questions? Email xckids@blackhawkskiclub.org
Winter Carnival and Ski Jumping Tournament 2/15
Hugh Jass Fat Bike race at Blackhawk on February 22
The Hugh Jass Fat Bike race series comes to Blackhawk for a race Feb 22 at 11am. Race day registration opens at 9 am, and fat bikes are available for rent at the event.
Nordic Ski News
High School and Middle School Compete at State Meet in Cable
BNST competed two days on a challenging racecourse at the American Birkebeiner trail head. We had 11 high schoolers and 16 middle schoolers competing in a field of over 200 skiers from around the state. Saturday was a beautiful scene in the Northwoods, with snow falling throughout the day, although it made everyone have to work a little bit harder to make it up Mount Bauer. Saturday Results: https://my.raceresult.com/326272/ Sunday was the Classic Pursuit. It was a bluebird day, with perfect classic tracks and a balmy -15F when the Wax Crew arrived at 7:00 AM! Full Results: https://my.raceresult.com/326460/
Congratulations to BNST medal winners in the pursuit!
Andrew Bertram - MS Boys - 2nd overall
Peter Van Duyne - MS Boys - 8th overall
MS Boys Team - 1st Overall - State Champions !!
MS Girls Team - 2nd Overall !!
Big thanks to the Wax Techs Mike, Dan, and Troy for delivering fast skis! And to coaches for all they do and to parents for all their support driving, feeding, and cheering on our skiers!
BNST Coach Honored
Coach Steve Swenson was honored at the WNSL state meet, as he was inducted into the Coaches' Hall of Fame. He has been a fixture of the BNST ski program for 15 years, and we are all proud to see him honored in this way. Read more about Steve and how deserving he is of this honor.
Nordic Kids Cookie Race — March 2 and 5!
It is almost that time of the year — time for Nordic Kids to see how many loops they can ski in 30 minutes! When they are finished, every skier gets a homemade, specially decorated COOKIE medal that they can wear and then eat. Come on out and cheer them on! Sunday, March 2, 2-3pm and Wednesday March 5, 4:30-5:30pm.
Blackhawk Nordic Ski Team Alumna Lily Hubanks Races in Italy
BNST alumna and St. Olaf College senior Lily Hubanks represented the United States at the 2025 FISU Winter World University Games held earlier this month at Pragelato Plan. Hubanks competed in five events as part of the four-member U.S. women's cross country skiing team at the 11-day event, which included over 1,500 competitors from 54 nationals in 90 events across 11 sports. Read more about the event here.
Nordic Kids Nighttime Fun
At a recent practice, our youngest skiers collected a glow stick for every lap they skied! They grew brighter as the night went on!
Biathlon Update
This winter's biathlon season is a little more than half over. We have had five races thus far, with three to go before Nationals. Blackhawk hosted regional races 5 and 6 in January. We had two days of racing for both youth and masters. Biathletes came from Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and throughout Wisconsin. Out of the 64 athletes who competed over the two days, two thirds were Blackhawk biathletes, many of whom had podium finishes.
Blackhawk will host one more race this season, on March 2. We are hopeful that our snow will hold up until then. The second weekend in March, our biathletes will travel to Ariens for regional races 7 and 8 to finish up the Midwest biathlon season. A number of Blackhawk youth and master’s biathletes will be making the trip to Bozeman, Montana for this year's nationals competition. This is a three-day race event, during which our athletes will compete against biathletes from all over the country. Best of luck to all biathletes for the rest of your season!
Ski Jumping News
Blackhawk Ski Jumper Estella Hassrick was officially named to the 2025 Junior World Championship Team, which will be held in Lake Placid, New York, February 12-16. This will be her third Junior World Championships representing the United States. Estella will also be competing in the World Cup competition held in Lake Placid on February 6-8. This will be her second World Cup competition, and it is the first women's ski jumping World Cup to be held in the United States.
Estella in Norway
Estella with Jessie Diggins
Blackhawk also has two jumpers who qualified for Junior Nationals on the Central Division team: Elisa Whiting and Simon Walker. They'll be competing at Junior Nationals in Utah at the end of February.
Chalet Use Reminders
As a mostly volunteer run club, we need members to please pitch in and help us keep all the chalets in good shape in between cleanings. We kindly ask that you clean up after yourself and your family in the chalets. Cleaning wipes, to wipe down tables, and trash bags, to refill the trash when it gets full, can be found in the cubbies to the right of the door in the West Chalet. Trash can be taken to the dumpster outside. The broom and dustpan are also out if you need them. Thank you!
Lost & Found
Reminder that there are many items in the lost & found. It's in the West Chalet on the back table.
Please Check & Label Your Gear
If you happen to grab someone else's gear by accident, you can use the Blackhawk Gear Swap page on our Facebook page to let others know. Please take a minute to make sure your skis and gear are labeled! There is a lot of the same gear around, and it's easy to grab the wrong gear.
Upcoming Events
For more upcoming events and additional details, keep an eye on our club calendar: https://blackhawkskiclub.org/news/club-calendar
2/15 Winter Carnival
2/15 Ski Jumping Tournament
2/22 Hugh Jass Fat Bike Race
3/2 Biathlon Race
3/2 Nordic Kids Cookie Race
3/5 Nordic Kids Cookie Race