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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.
Telemark added a large facility, the Colosseum, in December 1980, that provided indoor tennis and new facilities for the ski hill and the cross country ski area, [2] which was "partially dismantled" by 1998. [3] The lodge was a cross country ski destination through the 1980s, but declined along with U.S. cross country skiing.
The Stormy Kromer Pursuit is a two-day cross-country skiing event that is held each January in Iron County, Wisconsin, in the United States.On the first day of the competition, there is a 10K classic race on the Montreal trail system in the northern portion of the county.
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin competes in a slalom run of a women's team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.
In just over two months, Theodore Wirth Regional Park in Minneapolis will host a World Cup cross country skiing event, the first time an event like this has been held on U.S. soil in 20 years.
The ski area has cross country ski runs and a small vertical drop (325 ft) and features five rope tows and seven ski runs, including a "bunny" hill. There is a small ski-chalet with indoor bathrooms and a kitchen where volunteers make food and offer it for sale to support the operations of the ski hill. [ 1 ]