Take the Alberta loppet challenge

Cookies. Lots and lots of delicious cookies at every rest stop along the way. There are chewy chocolate chip classics. Fudge-filled fancy ones. Peanut butter bombs. Shortbread. All homemade. All very yummy. Nordic skiers participating in the legendary Cookie Race — the annual cross-country ski loppet hosted by Calgary’s Foothills Nordic Ski Club — are definitely rewarded for their work. But, ask any of the contestants, the rewards of Nordic skiing go well beyond the cookies. Re