Rangeley xc Loppet weekend

March 1-2,2025

The 30th annual legendary Rangeley Lakes Loppet will be held Saturday and Sunday March 1-2, 2025. Saturday hosts the 50k Freestyle and Sunday hosts the 25k Freestyle, 25k Burt Kettle Classic, 10K Freestyle and 25k Tour. Two refreshment stations along the course offer cookies, water, and Hammer Heed® to help you along the way. Both days feature our famous apres-ski feed, free of charge for all participants! Bring the family for a weekend of winter fun!

Registration Details

Online Registration

Also taking registrations by phone 207-864-4309 or in person at the yurt.

Bib pickup: Friday evening 5-7pm, Saturday and Sunday 7am

Start Times: See SkiReg Registration

Saturday March 1, 9:45 AM :  50K Freestyle Loppet 

Sunday March 2, 9:05 AM : 25K Burt Kettle Classic
Sunday March 2, 9:45 AM: 25K Freestyle
Sunday March 2, 9:50 AM : 10K

Sunday March 2, 9:55 AM : 10K Tour and 25K Tour

Ski Reg

Results

2023 Class and Flower

photos

Facebook Album

(Weather from www.noaa.gov) Stay tuned :)

Friday Night

Snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -1. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow showers likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 1pm, then snow showers likely after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Have Fun!

Rangeley Lakes Loppet Wax Recommendation from Boulder Nordic Sport East

Thank you Roger Knight from Boulder Nordic Sport East for the recommendations!

NENSA Wax Policy at Open Events (Eastern Cup*, Popular Races)

All participants at NENSA events are expected to respect public spaces and abide by any restrictions provided by the venue.

• No Ironing of Perfluorinated finishing waxes (“pure fluoro” – powders, liquids, or blocks).

*Ironed “pure fluoro” products pose a possible health risk. To protect athletes, spectators, and the general public from potential exposure it is our policy to disallow the ironed application of these products.

• Applying perfluorinated waxes by hand using rotocork, rotofleece, or hand cork methods is acceptable under these new regulations.

• Ironing kick wax products is also permitted, though NENSA recommends use of a respirator during that process.

Ski Change Policy

There is no ski change allowed

OVERALL AWARDS

Overall trophies/awards will be awarded as soon as we have all 3 winners in each race.  

AGE GROUP AWARDS 

Age groups awards can be claimed throughout the day, for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each age group. There will be no public presentation. Check posted results. You may claim your AG award at the PRIZE AREA in the yurt. We will try to post results every 15 minutes or so. This year we are using only 7 age groups. Junior 0-19, Senior 20-29, 30-39,40-49,50-59 60-69 and 70 and up. 

In addition, we send NENSA age group results to NENSA for the series scoring and those can be printed on site also.

We are proud to be part of the NENSA Marathon Series.

RESULTS - Historical

2023 loppet course