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THE COMPULSIVE SKIER MIKE McGREW
A longtime resident of the Seeley-Swan Valley and Nordic ski enthusiast, Mike McGrew, blogs on all things Nordic. Driven by his love for the sport, Mike takes us on an entertaining ride and invites us to actively participate in the adventure.
MIke McGrew
Feb 26, 2023
Sometimes You Get Lucky
If you ski frequently enough, or fish often enough, or pursue any passion with regularity, like manna from heaven, exceptional results...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 12, 2023
Skate or Classic?
To skate or to classic? For me, that's often the question of the day from December through March. Ideally, I typically split my skiing...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 23, 2023
Skating OSCR
This guy clearly prefers classic. He's skiing the wrong direction, but don't tell Bruce. Approximately 1 billion years ago, when I first...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 5, 2023
Bruuuuce!!!
Oh. Wrong Bruce. It's the dawn of a new era for the Seeley Lake Nordic Ski Club. Last spring I made up my mind that 12+ years of...
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MIke McGrew
Dec 21, 2022
Blood on the Trail
Not your ordinary canine. Wolf scat adjacent to the ski trails. Nothing like a little plus sized fecal matter to get the ski season off...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 10, 2022
Race Wrap Up
They really come out of the woodwork for the biathlon. Seeley Lake Nordic has survived another race season marathon with our volunteers...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 26, 2022
Race Season
A local Nordic coach verbally abuses his young skiers. It's ski race season here in Seeley. We manage to pack all of our races into a...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 12, 2022
Lynn Carey's GAS Is Broke
Lynn Carey before his GAS malfunctioned Spending the better part of 40 years working in a sawmill I've been exposed to some memorable...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 3, 2022
Bully
A fuzzy, stolen image of a Pisten Bully 100. Seeley Lake skiing is off to one of the best starts in recent memory. Regular snowfall...
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MIke McGrew
Dec 8, 2021
My Screwed Up Summer
Note the direction of travel. Funny how dramatically life can change in an instant. One moment I'm having what feels like the best bike...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 22, 2021
Ankles!
Good body position starts with good ankle flex. Clear images start with your own photos, not stealing them from the internet. Every ski...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 25, 2021
The Right Stuff
This might work, but why bother? I really enjoy teaching and coaching cross country skiing. There's the new people I get to meet, the...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 16, 2021
Another Fine Mess
One of many trees that were on the trails this week. All of western Montana got blown away last Wednesday and Seeley Lake was no...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 4, 2021
Please, Don't Make Me Cranky
Really? I am at the stage of life where I am allowed to be a crank and get away with it. And having my very own personal blog, I get to...
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MIke McGrew
Dec 21, 2020
Goodbye 2020
Both of these creatures are related to me. One by blood, the other by bond. Realizing that I succeeded in offending almost everyone with...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 29, 2020
O, Canada
It's been 20 days since my last post, which I realize is the source of great disappointment to some and complete indifference to others,...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 9, 2020
Sticky Snow
"The snow is really sticky today". I can't begin to count the times I've heard that lament as some hapless classic skier is trudging down...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 3, 2020
Biathlon 2020
I've gotta start by apologizing for the crappy cell phone photos. Once again I left the house without my camera but naturally I had my...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 26, 2020
Where There's Smoke, There's OSCR?
Another OSCR is history. That's what, 37 years worth of self-induced pain and suffering? We ran the two loop course again this year,...
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MIke McGrew
Jan 19, 2020
The Hu Band, Skiesta, etc.
I'm almost reluctant to make a new post since that means the image of my muse and fantasy main squeeze will be bumped from the home page....
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MIke McGrew
Jan 9, 2020
Over the Hump
Seeley has gone from being a snow desert to achieving snow oasis status in the matter of a few days. Over New Year's we got just enough...
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MIke McGrew
Dec 22, 2019
Bah Humbug
Apparently at least one of my faithful readers was offended by the last photo I published. Lord knows we can't have that, so I am...
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MIke McGrew
Nov 17, 2019
New Season, New Website
Welcome to the new Seeley Lake Nordic Club website. This is my first DIY post so it's all about practice, not about polish. You may ask...
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MIke McGrew
Mar 10, 2019
Dezaiko Lodge
Hut skiing has always been on my radar, but there is so much accessible good skiing locally, with and without a sled, that I’ve never...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 22, 2019
Freaking Cold Out
I just got back in the house from walking Rocket and I am here to tell you: it is freaking cold out there. Rocket recognizes that it’s...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 8, 2019
The Great OSCR Debate
A storm is raging in the sacred confines of the Great Meade Hall of the Seeley Lake Nordic Club. Logging operations forced a course...
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MIke McGrew
Feb 5, 2019
Biathlon Resurrected
After a three- or four-year absence the Seeley Lake Biathlon has returned. Originally staged independently by Cheri Thompson, the event...
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