The 2026 Kind-a-hard classic cross country ski race has been postponed to Sunday 8th February, using the groomed cross country ski trails at Laurel Mountain. It is a 5km individual start classic race. There will also be a fun 1km race for kids aged 12 and under.
Please join us!
Race day schedule
8am Registration/bib pick-up opens (cash/check only, closes 30 minutes before race start time)
9am Kind-a-hard, 5km classic race for adult/youth skiers with individual start times
11am Kids Scramble, 1km race for ages 12 and under, group start
~11:30 am (after the kids race): Awards
Registration
Online registration is open and will close at 5pm on the evening before the race. There will be a surcharge for late registration, available on the day for payments by cash or check only. If you choose to register on the day, you can save time by completing the form at home and bringing it with you. Electronic payments can only be made online and before the day of the event.
Registration for the 5km Kind-a-hard race is $20. The first 30 people to register will receive swagbags.
Registration for the 1km Kids Scramble is $5.
Awards
5km Kind-a-hard: there will be awards for the first 3 places overall and first place in each age group for male, female and non-binary skiers. There will also be awards for the first 3 places in the youth category (up to 17y). The age groups will use 10y brackets.
Kids Scramble: every skier will receive an award.
Race shirts
Long-sleeved triblend tee-shirts (sizes XS to L) with a design by John Hinderliter will be available at registration. Sizes are limited - reserve your shirt here.
Venue information, directions and parking info
Laurel Mountain Warming Hut, Laurel Summit Rd, Boswell, PA 15531
Directions to the venue More information about the venue
The only good route to the race venue takes Route 30 to Summit Rd. Do not attempt to reach it by any other way, as the minor roads across the mountain become snowmobile trails in winter. From Route 30, proceed down Summit Rd and continue straight on past the turn to the Laurel Mountain downhill resort, marked by a little stone building. Just a little way past that turn, there is a large parking area on the left. This is just before the race start area. Continue further down Summit Rd to reach the Nordic Warming Hut, where we are holding the race registration. There is another parking area starting opposite the Warming Hut and continuing along the right hand side of the road. Do not park anywhere else on Summit Rd, or you risk being ticketed. The parking areas are visible on the course map if you select satellite view.
Volunteers
Would you like to help out? That would be great - let us know!
Questions?
Course map for the Kind-a-hard 2026
We are using the same course that was planned in 2022. The map should be shown below, you might need to refresh the page. It's also on ridewithgps, linked here.