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The Pepsi Challenge Cup Cross Country Ski Race!


The 27th Annual Pepsi Challenge Cup Race will be held Jan. 22, 2011 at Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort in Biwabik. Giants Ridge has a world class reputation for its race trails and snow grooming. The Ridge has held the World Cup, Olympic Trials, National Collegiate Finals and U. S. National Championships. The Pepsi Challenge Cup is a 50k free style race on the world class Nordic Trail System. There are four companion races; 25k Laurentian Loppett, 50k Classic, 25k Classic and 10k Mini Challenge. There is a race to accommodate skiers at every level. The Pepsi Challenge Cup Race is part of the American Ski Marathon Series and serves as a Birke Qualifier.


The 26th Annual Pepsi Challenge Cup Race was held Jan. 23, 2010 at Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort in Biwabik.

    Course Maps

    There was adequate snow coverage for the race course on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010. The 10k and stadium maps are the same as last year. This is still a Birkie qualifier.
  • Stadium Map The races will start and finish in the stadium at Giants Ridge.
  • 10k Course Map The 10k race was run as two laps around a 5k loop.
  • 2010 24k & 48k Course Map The 24k race were run as one lap around a 24k loop, with the 48k race taking two laps around the loop. The actual length of the races was 24k and 48k.
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Click to View Race Description
Click to View & Print Mail-in Registration Form
Click for Online registration (An additional fee applies.)
E-mail Deb Maki, race coordinator