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Pepsi Challenge Cup/Great River Energy Rush
March 1, 2025
Biwabik, MN
50K skate and classic 25K skate and classic 8K freestyle

Friday: Snow, mainly before noon. High near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
50k and 25k skate, 8k freestyle Glide:

• Base: Swix Marathon clean powder or Rode Endurance
• Paraffin: Rode R20
• Top: Star Next Cold liquid or Toko High Performance Blue liquid
• Grind/structure: LZ2 or PL2+, Toko 1.0 Red structure tool on tail of ski

50k and 25k Classic Kick:

• Base: Vauhti GS Super Base
• Grip: Rode Vario Blue, covered with Rode Blue Multigrade for speed