Events
- City of Lakes Loppet
The City of Lakes Loppet is a weekend urban cross-country ski festival featuring the beautiful trails and lakes of the Twin Cities. Join us on the first weekend in February for this celebration of winter in Minnesota!
- Great Bear Chase
The Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon has something for everyone and enough snow to go around, even in March! Skiers can choose from the 50k Skiathlon, our signature freestyle and classic 50k races, or freestyle or classic 25k or 10k distances.
- Noquemanon Ski Marathon
Noquemanon Ski Marathon and Half Noque, and Noque 12K, attract cross country skiers from around the nation and world. Thousands of skiers have taken the 50K or 25K trek from Ishpeming to Marquette’s Superior Dome, the world’s second largest wooden domed stadium along the shores of Lake Superior.
- Pepsi Challenge
The Pepsi Challenge Cup is a 48k cross-country ski race on the world class Nordic trail system at Giants Ridge. There are four companion races; 24k Laurentian Loppet, 48K Classic, 24k Classic and 10k Mini Challenge.
- SISU Ski Fest
Reliable early season snow, expert grooming on a fun race course starting at ABR and finishing in downtown Ironwood. 30K SISU, 15K Heikki Lunta, 5K Fun Ski with skate and classic divisions. A fun weekend with small town hospitality.
- Vasaloppet USA
The Vasaloppet USA is a special race in the hearts of thousands of skiers who have experienced it. The colorful mass start, the separate 58K and 35K courses, the wooded trails, and the exciting finish line in downtown Mora are reasons why the race is the largest in Minnesota.
- Yellowstone Ski Festival
The annual Fall Camp at West Yellowstone, usually held during the Thanksgiving holiday week. The largest cross-country festival in the nation.
- Marine/O'Brien Ski Race
Running over the hilly trails at William O'Brien State Park, this ski race remains one of the most popular Twin Cities events of the season.
- Minnesota Finlandia
The "Finlandia" is one of America's premier cross-country skiing events, and it is an original member and part of the USSA's Great American Ski Chase, now the American Ski Marathon Series races.
- 24 Hours of Telemark
- American Birkebeiner
- Arctic Circle Race
- Arrowhead 135 Winter Ultra Marathon
- Big Island and Back
- Buttercup Whitewater Slalom Racing
- Chippewa Triathlon
- Dolomitenlauf Austria (Worldloppet)
- European Cross Country Skiing Federation
- FIS Cross Country World Cup
- Fossavatn Ski Marathon
- Gatineau Loppet
- Madison Winter Festival
- Manitoba XC Skiing Events Calendar
- McCall Re-Mastered
- Nordic Ball
- Nordic Spirit Ski Race and Tour
- Northern Illinois Nordic XC Ski Race
- NorthShore Inline Marathon
- Pincushion Ski Festival
- Santa Run to Benefit Legal Aid
- Sleeping Giant Loppet
- The Nordic Link
- White River Sports Timing