JHardy northern folk are encouraged to participate in the Frozen Forester Winter Triathlon on Saturday, March 2 at Pine Valley Recreation Area in Cloquet.

What is a winter triathlon? In this case, it includes Nordic skiing, fat tire biking and snowshoeing (or just running/walking in your boots, whatever works).

Organizer Tim Krohn said the Frozen Forester Ski-Bike-Shoe is a family-friendly event to help introduce the new Pine Valley mountain bike trail.

Unlike last year's Lost Forester race, Krohn said this year's event will not require a compass.

"It's all in Pine Valley, on- and off-tra...