Thursday, February 5, 2026
Register Now!
If your session is full please fill out our waitlist form!
Join us for our annual BigFoot Glowshoe event being held on the Michigan Tech Trails! The event will be a glowing good time - all are welcome and no snowshoeing experience is required. Pre-registration is required and includes beanies, glowsticks and more!
You will be guaranteed snowshoes during the time you registered for if you purchased Event + Rental Option.
Rental snowshoes are NOT available for participants weighing under 120 pounds. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to your time slot and no later than 20 minutes before your time slot ends. Each time slot is slated for an hour. After registration is complete, an email will be sent as a confirmation of your purchase.
Michigan Tech students, please bring your Michigan Tech ID.
We are actively seeking for volunteers for this event! Volunteer information can be found here.
Register to volunteer here.
Location
OAP Rental Center - MTU Trailhead
Date
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Time Slots
Cost
- Walk-ups are welcome but are not guaranteed a spot since the events’ maximum program capacity has been reached.
- All Participants: Event Only (BYO snowshoes!) $5.50
- MTU Student: Event + Snowshoe Rental $5.50
- General Public: Event + Snowshoe Rental Additional $5.50
Spring 2026
New Registration System Launching Spring 2026
We're upgrading to a new recreation program registration system to better support youth and adult programs!
Create your account early to be ready! *Note: Due to system constraints, only current students, faculty, and staff may use an MTU email. All others must use or create a different email address to create an account.
Additional information on how to create your user account can be found here.
Registration opens January 6, 8:00 am.
Registration closes February 4, 11:59 pm.
Questions?
Contact the OAP Rental Center at
oap@mtu.edu or call 906-487-2290 and leave a voicemail.
