The Sleeping Giant Loppet takes place in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park near Thunder Bay, Ontario every year on the first Saturday in March. This loppet (formerly known as the Sibley Ski Tour) provides both recreational and competitive races in a variety of distances, including challenging and highly competitive 50km skate and classic races.
Guy Latimer and Ron Lappage, who have skied the Sleeping Giant Loppet since 1978 were awarded bibs number 1 and 2.
Duluth's Andre Watt won the 50km skate race for the second year in a row.
The Sleeping Giant Loppet is a family event.
A young skier enjoying participating in the Sleeping Giant Loppet.
Skiers doing the loppet shuffle at the bottom of a long, steep hill.
A bit of Finland is visible at the Sleeping Giant Lopet.
Its a wonderful day to be alive and to be skiing.
A group of skiers round a corner and seem to be skiing directly toward the camera.
A skier takes a bite out of littering along the ski trail.
Kerrie Fabius won the Women's 50km classic race at the 2010 Sleeping Giant Loppet.
Three men skiing up a long hill during the 2010 Sleeping Giant Loppet.
Eric Bailey, coach of the Thunder Bay National Development ski team, raced on wooden skis.
A wave of blue and white rolls along the trail.
Skiers sporting colourful hair race in the land of the snowshoe hare.
skiers get in sync and in line at the base of a long hill at the Sleeping Giant loppet.
A skier double poling her way up a steep hill.
Nikolai Anikin came in second in the gruling 50km skate race.
A skier celebrates as he nears the end of his race.