Loppet Nordic Racing for adults is designed for anyone 20 years of age and older who is interested in RACING. Programs range from beginner level through masters skiing to high level training with video analysis and lactate testing. LNR Adult training groups are designed to prepare adult athletes for winter race events.
If you are not interested in racing but are looking for more of a recreational ski group experience, we recommend you look into joining the Loppet Ski Club. If you are a beginner skier or are looking for more instruction, we recommend taking Group or Private ski lessons through our Loppet Ski School.
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Training Programs
Spring LNR Adult Programs
Studio Classes
- LNR Adult Spring Strength for Endurance Athletes – The Trailhead (Theodore Wirth Park), Monday & Thursday Mornings (Monday Only and Thursday Only options available)
- LNR Spring Yoga with Christine Aas Larson – The Trailhead (Theodore Wirth Park), Wednesday Mornings, 10am
- Loppet High Performance – Movement Project – Trailhead Studio (Theodore Wirth Park), Mondays & Thursdays
Young Adult Groups
- Twenties on a Ski Team (TOAST): Training for Skiers in their 20s – Theodore Wirth Park, Tuesday & Thursday evenings
Women’s Groups
- Women’s Spring Brick Training: Mountain Biking & Trail Running – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday mornings
Summer LNR Adult Programs
Studio Classes
- LNR Adult Summer Strength for Endurance Athletes – The Trailhead (Theodore Wirth Park), Monday & Thursday Mornings (Monday Only and Thursday Only options available)
Rollerski Groups
- Summer Adult Rollerski Training – East Bush Lake Park, Thursday Mornings
Women’s Groups
- Women’s Spring Brick Training: Mountain Biking & Trail Running – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday mornings
Young Adult Groups
- Twenties on a Ski Team (TOAST): Training for Skiers in their 20s – Theodore Wirth Park, Tuesday & Thursday Evenings
Fall LNR Adult Programs
Dryland Groups
- Fall Dryland – Theodore Wirth Park, Tuesday Evenings
- Women’s Fall Dryland Training Group – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday Mornings
Rollerski Groups
- Women’s Fall Rollerski Session – East Bush Lake Park, Thursday Mornings
- Fall Intermediate Rollerski – Annie Young Meadow Park, Thursday Evenings
- Fall Intermediate Rollerski – East Bush Lake Park, Friday Mornings
- Fall Wave 1 Rollerski – Annie Young Meadow Park, Thursday Mornings
Studio Classes
- Fall Strength for Endurance Athletes – The Trailhead (Theodore Wirth Park), Thursday Mornings
Young Adult Groups
- Twenties on a Ski Team (TOAST): Training for Skiers in their 20s – Theodore Wirth Park, Tuesday & Thursday Evenings
Winter LNR Adult Programs
Three-Week Skill Clinics
- Beginning Skate Skiing – Learning to V1, No Pole, V2 Alt
- Beginning Classic Skiing – Intro to Double Pole, Striding
- Intermediate Skate Skiing – Mastering V2, Weight Shift
- Intermediate Classic Skiing – Double Pole Kick, Herringbone, Kick Waxing
Beginner Training Programs
- Gung-Ho Beginners Skate – Theodore Wirth Park, Monday Evenings
- Gung-Ho Beginners Classic – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday Mornings
- Beginner/Intermediate Racing Skate – Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Friday Mornings
- Beginner/Intermediate Racing Skate – Theodore Wirth Park, Tuesday Mornings
- Beginner/Intermediate Racing Skate – Theodore Wirth Park, Tuesday Evenings
- Beginning Classic and Skate lessons – offered through Loppet Adventures Wirth Ski Lessons
Intermediate Training Programs
- Intermediate Skate – Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Tuesday Mornings
- Intermediate Skate – Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Wednesday Mornings
- Intermediate Skate – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday Mornings
- Intermediate Skate – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday Evenings
- Intermediate Skate – Theodore Wirth Park, Thursday Mornings
- Intermediate Skate – Theodore Wirth Park, Thursday Evenings
- Intermediate Classic – Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Wednesday Evenings
- Intermediate/Advanced Classic – Theodore Wirth Park, Thursday Mornings
- Women’s Wednesday Warriors: Intermediate/Advanced Skate and Classic – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday Mornings
- Women’s Wednesday Warriors: Technique and Fitness Training – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday Mornings
Advanced Training Groups
- Men’s Wave 1 (Advanced Skate) – Theodore Wirth Park, Tuesday Evenings
- Women’s Wednesday Warriors: Intermediate/Advanced Skate and Classic – Theodore Wirth Park, Wednesday Mornings
- Women’s Advanced Skate – Theodore Wirth Park, Monday Evenings
Studio Classes
- Winter Strength for Endurance Athletes – The Trailhead (Theodore Wirth Park), Thursday Mornings
Young Adult Groups
- Twenties on a Ski Team (TOAST): Training for Skiers in their 20s – Theodore Wirth Park, Tuesday & Thursday Evenings
Elite Groups
Due to the extremely physically demanding nature of the programs listed below, they are not open to the public. Participants in these elite-level training groups are offered invitation based on superior results in popular ski races during previous season. Contact the individuals listed below if you would like to be considered.
- Young Adult Master Skiers (YAMS) – contact Nicole Harvey at nmlepins@mtu.edu
- Loppet Elite Master Skiers on Nordic Skis (LEMONS) – contact Mary McKelvey at mkmckelvey44@gmail.com
Registration
All Loppet Nordic Racing participants must be a member of the Loppet Foundation. This is a one-time fee for each year (June 1 – May 31), no matter how many sessions registered for, only need to become a member once.
Register Early! In order to organize the clubs and provide for the right coaching, LNR generally has a lower cost early-registration fee. Register early to receive a lower price and to help LNR make a better experience for the participants.
Participants can always register after the session starts if there is enough room in the group.
Strength for Endurance Athletes
Spring Yoga
Loppet High Performance – Movement Project
Proceeds from the Loppet Nordic Racing Programs benefit the Loppet Foundation. Learn more about the Foundation's mission, vision, and values.
Coaches
Loppet Nordic Racing prides itself on a coaching staff that have:
- Technical proficiency and are up to date in technique instruction and training methods.
- Personality traits that help motivate and engage athletes of all ages.
- A common method and language to coach skiing.
- Interest and motivation to train, race, and improve their own skiing.
Currently LNR has more USSA certified Level 100 coaches than any other ski club in the United States.
Loppet Nordic Racing Full-Time Coaches
Loppet Nordic Racing Director Piotr Bednarski and Head Coach Chris Harvey head up the coaching team. Both are experienced high-level coaches.
Piotr Bednarski, Loppet Sport and Trail Director (bednarski@loppet.org): Piotr has served as the Loppet Nordic Racing Director since March of 2012, and he has been coaching cross country skiers at a national and international level for 30 years. He worked as the Jr National Team Coach and Director of Athletes Development for the US Biathlon, before starting LNR in 2012. Currently Piotr coaches Adults and the LNR Devo Team.
Chris Harvey, Loppet Nordic Racing, Program Director (harvey@loppet.org): Engineer turned full-time ski coach, Chris Harvey has been coaching junior skiers for over a decade. He skied and ran cross-country on the NCAA teams at Michigan Tech before becoming the Burnsville High School Head Nordic Ski Coach in 2010. In 2012, he began working with Loppet Nordic Racing Juniors, coaching them to Junior National championship wins and helping them earn spots on World Junior/U23 Championship and the U18 Nations Cup Trip teams. Chris Harvey has coached at a national and international level, having served as the U18 Nations Cup Trip leader in 2017 and having coached the Midwest’s Junior National Team since 2011 as both the Trip Leader and Midwest Team Head Coach in 2015 and 2016.