December 17, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – We are excited to announce that the seventh annual international SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Tour de Ski 2015 Contest is coming soon for contestants worldwide with thousands of dollars in prizes up for grabs, including the grand prize, a superb Madshus package including Redline Carbon Skate skis, Nano Carbon Skate Boots and Nano Carbon Race 100 UHM poles valued at $1,815 US.

This year the Tour de Ski runs from Jan. 3-11, 2015 covering 9 days with the first event kicking off in Oberhof, Germany. Registration will be opening soon as countries are still finalizing their rosters, so stay tuned to skitrax.com for updates.

Here’s how the FIS Tour de Ski 2015 Contest works
When registration opens, you’ll have a chance to submit your team of unique individual skiers including four (4) men, and four (4) women plus two (2) Outlaw Skiers (one male and one female) not in the top 15 of the FIS World Cup overall rankings. The menus for all skiers will be available at registration as well as a link to the FIS World Cup Ranking where you will find more details on each skier.

Points will be awarded following each TdS stage based on each skier’s performance and published regularly at skitrax.com so you can follow your team’s progress and see how you compare with other players and the actual TdS standings.

Good luck to all contestants and thanks to Madshus all of our great sponsors to be announced shortly.

SkiTrax is North America’s leading Nordic skiing publication and the official magazine of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Cross Country Canada (CCC).