This year the Minnesota Skinnyski Series (MisSeries) will be celebrating its fifth season!  There have been some exciting new changes over the off-season, with two new races added to the lineup.  First, the Nordic Spirit race in Duluth – a 25K freestyle event – replaces the Governor’s Cup.  And then the newly revived Twin Cities Championships comes in as the seventh overall event.

The overall schedule for this year’s MisSeries is as follows:

• Twin Cities Championships (10k Classic on January 2nd, 15k Freestyle Pursuit on January 3rd)
  
  
• Boulder Lake Ski Race (31k Freestyle on January 17th)
  
  
• Pepsi Challenge (25k Classic on January 23rd)
  
  
• Nordic Spirit Race (25k Freestyle on January 31st)
  
  
• City of Lakes Loppet (25k Classic on February 7th)
  
  
• Mora Vasaloppet (35k Freestyle on February 14th)
  
  
• Minnesota Finlandia (25k Classic/Freestyle Duathlon on February 20th)

Beyond the fee for the individual events, there is no additional cost to participate in the MisSeries.  Skiers can participate in several ways:

• Overall Competition: Male and female skiers of all ages compete for the grand prize trips to ski in Iceland’s Fossavatn Ski Marathon. Overall winners are determined based upon an age-indexed system.  Overall male and female winners are determined by taking the five best races for each skier, with bonuses awarded for completing a sixth and seventh Series event.
• Age Group Competition: Winners are determined by taking the best five races for each skier, with bonuses awarded for completing a sixth and seventh Series event.  Skiers placing in their age classes are recognized on the MisSeries wooden trophy skis.
• Team Competition: Teams are comprised of up to twelve skiers – with the top three male and top three female age class scorers counting for each team at each race. 
• Skier of the Year: Designed to reward the skier who shows the most dedication to the sport – through personal improvement and perseverance.  The Skier of the Year receives free entry into all six Series events the year following their victory.
• 191K Club: Any skier who participates in all seven MisSeries events in a single year (thus completing 191 kilometers of racing).

Don’t forget about the end of the year banquet, set for April 11, 2010 in Mora, MN at the Vasaloppet Nordic Center.  The banquet features a post-Series multi-media presentation, awards presentations, and the presentation of the Minnesota Nordic Ski Association Life Time Achievement Award.   
 
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