REGISTRATION OPENS NOVEMBER 5TH AT 9:06 AM
POLAR ROLL X.
NEW ROUTES.
LIMITED SPOTS.
GET SOME.
POLAR ROLL – MS (LIMITED TO 400 SPOTS)
Date: 2.17.24
Why: You love groomed trails, large community gatherings, and playing outside in the snow.
Who: Anyone signed up for the Polar Roll-MS, their support crews, friends and family, and our sponsors.
What: 15 or 30 miles of machine groomed singletrack, by bike or on foot.
When: February 17, 2024
Where: All events start and end at Ishpeming High School. Indoor seating and an aid station are available inside the school cafeteria.
319 East Division Street, Ishpeming, Michigan 49855
Routes: Will not be released until the week of the event. GPS is required! If you do not use GPS, go off course, or cut the course, you will be disqualified.
Event start times:
MS-30 TBD (Bike/Hike)
MS-15 TBD (Bike/Hike)
Event Cut-offs: 12 hours for all event lengths.
Timing company: https://www.superiortiming.com/
2024 Field Manual: Coming Soon.
POLAR ROLL – EX
Date: 1.13.24 - 3.17.24
Why: You enjoy rolling groomed singletrack alone, or with a small group of friends, and the flexibility of doing it when it works into your schedule. Note: EX courses are not the same courses used during the Mass Start, and trail conditions will vary. Consider this a more “enhanced” way to enjoy the Polar Roll.
Who: Anyone signed up for the Polar Roll-EX.
What: EX15, EX30, Duathlon for Dummies, IQ Test.
When: January 13 – March 17, 2024
Where: TBD
Routes: EX routes will be available one week prior to the opening of the EX window.
Start Times: Whenever the hell you want.
Event Cut-offs: 24 Hours, All events.
Timing company: Refer to the Field Manual for details.
Again, this page covers only who, what, when, where, and why.
Polar Roll Field Manuals provide a much deeper dive into the nuance and fundamentals of each event.
2024 Field Manual: Coming Soon.
POLAR ROLL ULTRA (LIMITED TO 75 SPOTS)
Date: 2.19.24
We’re not looking for race resumes, but we do need some info if you wanna do the Ultra. You need to Email Todd. Include the following:
- Winter racing experience.
- Endurance racing experience.
- Triple Crown status – have you completed it?
- An acknowledgement of understanding the rigors and danger associated with this event, i.e. potential extreme frostbite or death.
- Acknowledgement you agree to carry at all times everything on the required gear list.
Why: Because you have been dreaming of a winter ultra that offers a ton of groomed bike specific singletrack, and we have it. Read on.
Who: This event is capped and will be limited to participants whom we allow to register for it.
What: PR-Ultra (140 miles)
When: February 19, 2024
Where: Otter Lake Campground, E7609 Buckhorn Rd, Munising, MI 49862
Route: In 2024 we intend to use the same course used in 2023, but until we release the GPX, we reserve the right to make changes.
Start Time: 5:00 AM
Event Cut-off: 48 hours
Timing company: https://trackleaders.com/
Again, this page covers only who, what, when, where, and why. Polar Roll Field Manuals provide a much deeper dive into the nuance and fundamentals of each event.
In compliance with MCL 324.51113 of the Commercial Forest Act, none of the funds raised for this event will be used as payment or compensation for use of any part of the event that traverses property enrolled in the Commercial Forest Program.
2024 Field Manual: Coming Soon.
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