Event Details

Registration Fee:

Adults 18+ years:

• $110 until November 24
• $150 November 25-January 10

Youth 17 and under: $25

Race limited to 150 Riders

Events:

• Short Pine Race Course (14 Miles)
• Long Pine Race Course (25 Miles)

Registration fee includes t-shirt, after race BBQ, beer compliments of Voyageur Brewing, a SWAG bag loaded with good stuff, entry in after race raffle drawing for awesome prizes, with all proceeds from the race going to support trail maintenance for the Superior Cycling Association and Norpine Trail Association. Come out and enjoy a day of fat biking on the Norpine trails.

Both of these race events will be on Saturday January 11th starting and finishing at Cascade Lodge with the course using the North Shore’s beautiful and challenging, Piston Bully groomed, Norpine Trails. The event is limited to 150 riders. Awards, created by our local Crosby Bakery, will be presented following the race at Cascade Restaurant where all riders will enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch.

Dark Sky Tour, Friday January 10 at 5:30 pm, FREE with race registration or $25 if not registered for race. Enjoy a 4-6 mile evening group ride by the light of the moon illuminating the trail (but bring a headlamp or light just in case) starting and finishing at North Shore Winery where we will be sampling their wines, holding race registration and number pickup, and fat bike demos.

Event Schedule:

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025:

A day of fun at the North Shore Winery with race registration, number pickup, fat bike demos, a Dark Sky Tour, music, and mulled wine for an afternoon and evening of fun.

• 2:00-7:00pm: Number pickup for Saturday’s Long and Short Pine Races.
• 2:00-5:00pm: Fat Bike Demos
• 5:30-6:30pm: Dark Sky Tour – FREE with race registration or $25 if not registered for race. Enjoy an evening group ride by the light of the moon illuminating the trail (but bring a headlamp or light just in case) starting and finishing at North Shore Winery.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2025:

Cascade Lodge and Restaurant – Where all the race day action is located.

• 8:00-9:30am: Race number pickup at the Lodge
• 10:00am: Long and Short Pine races begin
• 11:15am: Estimated time for first finishers
• Noon: BBQ begins at Cascade Restaurant
• 2:30pm: Awards Ceremony

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2025:

• 10:00am: Pincushion Mountain Trailhead (1 ½ miles from Highway 61 on Scenic Gunflint Trail) – Meet at Pincushion Trailhead for a group ride on the groomed Pincushion singletrack trails-included with race registration or with donation to support grooming.

Looking forward to seeing you January 10-12!

THINK SNOW-THINK BIKES-THINK FUN