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Team World Vision runs the Surly Trail Loppet!

This year the Surly Trail Loppet is welcoming Team World Vision to the start line. Team World Vision is an organization that pulls new runners out of the woodwork with the mission of raising money for projects abroad. This year, over 200 runners will be...

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2012 Surly Trail Loppet- Biggest event yet…

With more and more Twin Cities runners keen on trail running, the Nordic Ski Foundation is anticipating the largest Surly Trail Loppet yet. “Last year we had over 700 participants. This year we are anticipating nearly one thousand,” said Foundation...

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Midwest Junior Championships – Recap

A day that looked more fit for biking than skiing- youth skiers decked out in shorts, sunscreen and sunglasses skied out under blue skies daring the spring sun to dampen their skiing spirits. With Mother Nature careening into spring- the Nordic Ski...

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Beyond Perfect- Loppet Ski Club Travels Up North

  With Mother Nature determinately swaying the season towards spring- the Loppet Ski Club made a final dash to the netherlands of the state to ski the last stronghold of snow. Despite skeptically hitting the trails, the anticipated void of unknown...

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Agosto takes Loppet Office to the “Cloud”

While this has not been the winter for snow, it hasn’t kept the the City of Lakes Loppet office from moving forward in spite of the weather. With the help of Agosto, an IT consulting firm specializing in taking companies to the Cloud, the Loppet has...

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Friday Field Trip – Anwatin heads to Elk River

On Friday morning- when most Minneapolis kids were sleeping in on their day off from school, the Anwatin Ski Team was suiting up for snow. “We wanted to get out of the city and were looking for a place with woods and trails,” said Coach Rykken. Bursting...

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