While using the main start and finish area directly outside of the Moosehead Chalet on the downhill side of Spirit Mountain, the 10k Classic course will separate onto its own course with "best line" tracking. The 10k Classic course will use the 5k, 3k, 1k and Campground loops at the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center.
The 13k and 25k Skate courses will cross over from the downhill side of Spirit Mountain onto the challenging 11k loop at the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center. After starting together, the two races will divide at the infamous "Spirit-Magney Connector" and the 25k skiers will venture onto the Magney-Snively ski trail system while the 13k skiers continue on the Spirit Mountain trails to the finish. After circling the full Magney-Snively ski trail loop, the 25k skiers will take the "Spirit-Magney Connector" back to the Spirit trails and continue to the finish.