Midwest Jr. Champs – glorious days of competition

The sun shone brightly on the 180 young skiers who congregated at Theodore Wirth Park for the third annual Midwest Junior Championships – the final event in the Skiwerx Race Series.  Youth between the ages of 4 and 14, representing 30 clubs participated in...

Adaptive Ski Program – new program a success

This year – the Loppet Foundation partnered with the Courage Center to start an Adaptive Cross Country Ski Program in Theodore Wirth Park.  Building off the momentum gained last year when the two groups co-hosted the International Paralympics Committee Nordic...

Waffle Loppets… memories

Do you ski to eat or eat to ski?  That question was answered on two occassions this winter when Loppet Foundation members gathered on the Wirth ski course for a fabulous eating… I mean skiing… event.   “Who doesn’t like waffles?” said chief waffle...