Pre Loppet: The Low-pet Law-pet Challenge

About the Event

Pre Loppet: The Low-pet Law-pet Challenge event includes both ski races and fat bike events. With all races starting and ending in the lower Stadium, athletes will get a great tune up race before the City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival. Ski races will be a 5K and 10K skate options and fat bike will be around a 15K option.

3K and 1K ski options for the littlest skiers in your life.

Races Offered

500 Meter Sit Ski

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — 500m

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08:20

1K Kids Freestyle Ski

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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08:30

3K Kids Freestyle Ski

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — 3K

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08:30

5K Freestyle Ski

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:40

10K Freestyle Ski

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — 18K

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09:00

Double Dare Challenge

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — Double Dare Challenge

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09:00

15K Fat Bike

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — 18K

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10:00

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.