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Satellite image of Chequamegon Bay, location of the event. The Book Across the Bay is an annual winter 10-kilometer (6-mile) cross-country ski and snowshoe race held every February in northwestern Wisconsin. The course, which is groomed for both classic-style and skate skiing, starts in Ashland, and ends in nearby Washburn.
The event was founded in 1973 by Tony Wise. Wise, who started the Telemark Ski Area in Cable, Wisconsin, in 1947, helped to popularize modern-day cross-country skiing when he built trails at Telemark in 1972. In February 1973, Wise drew on his Norwegian heritage in starting a race named after a famous event in Norway.
Hike, ski or snowshoe by candlelight at these events across the state.
Alpine skiing competitions (known as hill races) existed in Norway during the 18th and 19th centuries, but were discontinued when the main ski festival in Oslo focused on long races (competitive cross-country skiing) and ski jumping (now known as the Nordic disciplines). The alpine disciplines reemerged in Central Europe around 1920.
Many ski hills and resorts have weather-dependent, tentative "opening days," while others are already open or have scheduled dates.
The Loppet Cup, a World Cup cross-country skiing event at Theodore Wirth Park on Saturday and Sunday, has been six years in the making, and canceled once by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, Afton's ...
The 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS) is the 44th World Cup for men and women as the highest level of international cross-country skiing competitions. [1] [2] The men's and women's season started on 29 November 2024 in Ruka, Finland and will end on 23 March 2025 in Lahti, Finland. [3]
The first ski event was the Central Ski Association Championship February 24–25, 1938. The slalom, downhill, cross-country and jumping events attracted more than 465 participants and 3,000 spectators. The CCC built a shelter house, which was opened in December 1939. The shelter is still in use today by Granite Peak Ski Area.