skiing

The lowest bid for the proposed Grand Avenue Nordic Center at the bottom of Spirit Mountain came in slightly over the estimated cost.

Ashley Winberg of Hermantown is one of two Minnesota girls selected to compete in the U.S. Nationals and U.S. Junior Championships that begin today in Sun Valley, Idaho. She will be participating as part of the Rocky/Central Alpine team and go against the best skiers in the United...

Voyageurs National Park offers these events at Rainy Lake Visitor Center unless noted. Go to voyageurs.org/calendar for details. • What can we learn from the early morning bird choir?, 2-4 p.m. today • Let's go camping!, 2-4 p.m. March 11. • Winter storytelling, 2-4 p.m. March...

Duluth's Bryan Cook won the Pepsi Challenge 50-kilometer freestyle ski race Saturday at Giants Ridge near Biwabik. Cook, skiing 2-minute, 48-second kilometer splits, was timed in 2 hours, 20 minutes and 12 seconds to beat Adam Swank of Duluth by more than a minute. Hannah Bettendorf...

The St. Scholastica men's and women's teams each finished third Sunday at the NCAA Central Region Championships at Al Quaal Nordic Center in Ishpeming, Mich. Saints junior Greta Jenkins led the way with a ninth-place finish among collegiate skiers in the 5-kilometer classic race in...