City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival
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City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival
The City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival is a two day winter festival held at Theodore Wirth Park and Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis, MN. It began as a cross country ski race in 2002 and has expanded into a weekend of multiple outdoor events.
The program includes cross country ski events in both classic and skate techniques, fat bike races, skijor races, a snowshoe event, ski orienteering, sit ski and youth Next Generation races, plus recreational and championship Kubb tournaments. Many of the point to point ski events travel over parkways and through woods to a finish at The Trailhead in Theodore Wirth Park. The Ski Orienteering event uses map and compass to find checkpoints and typically offers two course lengths: Medium/Long and Short. A Loppet Challenge entry pairs the long distance Classic and Skate events across the weekend.
Distances available across the festival include:
- 30K
- 20K
- 10K
- 5K
- 3K
- 2K
- 1K
The festival schedule spans two days and is followed the next weekend by the Luminary Loppet, a fundraiser held on the second Saturday in February. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
