Our Sponsors and Partners
Sisu: You will figure out how to move forward.
SISU ‘24 Title Sponsor
Aspirus returns for the ninth consecutive year as title sponsor. Aspirus is a rural, critical access healthcare organization with 25 inpatient beds, clinics, in-home care and emergency services, with a staff of more than 400 employees. Aspirus Ironwood serves Michigan’s Gogebic County and Wisconsin’s Iron County, as well as surrounding areas with compassionate patient care and exceptional quality.
2024 GOLD SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
ABR Trails is a full service touring center with over 95 km of groomed ski trails and 17 km of snowshoe trails. Located on 1100 acres of varied and scenic terrain along the Montreal River in Erwin Township, 3 miles south of Ironwood. The full service ski shop sells major brands of ski equipment with demos available, clothing, waxing products, hats, gloves, souvenirs. Ski rentals, waxing service, lessons and trailside lodging also available.
The City of Ironwood welcomes all of the SISU skiers, their families and friends to the area. Have a great time and come back again to enjoy our year-round outdoor sport opportunities.
We’re on a mission to empower others on their wellness journey. Whether you’re seeking relief from chronic pain or are looking for a natural means to relax your mind & body, we are at your service. Higher Love opened its Ironwood store in 2022, and is committed to supporting the community through events like SISU Ski Fest!
Whether you ski classic or skate, if you ski to race or relax, we’ve got everything you need from clothing, skis, bindings, and more to get you inspired and ready!
Salomon provides our ski tab racer gift and some big ticket door prizes for our racers.
Engineering, fabricating, machining. “If you can dream it we can build it!” U.P. Fabricating, located in Negaunee, MI has supplied our awesome SISU Ski Fest participant and sponsor awards every year since 2010.
2024 SILVER SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
A multi-disciplinary engineering firm with offices in Iron Mountain and Ironwood, Michigan. Founded in 1969, continually providing a variety of professional engineering and land surveying services.
The Ski Area Management Program at GCC is one of the nation's most comprehensive training programs for individuals interested in pursuing a career in the snow sport industry. SAM program groomers help snow-in and sculpt our “Finnish” line with their Pisten Bully.
ENERGY · ENDURANCE · RECOVERY · SINCE 1987
Hammer Nutrition has provided our on-course energy drink and fuel products since 2010. HEED energy drink and Hammer Gel will be available on course on race day.
The Ironwood Kiwanis Club serves children of the Gogebic Range. Local projects include blood drives, Coats for Kids, Santa’s Headquarters, Needy Children’s Trust Fund, scholarships, and outdoor recreation events. The Kiwanis sponsorship offsets our youth discount and Depot Dash event.
Pisten Bully is recognized as the premier cross country ski grooming implement, and the SISU Ski Fest race course is groomed by PB machines! The expertly groomed trails at ABR rely on Pisten Bully machines to assure we have the best course conditions possible!
RIZE is dedicated to empowering the wellness of the greater Ironwood community we are proud to serve. With the UP’s first drive-in express pickup and our endless selection of products, it's easy to see how RIZE is Cultivating joy!
Sturgul & Long, S.C. provides legal advice in the areas of estate planning and elder law, including Medicaid and long-term care planning, nursing home planning, and asset protection in Hurley, Ashland, Minocqua, greater Northern Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan.
From their base of operations in Washburn, WI, Whitecap Kayak guides sea kayak camping & day trips from the Apostle Islands to the Porcupine Mountains on pristine Lake Superior. We also do ACA certified instructions for sea kayaking & whitewater kayaking. Let us put a trip together for you!
IRON PARTNERS
Associated Title & Closing
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
4 Seasons Lawn & Property Service
Associated Title & Closing
Center Life Health
Friends of the Miners Memorial Heritage Park
Gogebic Co Search & Rescue
Gogebic Co Emergency Management Service
Gogebic Co Sheriff’s Dept
Gogebic Range Bank
Holden Insurance Agency
Iron Co Community Credit Union
Iron Co Health Dept
Ironwood Area Schools
Ironwood Storage
Ottawa National Forest Service
Rigoni’s Bakery
skinnyski.com
Steve Lahti
Suffolk Street Eatery
Walmart
WJMS/WIMI/WUPY