GLIDE
Corduroy Before First Light
Our Pisten Bully fleet runs through the night, sculpting perfect corduroy on every trail. By 5:30am the tracks are set — classic lines sharp, skate lanes glassy. The mountain belongs to early risers.
Learn to Fly on Snow
Certified instructors guide beginners through their first blue-square loop while high school teams drill diagonal stride technique on the stadium flat. Every level, every pace, every goal.
Push Until You Fly
Masters racers clock intervals on the 5km loop. Junior teams run relay exchanges at the stadium. The klister wax bench is packed, the timing tent is buzzing. This is the beating heart of Glide.
Stadium Lights Alive
Floodlights blast the stadium into electric day. Sprint heats run every 20 minutes. Cowbells echo off the valley walls. The crowd presses against the fence. This is what we built this for.
Build Your Perfect Day
Race bib + gear rental + lesson — one cart, one checkout, zero friction.
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Loppets · Sprints · Relays
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Upcoming Events
Sunday
Mar 8, 2026
Birch Valley Loppet 50km
The flagship event. Classic technique only, mass start at 8:00am. Cutoff 6 hours.
Friday
Mar 14, 2026
Friday Night Sprint Series #4
Skate technique sprint heats under stadium lights. Qualifiers at 6pm, finals 8pm.
Saturday
Mar 21, 2026
High School Qualifier Relay
Sanctioned high school relay. 4-person teams, 3km legs each. Timed chip start.
Sunday
Mar 29, 2026
Masters Classic 30km
Age-grouped mass start for 35+ athletes. Classic technique, kick-wax mandatory.
Sunday
Apr 5, 2026
Sunrise Skate 10km
Early morning 10km skate race, wave starts every 3 minutes from 7am.
Saturday
Apr 12, 2026
Family Fun Loppet 5km
Non-timed 5km loop for all ages. Free hot chocolate at the finish. Costumes encouraged.
Voices from the Start Corral
I've done 23 loppets across four countries. Glide's Friday night sprint series is the best race format I've ever lined up for — the fog, the lights, the noise. Nothing else comes close.
Erikson Thorvald
Masters 55+ · 8-time finisher
Our high school team came for preseason camp and left completely transformed. The coaches are technical wizards and the trails are just — they groom them like art.
Coach Denise Bergström
Lincoln High Nordic · Head Coach
My kids had never skied before. By noon on day one they were doing the blue loop by themselves. The rental package was perfect, the instructors were patient, and nobody cried. Win.
Marcus Johansson
Family of four · First-time renters
Crossed the finish line of the 50km at hour 4:47 and literally sobbed. The crowd, the cowbells, the valley echoing everything back — Glide manufactures transcendence.
Priya Nandakumar
Masters 40+ · First loppet finisher
The kick-wax bench is a religion here. Spent 45 minutes debating klister vs. hard wax with three strangers who became friends. That's the Glide community.
Bjørn Halvorsen
Recreational racer · 3rd season
3,200+
Race Finishers Last Season
94%
Would Race Again
47km
Groomed Daily
12 yrs
Average Return Visitor