The 2027 Fatathlon moves to Sucker Springs

People in winter coats stand around cornhole boards on packed snow, with a snowmobile and stacked firewood behind them.

Mark the calendar: the Fatathlon is Saturday, February 6, 2027, and it has a new home at Sucker Springs in Conover. The trails there are on Vilas County land and are groomed for fat bikes in winter.

It’s the same race: a short course and a long course on groomed snow, and the cornhole bonus that has decided more than one podium. Results and photos from past years, when the race ran at Shannon Lake, are in the news archive.

Registration, the entry fee, the start time and the course lengths are coming soon. They’ll be on the event page and in The Dirt first.

The race runs on volunteers. If you can help on race day, see how to volunteer.