The Noquemenon Ski Marathon has one of the coolest prizes for the winner of the 50km Classic point to point race from Ishpeming to Marquette, a giant Moen Cow Bell.

The race is known to be epic with a course that crosses private land and is only open to skiers on race day. Snow, Wind and Cold can make the net downhill 50km race an over 2.5 hour event for even the top racers. The scenery is magical and it is one of my favorite races.