Dresser, WI — On January, 9th, 2026 skiers and snowboarders up in Wisconsin set out on a unique challenge when they looped the legendary rope tow at Trollhaugen Ski Resort from 10:00am to 2:30am in what they have deemed the “Longest Lap” contest. 28 participants began the challenge but only 15 spent the full 16.5 hours riding the Valhalla rope tow.
After full day of skiing that went well into the night, skier Nick Drye came out on top with an incredible 218.79 miles skied. While this achievement in endurance skiing and snowboarding was not officially recognized by Guinness World Records but the resort plans on getting an official adjudicator to witness the feat the next time they hold the event.
Snowboarder Jayva Jordan scored 217.71 miles with 777 laps. Here is a quick recap of her ultra long day riding at The Troll:
Longest Lap Results:
OVERALL + TOP MEN’S SKI
Nick Drye | 218.79 Miles
TOP WOMEN’S SNOWBOARD
Jayva Jordan | 217.71 Miles
TOP MEN’S SNOWBOARD
Kyle Kennedy | 214.41 Miles
TOP WOMEN’S SKI
Dorothy Grundin | 174.48 Miles
GROUP MILEAGE
3,336.33 Mileage
GROUP LAPPAGE
11,740 Laps
STARTING LAPPERS
28 Humans started at 10:00am
ENDING LAPPERS
15 Humans finished at 2:30am
