2011 skiers returning from California Gulch.
The Loppet is in its 9th year in 2012, and it is an annual fundraiser for the Mineral Belt Trail. The race course meanders through rolling forested terrain in CMC’s Timberline Trail network and leads racers to the Mineral Belt. From there they climb and descend abandoned rail grades left from Leadville’s historic mining era, and return to CMC for the finish. The race is followed by soup and an awards banquet in the new Climax Molybdenum Leadership building at CMC.
Update 2/23/12: We are getting some snow right now, thus improving the course conditions to what we’ve come to expect over the past several years. We will be grooming in any fresh snow over the next 48 hours. Today is the last day to register online, last minute registration is in person Friday from 4-9pm at CMC. Please see the registration page for more info. Can’t wait to see you all there!
Update 2/24/12: Sunny today, cold last night, the course will be awesome! Online registration is closed for 44/22/10k. You can still sign up in person tonight (Friday) from 4-9 pm at the CMC Climax Moly Center. Check the registration page for info.
5k fun race registration is on site and will begin around 9:00, before the race starts at 10:30 or so.
Wax clinic tonight too! 6pm @ Cloud City Ski Hut, at the bottom of Dutch Henry hill. See the race info page for details/directions.