FISCHER CUP SERIES
2011-2012 FISCHER CUP SERIES
Thanks to Dan Hill of Fischer & Swix for his continued generous sponsorship of this event!
2012 RACES:
January 1, 2012: Snowshoe Thompson Classic: Auburn Ski Club
January 16, 2012: Sierra Skogsloppet: Tahoe Donner XC
January 22, 2012: Tahoe Rim Tour (Classic Points Only): Tahoe XC to Northstar
January 29, 2012: Alpenglow Freestyle: Tahoe XC
February 12, 2012: Paco's XC Valentine's Cup: Tahoe Donner XC
February 20, 2012: President's Cup: Auburn Ski Club
March 4, 2012: The Great Ski Race: Tahoe XC to Truckee
The Fischer Cup is the PREMIER Nordic race series in the Far West Division, offering prizes for the fastest overall skiers; $300 CASH prize first place overall, LOWA FOOTWEAR (up to $220 retail value) for second place and JANSPORT SKI PACK ($149 retail value) for third. There are no age classes. Skiers must have a Far West Nordic Racing Membership
RULES FOR 2012:
- The first place finisher in each division gets 30 points, second place gets 29 down to 1 point for 30th place.
- You MUST participate in at least ONE CLASSIC race to be eligible.
- Only the CLASSIC division for the Tahoe Rim Tour is eligible for points.
- Participants are allowed to "drop" their TWO lowest race scores, but only ONE Classic race score is droppable.
- WAVE START RULES: Women who choose to race in the MEN'S wave of any race with wave starts by gender will score the points calculated by her placement in the MEN'S Wave, but those points are applicable to her overall series score. (For example, if a woman chooses to race against the Men by starting in the Men's Wave, and comes in 10th place in that Wave, she would receive 21 points as her score.) At the end of the season, per USSA guidelines, all men's scores will be totaled in the men's division and all women's scores will be totaled in the women's division.
TieBreakers: If two or more individuals are tied at the end of the series, tiebreakers are performed in this order:
#1: The person with the most races completed wins the tie
#2: The person with the most head-to-head wins against the competitor wins the tie
#3: The person with the highest point total BEFORE dropping the minimum race wins the tie.
| 2011-2012 FISCHER CUP RACES |
| January 1, 2012 | Snowshoe Thompson 10K Classic | Auburn Ski Club |
| January 16, 2012 | Sierra Skogsloppet | Tahoe Donner XC |
| January 22, 2012 | Tahoe Rim Race 30K (Classic Event Only) | Tahoe XC to Northstar |
| January 29, 2012 | Alpenglow Freestyle | Tahoe XC |
| February 12, 2012 | Paco's XC Valentine's Cup | Tahoe Donner XC |
| February 20, 2012 | President's Cup | Auburn Ski Club |
| March 4, 2012 | The Great Ski Race | Tahoe XC to Truckee |