Dashing thru the Snow
About this race
MTRC Dashing thru the Snow (Virtual Challenge)
Dates: December 1 – December 31
Cost: FREE!
Where: Any trail in Minnesota (or wherever your feet take you!)
Kick off the new chapter of the MN Trail Run Collective with our second-ever virtual mini-challenge! Whether you’re crunching through snow on your local county trail or tackling state park elevation on snowshoes, Dashing thru the Snow is all about getting outside, logging snowy miles, and celebrating our trail community all month long.
This event is 100% free and open to trail runners, hikers, and cross-country skiers of all levels!
❄️ How It Works
Sign Up for Free: Register right here on RunSignUp to claim your spot and grab your digital participant packet.
Get Your Bingo Card & Social Assets: Once registered, you’ll receive our downloadable Dashing thru the Snow Bingo Card filled with fun December trail prompts to share on your Instagram Stories and Strava!
Hit the Trails (Dec 1–31): Complete prompts on your Bingo card, log your miles, and enjoy the crisp winter air.
Enter the "Penguins & Pics" Photo Contest: Tag @MNTrailRunCollective on Instagram with your trail photos, snowy shoes, frosted beards and completed Bingo cards for a chance to win fun MTRC swag!
Run - Hike - Snowshoe - Cross-Country Ski
Record your mileage on the results page.
What’s Included
Downloadable Dashing thru the Snow Bingo Card
Entry into the "Penguins & Pics" Photo Contest & Prize Raffles (use #MTRCPenguinDash)
Access to the MTRC Strava Community
Grab your trail shoes,ice bugs, snowshoes, or cross-country skis... invite a buddy, and let’s dash thru some snow this December!
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Dashing thru the Snow
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Taylors Falls yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 4:29 PM local time (CST) in Taylors Falls on December 1, 2026 — 8h 59m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 3 Taylors Falls events
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