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Wirth Timing Shed Wins Architectural Award
LHB Receives AIA Merit Award for the Nordic Skiing Timing Shed Minneapolis, MN (June 13, 2012) On June 21, 2012, LHB will receive a 2012 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Minneapolis Merit Award for the design of the Nordic Skiing Timing Shed...
2012 Tri-Loppet Spectator Guide
Loppet Nordic Racing: It’s Official
Long-time Twin Cities ski clubs Minnesota Valley Ski Team and Go! Training are joining forces under the banner of the City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation. The new combined club will have programming for youth through masters level skiers and will go by...
Foundation Reaches 300 Memberships – Receives $3,000 Matching Grant
With a good rush at the end, the Nordic Ski Foundation just eked in under the wire. The Foundation has a goal of doubling Foundation membership this year in order to fund the new Loppet Mentors and transportation programs with the inner-city youth...
Save the Date – May 22. Program unveiling Open House and more…
New Partners. New Programs. New Plans. Even a New Name... Join us for this Open House event. Tuesday May 22, 2012 6:30pm-8:30pm Wirth Chalet, Fireplace Room Hear about expanded adult and youth programs, mentorship opportunities, upcoming facility...
New This Year
This year's Surly Trail Loppet will be improved in several categories - wave starts to spread out the runners, chip timing for faster results, and better aid station distribution. With the completion of the boardwalk across Wirth Lake the course is...
2012 Registration Now Open
2012 Trail Loppet a Surly Lovers Paradise
For those who love Surly Beer this year's Trail Loppet promises to be the best ever. Each finisher receives a Surly Beer and there is more to purchase if the one beer is not enough. On top of that, Surly is doing door prize drawings for tickets to...
Adventure Race- Anwatin and Nellie Stone take overland training one step beyond…
You’ve seen photos of runners crawling out of mud pits, jumping barricades, and rope swinging across rivers to cross the finish line? Adventure racing has been sweeping the running scene in recent years and the middle school coaches of the Nordic Ski...
Filling out the Forest- 55 trees planted in Wirth
Anyone who has wandered onto the Wirth trails this year has probably noticed a few bald spots in the park’s mighty green canopy. It was one year ago that a spring tornado tore through Wirth Park. The storm downed over a thousand trees and ripped apart...