For age groups 18 to 80+ (Categories C thru’ J): Please follow the written directions for the 18K route and the start/finish area. You will ski the 18k route twice, receiving a lap time as you pass the time clock outside the finish area. There will be an aide station as you head up Metford Road for the second lap. Please watch out for recreational skiers you might overtake on the second lap.
The Larch Hills Ski Club hosted our first 'Larch Hills Marathon' in January 1985. The loppet name was changed in 1987 to honour and remember Reino Keski-Salmi, a founding member of our ski club and an international cross-country ski champion. Reino was twice a Canadian champion and also a North American marathon champion. Tragically, Reino died in a helicopter crash during the summer of 1985 while working with a forest fire-fighting crew.
