2013 Michigan Cup Schedule

The schedule below shows races and distances that receive Michigan Cup Points ONLY. Events may have additional distances not listed - they just don't receive Michigan Cup points. For example, the Frosty Freestyle has a 5k distance. Check the main calendar for full information about the race.

Tentative schedule: expect updates!

Date	Race	Michigan Cup Distances:
Date	Race	Junior	Women	Men

Sat Oct 20	OPEN
Sun Oct 21	US Season Open: Ski Fest¹ Brick Wheels, Traverse City	100m time trial & head-to-head racing

Sat Dec 15	Wintersonnewende Freestyle & Classic Michawye Resort, Gaylord	7.5K Classic	17K Freestyle	17K Freestyle
Sun Dec 16	OPEN

Sat Dec 22	Lakes of the North Winterstart Lakes of the North, Mancelona (Vasa Ski Club)	10K Freestyle
Sun Dec 23	OPEN

Sat Dec 29	Tour de Ski² Boyne Valley Lodge, Walloon Lake	2K Freestyle Hill Climb & Sprint Race
Sun Dec 28	Tour de Ski² Boyne Valley Lodge, Walloon Lake	10K Classic

Sat Jan 5	Michigan Cup 6-Hour Team Relay & Potluck¹ (Freestyle) Hanson Hills, Grayling	Laps for 6 hours
	Junior Olympic Qualifier Boyne Valley Lodge, Walloon Lake	1k Freestyle Sprint	-	-
Sun Jan 6	Junior Olympic Qualifier Boyne Valley Lodge, Walloon Lake	5/10k Classic Mass Start	-	-
	OPEN (Seniors)

Sat Jan 12	REI Fosty Freestyle Huron Meadows Metropark, Brighton (Team NordicSkiRacer)	5K	15K	15K
Sun Jan 13

Fri, Jan 18	Northbound Outfitters Junior Festival (FREE)³ Cross Country Ski Shop, Grayling	1-2K	-	-
Sat Jan 19	Cote Dame Marie Loppet Freestyle Hanson Hills, Grayling	6K	13K	26K
Sun Jan 20	The Priority Health Huron Meadows Invitational "Krazy Klassic!" Huron Meadows Metropark, Brighton (Team NordicSkiRacer)	4k	12k	12k

Sat Jan 26	Noquemanon Ski Marathon (CL or FR)⁴ Ishpeming to Marquette, MI	-	25/50K	25/50K
Sun Jan 27	OPEN

Sat Feb 2	White Pine Stampede (CL or FR)⁵ Mancelona, MI	10K	20/40K	20/40K
Sun Feb 3	Michigan Cup Sprints Timber Ridge Resort, Traverse City, MI	1K	1K	1K

Sat Feb 9	North American Vasa (CL or FR)⁶ Timber Ridge Resort, Traverse City, MI	11K	27/50K	27/50K
Sun Feb 10	Gran Travers Classic Timber Ridge Resort, Traverse City, MI	16K	16K	16K

Fri Feb 15	Michigan High School Championships Sprints Marquette, MI	1.2k	-	-
Sat Feb 16	Forbush Corner Freestyle Frederic, MI	-	17K	17K
	Michigan High School Championships Pursuit Marquette, MI	M: 7.5/5K W: 5/4K	-	-
Sun Feb 17	Hanson Hills Classic Hanson Hills, Grayling, MI	-	12K	12K

Sat Feb 23	Boyne Nordican 12 Grinder Freestyle Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls, MI	12K	12K	12K
Sun Feb 24	Muffin Race Cross Country Ski Headquarters, Higgins Lake, MI	8K Duathlon	-	-

Sat Mar 2	Black Mountain Classic Cheboygan, MI	-	34K	34K
Sun Mar 3	Black Mountain Freestyle Cheboygan, MI	-	10K	10K

Sat Mar 9	OPEN
Sun Mar 10	Michigan Cup Relays⁷ (Classic and Freestyle) Cross Country Ski Headquarters, Higgins Lake, MI	3 x 8K 1st leg Classic, 2nd & 3rd legs Freestyle

See the main event calendar for race details (as they become available) and for other races and events.

Notes:

¹	Ski Fest and Michigan Cup 6-Hour Team Relay: Racers will receive one individual point and one team point for participation.
²	Tour de Ski: Racers will receive points for their overall Tour de Ski weekend results, not for individual races..
³	The Northbound Outfitters Kids Festival is a free kids race held behind Northbound Outfitters / Cross County Ski Shop in Grayling. Kids can earn 1 point for their team for participation (a child must be a registered member of a team to earn points). For kids 13 and under.
⁴	The Noquemanon is scored as "Classic" meaning both the classic skiers get maximum points while skaters receive reduced points: The 50K Classic starts at 200 points, 50K Freestyle at 180 points. The 25K Classic starts at 150 points, 25K Freestyle at 130 points.
⁵	The White Pine Stampede is scored as "Freestyle" meaning both the classic and skate race results are combined together. Michigan Cup points will awarded starting at 200 points for winning the longer event in each race (40K) and 175 points (men) or 176 (women) for winning the shorter event (20K).
⁶	Vasa: Michigan Cup points will awarded starting at 200 points for winning the longer event in each race (50K) and 175 points (men) or 176 (women) for winning the shorter event (27K). For Michigan Cup points, classic and skate race results will be combined in each distance and scored as "Freestyle".
⁷	Relay teams consist of three skiers skiing one classical leg (1st) and two freestyle legs (2nd and 3rd). The length of the legs will be identical for classic and freestyle skiers. There are three gender categories for relay teams - Men, Women and Coed. Coed teams must include at least one women and one man. There are two age groups for relay teams, determined by the total age of all three participants on the relay team: 164 & under, and 165 & over. The top team in each of the six divisions receives 200 points. The other teams receive points based on how many teams are in the division. for example, if there are 10 teams, the second place finishers would receive 200-(200/number of teams) or 180 points. Third would get 160 points, etc. Relays count for team points only. There will be no individual points awarded for skiers participating on relay teams.

2013 Michigan Cup Schedule

Sat, Jan 12, 2013 - By Mike Muha