Lakes Loppet
and Family Marathon - not just a race but an event!!
“The Loppet means different things to participants. For some it’s intense competition, for others it’s a relaxing way to spend a day outside, taking in the pristine beauty of the country side or wilderness, and enjoying the home grown entertainment and great food and drink at the rest stops along the trail.” Excerpt from Cross Country Canada website
The 2019 Spirit of the Lakes and Family Marathon are happening at the Omineca Ski Club on Saturday, March 2nd.
Come on out and enjoy the fun by skiing the distance of your choice. Or get the whole family out to see how many kilometers they can ski before lunch.
Registration opens at 9 am. Loppet starts at 10 am
Entry fee is $20 per person for the Loppet. Includes lunch.
Entry fee is $10 per adult and $5 per child for the Family Marathon. Includes lunch.
The 2018 Lakes Loppet and Family Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, March 4th. It’s a fun day for everyone – ski your distance – challenge yourself to new trails…
We’re trying out something new! Join in the Freezer Burnt Relay and Family Marathon
5km Family marathon on the Participaction route (no fat bikes will be on this trail)
Multisport Relay – Form a team of four or go solo and complete four laps of a 5 km route. Four different sports – classic ski, skate ski, snowshoe and fat bike
Viewpoint Skiathlon – Classic ski 20 km and then skate ski 20 km – just like the Olympics!
Viewpoint Epic – Ski the Viewpoint route (20 km) as many times as possible. Can you do 1 km for every year of the Omineca Ski Club?
Registration is in the lodge prior to 9:30 am. Races will start at 10 am. Skiing starts any time you want it to…
Cost is $25 per person or $50 for the family – includes a hot lunch. Need more info? Contact Rachelle via email
Fat biking is contingent upon trail conditions. Thank you to Tree to Tree Contracting and Burnt Bikes for purchasing the event insurance for this day.
Here are the different routes to ski (just click on the pink text to download the map):
‘Epic’ route – 50 km takes you over hill and dale! Lakes_Loppet_The_Epic_50k 2016-01-28
‘Viewpoint’ route – 20 km that takes you to the top of the hill for a grand view. Lakes_Loppet_Viewpoint_20k
‘Flatlander’ – 15 km route that takes you out past the outhouse into the Burns Lake Community Forest and over to the dog trails. Lakes_Loppet_Flatlander_15k
‘Participaction’ is a series of three different trails with the family in mind. Lakes_Loppet_Participaction_5k
The 2015 Lakes Loppet was held on Sunday, March 1st. Here are the final results for those who were timed: Loppet results 2015-03-01
My apologies to all those families who did the various Participaction trails as I did not get your final times recorded – I know you all did a fantastic job skiing around the trails multiple times!!
64 skiers aged 3 – 73 skied a variety of trails and terrain from just a few kilometres up to 50 kilometres. Congratulations to everyone that came out for an excellent day of skiing and camaraderie. The conditions were perfect!!
And thanks to all the volunteers who make these events a success – from all the groomers who spent hours in the machines, to set-up/take-down people and the concession. And especially to all those businesses in Burns Lake that generously donated to our door prizes – they were awesome (especially the pink beanbag chair!!).
Many thanks to Burns Lake Community Forest whose donation helped us update our signage and groom the trails early in the season; to Free Growing Forestry for printing all our maps and to Lakes District Free Classifieds for ensuring all the signs got laminated on time.
The 2014 Lakes Loppet was held on Sunday, February 23rd.
We tried a new format in 2014 by offering a variety of trail distances. 54 skiers registered and skied from 5 km to 50 km. Skies were sunny and bright (and pretty cold to start out) but it was a great day for a ski!!
Not everyone chose to get timed but we gave out two prizes for the fastest man and woman in the ‘Epic – 50 km’ category. The winners were Tony Fiala of Prince George and Susan Russell of Burns Lake. They were both presented with wooden plaques generously donated by Tree to Tree Contracting (Chris Paulson). We also had a table full of door prizes generously donated by merchants of Burns Lake.
