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Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon

Calumet, MI | March 9, 2013

50 km Freestyle
50 km Classic
25 km Freestyle
25 km Classic
14 km Freestyle
14 km Classic
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  • Race Logistics 101: May planning and stadium improvements

    The Portage Health Great Bear Chase committee is still hard at work. March and April both brought about long meetings discussing how 2013 went, and ... [Read more]

    Race Logistics 101: May planning and stadium improvements
  • Date announced for 34th annual Portage Health Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon

    The 34th annual Portage Health Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon will be on Saturday, March 8, 2014. This continues the race’s long tradition of being ... [Read more]

    Date announced for 34th annual Portage Health Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon
  • 2013 GBC photos, videos and media coverage are in

    The 33rd annual Portage Health Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon saw more than 600 people participate in a weekend full of exciting winter events at the ... [Read more]

    2013 GBC photos, videos and media coverage are in
  • The 2013 GBC results are in….

    What a day it was on the beautiful Swedetown Trails. We had 492 skiers participating in the 33rd annual Portage Health Great Bear Chase Ski ... [Read more]

    The 2013 GBC results are in….
  • The most awesome Great Bear Chase map you’ll ever see

    The Portage Health Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon and Swedetown Trails Club is proud to announce a partnership with Trail Genius, the best darn ... [Read more]

    The most awesome Great Bear Chase map you’ll ever see
Weather for Calumet, MI
Today Monday Tuesday
It is forcast to be Thunderstorm at 11:00 PM EDT on May 19, 2013
Thunderstorm
70°/45°
It is forcast to be Thunderstorm at 11:00 PM EDT on May 20, 2013
Thunderstorm
55°/41°
It is forcast to be Chance of a Thunderstorm at 11:00 PM EDT on May 21, 2013
Chance of a Thunderstorm
70°/39°

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Are you interested in partaking in the 33rd annual Portage Health Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon? Of course you are, ... [Read more]

Race Guide

The Portage Health Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon has something for everyone and enough snow to go around, even in ... [Read more]

Area Guide

Welcome to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, the glorious area nestled in the northwest corner of Michigan’s Upper ... [Read more]

About

The beginning... The Great Bear Chase was started in 1981 by Rick Oikarinen and Bob Gregg as a late-winter ... [Read more]

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Always two weeks after the Birkie; a production of the Copper Island Cross Country Ski Club.