Welcome to the 42nd Annual La Ronge Don Allen Saskaloppet!

Hosted by the La Ronge Ski Club with support from the Lac la Ronge Provincial Park, community sponsors and volunteers.

The Don Allen Saskaloppet is back again. In June 2025, the Pisew Fire ("pisew" is the Cree word for lynx) burned 80% of the Saskaloppet Trail and three of the Saskaloppet's warm-up cabins. But hard work by Park staff and Ski Club volunteers mean that the 2026 Saskaloppet can go ahead as schduled.

This year's Saskaloppet will begin on Friday, March 6, 2026 with the 12:30 noon start of the 2-day Kupesewin event. Then, on Saturday, March 7, 2026 , the Saskaloppet's main event gets underway with skiers being able to choose distance options of 2 km, 5 km, 7 km, 12 km, 20 km, 35 km or 55 km.

Classic & Free Technique

The Saskaloppet Trail will be set with both a skate lane and a classic track.

Kupesewin Event Bib Pick-Up

Registration confirmation and bib pick-up for the 2-day Kupesewin event will be held at the La Ronge Legion Hall, 1400 La Ronge Avenue on Friday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m.

Main Event Bib Pick-Up

Registration confirmation and bib pick-up for the main events will be held: 1) at the La Ronge Legion Hall, 1400 La Ronge Avenue on Friday, March 6, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and 2) at the La Ronge Legion Hall on Saturday, March 7 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Start Times & Locations

The 2-day Kupesewin event starts from the lake in front of the La Ronge Legion Hall on Friday, March 6 at 12:30 p.m.

The 55-km distance starts from the lake ice in front of the La Ronge Legion Hall, on Saturday, March 7 at 8:30 a.m. 55-km skiers will head north on the Saskaloppet Trail to the Don Allen Trails where they will ski the "5-km loop" and the "Summit loop" before heading back to the finish.

The 5-km, 7-km, 12-km, 20-km and 35-km events will also start from the lake ice in front of the Legion on Saturday, March 7 at 10:00 a.m.

5-km skiers will ski into the Nut Point Campground and then, after a campground ski, finish at the Nut Point Campground main gate.

7-km skiers will ski to the Nut Point Campground and then, after a campground ski, finish at the La Ronge Legion Start/Finish.

12-km skiers will ski the Saskaloppet Trail to the Checkpoint 1 cabin and back.

20-km skiers will ski the Saskaloppet Trail to the Checkpoint 2 cabin and back.

35-km skiers will ski the Saskaloppet Trail to the Checkpoint 3 cabin and back via the Hornet Bay Trail.

Note that the Saskaloppet's special 2-km Jackrabbit Glide for younger skiers will start at the Nut Point Campground on Saturday, March 7 at 11:00 a.m. Parents or chaperones will be responsible for confirming registration at the Legion Hall, picking up bibs, and then transporting children in the Jackrabbit Glide to the Nut Point Campground parking lot to access the special Jackrabbit Glide start/finish line. They will also be responsible for transporting children back to the Legion Hall.

Treaty Land Acknowledgment

The La Ronge Ski Club and the Don Allen Saskaloppet Committee acknowledge that the Saskaloppet's route goes through the land of the Cree, a people who have made their living here since ancient times. We respectfully ask that as skiers travel through the landscape, they reflect on the Cree people's long connection to the land and their willingness, through treaty, to share it with those visiting their traditional territory.