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Save 25% on Gatineau Loppet Registration – Offer Ends Jan. 21

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January 20, 2012 (Gatineau, QC) – With just one month to go to the Gatineau Loppet, ski conditions are excellent in the Gatineau Park, with a good snow base on 94% of the trails. Numerous skiers have been heading for the hills since the holidays to take advantage of North America’s most beautiful skiing network, located right in our backyard! We’d like to remind them that there’s only a few days left to save 25% on Gatineau Loppet Registration. This offer ends on January 21st.

Click HERE to register.

Calling for Volunteers!
The Gatineau Loppet needs over 300 volunteers each year to fill a variety of positions. We’re looking for motivated people willing to help in the following activities:

– Feeding stations
– Officials
– Skiers’s bags
– Master of Ceremonies
– Polling
– Coffee and promotional material stands
– Security and parking

Volunteering for the Gatineau Loppet means being part of the biggest cross-country ski event in Canada. As a volunteer, you’ll be in contact with some of the best skiers in the world and celebrate this skiing event with great friends!

Click HERE to register as a volunteer.

A distinguished visitor

During the January 10 Gatineau Loppet Press conference,  announced the participation of Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip in the next Gatineau Loppet. A passionate skier who has taken part in several Worldloppet events, Mr. Ansip will ski the 51 km classic race on February 18. The Embassy of Estonia will mark the event by offering a souvenir to every child who participates in the Mini Sport Échange Outaouais.

Video with Aidan Lennie, Winner of the 2011 51 km Freestyle Race
Click HERE to view the video.

Gatineau Loppet / SkiTrax Special Offer
The Gatineau Loppet and SkiTrax Magazine, the largest cross-country ski magazine in North America, have teamed up to bring you great savings. SkiTrax keeps you up to date on all the latest Nordic news, ski gear, adventure and recreational skiing, including race reports from across Canada, the USA, and around the world – check out skitrax.com.

Gatineau Loppet participants save 50% off regular subscription prices. You can also try a SkiTrax-Pedal Combo Deal and get Pedal Magazine as well. Click HERE to take advantage of the Gatineau Loppet – SkiTrax special offer.