How to Score Points
There are nine events that qualify folks for points. Individuals can gain points through their best six events. Teams earn points from their top 3 racers per gender in each event. See full details here.
Registration
Individuals will be automatically entered through their participation in a series event.
Teams must register (free) by January 5 for scoring of all races. Gather up to 10 people for your team. Maximum five folks per gender. Register here!
Don’t have a team? Fill out this form and we’ll try to find you one!
Schedule
2023-2024 Series’ Events Schedule:
Skadi's Chase
8k Skate
Dec 9th
Skinny Santa Solstice Ski
16k Skate
Dec 16th
First Chance Ski Race
10k Skate
Jan 6th
Pre-Loppet
18k Skate
Jan 14th
River View Loppet
18k Classic
Jan 20th
Marine O'Brien Ski Race
12k Classic
Jan 28th
City of Lakes Loppet
37k Skate
Feb 4th
Vasaloppet USA
42k Classic
Feb 10th
Pepsi Challenge
25k Classic
Mar 2nd
Races will vary from year to year. Let us know your favorite Midwest races!
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Latest Stories
Introducing the Inaugural Tour de Finn Ski Series!
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It’s here. The ski series you didn’t know you needed. A shout-out to the legendary Skinnyski Series of which this series respectfully nods and appreciates, as it paved the wave for this new assemblage of races.
As you may have heard, Finn Sisu is under new ownership after Ahvo Taipale, icon of the Twin Cities ski community, retired this summer as founder and owner. Ahvo is a tough act to follow, but one goal of the Finn Sisu team is to lift up and fortify the local racing scene, as a place to come together, see old and new friends, experience the same but also inevitably very different journeys down the race course, share those tales of tears and triumph, falls and finesse, peril and persistence. Racing often brings out the humanity in us, the best and the humbling, and with this vulnerability, we return year after year. Enter… the Tour de Finn Series.
How many of us long for a Finlandia axe? How many of us have eaten a cheese sandwich after a Vasaloppet event? Or better yet, spilled blueberry soup down our frontside, to immediately freeze because it’s five below? How many have skied the Pepsi just to enjoy the glory of the Giant’s Ridge trails?
We join these races because we want:
- A space to come together with our friends and community
- To support the local ski clubs and organizations
- To support the trail associations that maintain access to these incredible trail systems that we have here in the Midwest
The thrill of the challenge, and the journey that takes to get there
Join us for any of these races. We hope you’ll come to your favorites, but also try a couple of new ones, which could very possibly become new favorites. The hope is to encourage everyone to go to a few more than they usually would. And we’ll be right there with you!
You can expect:
- Series points updates following races
- Commentary on said races
- Wax recommendations and reports for upcoming races
- On-site wax and tech support at many of the races
Please share your stories and photos with us at [email protected] or on social media with #tourdefinn.
We can’t wait to get started!
Thanks to our sponsors!
Coming soon...
Wax recommendations will be posted up to 48-hours before each Tour de Finn Series race, courtesy of Finn Sisu.
Check back here for the latest updates, especially when conditions are changing quickly!
Thanks to our sponsors!