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Community Ski Challenge
Friday, February 7 – Sunday, February 9
The Community Ski Challenge is a virtual event (started during the pandemic) where Higley cross-country skiers record the miles they ski in a weekend. The goal is to highlight the North Country skiers who appreciate winter and love a cold-weather test to see how many skiers and how far all skiers’ miles can stretch across the northern U.S. In 2023, 90 participants virtually skied across New York State (325 miles).
The Friends of Higley Flow invite North Country Nordic skiers (young, collegiate, and older) to join the Community Ski Challenge on Friday, February 7 through Sunday, February 9. With the great snow this year, we hope to out-do our past record and ski (virtually) to Wisconsin where the American Birkebeiner Ski Marathon will race its 52nd year. With 950 miles between South Colton and Hayward, WI, it will be a test of how many skiers we can entice and how far they each ski.
We need each skier to record the miles they skied daily over these three days on a poster-sized spreadsheet in the Higley Lodge.
If you cannot track your miles electronically, we have a chart with trail names and distances to help. Higley Friends want to demonstrate how many skiers are using the groomed Higley Trails and with our good imaginations can dream we are skiing across the U.S.
Questions: nordicmasters@higleyfriends.org