Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech Spring Relays

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Michigan Tech Nordic Trailing Center (main trailhead)
10:00 am Start

The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Team is hosting a Mixed Gender Team Relay as an end of season race event! We’ve had an amazing ski season here in Houghton, and we’re going to celebrate it with one final ski race this April! Please also consider participating in the Easter Bunny Hoppet at the Swedetown Ski Trails on Saturday, April 11th to make this a full weekend of racing in the Keweenaw!  

Format

Skate Mixed Gender Team Relay:  Relay teams consist of 2 skiers, one female and one male who alternately ski 3 laps of the 2km course in the following format (leg 1: female athlete (2km) - leg 2: male athlete  (2km) - leg 3: female athlete 1 (2km) - leg 4: male athlete 2 (2km) - leg 5: female athlete 1 (2km) - leg 6: male athlete 2 (2km)) for a total distance of 6km per athlete and 12km for your Relay Team.

If you don’t have a relay partner, that’s ok, we’ll pair you up with a relay partner at the start.

No fluoros.

Registration

Registration for this event is available online and in person at the Central Ticket Office at the Student Development Complex. All registered participants must pick up their race bibs at the Central Ticket Office at the SDC before 8:00pm on Friday, April 10. Please make every effort to pick up your bib by Friday evening. For those who can't, bibs will be avilable at the trailhead just prior to the race. Registration is $10 and includes your trail pass. This is a fundraiser for the MTU Nordic Ski Team. Thank you for supporting the Nordic Huskies.

*Everyone will get an MTU race bib that you get to keep as your prize, and we will have a post-race pizza party for participants! 

Costumes encouraged!

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