The Friends of Lapham Peak
Bike Swap, a fundraiser for snowmaking, is scheduled for
Sat., March 20 at Cushing School in Delafield. If you have
a bike you would like to donate to the cause, you can drop
it off at the park office. There will also be a bike corral
at the event where you may sell your bike for a small
fee. Click here for full
brochure. Click here Vendor Registration
Form.
Chad Tolbert having fantastic season.
Chad has added the
Noque and Badger State Games championships to his magical
season. Click here to read Tom
Held’s excellent blog on Chad’s journey from
being 40 pounds overweight, only able to run 13 minute
miles, to dominating this year’s racing
season.
Chad Tolbert takes Lapham Double
Wins
Colorama and Loppet in same season.
Chad Tolbert
at start of his ski racing career in the 1980s.
Like Scott Oberbreckling (below),
Chad honed his early racing skills under the LIghts of
Lapham, except then they were on the trails of Heritage
Ridge. Again, when the Heritage trails became a Walmart,
Bob Sandless donated the lights to Lapham for our lighted
loop. Between Chad and Scott, they have combined to win the
last 5 Lapham Loppets. Chad went on to become an
All-American at UW-Green Bay, now lives in the area, and
certainly has made skiing a lifetime sport.
There was a very good
turnout for this years Lapham Loppet Ski Race with 140
adult racers and 90 middle and high school racers. Thanks
to Kris Maki, the race director, and to Ben Lund and Sean
Becker for running the middle school and high school race.
Also, thanks to all of the other volunteers for making it
such a great event. Click here for complete Loppet
results. Click here for Colorama
Results. Click here for more details on last
fall’s Colorama run.
Lapham Snowmaking on You Tube
Here is a excellent short
video, "Lapham Peak Snowmaking 101" by Lapham Peak
Snowmaking Committee member and volunteer Sean Becker
detailing the snowmaking operation at the park, This
project has been largely funded by private donations from
skiers.The project started in early 2006 and has made big
strides in a short time. There is still a great need for
donations to enlarge and improve the snowmaking
capability. Click
here to view video (Ed Muzik)
Be
a Sport--Click here to donate to Lapham Peak Friends
Snowmaking
Loppet
Elite to have wave.
This year’s Loppet will feature an elite wave
consisting of the top 20 finishers from last year’s
Loppet. If you qualify, contact Kris Maki by
clicking
here.
Ski the
LAPHAM LOPPET
Jan 23rd First race at 10:30
Who is this past Loppet winner?
(See below)
This year the Loppet will be a fundraiser
for Snowmaking. When you race the long hills of the
11K
course, you will
experience why the Lapham Peak Ski trails have won an award
for best-groomed trails. The 4.5K Meet at the
Peak ski race for Junior High and
High school students will be held on the lighted
loop. A 1K Lad and
Lassie Loppet, with two course options by ability, and a
kid's free fun ski event will be held after the race
awards. Click here for more info and mail-in
registration forms.
Grainy 1980’s photo above is
of Scott Oberbreckling, past winner of the Lapham
Loppet. Scott honed his early racing skills under the
LIghts of Lapham, except then they were on the trails of
Heritage Ridge. When Heritage trails became a Walmart,
Bob Sandless donated the lights to Lapham for our
lighted loop. As a collegian, Scott was an All-American
at the University of Alaska and achieved a 9th place
finish in the Birkie. Now in his mid-40s, Scott lives in
Colorado but came back to visit and take first in the
2007 Lapham Loppet. Click here for link to that web-page; then
scroll down for race info.
Wed Nite League Starts Jan 6th
All
ages welcome
Race times: Grade School 6:45; High
School 7:00pm; Adults 7:40p.m. Series will run JANUARY
6-FEBRUARY 17, 2010. Cost per night is $5. Junior
racers click here for entry forms and race information.
Adults click here. To
access Wednesday nite league results, click on Wed Nite
Results on sidebar menu.
Mandli and Bike Doc donate $1350 to Snowmaking
Total
donations now surpass $190,000
[Mike racing at Parkside
(1/3/07) Photo by John Wrycza]
Thanks to the
BicycleDoctor/Mike Mandli Nordic Ski School for an amazing
$1350 donation; this brings their total donations,
including previous years, to $2690. Lapham Snowmaking
donations have now surpassed the $190,000 mark.
Click here to make a
donation.
The Snow Guns are Firing
Click here to read about Lapham’s
upgrade to 7 snowguns from 2.
Click here for latest trail reports for
Lapham and Other SE Wisconsin Ski Trails
Snow making at Lapham Peak
got off to a good start last night. We started up the
first gun at 7 pm and had seven guns total running by 11
pm. We ran them until 10 am when we had to shut down
due to warm temps. plan is to make more tonight,
starting around 7 pm, though it's iffy for Sunday night as
temps might not get low enough. We need low temps and
humidity, under 20 degrees with humidity around 80% or
lower. (Ed Muzik December 5,
2009)
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Maria Stuber (National Silver Medalist)
to
give 2 clinics at Lapham
Lapham’s own Maria Stuber,
fresh from a second place finish at this year’s cross
country ski Nationals, will be back in the area to give two
skating clinics on roller skis. The first (June 23, 2009, 6
P.M.) is for ladies only; note this is the correct date -
the date on the following flyer is incorrect.
Lapham
Women's Clinic Flyer 2009 The second clinic, Thursday
(June 25th, 6P.M.) is open to all. Lapham Clinic Flyer
2009 Maria was
also named the May Athlete of the Month by Silent
Sports. Click here for more thorough update on
Maria’s accomplishments.