The Season has Begun! Loppet Ski Club in motion

While the cold and dark days have sent many Minnesotans into hibernation mode, members of the Loppet Ski Club have had no difficulties making the transition into winter. Since the additional inches of snow last weekend, Theodore Wirth Park has been brimming with skier...

On snow! Nellie Stone Johnson skiers hit the trail.

Most skiers woke on Thursday morning to the delight of December’s first snowfall. What most would view as a far cry from skiable, most Twin City skiers read the dusting as Mother Nature’s promise of the impending winter months to come. However, that was not what Coach...

A brush stroke of Loppet Blue

World Loppet Headquarters have been hit by the first storm of the season. The Loppet office, the hidden apartment unit adjoined to the Theodore Wirth Chalet, has been struck by the magic wand of Loppet Blue, setting the stage of a transformative winter season to come....

Loppet goes Hennepin!

 Minneapolis, MN- The City ofLakes Loppet is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a move to Hennepin Avenue in Uptown.  Participants will ski from Lake Calhoun and up Lake Street before turning down Hennepin with a grand finish in front of Kitchen Window.  Event...

Tree Planting- TOMORROW!

A spontaneous opportunity to plant some trees is happening tomorrow, and we need your help!  Help fill out the forest before the winter snows fall.  The Nordic Ski Foundation is planting 21 trees along the ski trails and in the “back forty” section of...