Ride the North Shore This Winter
Enter to Win a Salsa Beargrease Fat Tire Bike, A Weekend at RiverWest Duluth and more
Winter on the North Shore isn’t just a season — it’s an invitation. Snow-dusted pines, wide-open trails, frozen waterfalls, and some of the best fat biking terrain in the Midwest.
This year, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is bringing that adventure to life with an Epic Winter Raffle — and the prizes are exactly what North Shore explorers crave
GRAND PRIZE: A Salsa Beargrease Fat Tire Bike
GRAND PRIZE: A Salsa Beargrease Fat Tire BikeLightweight. Fast. Built for snow. This is the North Shore winter bike — designed for long mileage, icy climbs, and endless trail systems. If you've ever wanted to explore Duluth or the North Shore on a true winter machine, this is your moment.
🥈 SECOND PRIZE: A Weekend Stay at RiverWest Duluth
Your basecamp on the river, at the foot of Spirit Mountain, with 12 trailheads right outside your door.
🥉 THIRD PRIZE: $500 Cash
Gear. Gas. Groceries. However you want to use it — you win, you choose.
Why Winter in Duluth +
the North Shore Is Legendary
Duluth and the North Shore come alive in winter — not despite the cold, but because of it. The trails here aren’t just pretty. They’re world-class.
Fat biking? Unreal.
Rolling singletrack through cedar groves. Packed-snow climbs. The kind of quiet you can feel.
Snowshoeing + Winter Hiking? Endless.
Waterfalls freeze into glass-blue sculptures. River overlooks look like postcards.
Nordic + Alpine Skiing? Just minutes away.
Spirit Mountain lights up the skyline — day and night.
Scenery? Better than anything an airport ad can promise.
Frozen Lake Superior. Sharp white horizons. A sky full of stars. If winter has a heart, it beats here.
Make RiverWest Duluth Your Winter Basecamp
This is where your North Shore adventure starts. Where you stay matters — and RiverWest Duluth is built for winter people.
On the river. At the base of Spirit Mountain. And steps from 12 trailheads.
RiverWest is one of the only vacation rental destinations in Duluth where you can:
● Wake up on the St. Louis River
● Walk out the door to multiple trailheads
● Ski or ride Spirit Mountain without ever starting your car
● Bring your group — some homes sleep up to 12
● Recharge with saunas, fireplaces, hot tubs and modern amenities
It’s designed for:
● Bikers
● Skiers/Snowshoers
● Musher fans
● Trail crews
● Winter-loving families
● Girls’ weekends
● Big group adventures
Everything you come to Duluth for in winter? RiverWest Duluth puts it right outside your door
Those 12 Trailheads Everyone Talks About
RiverWest gives you instant access to one of the densest trail networks in Minnesota. You’re minutes (sometimes steps) from:
● Willard Munger Trail
● Superior Hiking Trail segments
● Mission Creek trails
● Spirit Mountain Nordic & fat bike loops
● Brewer + Magney-Snively
● Western Waterfront / Waabizheshikana Trail
● Snowshoe loops with river overlooks
If your idea of winter is snow + silence + a trail stretching ahead of you, this is your place.
How to Enter the Beargrease Winter Raffle
Tickets support the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon — a 40+ year tradition honoring Minnesota history and northern heritage. And someone is taking home a Salsa Beargrease. Someone else is waking up at RiverWest Duluth. Someone else is walking away with a clean $500.
How it works:
1. Buy your raffle ticket by contacting or visiting:
2. Wait for the drawing on February 7
3. Pray to the Fat Tire Bike + North Shore gods.
WHAT A PERFECT WINTER WEEKEND LOOKS LIKE AT RIVERWEST
Day 1: Arrive + Trail Time.
Drop your bags. Hit one of the nearby trailheads. Walk or ride until the sun dips pink over the river.
Day 2: Spirit Mountain + Sauna.
Ski, snowboard, or fat bike. Come back to your sauna or fireplace. Eat, laugh, repeat.
Day 3: Chase Frozen Waterfalls
Go to Lester, Congdon, or Gooseberry. Grab a craft beer in Lincoln Park. Return to your riverfront home and watch snow fall outside the windows.
Nighttime Bonus:
If you’re lucky — northern lights.
Ready to Ride the North Shore in Style?
A new Salsa Beargrease Bike.
A free stay at RiverWest Duluth.
Or $500 cash.
Three prizes. Endless winter possibilities.
Enter the Beargrease Winter Raffle today — and get ready to experience Duluth the way locals do: by trail, by river, by snow, and by spirit.