For the second year in a row I skied the Hög Loppet and Rebecca, our office manager, coordinated the huge event for the third year with the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club. This was the first Saturday in a long time that our AMS Inspection office was completely closed...and for skiing! The event was a great success with over 600 registrations and folks traveling to the Leavenworth-Wenatchee area from all over the Pacific Northwest and other areas. Here are some intersting facts that Rebecca shared about the event.
Cashmere World articles:
"Hog Loppet Draws Record Attendance Despite Near Record Cold Temps"
"Hog Loppet Highlight Colorful Capes and Shot Ski"
YouTube Video From A Participating Skier: Hög Loppet 2011
Wenatchee World blog: Hög Loppet 2011 Leavenworth World: Hog Loppet Weekend
Cross Country Skier Magazine: Leavenworth Winter Sports Club to Present Hog Loppet Ski Trek
- 5% from Wenatchee
- 6% from Leavenworth
- 19% other
- 70% from Western WA
Other Info:
- Farthest Participant From: New York
- 70% stay in Leavenworth
- 87% use shuttle buses
- 3 shuttle buses were required in Wenatchee
- 10 shuttle buses were required in Leavenworth
- Youngest Skier= 10 years
- Oldest Skier= 73 years
- Last chairlift: 8:30 a.m.
- First Skier to finish: 9:45 a.m.
- Last Skier to finish: 5:10 p.m.
- 70 staff/volunteers
- 557 participated
- 602 registered
- 30 kilometers
