Winter Recreation for Madison & Middleton–Be Informed & Show Support

City of Madison With a 22 million dollar shortfall in the operating budget, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has asked all city agencies to prepare a 2025 budget with a 5% cut, which threatens many programs and services we all cherish, including winter recreation. In addition, the mayor has asked the City Council to consider a property tax referendum for the November …

Nordic Walking Events this Summer!

Free Nordic Walking Lessons: Turn your walk into a full-body workout with Nordic walking! Nordic walking is very popular in Europe and is growing in popularity here in the US. Madnorski is partnering with Madison Parks offering free classes this summer. Participants of all ages are welcome. We will explore three different  parks over the summer showing how to …

Madnorski Up Up & Away Classic Rollerski Race 8/10/25

We are excited to announce the Madnorski Up, Up & Away Classic Rollerski Race!  This classic rollerski race will have two levels of challenge–10K and 6K where the bulk of the climbing is at the end of the 10K course.  Both the 10K and 6K courses start at the bottom of a beautiful and quiet rural …

US Ski & Snowboard Club Certification Awarded to MadNorSki

Madison Nordic Ski Club has been recognized as a Bronze Level Certified Club with US Ski and Snowboard. In the spring of this year, the club undertook the extensive review process and application to earn the recertification that is required every four years. The certification process is mission-driven and self-reflective and allows a club to …

2024 Klister Klub Awardees Named

At the May 6 Spring Meeting, Jonathan Hunter, Jacob Huseby, and Carrie Eaton (pictured left to right) were named the 2024 Klister Klub Award recipients. The Klister Klub Award was officially established by the Board in 2005 and is given to up to 3 members each year–An award of great distinction to acknowledge those that have continuously …

Blue Mound SP

There is still snow at the mound. However, the trails are extremely patchy, so I would recommend doing laps at the top where there is still good coverage. Get out this AM though, it's getting soft quickly. Another skier and I have set some decent tracks, but there is still plenty of snow for you …

Blue Mound SP

There's a lot of snow at BMSP. 12"+ in places where it hasn't melted or drifted away. Use wide touring skis or you'll sink all the way down and leave slushy tracks. Be careful on the downhills, there are wet or partially open areas at the bottom of some of them.

We did it! GoFundMe for Elver Grooming

The club received in the mail both a $1000 check that was part of the pledged matching funds AND an anonymous $500 donation for the GoFundMe for Elver Grooming. So it is official—we did it!  We reached our goal of raising $30,000 and we have paid the down payment towards the club’s new 2025 snow mobile that will be ready for delivery in …

Other

Made a trip up to Hayward to ski-started at 00 trailhead- went south. recently groomed with about 1" fresh snow on top about 6" base. a few spots where ice was below-tracks were good- Perfect conditions! 20f sunny and tons of REAL groomed snow- like mid winter conditions- should be around for awhile. Slower than …