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The North American Vasa takes place on the groomed Vasa Pathway and winter sports single track trails of the Pere Marquette State Forest in Grand Traverse County. 


No or Low-Snow Contingency Plan

If snow conditions at Timber Ridge are unsuitable, races will be moved to Hickory Hills Recreation Area, which features an FIS-homologated Nordic course with artificial snow.

  • 27K and 15K races will be shortened to approximately 12K
  • 6K races will remain the same
  • Junior Vasa and Adaptive Race will take place on the 1K Lighted Loop
  • Fat bike races will remain at Timber Ridge.

For questions about the contingency plan:

  • Ski races:
    • Cliff Onthank – onthanks@charter.net
    • Ken Dawson – dawson.kenneth@att.net
  • Fat bike races:
    • John Roe – jroe48@gmail.com 

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