Volunteer Contact
To volunteer for the 2026 Sleeping Giant Loppet please e-mail Loppet Coordinator for information
Volunteer Directions Maps
[click maps to open PDFs with more detail]
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Sleeping Giant Loppet Operations Schedule – Event Day - 2026 |
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| 7:30am | Two buses leave College |
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7:30am |
Bus leaves Lakehead University |
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7:30am |
Checkpoint #1 Loads |
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8:00am |
Checkpoint #4 Loads |
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8:30am |
Checkpoint #2 Loads |
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8:30am |
Checkpoint #6 Loads |
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8:45am |
Checkpoint #3 Loads |
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8:45am |
Buses arrive at SGPP, LU student bus arrives |
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9:00am |
Checkpoint #5 Loads |
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9:15am |
35k buses leave park office. |
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9:15am |
Park road crossing closed to traffic |
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9:40am |
35k event starts at checkpoint #2 |
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9:45am |
50k Classic and Skiathlon events start |
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10:00am |
First wave of 50k and 20k starts |
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10:20am |
8k event starts |
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11:30am |
Cut-off time for 50k at 50/20 split |
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11:30am |
Checkpoint #6 closes |
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12 noon |
Checkpoint #2 closes |
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12:30pm |
Last 8km skier should be across road crossing |
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1:00pm |
Checkpoint #3 closes |
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1:00pm |
First bus leaves |
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2:30pm |
Second bus leaves |
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2:00pm |
Checkpoint #4 closes |
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3:00pm |
Checkpoint #1 closes |
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4:00pm |
Third bus leaves |
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3:45pm |
Checkpoint #5 closes |
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4:30pm |
Finish Line closes |
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5:00pm |
All equipment returned to maintenance building |
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