Get Wintergized for Women’s Health in Bend January 28th

Chelsea Little · January 12, 2012

redgroup — Ladies, come have fun on your skis! Photo: Ski for Women Anchorage.

On Saturday, January 28 a brand new XC ski & snowshoe event will take place at Oregon’s Mt Bachelor Nordic Center. The inaugural Tour for the Heart presented by Heart Center Cardiology & St Charles Health System is a 5km celebration of women’s winter fitness created to educate and fundraise for women’s heart disease — America’s #1 killer.

The Tour features a gentle and scenic 5km route starting from the upper Mt Bachelor Nordic trails perfect for any level of XC skier or snowshoer. Costumes are encouraged with special prizes for organizations and schools with the largest number of participants. Yummy (and healthy) treats, music, and merriment will also contribute to making this a one-of-a-kind party in the snow for a great cause.

For more information and to sign up, visit TourForTheHeart.org. All net proceeds from the Tour for the Heart will go to the American Heart Association.

About the author

Chelsea Little

Chelsea Little is FasterSkier's Editor-At-Large. A former racer at Ford Sayre, Dartmouth College and the Craftsbury Green Racing Project, she is a PhD candidate in aquatic ecology in the @Altermatt_lab at Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. You can follow her on twitter @ChelskiLittle.