Author Archives: HelenChrisScotch

Hello everyone – We have decided to step away from organizing the event going forward. This was a very difficult decision for us. The winter ultra community is truly special and we have loved hosting the family reunion for 14 … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the winner of the ITI entry! Apologies for the delay in posting. We did the drawing last Tuesday after hearing back from all qualifiers and I didn’t manage to complete the upload here before my flight took off… … Continue reading →

Important change in route between the Tuscobia Trail and Butternut Lake Lodge. We will be on the road. We will not take trail 89 or the lake. It is marked with flags (blue flag, orange tape, reflective tape). Link below to google … Continue reading →

Link to live tracking here! We track in/out of the checkpoints only.

We have one major change for this year’s event: the Ojibwa shelter is not available due to structural concerns. We are very happy to share that the Winter Huskies snowmobile club has offered use of their Groomer Shed – a … Continue reading →

Event date: Jan 2 – 4th, 2026 (Fri-Sun) 12/28: Registration is closed. If you are registered and cannot participate, please let us know or cancel in your UltraSignup account. Thank you! 7/31: Applications will now open August 7th for 2 … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the following prizewinners of the grand raffle prizes. And a huge THANK YOU to our partners! RUN: Adventure Running Company, Duluth, MN 2025 Trail Running Trip (US destination) – Bethanie Holley (160-mile run) SKI: Out There Nordic Sports, … Continue reading →

Live tracking at checkpoints (and any other updated we receive).

We got to see several sections of the trail today. There was some of this (Rice Lake, Birchwood, probably on short sections close to other towns): A lot of this: And a little of this (on Trail 89/90 from Butternut … Continue reading →

Thanks to long time participant Mark Seaburg for providing the GPX routes for this year’s event. 80-mile route 160-mile route