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Pepsi Challenge 50K/Great River Energy Rush 25K/Giants Ridge 8K Nordic Ski Races at Giants Ridge
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2026 - Pepsi Challenge 50K/Great River Energy Rush 25K/Giants Ridge 8K Nordic Ski Races at Giants Ridge

Biwabik, Minnesota, United States View on map
Feb 28, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Skiing

2026 distances

Skiing

50K Freestyle

Feb 28, 2026 Ultra 9:30 AM
$110.00
Closed

50K Classic

Feb 28, 2026 Ultra 9:00 AM
$110.00
Closed

25K Freestyle

Feb 28, 2026 25K 9:40 AM
$110.00
Closed

25K Classic

Feb 28, 2026 25K 9:00 AM
$110.00
Closed

8K Freestyle

Feb 28, 2026 8K 9:50 AM
$60.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on February 28, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) -22.1° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) -13.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) -32.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) -21.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
19.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
66.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on February 28, 2026 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on February 28, 2026 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 01m

The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 5:52 PM local time (CST) in Biwabik on February 28, 2026 — 11h 01m of daylight.

Course

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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, 2 Biwabik events

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