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World Cup Letter to the Community
Dear Loppet Community – It is with sheer joy that we have announced the Loppet Cup - a FIS COOP Cross-Country Ski World Cup to be held February 17 - 19 (President’s Day Weekend!) 2024. I wanted to tell you a little bit about why we...
A Message From Utepils Brewing
Both Utepils Brewing and The Loppet Foundation have been around for years; each of us excelling at our respective passions. Last fall we finally officially connected with Utepils Brewing becoming the official beer of The Loppet. We want to...
Bringing the World to Wirth: The Loppet Foundation to Host the 2024 Loppet Cup, The COOP FIS Cross Country World Cup in Minneapolis
The Loppet Foundation, Share Winter Foundation and U.S. Ski & Snowboard will welcome the best cross country ski racers in the world to Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Wirth Park for the COOP FIS Cross Country World Cup over President’s Day weekend, Feb....
2023 Luminary Loppet Rescheduled to February 18
Due to unique and unprecedented circumstances, the Loppet Foundation has made the difficult decision to reschedule the Luminary Loppet, with a new date of Saturday, February 18th 2023. This winter’s heavy snow and warm temperatures have created unsafe...
The Loppet Foundation partners with Utepils Brewing
The Loppet Foundation is excited to announce the new partnership with Utepils Brewing as the Official Beer Partner of The Loppet! Utepils' proximity to Theodore Wirth Park and their commitment to the outdoors make this a natural partnership that we are...
Loppet Goes to The Boundary Waters
At the end of August a group of Loppet Foundation full time staff and Trailhead Managers on Duty took a four day trip to the Boundary Waters in Northeast Minnesota. This trip was made possible thanks to a grant for northeastern Minnesotans for...
Updating Our Mission & Values
Dear Loppet Community - What a community we have! Hundreds of us gathered last night for the Loppet Community Celebration at the Trailhead to share food, warm up by the fires, blow bubbles, play on hay bales, cavort under the canopy of Theodore...
Anwatin Junior Loppet Goes to Tettegouche State Park
Is there anything better than getting to enjoy the outdoors? The Junior Loppet crew from Anwatin Middle School recently went on a trip to Tettegauche State Park for two nights with seven Anwatin kids. Coach Allie shares her account below: “We...
Girls Rock! Week – Summer 2022
Monday July 18th - Friday July 22nd, 2022 Trail Kids and Adventure Camp celebrated Girls Rock - a week dedicated to female and female identifying campers! Trail Kids This week had campers forming friendships and learning new skills. The Trail Kids...
The Loppet Hall of Fame
The Loppet Hall of Fame is a celebration of community. Thousands of people have put their heart and soul into the Loppet – volunteering, participating, mentoring, working – making the Loppet happen year after year. The Hall of Fame takes a subset of...