Western Regional Calendar


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2009-10 USSSA Regional Qualifying Events

 

Date Event Details   Download Forms Click for Event Weather Forecast
January 10th

USSSA Sanctioned Event

Kahtoola Snow or No Snow Race in Flagstaff, AZ        

Contact Wendell Johnson; 928-220-0550, Wendell@FlagstaffNordicCenter.com Website www.flagstaffnordiccenter.com

(Western Regional #1)

   Click for Flagstaff, Arizona Forecast
January 24th

USSSA Sanctioned Event

White River Snowshoe Race at White River Sno Park, Mt. Hood

Mark Elmore, USSSA Sports Director, usssasnowshoeguy@gmail.com and Phone: 518-420-6961.

X Dog Events website lisitng at www.xdogevents.com.

(Western Regional #3)

  Register Online
January 24th

USSSA Sanctioned Event

Jazz Trax Snowshoe Stomp in Bear Valley, CA      

Contact Patty Jo Struve -209-795-1697, Email patty_jostruve@hotmail.com, Website

(Western Regional #2)

   Click for Bear Valley, California Forecast
February 14th

USSSA Sanctioned Event

Auburn Snowshoe Challenge in Donner Summit, CA.

Contact John Stauffer Email – johnjstauffer@cs.com, Web: http://www.auburnskiclub.org/

(Western Regional #3)

   Click for Soda Springs, California Forecast

Other Events in the Region

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December 19, January 24 (part of the Tahoe Rim Tour), and the series finale will be February 27

 

The Northstar® Resort Snowshoe Social and Running Race Series

Races will be held December 19, January 24 (part of the Tahoe Rim Tour), and the series finale will be February 21. The December and February races will feature a 5K, 10K and kids’ course, while the January race, in conjunction with the Tahoe Rim Tour, will be a point-to-point 1/2 marathon from Tahoe XC to Northstar Resort.

Prizes: Race-Day Monetary Prizes for 10K and half-marathon – Top Three Men and Women Racers
Overall Series Monetary Prizes for 10K/Half-marathon Top Man and Top Womam
Product Prizes for 5K Race-Day Winner – Top Three Men and Women
Product Prizes for Kids Rising Star Winners – each age category (6–8 years and 9–12 years)

Celebration with awards/raffle prizes and food/drinks following run/walk

Photographer Keith Facchino will be on-site to memorialize the day, providing participants with the option to purchase photos

5/10k Course Description:

Course design by Peter Fain, Atlas Snowshoe Racing Team Member
Racers and Spectators enjoy a course which affords constant action at the hub of Northstar’s mid-mountain
activities, with racers crossing the S/F multiple times. 5K Start/Finish at Northstar® Resort Cross-Country
Center, a constant rolling course incorporating groomed and ungroomed single-track sections, an adventurous
challenge for fitness and orienteering skills. 10K Start/Finish at Northstar Cross-Country Center incorporates
two loops of the 5K course. Kid’s Rising Star Rumble is a 500 meter-1K course on groomed and ungroomed
trails.

Timing: Chip timing by Scarsports

Presenting Sponsor: Northstar Foundation

Supporting Sponsor: Tahoe Center for Health and Sports Performance

Sponsors: Atlas Snowshoes, Camelback, Clifbar, The North Face

For further details and event registration, please visit www.NorthstarAtTahoe.com

January 2, 2010

10-11:30  

Luna Chix Snowshoe skills clinic

Northstar at Tahoe Resort

Led by Sarah, Atlas Snowshoe team and Salomon Trail Running team members

This clinic will provide great pointers to feel at one with your snowshoes and a primer for those interested in Northstar’s Snowshoe Social and Race series. Clinic free with trail pass, does not include snowshoe rental. Rentals are available at the Cross-Country Center.

 Information on Luna Chix - Luna Chix bring women of all abilities, interests and ages together to learn new sports, stay active and inspire each other to do the same. Snowshoe clinic is free with a trail pass, donations encouraged - proceeds donated to Grils on the Run - Sierras for futher info visit www.girlsontherunsierras.org

January 2, 2010

11:30-1

Snowshoe  Running Clinics

Northstar at Tahoe Resort

Led Ross McMahan, Atlas Snowshoe team and Salomon Trail Running team members

Open to all snowshoe running clinic 11:30-1

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Mt. Shasta Snowshoe Race & Demos at the Mt. Shasta Nordic Center.

10K or 5K, and also a kids 1K. 10:00am start.

Registration/check-in and demos begin at 9:00am.

Registration $15, $5 for juniors, free for kids under 7.

Contact: Laurel Harkness of Mt. Shasta Nordic at (530)926-3935, laurel@mtshastanordic.org.www.mtshastanordic.org.

 

USSSA Sanctioned Event

 

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