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Loppet Events
The City of Lakes Loppet is a festival of cross country skiing for the whole family.
Saturday events
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 Snow Sculpture Contest
Sculpting: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Judging: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Teams of sculptors have 5 hours to turn a large block of snow into a work of art.
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 Penn Ice-Cycle Loppet
Heats start: 12:00 p.m.
Finals: 1:30 p.m.
An exciting bike race on a short track of ice.
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Beer, BBQ and Vendor Village
1:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Visit the heated tent in uptown for beer, brats, outdoor and fitness vendors, and more.
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Chuck & Don's Skijoring Loppet
2:00 p.m.
Dogs pair up with their human skiers during this exciting race around Lake of the Isles with an Uptown finish.
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 Minnesota Youth Ski League SuperCarnival
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Ski games for children 12 and under, alongside the finish line in Uptown.
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 Rossignol Junior Loppet
3:00 p.m.
A 5k race around Lake of the Isles with an Uptown finish for anyone age 18 or younger.
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 Minne-Loppet
4:00 p.m.
A free and non-competitive event for kids ages 12 and under. All kids receive medals, cookies and hot cider.
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 Finn Sisu Sprints
1:00 p.m. Preliminary heats. 5:00 p.m. finals.
2 minute heats in the heart of Uptown. High school, open and masters divisions.
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 Pasta Feed
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Come carbo load for the big race with a spaghetti feed at Old Chicago in Uptown.
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 Luminary Loppet & Tent Party
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
A beautiful night-time ski around Lake of the Isles, lit up with thousands of ice luminaries, plus a heated tent full of music and fun.
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Sunday events
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REI Tour
9:00 a.m.
A 10k non-competitive ski tour starting at Theodore Wirth Park and finishing in Uptown.
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Hoigaard's Classic
9:20 a.m.
A 25k classic/diagonal stride race starting at Theodore Wirth Park and finishing in Uptown.
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 City of Lake Freestyle Loppet
10:30 a.m.
A 33k urban ski race starting at Theodore Wirth Park and finishing in Uptown.
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Beer, BBQ and Vendor Village
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Visit the heated tent in uptown for beer, brats, outdoor and fitness vendors, and more.
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Minnesota Youth Ski League SuperCarnival
11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Ski games for children 12 and under, alongside the finish line in Uptown.
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