Winter Tour (2020)

The Winter Tour is the thirty-second tour of Mario Kart Tour, which began on December 2, 2020 and ended on December 15, 2020. It is the second tour that shares its name with a previous tour, while also introducing a new course themed after the North Pole and Santa's workshop, aptly named Merry Mountain. A variant of Bowser in Christmas attire is introduced, while Mario (Santa) and Yoshi (Reindeer) reappear as the second week's spotlights. For the duration of the tour, the Lakitu referee also wore a Christmas-themed costume, and the festive trees from the 2019 Winter Tour, the London Tour, and the Holiday Tour return. A new bonus challenge called "Take them out quick!" is also introduced, where the player is tasked with taking out all of their Mega Opponent's balloons before the time runs out. The menu's background featured the present tower of Merry Mountain as the landmark for this tour.

Signature kart sets
Drivers with a corresponding cup in the tour were bumped one rank up in every course of their cup.

Rewards
Gold cells indicate rewards exclusive to Gold Pass members.

Winter Log-In Bonus
The 14-day Winter Log-In Bonus serves as the log-in bonus for this tour and consists of bigger rewards than those of other tours.

Initial pipe appearance rates
In the 2020 Winter Tour, the Starry Gliders Pipe held 30 items instead of 50 items and contained these items:

Winter Pipe 2 held these items:

In the 2020 Winter Tour, the All-Clear Pipe held all regular High-End items, but only shot out one item at random and could contain any of these items:

Token Shop
The limited-time event where event tokens appeared began on December 2, 2020 and lasts until December 15, 2020, starting on the first week of the tour like the Token Shops in the 1st Anniversary Tour and the Mario vs. Luigi Tour. Event tokens could be earned from collecting in courses.

Tier Shop
The shop featured a variety of set and randomized items available for purchase. The item slots in the shop are unlocked based on the highest tier of players.

Profiles

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
 * "The Mario vs. Luigi Tour is wrapping up in blue. It looks like the stage has been set for the next tour... Look out for an announcement in the coming days!"
 * "A brand-new course is ready in blue! Welcome to Merry Mountain! This is an original course appearing in a Mario Kart game for the first time. We hope you look forward to the Winter Tour that starts on Dec. 1!"
 * "The Winter Tour starts today and it features the debut of Merry Mountain, a brand-new course lined with candy-like street lamps and gift boxes! And we've brought back the festive trees. They're hidden along courses in blue!"
 * "It's time to shine! The Starry Gliders Pipe is here and it's full of star-themed gliders, including the new Silver Starchute! The pipe is available until Dec. 10 in blue."
 * "The Winter Tour is almost over. Thanks for racing! Next up in blue is the Rosalina Tour!"

Trivia

 * The 2020 Winter Tour is the third tour to reuse a post-release Coin Rush course from another tour, namely reusing the DS DK Pass Coin Rush course from the 2019 Winter Tour. The first time was the Cooking Tour, which reused the DS Luigi's Mansion Coin Rush course from the 2019 Halloween Tour, and the second time was the Sunset Tour, which reused the 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar Coin Rush course from the Holiday Tour.