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MADISON, Wis. — Here’s a look at how SuperTour race organizers make a city sprint possible in downtown Madison. Starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, some 90 trucks carted manmade snow from an energy facility about a mile or two from Wisconsin’s State Capitol and dumped it on the city streets surrounding the square.
Madison’s Don Miller Subaru SuperTour features 1 k classic sprints on Saturday, and 1 k freestyle sprints on Sunday. Click here for the event website, and check back for complete race coverage.
A snow sculpture stands alone at the Madison Winter Festival
The podium at Madison’s Winter Festival in front of the state capital
The groomed and tracked course
An hour and a half before the Madison SuperTour kicks off on Saturday with the 1 k classic sprints around the square.
Freshly spread snow starting to look like a course in downtown Madison
The snow belt around Wisconsin’s state capital.
The illuminated Capitol building
Building a slope for the ski and snowboard Jeep Downtown Throw Down Rail Jam
Races officials and volunteers helping direct traffic. The square is closed!
Working hard to spread the snow.
One of an estimated 90 trucks dump manmade snow on the street surrounding Wisconsin’s state capitol on Friday night.
Madison SuperTour and CXC director Yuriy Gusev (in yellow) chats with officials on Friday night.
Wisconsin State Capitol just after dusk on Friday, right before Madison Winter Festival organizers dumped and spread manmade snow on the city streets.
Some of the first snow in Capitol Square in downtown Madison, Wis., on Friday afternoon for the city’s eighth annual Winter Festival.
Alex Kochon (alexkochon@gmail.com) is a former FasterSkier editor and roving reporter who never really lost touch with the nordic scene. A freelance writer, editor, and outdoor-loving mom of two, she lives in northeastern New York and enjoys adventuring in the Adirondacks. She shares her passion for sports and recreation as the co-founder of "Ride On! Mountain Bike Trail Guide" and a sales and content contributor at Curated.com. When she's not skiing or chasing her kids around, Alex assists authors as a production and marketing coordinator for iPub Global Connection.
