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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...
The Why, When, and How of XC Ski Training- young skier and parent info sessions
Excited to get your kid into cross-country ski training? Or have they begun skiing and they are ready to take it to the next level? The City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation is offering two athlete development seminars for young athletes and their parents....
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...
Memories… The Anwatin Ski Team celebrates the season with a banquet
With the snow long gone- the Anwatin Ski Team reunited Tuesday evening for a delicious potluck dinner to reminisce over the past ski season and unveil the plans for the exciting Loppet Juniors Summer Program to come. Skiers, along with parents and...
Midwest Jr. Championships – Recap
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...
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...
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...
Jam packed! A weekend of racing for Anwatin and Nellie Stone
Saturday March 5th: A fresh coat of snow sent both the Anwatin and Nellie Stone ski teams into a flurry of racing over the course of the weekend. “It’s not over until there is not a drop of snow left on the ground,” said Jon Miller who coaches the Nellie...
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...