1. The Countdown THE COUNTDOWN Ski Skirmish: Winter Warfare This is not about surviving the clock. It’s about what you can extract from it. Five intervals. Each one shorter. Each one with more rest. Which means one thing: There are no excuses not to push. The early minutes demand control and discipline. The back end demands aggression and intent. If you pace it well, the final minutes should hurt — and your numbers should show it. This workout rewards athletes who understand effort, pacing, and when to shift gears. You don’t win this by hanging on. You win it by emptying the tank at the right time. SCORING Score 1: Overall Distance — total work done across all intervals Score 2: Interval 1 Distance — your ability to attack early and set the tone Both matter. Start strong. Finish stronger. Winter Warfare isn’t about comfort. It’s about composure under pressure. Man the Ergs.

2. The Avalanche THE AVALANCHE Ski Skirmish: Winter Warfare This one builds whether you’re ready or not. A short opener. Then it doubles. Then it doubles again. And when you think you’ve settled in — it keeps going. There is no rest, no reset, no hiding. Each interval stacks fatigue on top of the last until the final 1600 becomes a test of composure, pacing, and resilience. Because every piece is scored individually, you can’t sacrifice the early work and you can’t limp home late. Every split matters. Every mistake compounds. This is an engine test disguised as a distance ladder. Respect it — or it will bury you. DISTANCE 3000m total 200m 400m 800m 1600m SCORING Score 1: 200m Time Score 2: 400m Time Score 3: 800m Time Score 4: 1600m Time Four chances to prove you belong. Four chances to lose control. Winter Warfare rewards athletes who can think under pressure — not just suffer. Man the Ergs.

3. Snow Hiding Place This workout is built around short, sharp SkiErg efforts that look harmless, but quietly punish any lapse in discipline. The distances repeat. The rest stays fixed. Fatigue accumulates. You’ll feel moments where you want to ease off. That’s the instinct to hide. But this event doesn’t reward your best efforts — it exposes your worst. One sloppy pull. One breath too many. One rep where you disappear into the snow. That’s the number that counts. SCORING Score A: Worst time across all 100m efforts Score B: Worst time across all 200m efforts Score C: Worst time across all 300m efforts Consistency is survival. There is nowhere to hide in a snowfield once you’re spotted. Stay sharp. Stay composed. Keep moving. Man the Ergs.

4. Kilimanjaro (5,895m) 4. Kilimanjaro (5,895m) THE MISSION - This isn't just distance for distance's sake; it’s a simulation of the ascent. Mount Kilimanjaro stands 5,895m tall. To conquer it, you have to endure the long approach before surviving the final, brutal push to the summit. THE WORKOUT For Time: Interval 1: 5,000m (Base Camp Approach) Immediately into... Interval 2: 895m (The Summit Push) THE TRAP (SCORING) This event has two separate scores. Strategy is everything. Score A (Overall Time): Your total time to complete the full 5,895m. This tests your aerobic capacity and pacing discipline. Score B (The Summit): Your time for just the final 895m. This tests your grit. How hard can you push when your lungs are burning and your grip is fading? STRATEGY If you redline the 5k, you will crumble on the ascent (Score B). If you cruise the 5k to save energy, your Overall Time (Score A) will suffer. Find your threshold. Hold the line. Then empty the tank. Man the Ergs.

5. Frostbite 1000m for time The distance that bites harder than any other. The 1000m sits in no-man’s land. Too long to sprint. Too short to settle. From the first pull, you’re forced to commit to a pace that feels aggressive but sustainable — and then hold it while everything in your body tells you to back off. At 200–300m, the burn arrives early. Breathing spikes. The legs start filling with acid. You know you’re not even halfway, yet there’s no tactical reset coming. No rest. No rhythm change. Just relentless pressure. By 600–800m, this becomes a test of grit, not fitness. Technique starts to fray, power fades, and every stroke feels heavier than the last. You’re fighting the urge to shorten, rush, or quit — knowing that one lapse costs seconds you’ll never get back. The final 200m is pure willpower. Vision narrows. The machine feels frozen. You empty whatever is left, not because it feels good, but because stopping hurts more than finishing. This is why the 1000m bites. It exposes pacing errors. It punishes hesitation. And it rewards those who can suffer with intent. No gimmicks. No hiding. Just you, the distance, and how hard you’re willing to go.

6. No Thaw 6. No Thaw 2500m total Descending intervals: 1000 / 750 / 500 / 250 No rest. No reset. No escape. No Thaw is the final test of Winter Warfare — a countdown that only gets faster as the distance shrinks and the fatigue deepens. The opening 1000m sets the tone. Long enough to expose pacing errors, short enough to demand intent. You can’t hide here — go out too hot and you pay early; hold back and you bleed seconds you’ll never get back. The 750m is where the cold sets in. Breathing is high, legs are heavy, and the accumulated fatigue starts to dictate the pace. This is where discipline matters — holding form and rhythm while everything tightens. By the 500m, it’s no longer about strategy. You’re working off what’s left. The body is numb, power is fading, and every pull feels harder than it should. The final 250m is a sprint against the freeze. No technique cues. No thinking. Just empty the tank and finish strong. There is no recovery between efforts. No thaw between rounds. Once you start, the cold stays with you until the very end. This is a test of pacing, resilience, and how well you can suffer under pressure — exactly how a final workout should end. Scoring A. Overall B. 750 interval C. 500 interval D. 250 interval