Finish Venue

Timber Ridge: The Finish Venue

Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort is a year round resort featuring camping, world-class biking and Nordic ski trails, charming banquet facility and is host to a variety of popular events. Timber Ridge’s trails are directly connected to the Vasa Pathway and offer an exciting finish to the Iceman. The last leg of the Iceman race winds its way through Timber Ridge’s trails, making the resort the perfect location for spectators to view the exciting and often tight finishes.

Timber Ridge Resort has developed a new seasonal site rental area for large RVs and Park Models Homes specifically designed to meet the increasing demand for more luxurious and comfortable seasonal living.

Park Model Home styles range from rustic cabin to craftsman cottage and can be customized to suit the owner’s style and needs. Bay windows, vinyl fl ooring or carpet, cathedral ceilings, tape and textured interiors, and covered porches lend to the upscale feel of the park model homes. Timber Ridge Resort has partnered with builders Athens Park Homes and Skyline Park Homes to present these affordable “cottages” for about $35,000 to $45,000. Timber Ridge works with our clients on the order, purchase, and delivery of their RPT. The park model homes can be placed on a leased Timber Ridge Resort campsite for about $2,600 per season (May 1 to October 31; utilities billed separately) or we can arrange for delivery to another site. In fact, since last fall, Timber Ridge has added 2 park model homes featuring full kitchens and bathrooms to their rental list so be sure to check them out!

Hurricane Gordon blew through Timber Ridge again this spring! Three cabins on the north end of the property were blown off their foundations and actually landed a quarter mile south near the South Bath House. The relocation of the cabins placed them near all of the other cabins on the southern portion of the campground and opened up areas near the North Bath House. In fact, the Iceman information and awards trailers will placed right where the cabins used to be! Gordon also created a new road that improves fl ow for pullthrough camp sites on the north end. It’s no wonder that Iceman chose this location for the new Ice Capades Awards Celebration Zone.

Either you’re on the bus, or you’re off the bus. Gordy also picked up an old school bus to transport Timber Ridge guests on adventure trips to the Boardman River and other activities. Bring your kayak north this fall and Timber Ridge can drop you at the river and then meet you at the put-out.

Satellite Parking for Iceman

With the increased number of participants this year, parking at Timber Ridge Resort is going to be extremely limited. Meijer Slush Cup and Sno-Cone riders will have space to park in Timber Ridge Resort but that is it.

Black & Gold Line
All Iceman riders and their support crews will utilize satellite parking lots at TBA Career Tech Center and East Middle School. Buses will be running continuously from East Middle School and TBA Career Tech center from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM. We’ll have Penske Trucks assigned to each bus so your bike can make the trip back to the car with you. The East Middle School and TBA parking lots are just a quick 5 minute ride to & from Timber Ridge Resort so it will be a painless operation.

Star Cars get VIP Treatment

One exception to the limited parking situation at Timber Ridge Resort is that all Subaru drivers will have a special VIP parking lot set aside for them at Timber Ridge Resort on race day. So bring your Brat, Baja, Forester, Legacy, Impreza, Outback, or Tribeca and receive VIP treatment at Timber Ridge! The Subaru only parking area will be located in the northwest corner of the Timber Ridge Resort property. Look for the signs on your left as you enter Timber Ridge. Subaru. A lot to love.

Buses Back to Kalkaska

Blue & Silver Line
Kalkaska Public School buses will be taking weary cyclists back to Kalkaska to pick-up their cars. Buses will leave the fi nish venue at ap prox i mate ly 20 minute intervals from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Sorry, no bikes are allowed on the BATA buses so you’ll have to check your bike at the Bike Corral while you head back to Kalkaska to get your car.

Bus Schedule to Kalkaska
Grand Traverse Resort to Kalkaska	Kalkaska to Timber Ridge
Pick up Arrive Bus # 1 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:30 AM 9:30 AM Bus # 2 7:30 AM 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM	Pick up Arrive 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM 11:45 AM

Tow Away Zones

Parking outside of Timber Ridge’s main gate creates a HUGE safety hazard. Ambulances, buses, and fire trucks cannot negotiate the narrow strip of pavement that is left over by the cars parked on both sides of the road. Thus, all of Six Mile Rd. will be considered a Tow Away Zone. Park there and your car will be towed. Period. No if’s, ands or buts.

It's Been Twenty Years In The Making!!!

During our wrap-up meetings we discussed finding new ways to enhance the Iceman experience for all competitors and spectators. One thing that stood out from last year was the increased popularity of the "Ice Hole" Beer Tent and the festive atmosphere that prevailed in that area. (Timber Ridge had to boot some late night revelers out of the Ice Hole at midnight.) The other thing that stood out was the declining numbers of attendees at the awards ceremonies at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa.

The next logical step in that ongoing thought process was to marry the awards celebration and the event finish line venues into one, big happy PARTY!

So, we're proud to announce the establishment of the new Ice Capades Celebration Zone! Our partners BISSELL and Merrell really know how to party so they will be on hand to play games of "Four Square" with all takers.

For the past 20 years we have always presented the Iceman awards at an awards ceremony held later that evening (primarily because tabulating the results used to take that long.) For the first two years of Iceman, we held the awards in the lodge right at Timber Ridge. Other past locations for the awards ceremony have included the Mt. Holiday ski lodge and Grand Traverse Resort & Spa. For 2010, we are moving the awards outside at Timber Ridge so everybody can cheer for the winners throughout the afternoon while enjoying the post race festivities.

Additionally, we are planning to surround the Ice Capades Awards podium and backdrop with the Timber Ridge food and beverage court so riders and their families can enjoy a meal while observing the awards ceremony. The entire Ice Capades Celebration Zone will be defined by perimeter fencing, brightly colored tents, flags, and pennants. The area will feature games for children, Iceman Cometh Challenge history, and life size cut-outs of cyclists for photo opportunities.

So bring some quarters for the hot showers in the South Bath House and then plan to spend the afternoon cheering-on your fellow cyclists! Remember that the weather is unpredictable in Northern Mi