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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...
Facebook Fan Drive! Sign-up by Friday May 4, win great prizes.
Behind the gear, the Nordic Ski Foundation wants to see more of you... ON FACEBOOK! First ever Nordic Ski Foundation Facebook Fan Drive. Get the latest information on events, give-aways and involvement opportunities. "Like" the Loppet's Facebook page...
Loppet Spring Tree Planting, May 1
Loppet Spring Tree Planting Still lamenting the fact that you didn't get to shovel as much as you wanted to this winter? Wallow in your sorrows no longer! The Nordic Ski Foundation is embarking on another year of tree plantings in Theodore Wirth...
High School Summer Programs- Open!
The Nordic Ski Foundation and Go!Training are converging to offer summer training programs for young athletes. Led by head coach Piotr Bednarski, these programs are designed for highschool age skiers interested in training in the off season. Take your...
New Opportunity- Loppet Mentoring Program
Represent the Nordic Ski Foundation at the Midwest Mtn. Expo! April 27-29
Looking for a way to fill your social skiing void? Want to share some Loppet love with the general public? Need to spend some time talking trails? Represent the Nordic Ski Foundation at the Midwest Mountaineering Expo! April 27th-29th. The Nordic...