Mt. Ashwabay Summit Ski Race

The 19th Annual Summit Ski Race is a Wrap!

THANK YOU to all of the skiers who came out for the race, and to the incredibly dedicated crew of volunteers who worked to make it a smooth day for everyone.

The 2025 Results are up! Email Kris Kolenz kris@duluthtimingandevents.com if you are missing or there seems to be an error. Also, a huge thank you to Kris, she has a huge job coordinating 5 simultaneous races with one lap/finish line. Thanks to everyone for your patience as we get all the kinks worked out!

Looking for another race on natural snow? Check out our neighbors in Cable for the North End Classic on Sunday Feb. 9th. It’s another small race with great traditions (and really nice hats). They got 4 inches of snow this weekend, and their Sunday trail report said “Good to Very Good conditions with isolated thin spots.”

REVIEW THE RACE PACKET

1/24/25: Against all odds, the winter at Ashwabay has been fantastic, all of the trails are open and we’ve got 100% coverage. We got 4+ inches of lake effect this week to freshen things up. We feel so fortunate, since we’ve just gotten very lucky with a little extra snowfall here and there. Thanks to our volunteer grooming team for getting the trails into such great shape. We are looking forward to another great race in 2025.

Thank you to all who skied, volunteered, and cheered on the racers in 2024! It was a fantastic day thanks to the hard work of all of our staff and volunteers, and the flexibility or participants to adapt to last minute changes.

MCSA College Race

The college teams will be scored in the 30k skiathalon (15k classic, 15k skate). College skiers may choose to enter the unscored 15k or 30k skate or classic races instead, and pay the college entry fee using the coupon code provided by your team. Click here to register, and be sure to join a team for the scored race.

$35 for college skiers

Citizen Race Options

$50 early registration through 1/15/25, $60 through 1/29/25, $70 through 2/1/25. All registration is online. Click here to register

30k Skiathlon (15k classic, 15k skate)
30k Classic
30k Skate
15k Classic
15k Skate

Middle(4th-8th grade) and High School

Middle School will ski 3.5k Freestyle (skate or classic). High school will ski 7k Freestyle (skate or classic). Course map TBA. Individual youth skiers can register online, teams contact kateaullman@gmail.com.

Course

The college and citizen race course is a 15k loop marked in red, using the following trails: Anchor, Abbey Rd, Jolly, Skid Road, Northern Lights, and The Buzz. The 30k races will complete 2 laps. There are two aid stations on the course with water only, and one aid station in the start/finish areas. Ski counter-clockwise.

Tentative Event Schedule: Saturday February 1, 2025

8:00 AM Registration and Bib Pick Up Opens.

8:45 AM Opening Ceremony

9:00 AM – High School and Middle School Start

9:30 AM Registration Closes for College and Citizen Races

10:00 AM – College races start

10:10 AM – Citizen Races start

10:30 AM Middle School and High School Awards (or when results are ready)

12:30 PM College and Citizen Awards (or when results are ready)

Due to weather and/or course conditions, the start times may be adjusted, race distances changed, or the event cancelled. In the event of changes of cancelations, race registration fees will not be refunded.

Tentative 2025 Race Start Times

See Racer information page for updated start times.

Awards

Youth: Our focus is on fun and accomplishment! The top 3 girls and boys in each race will receive awards. There will NOT be team awards as there are not enough racers for team scoring.

College and Adult: The overall male and female winners for each race and winning college teams will receive a full pie. Age group winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd) will receive age group awards.

Pies are baked by locals, and donated by local businesses: