Castlegar Nordic Ski Club

2025 Fun Troll Loppet

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

Start Time: 10:00 a.m. at the Mud Lake (Viking Centre) Trailhead

The Castlegar Nordic Ski Club’s Fun Troll Loppet is back for 2025!  The Loppet is a fun, self-paced, ski marathon participation event (not a race); but your completion time will be available for your information.  The Loppet is open to all skiers and ability levels.  All participants receive a participation prize and juice and snacks are available at the Loppet finish.  Please come out and join us for this healthy, fun recreation event!


Location:

The Castlegar Nordic Ski Club’s Paulson Cross Country Ski Trails are located 32 km. west of Castlegar (Click here for a Location Map).  The Fun Troll Loppet event takes place from the Mud Lake Trailhead starting at our Viking Centre club lodge.  Parking attendants will be in place to assist you, but space at the Mud Lake parking lot may be limited so please plan to carpool if you can.

Registration Options:

  1. Online at the Zone 4 website (www.zone4.ca), by 6:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18th
  2. At Mallard’s Source for Sports in Castlegar, by Thursday, January 16th
  3. At Gerick Cycle and Ski in Nelson, by Thursday, January 16th
  4. At the Loppet start at Mud Lake (Viking Centre), from 8:30 – 9:30 am

Early Registration Fees:     Adults: $20   / Kids* (under 18):  $15

Day of the Loppet Registration Fees:     Adults: $25   / Kids* (under 18):  $20

(*NOTE: Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult)

Registration Questions?  Email: [email protected]

2025 Loppet Routes & Maps:

Click on the links below to view or download the 2025 Fun Troll Loppet Route maps.  Or, download a Loppet map directly to the Avenza app on your phone for free from our Avenza Store front.  Paper maps for the longer routes will also be available at the Loppet start.

The Paulson Cross-Country Ski Trails are set primarily for classic technique.  This year there will be 6 Loppet routes and all routes will start at the stadium area on the Mud Lake meadow.

2 km. (Super Mini Troll) Route Map

Route:  START line–> Clockwise around Mud Lake–> FINISH line

8 km. (Tiny Troll) Route Map

(Actual: 7.5 Km.)

Route:  START line–> Ben Shaw –> Booty’s –>Ben Shaw Shelter–> Ben Shaw –> Mud Lake–> FINISH line

16 km. (Mega Troll) Route Map 

(Actual: 16.5 Km.)

Route:  START line–> Ben Shaw–> Booty’s–> Mid Loop –> up Pine–> up Seal Creek Rd –> Snowberry–> Pine–> Ivar–> Norwegian–> down Rossland -Paulson–> right on Ben Shaw–> right to Mud lake–> FINISH line

20 km. (Bronze) Route Map

(Actual: 21.97 Km.)

Route:  START line–> Clockwise around Mud Lake–> up Roller-Coaster–> up Huckleberry–> Pine–> up Seal Creek Road–> down Old Growth–> Mountain Ridge–> Snowberry–> Pine–> Ivar–> Norwegian–> down Rossland-Paulson–> right on Ben Shaw–> right to Mud Lake–> FINISH line

30 km. (Silver) Route Map

(Actual: 29.21 Km.)

Route:  START line–> Clockwise around Mud Lake to Roller Coaster–> left Rossland-Paulson–> Connector–> Winterberry–> Gloryview–> Norwegian–> Winston’s Way–> Viking’s Pass–> Mountain Ridge–> Snowberry–> Old Growth–> Lower Ridge–> Ben Shaw–> Mud lake–> FINISH line

40 km. (Gold) Route Map

(Actual: 40.37 Km.)

Route:  START line–> Clockwise around Mud Lake to Ben Shaw–> left on Ben Shaw–> up Rossland-Paulson–> Connector–> Winterberry–> Gloryview–> Norwegian–> Winston’s Way–> right on Snowberry–> left on Pine–> up Seal Creek Road–> down Old Growth–> Mountain Ridge–> Snowberry–> right on Pine–> Ivar–> Norwegian–> Rossland-Paulson–> right on Ben Shaw–> Mud lake–> FINISH line

  Click here for information on setting up the Avenza Maps trail app and loading a map.