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#Loppet2019 Race Recap
[centered_image src="https://loppet.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/51325653_10157138445502272_583833548998311936_o-1024x682.jpg"][/centered_image] Thursday & Friday Evening temperatures were no joke last week, but racers in the Classic, Freestyle, Penn...
Weekend Snowstorm Arrives Just in Time for Loppet Winter Festival Races
Organizers of the City of Lakes Loppet Festival were pleased to announce Monday afternoon that they will be running full point-to-point races once again in 2019 Minneapolis, MN — Thanks to a solid heaping of snow this past weekend, event officials at the...
North Star Ski Touring Club Seeks Applications for Grant Fund Projects
Announcement: The North Star Ski Touring Club (NSSTC) is seeking applications for donations from the North Star Grant Fund. Application Deadline: Applications are due by March 31 for grants awarded in 2019. Grant Fund Goal: To support NSSTC and to enrich...
72 Hours in Ski Camp, a retelling…
New Staff Member: John Bussey, Director of Events & Corporate Relations
Just inside The Trailhead’s main entrance, painted on the wall, is a great paragraph called The Trailhead Manifesto. It struck me the first time I walked in. Broadly, it’s about adventure, excellence, stewardship, integrity, and inclusiveness; an...
LNR hosts 2018 Ski Erg World Championship Sprints at the Trailhead
Over the weekend of Nov. 8,9,10 and 11th athletes competed in the 2018 Ski Erg World Championship Sprints at the Trailhead building in Theodore Wirth Park. Over 60 athletes came out and sprinted for 1,000 meters while their best times were recorded....
Donate Today: Help the Loppet unlock $17,000 in matching funds, now through Give to the Max Day (Thursday, Nov. 15)!
Thursday, November 15 is Give to the Max Day, and we need your help to meet the largest GTMD challenge in Loppet history! Donations made between now and midnight on Thursday, November 15th will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $17,000, thanks to a...