Our region of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula has five winter fat bike ultra races this winter. Here we share every single name that is registered for a race this season as well as how many ultras they're each signed up for.
Cover photo by Jamison Swift
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Color Code:
Black Name = Registered for 1 ultra this winter
Orange Name = Registered for 2 ultras this winter
Blue Name = Registered for 3 ultras this winter
*Did we goof any names or races up? Email info at the nxrth dot com with any fixes.
St. Croix 40 | Jan 13 [LINK]
[40 Miles] Hinckley, MInnesota
The St. Croix 40 Winter Ultra is a winter survivalist race in the same spirit as the Arrowhead 135 and Tuscobia 160. Participants travel roughly 40 miles through St. Croix State Park on foot, ski, or fat bike, carrying all essential survival gear through a cold Minnesota night.
Roster
Thomas Allen
Jules Ameel
Matt Amundson
Kristine Benjamin
Lisa Byrne
Wil Chapple
Michael Christie
John Cooper
Lauren Cronbaugh
Raven Dewitt
Brandon Eddy
Jonathan Erber
Brian Geisler
Elina Gilsvik
Michael Grussing
John Harris
Jake Hegge
Curtis Helmer
Russell Hill
Sylvie Hyman
Preston Kalis
Adam Kazilsky
Tim Kordula
Joseph Kreitzer
Amber Krueger
John Lambe
Rich Lambe
Ryan Lipski
Andrew Lutz
Bridget Marchesi
Bobby Marko
Joshua Martin
Nigel McKay
Sam McRickard
Rosie Miesner
Elliot Moravec
Ryan Noonan
Peter Premkumar
Kyle Rooney
Veronica Rourke
Daryl Saari
Allen Sanborn
Jess Sedivy Gunderson
Steven Smith
Jonathan Swedin
Ryan Swift
Adam Swift
Evan Uribe
Vanessa Van Cleve
Megan Veldkamp
Chad Velta
Pieter Ver Steeg
Svetlana Vold
Matt Wheeler
Jim Wilson
Rebecca Wyckoff
James Yost
Green Bay Winter Ultra | Jan 7 - Feb 25 [LINK]
[50 or 100 Miles] Green Bay, WI
*Since this is a do-it-on-your-own-time event, there is no mass start and the participant list will continue to evolve throughout the winter.
The ultra must be ridden in 18 hours or less and on a fat bike with a tire width of at least 3.8″. You will need to follow park and road rules. All trail venues must be open to riding the day you decide to take on the ultra. It is the rider’s responsibility to verify the venues are open.
50 Mile Roster (so far)
Stephanie Fallahee
Kris Maxwell
Koreena Renard
Ross Renard
Titus Seilheimer
100 Mile Roster (so far)
Jason Baseman
Aaron Broadrick
Paul Howard
Veronica Kruse
Kris Maxwell
Brian McWilliams
Levi Pingel
Jacob Steadman
Jamie Zarda
Tuscobia | Dec 29 [LINK]
[80 or 160 Miles] Rice Lake, WI
The Tuscobia Winter Ultra is a human powered run, bike or ski event held on the Tuscobia and Wild Rivers State Trails in Northern Wisconsin, in the middle of winter.
There are two options: an 80-mile one-way route or a 160-mile out and back. The 160-mile requires completion of a qualifying event, and is itself a qualifier for the Iditarod Trail Invitational.
Both distances have required gear and are largely self-supported, with minimal checkpoint support. No outside help is allowed from family, friends, or random strangers.
80 Mile Roster
Sam Adler
Kate Ankofski
Tim Bauer
Kristine Benjamin
Sam Bertsch
Justin Bethke
Brian Black
Gordon Blackburde
Cayden Boll
Steve Brady
Greg Bruno
Christopher Button
Mike Campbell
Andrew Clithero
Greg Crites
Janalyn Dahl
Joseph Dean
Brent Devitt
Raven Dewitt
Andy Dybvig
Norman Ehrentreich
Scott Erlandson
Bill Grau
Joshua Grenell
Leah Gruhn
Chris Gudmastad
John Haak
Adrian Halme
Scott Henderson
Morgan Hendricks
Ron Hendrickson
Dave Henry
Russell Hill
Joseph Hlebain
Jenny Huster
Andrew Jondreau
Jacob Jondreau
Lisa Kapsner-Swift
Kevin Kinney
Cassie Kottke
Andrew Kraft
Amber Krueger
Kristian Larsen
Timothy Linder
Peter Loewenson
Bridget Marchesi
Sean Mattner
Nathan McCorkle
Rebecca McVay-brodersen
Jere Mohr
Chris Nelson
Emily Nordahl
Scott Pariseau
Dale Peters
Mark Punzenberger
Kent Rodgers
Veronica Rourke
Kevin Roytek
Jason Ruesch
Mark Seaburg
Marcie Thole
Ellie Thompson
Josh Torrans
Robert Tuma
Ryan Urban
Bryon Vordermann
Mike Wallace
Ryan Wanless
Matthew Webb
Klaus Weber
Chad Weberg
Josh Weigel
Lauren Weigel
Ragan Weigel
Jesse Wilcox
Timothy Wilt
Kelly Wonder
Jennifer Youngwerth
160 Mile Roster
Bob Bahr
Matthew Battiston
Gary Boesenberg
Matthew Bosman
Casey Bredeson
Gregory Byrd
Kate Coward
Chase Davis
Charlie Farrow
Beth Freymiller
Dan Frusher
Ryan Haug
Robert Hingtgen
Laura Hrubes
Kelly Jedynak
Ken Krueger
David Lynch
Patrick McDermott
Steve Mcguire
Rob Mosimann
Daniel Perry
Don Roppolo
Bryan Sampson
Derrick Seys
John Spartz
Melanie Splitgerber
Andrew Thompson
Billy Volchko
Ben Zvan
Arrowhead 135 | Jan 29 [LINK]
[135 Miles] International Falls, MN
The Arrowhead 135 is recognized in the book “The World’s Toughest Endurance Challenges” by Richard Hoad and Paul Moore as one of the 50 toughest races in the world. It is a human powered Ultra Marathon taking place in the coldest part of winter in the coldest city in the lower 48 states. Our average finish rate is less than 50%, the finish rate for new racers is much lower. 2014 finish rate was 35%.
Roster
Pat Adrian [Unsupported]
Zachary Anderson
Matthew Battiston [Unsupported]
Brian Behrendt
Aaron Benetti
Chip Berniard
Gordon Blackburde
Ken Blakey-Shell
Gary Boesenberg
Matthew Bosman [Unsupported]
Casey Bredeson
Jeffrey Bruzek
Joaquin Candel [Unsupported]
Chad Carroll
Jason Carter
Joe Clark [Unsupported]
Kate Coward [Unsupported]
Joseph Dean
John Despres
Will Edmonds
Fred Egge
Lynn Estes
Charlie Farrow
Paul Fickle
Aga Fine
Jesse Fletcher
Terry Fletcher
Beth Freymiller
Adam Froemming
Dan Frusher
Jim Gerhardt
Bill Grau
Leah Gruhn
Aaron Hagen
Pete Hansen [Unsupported]
Grant Hartley [Unsupported]
Amanda Harvey [Unsupported]
Ryan Haug
Seth Heimermann [Unsupported]
Robert Hingtgen [Unsupported]
George Hollerbach
Jamie Hollingsworth
Laura Hrubes
Scott Jensen
Cassie Kottke
Andrew Kraft
Corey Kronser
Kenneth Landgraff [Unsupported]
Ryan Lipski
Peter Loewenson
Jill Martindale [Unsupported]
Sean Mattner
Patrick McDermott
Steve Mcguire [Unsupported]
Jay Millas
Jere Mohr
Tiziano Mulonia
Chris Nelson
Emily Nordahl
Nick Nygaard
Rick Paoletti
Scott Pariseau
Christina Peek
Peter Premkumar
Alex Price
Ian Price
Cameron Ramey
Todd Rasmussen
Trenton Raygor
Claire Richard
David Ristau [Unsupported]
Judd Rohwer [Unsupported]
Kevin Roytek
Michael Running
Daryl Saari
Bryan Sampson
Allen Sanborn [Unsupported]
Tyler Schmoker
Mark Seaburg
Bill Shand [Unsupported]
Carl Skustad
Daniel Slater
John Spartz
Mark Strahan
Christopher Tassava
Andrew Thompson [Unsupported]
Charly Tri
Tim Vedder [Unsupported]
Billy Volchko
Sveta Vold [Unsupported]
Al Wade
Kristen Wade
Matthew Webb [Unsupported]
Andy Weinzierl
Dan Wiek
Jesse Wilcox
Ron Williams
Donald Wood
Christian Worby
Ben Zvan
Polar Roll Winter Ultra | Feb 19 [LINK]
[140 Miles] Munising, MI
Because you have been dreaming of a winter ultra that offers a ton of groomed bike specific singletrack, and we have it. 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.
Roster
Matt Acker
Thomas Allen
Ben Alter
Joe Barker
Brian Bennett
Ken Bozych
Dustin Breimayer
Bryon Chamberlain
James Comment
John Despres
Ben Doom
Torrey Dupras
Fred Egge
Greg Ernest
Stephen Fleming
Ory Frazier
David Freeman
Brian Geshel
Grant Getschow
Justin Held
Mark Hennessy
Russell Hill
Laura Hrubes
Bradley Humphrey-Stark
Travis Hutchens
Kelly Jedynak
Jim Johnson
Barry Jones
Mike Kaldy
George Kapitz
Heath Kaplan
Roy Kranz
Kahler Kranz
Tara Laase-McKinney
Rich Lambe
Nick Leisz
David Lieble
Ryan Lipski
David Lynch
Chris Marquardt
Jill Martindale
Sean Mattner
Benjamin McRae
Aaron Nault
Emily Nordahl
Patrick Ogden
Rodney Palmer
Kendall Park
Reg Peer
Ryan Rollins
jan roubal
Marc Salm
Allen Sanborn
Doug Scheuerman
Chad Schut
Peter Senkbeil
Evan Simula
Kenneth Smith
Melanie Splitgerber
AJ Tarachanowicz
Andrew Thompson
Logan Tillman
Barry Tilson
Dana Tingley
Victor Tokarski
Jim Tollard
Josh Torrans
Al Wade
Jason Wier
Joe Worboy
John Yonkers
Brian Yost
