On my visits to valley Nordic areas, this week, I set my sights on Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch. Tuesday seemed like a good day to visit when the weekly Nordic, Snowshoe, and Fat Bike Meisters Race Series were taking place. I could catch some action as skiing competitors battled it out for top ranking on women’s and men’s skate and classic ski courses-long (5K) and short (2.7K) in individual time starts from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Meister snowshoe and fat bike racers go long on a 4.9K course, with snowshoe participants racing between1-5:30 p.m. and fat bike competitors racing from 3:30-5:30 p.m., with headlamps required.
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