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Online Registration Closed – Register In-Person Friday Night Only
On-line registration for the Tri-Loppet is now closed. Last-minute registration is Friday evening from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Wirth Chalet (1301 Theodore Wirth Parkway – Plymouth Avenue and Wirth Parkway – between Golden Valley Road and Highway 55 on Wirth...
Trees Cleared – Tri-Loppet Is Out of the Woods!
After a week of (very) hard work, the Conservation Corps and the Park Board finished initial clearing of most of the paths in Wirth Park. This means that it will now be possible for runners and bikers to make it through the UCare City of Lakes Tri-Loppet...
North Side Tornado Clean-up
Ingrid Remak Volunteers Hiedi Teoh and Sheryl GolinUniting under blue skies, over 80 volunteers from the City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation, Nice Ride and Surly Beer Company gathered under the Loppet awning in the Theodore Wirth parking lot to take rake...
2011 Tri-Loppet Promotional Video
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New This Year
For the 2011 Trail Loppet on September 10th, a few new things have been introduced: 13.1K – a very challenging intermediate distance option: 7.5 mile race through the woods of south Wirth Park. Nordic Walk is shorter and better to avoid overlap with the...
Tree Planting Recap
Skiers are fond of inclement weather. They often find themselves the sole celebrants in a season of despicably cold temperatures and snow. This quality was proven true on Saturday, May 21 when, despite steady rains, a solid crew of skiing aficionados and...
North Side Tornado Clean-Up — Volunteers Needed
The City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation, Nice Ride Minnesota, and Surly Brewing are organizing clean-up crews for this Thursday, May 26. Two shifts: 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. – 5 p.m. Parking is very limited in the storm damaged area. Please...
City of Lakes Loppet Volunteer Recognition
A video presented as a thanks to the volunteers who helped make the 2011 City of Lakes Loppet weekend a success
2011 Registration Now Open
Register online for the 2011 Trail Loppet.
Spring Planting May 21, 2011 – Volunteers Needed
With spring officially underway, it is time for all you winter aficionados to hang up those snow shovels and start digging to the tune of a new season. Please join the Nordic Ski Foundation and fellow skiers as we kick off spring with a tree planting day...