Rochester Active Sports Club (RASC) is a nonprofit club based in Rochester Minnesota, designed to promote nordic skiing, mountain biking and road biking in SE Minnesota.
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Essex Loopy Loppet 5.8 km Ski Race
10:00 AM - Saturday, February 15th, 2020
Essex Park, Rochester, MN
Freestyle/Skate or Classic Style Essex Park, 5455 W. River Parkway NW Free for RASC/RNST members. ……all donations gratefully accepted and go to maintenance of RASC ski trails in Essex and Quarry Hill
Not a RASC member - $10 Introductory offer to join RASC ! Hot cocoa & cookies afterward Race Start 10AM – by main Pavilion off the parking lot ONE 5.8K LOOP ROUTE – course will be marked at turns (orange spray paint) *and* Course Monitors will be at key points Skiers can choose to do two loops (11.6K) – designate at signing up (default 1 loop). Race determined by finish time of 1 st lap. Mass Start – self seeded (we’ll help place you.. Plenty of space to spread out) If you are interested in participating, please register below to help us better plan the event/ All donations go to RASC/RNST trail grooming … No Prizes: Ski for Fun. Ski for Pride. Ski with Respect |
The race will follow the trail system counterclockwise around the park. In order to make the course more manageable, it excludes the very steep descent on the west side and the technical section through the woods west of the start area.