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North American VASA

44th Annual

FESTIVAL OF RACES

Presented by

Short’s Brewing Company
and Chemical Bank

February 8-9, 2020

North American VASA

44th Annual

FESTIVAL OF RACES

Presented by

Short’s Brewing Company
and Chemical Bank

February 8-9, 2020

North American VASA

44th Annual

FESTIVAL OF RACES

Presented by

Short’s Brewing Company
and Chemical Bank

February 8-9, 2020

North American VASA

44th Annual

FESTIVAL OF RACES

Presented by

Short’s Brewing Company
and Chemical Bank

February 8-9, 2020

Thanks for joining us in the all new 44th Annual North American VASA, presented by Short's Brewing Company and Chemical Bank!

Join the Fun!

The North American Vasa has been a Traverse City tradition since 1977. For 44 years we have been celebrating winter with our “Festival of Races.” The entire community comes together to make it all possible. Whether you’re a newbie to the sport of cross country skiing or a seasoned racer, young or not so young, “The Vasa” has something to offer you. We offer ski races from 6 to 50km in both classic and skate styles for all ages. And that’s not all: in recent years we welcomed the addition of fat bike races, and this year, we are excited to be offering a snowshoe race. Timber Ridge Resort hosts the festivities, and events take place in the beautiful Pere Marquette Forest. All this is in the backyard of the vibrant town of Traverse City. We hope you join us!

Short's Brewing

We are excited to have Short’s back as our co-title sponsor for the sixth year. Plenty of their great craft beers will be made available for your post-race ‘hoppiness’ in our toasty Event Tent at Timber Ridge. We LOVE Short’s – for many reasons!

Chemical Bank

Chemical Bank has been a Vasa sponsor since 2011 and will be sharing the Vasa title sponsorship role with Short’s Brewing for the fourth year. Chemical Bank has become a major banking institution with ten local bank locations in the greater Traverse City area as well as their main branch at 625 South Garfield Avenue. We are very pleased to have their support!

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You should know

More news →

Aug
10

Online Registration for the 2020 Vasa races is Now Open

Feb
08

44th Annual North American Vasa is on February 8th & 9th, 2020 Hope to see you there!

Feb
09

Traverse City Skier Finds Healing on the Trails

Tune in to Vasa

https://www.facebook.com/cxcskiing/videos/720892098360145/

14 hour ago

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/LIVE-FROM-TRAVERSE-CITY--IT-S-VASA-REGISTRATION-----.html?soid=1102388341841&aid=T7AHIvmVmBI

Registration for the 2020 North American Vasa is now open.

1 week ago

https://www.facebook.com/cxcskiing/photos/a.175235502519198/2960407937335260/?type=3

It is interesting to see more and more communities in Wisconsin and Minnesota developing snowmaking for their Nordic ski trails.

5 months ago

https://record-eagle-cnhi.newsmemory.com/?publink=17de60135

The Nordic State high school championships are coming back to Traverse City in 2020. The races will be held at Hickory Hills. The Hickory Hills cross country venue is awesome and the late season grooming last winter was superb.

5 months ago

https://www.facebook.com/cxcskiing/videos/459425251536662/

6 months ago

https://www.facebook.com/cxcskiing/videos/204685760466952/

6 months ago

https://www.facebook.com/cxcskiing/videos/333904477558358/

6 months ago

https://www.facebook.com/NorthAmericanVasa/photos/a.672202782819819/2864397150267027/?type=3

Meet our new board president Gussie Peterson! We have a feeling Gussie will be ruling with an iron fist....er, uh a wooden mallet. #gettingthingsdone #gussieforpresident #shebroughthemallet

13 month ago

https://www.facebook.com/NorthAmericanVasa/photos/a.672202782819819/2845661005473975/?type=3

Never too early for planning the 2020 North American Vasa Fat Bike Race. Course is already looking epic thanks to a lot of help from our friends at Northern Michigan Mountain Bike Association and Short's Brewing Company. ❤️🚵🏻‍♀️🚵🏻‍♂️🍺

14 month ago

We sure could use some volunteers for the Bayshore Marathon on May 25! The North American Vasa earns a big chunk of our budget coordinating transportation services for this race. Contact Linda Deneen at deneendaisy@charter.net if you are able and willing. It’s fun! And it’s a good cause!

14 month ago