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Loppet High School Invite presented by Gear West

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

calendar_today 10 Jan, 2026

About the Event

To register a team, please fill out the Basic Info section (on the first page of the registration path) with the name, email, and phone number of the person making the registration payment. The coach's contact information will be entered on the following page.

The Loppet High School Invite presented by Gear West is a sanctioned high school invitational nordic ski meet held at Theodore Wirth Park. The Invite is designed for the top ten varsity ski racers from each high school to compete in a limited field of 16 teams from Minnesota. Three skiers will race in the 5K skate, three in the 5K classic, and four (two relays of two) will compete in the sprint relay event.

Races Offered

Both (Boys and Girls Teams)

Jan 10, 2026

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Distance — Both (Boys and Girls Teams)

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08:30

Boys Team

Jan 10, 2026

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Distance — Boys Team

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08:30

Girls Team

Jan 10, 2026

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Distance — Girls Team

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08:30

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Minneapolis.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat -13.0° / -3.9°

wb_sunny -18.4° / -8.7°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.8 /

water_drop 77.8%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat -13.0° / -3.9°

wb_sunny -18.4° / -8.7°

air 10.8 km/h

water_drop 77.8%

About Minneapolis

Learn more about the host city, Minneapolis.

Minneapolis is a city of about 430,000 people (2019) and the largest city in Minnesota. Along with neighboring Saint Paul, it forms the urban core of the Twin Cities region, the third largest metropolitan area in the Midwest after Chicago and Detroit.