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2009-2010 MASTERS CHALLENGE STANDINGS

 

DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR TEAM COMPETITION

The deadline for putting together your master's challenge three person team has been extended due to the fact that the master's challenge director has finally gotten through the holidays and is still feeling the holiday spirit. We only have six teams right now, so you if get your act together, you may have a chance to win something. The new deadline for your three person team is January 17th. We're sort of keeping the competition criteria mysterious...rumors have it there may be awards for the most points, best team name, oldest accumulative age...the list may go on (or it may not). Heck, I may even take bribes to create awards for teams. Anyhow, don't be shy- talk to your friends, form a three person team and root for each other over the season.

Enjoy the snow and ski healthy- Andy Pasternak

 

New for 2009/10 – Masters Challenge to replace the Masters Team

Change. We heard that word used lots during last year’s presidential election and we’re using it now for the Far West Masters skiers.  After much discussion, we felt like it was time to  break away from the Masters team race series. Instead, we replaced it with a different point series that will hopefully create more racing fun for 2009/2010 and make your Far West racing membership worthwhile.

For the 2009/2010 season, we hope you welcome the new and improved Masters Challenge. This is still the race series to see how you stack up competitively against your age group peers. The rules will be similar: Age groups will be divided every 5 years, racers need to compete in 5 of the master’s challenge races and the scoring rules will be identical to last year (5 for 1st place, 4 for 2nd, etc,  total score is based on your BEST five races). In addition to masters age categories, senior age skiers will have their own age group (20-29).  Skiers must compete in one classic race to be eligible for awardsand must have a racing membership. In the case of any ties, your score in your 6th best race will be used as a tie breaker (if it’s still tied, we’ll move to the 7th race, 8th race, etc). One BIG difference is that the Masters Challenge will recognize the top THREE skiers in each age category with awards with a special award for first place in your age category. We’re hoping having 3 spots up for awards will help spur on competition and participation throughout the year.

In addition to the changes in the individual awards, we’re also going to try another new twist, the Masters Challenge Team Competition. Prior to the first set of races, you put together a three-person team and give yourself a team name. Each skier on the team needs to be in a different age/sex group. Over the season, the team score will be the cumulative score of each of the three team members. Unlike the individual competition, you can earn points with every race (no restriction to top 5 races). We’ll put together the cumulative scores and there will be some fun awards for the teams at the end of the year. You can participate in both the individual point series and the team point series. 

As this is the first year I’ll be organizing the Masters Challenge, please let me know if you have any thoughts or feedback.  It’s YOUR race series and we want to make your racing membership as rewarding as possible. For more information, contact Andy Pasternak.

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2009-2010 Masters Challenge Qualifying Races
R1 December 20, 2009 Sierra Nordic Duathlon Auburn Ski Club
R2 December 27, 2009 Snowshoe Thompson 10K Classic Auburn Ski Club
R3 January 3, 2010 Paco's Fun Race 10K Freestyle Auburn Ski Club
R4 January 18, 2010 Sierra Skogsloppet Tahoe Donner XC
R5 January 24, 2010 Tahoe Rim Race 30K (Classic and Skate) Tahoe XC to Northstar
R6 January 31, 2010 Alpenglow 20K Freestyle Tahoe XC
R7 February 7, 2010 Allan Bard Memorial Classic Tamarack Lodge XC
R8 February 15, 2010 President's Cup 15K Freestyle Tahoe Donner XC
R9 March 28, 2010 Gold Rush (M1-M6, W1-W4) Silver Rush (M7-8, W5-8)
Bronze Rush (M9-10, W9-10)
Royal Gorge XC
R10 April 4, 2010 Mammoth Marathon 42K (M1-8, W1-8) 21K (M9-10, W9-10) Tamarack Lodge XC

 

5-year age classes
Seniors 20-29
Master M/W 1 30-34
Master M/W 2 35-39
Master M/W 3 40-44
Master M/W 4 45-49
Master M/W 5 50-54
Master M/W 6 55-59
Master M/W 7 60-64
Master M/W 8 65-69
Master M/W 9 70-74
Master M/W 10 75+