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The Bearskin Virtual Nordic Race Series

Race Northern Minnesota’s premier ski trails, on your own time.

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The Bearskin Virtual Nordic Race Series is a season long Nordic ski event. Throughout each month skiers will race a set course on one of the trails at Bearskin Lodge, and record their time. Prizes will be awarded to the top male and female finisher of each month’s races, and a grand prize will be awarded to the overall winners based on their finishes through out the season. All participants will be entered in a season ending raffle for additional prizes. Each race completed will be worth one entry into the raffle.

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Bearskin Lodge, established in 1925, is located in the scenic wilderness area off Minnesota’s famed Gunflint Trail. Bearskin is truly a secluded “wilderness lodge” – a place where guests can experience living in the northwoods, but with a few amenities. The Lodge is open all year and is a premier destination for family vacations, romantic getaways, fishing trips and especially, cross country skiing.  Our 77 km of groomed ski trails are the best in the Upper Midwest.
At Pioneer Midwest we are your local ski shop and we want to help you enjoy the sport of cross country skiing more. We have a wide range of competitive skis that we hand pick from Salomon, Atomic, Fischer, Rossignol, Madshus. We fit every customer to their skis ensuring that no matter what level of skier you are that you will have skis that fit you. In the summer we also sell Northstar Canoes, canoe accessories

Atomic
FROM CRAFTING SKIS TO CRAFTING EXPERIENCES
We have a long and proud history of making the best race skis in the world. In the spirit of being the best we are aiming for more. And to do that, we have changed our focus – from the skis, to the skier. We have gone from being a ski equipment manufacturer to a skiing experience provider.
Golden Eagle Lodge is a third-generation family-owned resort nestled on the edge of the BWCAW. When Zach and Ruth purchased the resort in 2020, their vision was to bring back world-class skiing. Over the past three years, through the investment in a state-of-the-art Pisten Bully 100 trail groomer, this vision has become a reality. As avid skiers themselves, Zach and Ruth are proud to collaborate with Bearskin Lodge on the world-renown Central Gunflint Ski Trail System, creating a skiers paradise in the Minnesota Northwoods. With ski trails ranging from beginner to advanced, as well as a large network of snowshoe trails, there is something for everyone at Golden Eagle Lodge.
Golden Eagle Lodge is a third-generation family-owned resort nestled on the edge of the BWCAW. When Zach and Ruth purchased the resort in 2020, their vision was to bring back world-class skiing. Over the past three years, through the investment in a state-of-the-art Pisten Bully 100 trail groomer, this vision has become a reality. As avid skiers themselves, Zach and Ruth are proud to collaborate with Bearskin Lodge on the world-renown Central Gunflint Ski Trail System, creating a skiers paradise in the Minnesota Northwoods. With ski trails ranging from beginner to advanced, as well as a large network of snowshoe trails, there is something for everyone at Golden Eagle Lodge.

 

Courses

March

Course #1

Redpine

Featuring one of the most challenging climbs on the system, Redpine starts uphill and ends with a rollercoaster descent back down to logging camp. Strava Segment

Course #2

Poplar Creek

Poplar Creek is a rolling loop making up the western most section on the ski trail system. The race course is skied counter-clockwise, starting after you cross the Gunflint Trail. Note that this trail does cross multiple low traffic roads, please use caution. Strava Segment

Current Leaders:

Redpine

Women

PlaceNameTime
1Kate Vernon12:00
2Ruth Wagner14:22
3Patti Craddock15:13
4Anna Zajicek15:47
5Ann Belleman22:23
6Tracy Bibelnieks24:47

Men

PlaceNameTime
1Jerry Werle13:18
2Tim Lederle13:34
3Chris O’Brien13:41
4Quinn McCloughan13:47
5Dennis Kaleta17:44
6Nathan Thornton34:18

Poplar Creek

Women

PlaceNameTime
1Kate Vernon31:06
2Ruth Wagner33:24
3Anna Zajicek34:15
4Patti Craddock36:06
5Ann Belleman53:55
6Tracy Bibelnieks57:52

Men

PlaceNameTime
1Quinn McCloughan27:06
2Chris O’Brien29:09
3Timothy Lederle29:57
4Jerry Werle33:21
5Chris Hegg33:30
6Kit Grayson36:40
7Dennis Kaleta41:57

Leader Boards

2022 Final Results

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