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John Schmitt Dedication Ceremony and Annual Meeting Recap
To the backdrop of a beautiful sunset, longtime race announcer John Schmitt was honored at the City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation’s Annual Meeting. Architect Bruce Colwell introduced the unique building he and his team put on skis before handing the...
World Paralympics coming to Wirth
October 5, 2011 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Nordic Ski Foundation is proud to partner with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), a branch of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), to host the 2012 World Paralympics. This event will bring top Paralympic...
Dedication of John Schmitt Building & Annual Foundation Meeting, Oct. 11
Please join us Tuesday Oct. 11 for the Annual Foundation Meeting and a chance to honor longtime race announcer and cross-country skier John Schmitt. Program will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a short trail hike exploring the exciting development of the...
Loppet office welcomes new Program Coach Allie Rykken
"It rhymes with chicken," Allie said as she introduced herself and gave her new co-workers a favorite trick for remembering her last name. Allie Rykken has just joined the office ranks as official Program Coach of the Loppet Youth Programs. She...
Anwatin Ski Team Earns Bikes
“I’m going to start riding to school” exclaimed Saysetha as he snapped on his helmet and bounded back to his bicycle that he had been working on for the last half hour. That is because the ten mountain bikes that the Anwatin Ski Team had been riding...
Foundation Seeks Timer Bids for Tour de Twin Cities
RFP announcement The City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation and the Sisu Foundation have jointly issued a Request for Proposals to provide event timing and results reporting at the 2012 Tour de Twin Cities SuperTour and Junior Olympics Qualifying events...
Loppet Dryland has begun!
Time to get out the ski poles. This Tuesday over thirty skiers anxious for snow arrived at the Par 3 building to begin core strengthening, muscle toning, and endurance building- all in anticipation of the upcoming ski season. Led by veteran coaches...
Run Club wraps up the Season with the Half Marathon
Run Club makes a dash at the Trail Loppet
The City of Lakes Run Club had been training for the City of Lakes Loppet for 11 weeks. Beginning practices on the heels of the Tri-Loppet in June, the group of thirty had been meeting twice a week throughout the summer to train, motivate, commiserate,...