 It's the night before the big race as one of America's premier cross country skiing events gets ready to hit the trails of northern Minnesota. The 36th annual Minnesota Finlandia kicks off Saturday morning at 8 a.m., followed by many other ski events. Skiers from all over the region will take part in the annual cross country ski race. The snow and cold temperatures this winter has made ideal conditions for this year's big event. Conditions this year are fantastic. This is the first year in four years that we've been able to ski the full course. The past three years ago we were canceled and the past two years we've been half course so we're really excited to have full course finally up here in northern Minnesota. Now throughout race day anyone interested in doing some downhill skiing or tubing, Univista will be open for regular business as well. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.