Course Partners

McCall, Idaho

Ponderosa State Park , McCall

The course will be at Ponderosa State Park, utilizing the “ReMastered Course” which is a 15k loop. Park staff will have the entire loop groomed for the virtual option Feb. 4-6, 2022. Skiers need to purchase a day use pass for the trail system at the Visitor Center.

Soldier Hollow, Utah

The 15km Boulder Mountain Tour trail at Soldier Hollow is one of the most challenging and inspiring cross country ski trails you can find.  Beginning and ending in the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic stadium, the route uses much of the FIS homologated Olympic trails offering active terrain with a constant variety of climbs and exceptionally groomed descents. 

Meissner Nordic Community, Bend, Oregon 

The Virtual BMT course will be the same as this year’s Tour of Meissner 30km classic, which will be held the Saturday before the Virtual BMT. The course starts at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park at an elevation of approximately 5,400 feet and wends its way up and down from a low of 5,020 feet to a high of 5,860 before finishing back where it started.

Tahoe XC, California

The Boulder Mountain Tour course at Tahoe XC this season will feature fantastic grooming on varied terrain with inspiring views of beautiful Lake Tahoe. It begins in a meadow above our Trailhead Lodge and then quickly heads off into the forest. After a few kms of rolling terrain,

Blaine County Recreation District Trails, Idaho

In the winter, the Wood River Valley transforms into Nordic Town USA.  Boasting fantastic beginner, intermediate and advanced terrain, excellent snow for Nordic skiing, and almost perpetual sunny skies. Thanks to the Blaine County Recreation District, the area offers over 200 kilometers of expertly groomed Nordic trails each year.

SVSEF, Lake Creek & Quigley

The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation will have a 7.5k loop at Lake Creek. Half-Boulder participants can ski it twice to reach 15k and four times to record a 30k distance. The public is strongly encouraged to avoid Lake Creek from 2:30-5 p.m. during the week due to lack of parking when SVSEF teams are in training.

Sun Valley, Idaho

The Sun Valley Nordic Center has put together three great trails to make a 15km loop.

From the Sun Valley Clubhouse follow Trail Creek Loop out to Trail Creek Cabin. Once there, ski to the left of the Cabin and take the Boundary Loop out over Hyndman View and return back along the creek.

Cross Country Ski Areas Association

The Cross Country Ski Areas Association offers a comprehensive compendium of ski areas throughout the United States and Canada, as well as an e-magazine, the Nordic Approach, geared to the cross-country ski lifestyle and all that it entails.

Cross-country skiing is fun… it’s also fun to learn,