The SuperTour season 2024/2025 begins with competitions from December 12 to 17, 2024, with Period 1 in Cable, Wisconsin. The SuperTour continues with Period 2 at Kincaid Park, Anchorage, Alaska, from January 2 to 7, 2025.

This second period is followed by competitions in January in Bozeman/Crosscut, Montana, from January 24 to 26, and on February 22 at the American Birkebeiner in Cable/Hayward area, Wisconsin.

The last part of the SuperTour, Period 4, takes place in March. Competitions will be held in Lake Placid, New York, from March 26 to 30.

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According to the US Ski & Snowboard press release, there will be four periods of competitions for the 2024/2025 winter season:

“Period 1 

The SuperTour season will start with 4 races on the challenging trails at the Birkie Trailhead. The season will kick off with a Freestyle Sprint on December 12th, 2024, then move to a Classic Sprint and 10k Freestyle Individual Start on the weekend, and close with a Classic 20k Mass Start. The leader of the SuperTour after these 4 races will be offered start rights in the Tour de Ski!

Period 2

The next period of the SuperTour coincides with the 2025 US Nationals Cross Country Championships hosted by the Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage and Cross Country Alaska at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, AK. Racing begins on January 2nd with the 10km Freestyle Individual Start National Championship. The next race will be on January 4th, a Classic Sprint National Championship. The 20km Classic Mass Start National Championship will be on January 5th (Note that Junior athletes will race a 10km on this day). The week of racing will conclude with a Freestyle Sprint on January 7th. Note that the sprint on January 7th is not a National Championship, just a SuperTour. The Freestyle Sprint National Championship will be held at SuperTour Finals/Spring Nationals in Lake Placid, NY. 

The first 3 races at U.S. Nationals (including the Junior 10km Mass Start) are used to select athletes to the World Junior Championships and NNF U18 Trip. All 4 races will be used to select athletes to the World U23 Championships Team. World Junior/U23 Championships will be held in Bergamo, Italy.

Period 3

P3 will see SuperTour athletes convene in Bozeman, Montana, in conjunction with the Montana State University Invitational at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center. Racing will start with a 20km Freestyle Mass start on January 24th, then a Freestyle Sprint on January 25th, and a 7.5k Classic Individual Start on January 26th. These will be the last races in the Selection Period for the 2025 World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway. 

The SuperTour will make its annual trip to Birkieland on the last Saturday in February, with racers covering the 52km from Cable to Hayward, WI, at the Slumberland American Birkebeiner Freestyle Mass Start. 

Period 4 – SuperTour Finals and Spring National Championships

The SuperTour season concludes with SuperTour Finals and Spring National Championships at Lake Placid, NY, on the trails of Mt. Van Hoevenberg from March 26th-30th. Racing will start with a freestyle individual start SuperTour, then the Freestyle Sprint National Championships, 4X5k Mixed technique, mixed gender Relay National Championship, and 40km Classic National Championship. The World Cup will be over, and many U.S. Ski Team athletes will race in Lake Placid as a preview of the 2026 World Cup Finals!”

2024/2025 SuperTour Calendar

SuperTour #1 – Cable/Birkie (Period 1)

• December 12, 2024 – Freestyle Sprint
• December 14, 2024 – Classic Sprint
• December 15, 2024 – Freestyle Individual Start 10km
• December 17, 2024 – Classic Mass Start 20km

SuperTour #2 – U.S. National Championships at Kincaid Park (Period 2)

• January 2, 2025 – Freestyle Individual Start 10km
• January 4, 2025 – Classic Sprint
• January 5, 2025 – Classic Mass Start 20km (10km for Juniors)
• January 7, 2025 – Freestyle Sprint (SuperTour)

SuperTour #3 – Montana State University SuperTour at Crosscut (Period 3)

• January 24, 2025 – Freestyle Mass Start 20km
• January 25, 2025 – Freestyle Sprint
• January 26, 2025 – Classic Individual Start 7.5km

SuperTour #4 – The Birkie (Period 3)

• February 22, 2025 – Freestyle Mass Start 50km

SuperTour #5 – SuperTour Finals and National Championships at Lake Placid (Period 4)

• March 26, 2025 – Freestyle Individual Start 10km
• March 28, 2025 – Freestyle Sprint
• March 29, 2025 – Team Relay 4x5km
• March 30, 2025 – Classic Mass Start 40km

Additional information about the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Super Tour 2024/2025 can be found HERE.

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