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Tickets for the Fastenal Parallel 45 Winter Festival and Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup Sprint Finals on Tuesday, March 17th, are selling quickly, and you only have a few days left to buy them at their current low price of $25! We are stockpiling snow...

The culture of American sporting events oftentimes revolves around tailgating the big event, so it only seems right that skiers should have the opportunity to tailgate the first World Cup on American snow in 20 years! Any high school, collegiate, or...

The Loppet Foundation is excited to announce our new partnership with Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS). The nationally-recognized ski shop has formally opened their new Midwest location today in The Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. BNS has...

The Loppet Foundation is seeking proposals for managing and operating the cafe concession in the Trailhead. Services sought in the concession include sales of things like coffee, beer and wine, and food. Proposals might also include catering for events...

The temperature on Saturday was brisk, but that made the inaugural Fastenal Parallel 45 Cup Rollerski Loppet feel like a World Cup cross-country ski race -- similar to the one we are preparing for this March! Plus, the extra clothing layers the...

2020 Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup Sprint Finals tickets are now available at loppet.org/events/parallel45/spectate/. Registration for participant events is available at loppet.org/events/parallel45/participate/.

The second edition of the Loopet Loppet was a day to remember. Cool temperatures were perfect for putting in a full day of mile after mile, and the mix of snow--rain--sun--hail--sun--rain--sleet--sun kept things interesting, and only enough to dampen the...

Make it easier for spectators to cheer for you by having your name on your race bib! Register for the City of Lakes Loppet Festival + bib personalization by 11:59pm on October 14, 2019 to have your name printed on your race bib. People who want a...