RACE SCHEDULE
Click on title for race details.
This is still a preliminary schedule. While most dates are confirmed there will be final changes and updates.
NOVEMBER 2011
Time: 10am
Interval Start
Start: Hope Valley Outdoors
Distance: 10 km
Cost: $10 (Juniors $5); same day registration starts at 9:00am
DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
5% of race fees will go to Far West Nordic
Info: hopevalleyoutdoors.com
DECEMBER 2011
Time: 10am
Start: Kirkwood XC (meadow)
Distance: 10 km (short course 5 km)
Cost: Pre Reg: $15 (Jrs: free) by 12/3; Late Reg $20 (Jrs: $20)
Fun, Easy 2 lap flat course in rolling meadow
Info: www.kirkwood.com
Time: 10am
Start: Royal Gorge XC
Distance: 10 km (short course 5 km)
Cost: Pre Reg $25 (Juniors $15); Late Reg on race day $30 (Juniors $20)
Royal Gorge passholders or ASC members $5 discount for preregistration by 4pm Sat 12/10.
Gravity fed course - Summit Station to Wilderness Lodge
Checks will not be cashed / credit cards not run till we know if we have enough snow!
Race Day Reg $30 / $20 age 18 and under
Fundraiser - 50% of proceeds go to Auburn Ski Club Junior Nordic Teams
Info: www.royalgorge.com
Date: Sunday December 11, 2011
Time: 10 AM
Start: Tamarack Lodge XC (start at Packstation)
Distance: 10 km (short course 5 km)
Cost: Reg: $30 (Jrs: $5)
DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
ESNSA Fundraiser
Info: www.tamaracklodge.com
**UPDATE December 6th
The Tamarack Cross Country Ski Center is closed - no snow. We do have a track set on the "Minaret Mile", from the Mammoth Mountain Inn to the Minaret Vista.
The Tannenbaum race will be held on that track. A short fun race. Adults will do 2 laps approx. 5km, the Juniors one lap 2.5km and the Kids a 1km race all classic. Start time is 10:00am, registration is at the Slope Side Center, Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge next to Chair 1. The entry fees are as advertised $ 30.00 Adults, $5.00 Juniors and Kids, all entry fees will go to ESNSA.
Time: 10 AM
Start: ASC Training Center
Interval Starts
Distance: 10 km ( 5 km short course)
Cost: Pre Reg $25 (Juniors $15; Youth race $10; ASC members $20); Late Reg on race day $30 (Juniors $20; Youth race $15)
Register online at athleteinyou
MASTERS CHALLENGE
Sponsored by Paco's Bike and Ski
Info: www.auburnskiclub.org
Time: 10 AM
Start: ASC Training Center
Interval Starts
Distance: 1 km classic
Cost: Pre Reg: $25 (youth race $10); Late Reg $30 (youth race $10)
Register online at athleteinyou
JUNIOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
USSA sanctioned.
Preregistration required for JO Qualification
Info: www.auburnskiclub.org
JANUARY 2012
Time: 10 AM
Start: ASC Training Center
Distance: Ages 16 and up 9 km ; Ages 12-15 6km; Ages 11 and under 1.5km
Register Please pre register by Sat 3pm if possible
Team mates will be selected randomly and will be posted on the start sheet. They will wear the same bib# so you can find them!
Leg times (not laps) will be recorded for each skier
Day of Registration - teams will be announced 15 mins before race start so you can meet your new friend!
Freestyle
Additional Information
Sponsored by Silver Sage Sports Performance
Info and Registration: www.auburnskiclub.org
Time: 10 AM
Start: Mammoth Mountain Ski Area - Main Lodge
Distance: 1.5 km sprint
Cost: Adults $20, Juniors and Kids $5
Info: www.tamaracklodge.com
We still have no snow here at Tamarack and our Lakes Basin Race will not be held as planned as an 15km / 5km skate race.
We will host the "Minaret Mile Sprint 2012", a Open or Skate race. The race will be on the Minaret Mile, it will be a 1.5km Sprint (1468m exact length) from the Chair 12 Road to the Minaret Summit Station. Start Time 10:00 am - individual start every 30 seconds. Sign-up at the Slope Side Center (The Race Department/Ski School building next to the bottom of chair 1 at the Main Lodge of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area) from 8:30-9:30. Entry fee Adults $ 20.00 Juniors and Kids $ 5.00. We will have a race class for Senior/Masters, Juniors and Kids. Women and Men or Girls and Boys in all three classes. The Kids race could be shorter than the Senior/Masters and Junior race. Awards will be at the Start Area 30 minutes after the race.
So the race will not be at the Tamarack Cross Country Ski Center. Participants have to go to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area - Main Lodge. Parking will be in the Main Lodge Parking Lot like everybody else.
Time: 10 AM
Start: Tahoe Donner XC
Interval Starts
Distance: 5 km Classic / 5 km Skate Continuous Pursuit
Cost: Registration $25 (Jrs: $18) - registration begins at 8:30am race day
FIRST LEG DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
MASTERS CHALLENGE
Sponsored by Sierra Nordic
Info: www.tdxc.com
Time: 6 PM
Start: Tahoe Donner XC
Distance: 5 km
Cost: $14 (Juniors $7)
4 Race Series
DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
Info: www.tdxc.com
Time: 10 AM
Start: Tahoe Donner XC
Wave Starts
Distance: 15 km; J1/OJ boys 15km; J1/OJ girls 10km; J2s 5km
Cost: Reg $25 (Juniors $18)
MASTERS CHALLENGE
FISCHER CUP EVENT
JUNIOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
Fundraiser for the Truckee Schools Nordic Teams
Info: www.tdxc.com
Time: 9 AM
Start: Flagstaff Nordic Center
Distance: 15 km
Info & Registration: www.flagstaffnordiccenter.com
Time: 6 PM
Start: Tahoe Donner XC
Distance: 5 km
Cost: $14 (Juniors $7)
4 Race Series
Info: www.tdxc.com
Time: 8 AM
Start: Auburn Ski Club
Mass Start
Distance: 10 km (1.5 km youth race ages 13 and under)
Registration: until 7:30am race day - or for a cheaper price & less hassle race morning - sign up online till 6pm Sat
Info: auburnskiclub.org
SIERRA SKI CHASE
Organizers are planning a single wave mass start for the 10km - but due to narrower trails than usual - they may decide to wave start the women 5 minutes after the men if they get a large field of racers.
Time: 10 AM
Start: Tahoe XC
Wave Starts
Distance: 20 km (short course 5 km)
Cost: Pre Reg by 5pm Jan 28th: $25 (Jrs: $5)
Reg: $30 (Jrs: $5)
MASTERS CHALLENGE
FISCHER CUP EVENT
Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
Info & Registration: www.tahoexc.org
Locations: Bear Valley Cross Country, Auburn Ski Club, Tahoe Donner Cross Country, and Tahoe XC
Event Director: Tony Pinkham - 650.793.8764
Type: Ski-O; 7 events in 9 days, including 3 World Cup events
Schedule and Info: http://baoc.org/wiki/Schedule/2012/Ski-O_Tour
FEBRUARY 2012
Time: 10 AM
Start: Tamarack Lodge XC (start at Packstation)
Distance: 20 km (short courses 15/10/5 km); J1/OJ boys 10km; J1/OJ girls & J2s 5km
Cost: Pre Reg: $25 (Jrs: $5) before 1/28; Late Reg $30 (Jrs $5)
DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
JUNIOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
MASTERS CHALLENGE
Info: www.tamaracklodge.com
Time: 9 AM
Start: Flagstaff Nordic Center
Distance: 15 km
Info & Registration: www.flagstaffnordiccenter.com
Time: 6 PM
Start: Tahoe Donner XC
Distance: 5 km
Cost: $14 (Juniors $7)
4 Race Series
Info: www.tdxc.com
Time: 10 AM
Start: Tahoe Donner XC
Wave Starts
Distance: 15 km (short course: 7km)
Cost: Reg $25 (Juniors $18)
MASTERS CHALLENGE
FISCHER CUP EVENT
Sponsored by Paco's Bike and Ski
Info: www.tdxc.com
Time: 10 AM youth race: 10:30 AM regular race
Start: Auburn Ski Club
Wave Start
Distance: 11.5 km; Kids 3 km race (13 and under)
Cost: Pre Reg $25; Juniors $15; ASC members $20
Race Day Reg $30; Juniors $20
Kids 3km race: $10 pre reg; $15 on race day
Race entry includes: Trail pass, race, homemade cookies, raffle for some great shwag
Registration: athleteinyou
MASTERS CHALLENGE
FISCHER CUP EVENT
JUNIOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
Preregistration required for JO Qualification
Time: 6 PM
Start: Tahoe Donner XC
Distance: 5 km
Cost: $14 (Juniors $7)
4 Race Series
Info: www.tdxc.com
Time: 10:30 AM
Start: Badger Pass, Yosemite National Park
Distance: 18 km (Juniors 10 km)
Cost: Pre Reg $30 (Juniors $20) by 2/10; Late Reg $40 (Juniors $30)
Price includes both Saturday and Sunday races plus Tele Race on Saturday and half day lift ticket
DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
Info: www.yosemitepark.com
Time: 10 AM
Start: Auburn Ski Club
Wave Starts
Distance: 10 km Pro/ 3 km Novice/ 2 km Youth
Cost: Pre Reg: $50 (ASC members $35); Juniors: $35 (ASC members $25)
No race day registration
Mandatory Safety Clinic 9 AM
Clinics offered on Saturday February 25th
Sponsored by the 10th Mountain Division Veterans
Info: www.auburnskiclub.org
Time: 9 AM
Start: Badger Pass, Yosemite National Park
Distance: 36 km (Juniors 10 km)
Cost: Pre Reg $30 (Juniors $20) by 2/10; Late Reg $40 (Juniors $30)
Price includes both Saturday and Sunday races plus Tele Race on Saturday and half day lift ticket
Info: www.yosemitepark.com
MARCH 2012
Date: Sunday March 4, 2012
Time: 9 AM Wave Starts
Start: Tahoe XC to Truckee
Distance: 30 km
Cost: $55 through Feb 15; $65 Feb 16-March 3; $100 on race day (in person by 8:30 am);
$25 if under 18 yo
MASTERS CHALLENGE
FISCHER CUP EVENT
Benefit for the Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team
Info: www.thegreatskirace.com
Time: 10:30 AM
Start: Bear Valley Cross Country
Distance: 10 km or 20 km
Cost: Pre Reg $35 (Juniors $25) by 2/24; Late Reg $40 (Juniors $30)
Fee includes T-shirt, party, prizes, food and music
Info: www.bearvalleyxc.com
Time: 10 AM (Daylight Savings Time Change!)
Start: Bear Valley Cross Country
Distance: 10 km
Cost: Pre Reg $25 by 2/24; Late Reg $30
Fee includes party, prizes, food and music
DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
Info: www.bearvalleyxc.com
Time: 10 AM Interval Starts
Start: ASC Training Center
Distance: 10 km Adult; J1/OJ boys 10km; J1/OJ girls & J2s 5km
Cost: Pre Reg: $25 (Juniors $20; youth race $10; ASC members $20); Late Reg: $30 on race day (Juniors $20)
Register online at athleteinyou
DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
MASTERS CHALLENGE
FISCHER CUP EVENT
Sponsored by Silver Sage Sports Performance
Info: www.auburnskiclub.org
Time: 9 AM
Start:
Distance: 15km/7.5km
Cost:
3 day event
Clinics on March 23rd
Rifles/Ammunition Provided
Skiing with rifle not required
Info: This event will be administered by ESNSA (Eastern Sierra Nordic Ski Association) For details go to their Web-Site: http://esnsa.org/ |(760) 934-7665 | w6sx@arrl.net
APRIL 2012
Time: Marathon 42km 9:00 am / Half Marathon 21km
Juniors 10km 9:15 am / Kids Race 2km 9:20 am
Start: Tamarack Lodge XC (Start and Finish at Twin Lakes Road Trail near Ski Center)
Distance: 42 km or 21 km (short course 10 km + 2 km kids race)
Cost: Pre Reg: $60 (Jrs: $20) by 3/24; Late Reg $65 (Jrs $20); Juniors $20; Kids Race $5
Entry fee for Adults and Juniors includes: Race Entry, T-shirt, Awards, Awards Raffle (must be present), Awards meal. Kids $ 5.00 includes: Race Entry, Ribbon and T-shirt
MASTERS CHALLENGE
Info: www.tamaracklodge.com
Time: Classic Wave 9:00 AM; Skate and Snowshoe Wave 9:30 AM
Start: North Tahoe High School, Tahoe City Finish: Northstar Resort XC Center
Distance: 26 km (Classic, Skate); 21 km (Snowshoe)
Cost: Pre Registration $45 Adult • $40 Far West members • $10 Junior postmarked by 3/24 or online by 9pm 4/5
Pre Reg and Bib Pickup available on Saturday March 31st at Tahoe XC from 9am to noon and at Sierra Nordic from 1pm to 4pm
Race Day Registration $60 Adult • $55 Far West members • $15 Junior 7:00am-8:15am at North Tahoe High School
Registration: Register online or register by mail
Aid Stations: At Starratt Pass at half way point.
Transportation: Buses will run finishers back to Tahoe City between 11:30am and 2:30pm.
MASTERS CHALLENGE
FISCHER CUP EVENT (Classic Division only)
Fundraiser for the Far West Nordic Junior Ski Program
Info: www.tahoerimtour.com
Time: 10 AM
Start: Bear Valley Cross Country
Distance: 10 km
Cost: Pre Reg $25 by 3/23; Late Reg $30
DIAGONAL STRIDE ONLY
Info: www.bearvalleyxc.com
Time: 8 AM
Start: Squaw Valley USA
Distance: 3.2 miles Uphill
Cost: Registration at 7 am race day only $20
Fundraiser for the Far West Nordic Junior Program
Info: www.billyduttonuphill.com
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photo by Mark Nadell

