WinMan Trails

09/14/2026

09/14/2026

🏆 CREATOR CAMP 2026 — CHALLENGE WINNER #1

WALL OF FAME 📸
Some photos are meant for Instagram.
Some are meant for the wall. 👀

For this Creator Camp 2026 challenge, creators were tasked with capturing a landscape photo somewhere in the WinMan trail system that included a little action—the kind of shot that would look right at home hanging on the wall of the Trailhead Chalet.

And the creators have spoken…
🥇 WINNER: Jonathan Hage aka
This one takes "Amaze Yourself" to a whole other level 😂

This winner was chosen by the creators competing in Creator Camp. No judges. No panel. Just the people who were out there creating, riding, and experiencing WinMan all weekend.

Challenge Winner #1 of 4 — stay tuned for the rest of the Creator Camp 2026 winners!

09/08/2026

🎥🚵‍♂️ Creator Camp 2026 is almost here! 🌲

From September 11–13, BaseCamp will be buzzing with creators from across the mountain biking and outdoor community. They’ll be riding, filming, and taking on creative challenges all weekend to help spread the word about WinMan and create some seriously fun content for our social channels.

And yes—the trails are 100% OPEN! ✅
So come ride, explore, and enjoy the trails like you normally would. You might just spot a few cameras rolling along the way. 👀

Want to follow the action?
📱 Watch our Stories all weekend for behind-the-scenes action
📲 Download the WinMan Creator Camp app to get the full experience. Inside the app, you can:
• Meet this year’s creators
• Follow along with the creative challenges
• Check out all the great content being created
• Explore the interactive WinMan trail map
• Apply to be a creator in 2027

It’s going to be a fun weekend, and we’re excited to have this crew helping us show the rest of the world what makes WinMan so special.

Come ride. Follow along. And let’s see what they create. 🌲🔥
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Creator Camp App Designer - Jeremey Rodriquez
Creator Camp Director - Jonathan Hage

09/04/2026

The wait is over. Cabins at WinMan BaseCamp are officially open for reservations. 🙌

You've been asking us when you'd finally be able to book one, and we're pretty excited to say: today is the day.

🏕️ 3 Tiny Cabins are now available to book
🌲 2 Premium Cabins open for stays beginning in October
❄️ A handful of Rustic Campsites are available all winter
☀️ Summer 2027 reservations are now open

Whether you're planning a fall color weekend, a cozy winter trail trip or already dreaming about next summer, you can officially make BaseCamp your home base.

Stay trailside. Ride, ski, hike and explore right from your door. Then come back to a hot shower, warm sauna and a place to settle in before doing it all again tomorrow.

If you've had a WinMan trip in mind, now's a pretty good time to get it on the calendar.

→ Book your stay: https://www.campspot.com/book/winman-basecamp

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09/02/2026

Safety just got a boost at BaseCamp. 🚨

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the 545 Foundation, a new AED (automated external defibrillator) has been installed right in the hallway of Pops Lodge — giving guests and staff access to life-saving technology, right when it matters most.

Made possible through funds raised at the annual Jeremy Petrie Memorial Snowmobile Poker Run and a generous gift from Jeremy's wife and children in his memory, this AED comes through a partnership between the 545 Foundation, Northwoods EMS District, and the Town of Manitowish Waters . We're so grateful for their generosity and for a community that shows up for each other in ways big and small.

And as a reminder, WinMan also has an AED available at the main trailhead in the Chalet building. Knowing where these resources are can make all the difference in an emergency.

Thank you, 545 Foundation, for helping us make BaseCamp an even safer place for everyone who visits. ❤️

Manitowish Waters Alliance Foundation

08/28/2026

Our first big group weekend at BaseCamp is officially in the books: Dirt Camp 2026, hosted by The Nxrth. 🚵‍♀️🔥 The Nxrth

A full campground, packed with mountain bikers coming together for a weekend of outdoor adventure. The Nxrth put together a dialed-initinerary featuring rides for every skill level, trail collector challenges, catered group meals, and the kind of energy that makes you want to sign up for next year before the weekend is even over.

They put together a full recap with photos from the weekend on their website — go check it out, see what a family-friendly trail weekend at BaseCamp looks like in action, and save a spot for Dirt Camp 2027 while you're at it.

thenxrth.com

Huge thanks to The Nxrth for partnering with us for yourevent. This is exactly what we built BaseCamp for.

If you're already dreaming up your own group weekend on the trails (a club ride, a clinic, a team retreat, etc.), now's the time to start talking dates. 2027 will fill up before we know it. Call Sam at 715-515-2126 and let's plan an amazing adventure.

08/26/2026

Cabin rentals are just around the corner and as you can see, our crew is putting the final touches on some landscaping.

Turns out years of building rock gardens out on the trail translates perfectly here, where this part of the property is FULL of rocks. Our crew is putting as much of it to good use as possible.

And they never cease to amaze us with their attention to detail. A rock swale for water mitigation turned into a wildflower focal point. Stone seating around the fire pit got a tall, moss-covered rock backrest, because why not. Rockscaping meant to catch runoff around the building is sized just right for kids to leapfrog across. Oh, and what if that retaining wall had steps built right into it?

It's the generous, year-round support from all of you that lets us employ a crew this talented — one that brings this level of care to every little detail that makes up the WinMan experience.

Thank you. ❤️

08/24/2026

You show up for a full day on the trail. But your derailleur has other plans.

No problem. Coontail is right there — BoulderJunction and Arbor Vitae — with rentals, repairs, and everything else you need to actually ride. They'll get you back on the trail or put you on a different bike entirely.

Proud to have them as a WinMan sponsor. They close a gap that would otherwise keep people off the trail entirely.

www.coontail.com

08/22/2026

New Trail Day! 🌲⛺️🚵🏾‍♂️

Follow along with Isaac on Gene Connector: Our newest trail section that just opened, connecting riders from BaseCamp directly into Gene Machine, allowing for direct access to the Rear Hub.

Now come see for yourself!

08/19/2026

WinMan BaseCamp Update! 🌲⛺️

Thanks for the walkthrough video during your stay at BaseCamp.

Book your reservation today at winmantrails.com