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Bring the family! Bring your friends! Calling all winter enthusiasts!

On Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6, 2022, these trails will be the site of the Festival of Flakes that features both our annual IditaFAT bike race and the annual SnoFatShu race, offering winter enthusiasts and families an unparalleled opportunity to compete in a weekend of fat biking and snowshoe running. 

Festival of Flakes Weekend 
Day 1 - IditaFAT - has evolved into one of the Northeast's premier fat bike races and named one of the coolest races around by Pink Bikes!
Date: Saturday March 5, 2022
Time: 8:00 AM 
Location: CCC Camp at Winona Forest Mannsville, NY

The IditaFAT truly distinguishes itself from other races, as Winona's experienced crew of volunteer groomers, many of whom are fat bikers themselves; maintain the trails multiple times a week, using a diverse arsenal of equipment such as an actual fat bike groomer.

This is truly a Fat bike event and tires less than 3.5 will not be allowed!

The IditaFAT offers distances of 12k or 25k “ish” or 50k "ish” depending on conditions.

Day 2 - SnoFatShu -is the first snowshoe/fat bike duathlon of its kind in the country!
Date: Sunday March 6, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: CCC Camp at Winona Forest Mannsville, NY

The SnoFatShu is named after the relatively unknown monster of Japanese mythology. You will find the SnoFatShu throughout the course so keep your eyes open! 

Duathlon
The Snofatshu consists of a snowshoe leg of approximately 5km, arriving back to the transition area to send the partner racer out with the fatty for 10-20 KM of fat trail heaven. Distance will depend on snow conditions. Once back, the snowshoe runner will head out for the final 5K lap. Team or solo, it is your choice. 

SnoFatShu Snowshoe 5k Run and Walk
We also have a 5k run and walk the day of the SnoFatShu. The course is a milder version of the Stone Wall 5K, relatively flat and fast, depending on conditions of course. Walkers are encouraged.

SnoFatShu Fat Bike Race 10-20k
We also have a fat bike race going on and the course is designed with everyone in mind! The course will be between a 10-20k depending on the conditions.