Citizen races

Carleton Nordic tries to facilitate racing for anyone who wants to race. We'll send out updates throughout the season on races nearby, and if you're going to a race, let us know so that we can arrange group transportation and lodging if necessary. We also organize races in the Arb for Carleton students and Northfield community members. In addition, we have run trips up to Duluth to learn Biathlon and sent a bus to Minneapolis to watch the Loppet cup (Winter 2024).

Intercollegiate racing

Beginning in winter '22, Carleton Nordic formed a race team and joined the Midwestern Collegiate Ski Association Nordic league! During the 2023-2024 school year we attended the Noquemanon Ski Marathon, Mt. Ashwabay Summit Ski Race, the American Birkebeiner (with other planned races cancelled due to poor conditions).

If you are interested in racing, contact Linnea Lentfer (lentferl@carleton.edu)

On-campus fun races

These events are as competitive as you want to make them, designed to be a goofy way for beginners to get their racing credit and advanced skiers to show off.

Costume Race

Exactly what it sounds like - a race in which you will see Spider-Man face off against 3 people excited for summer and that one person who forgot to bring a costume. Typically held near the end of the season.

Bowling* Biathlon

All of the fun of skiing and hitting targets, but without the guns. We held our first annual Bowling Biathlon in 2019 as the kickoff to our Ski-Gressive, and hope to have many more in the future.

*projectile and target types subject to change

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Relay Race

Teams of two tag off at the start line and each ski a lap of a wildly fun (and maybe mildly confusing) short course. Members use a can of pop as the baton, and MUST carry it on them during the race.

The winners claim the coveted pat-on-the-back and the sweet smell of victory.

Left: Participants begin the race with a Le Man style (read: running) start.