Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Castle Mountain Ski Mountaineering Race 2016 Info

Our next Ski Mo. race will be at Castle Mountain! Pay close attention when you register because there are TWO different race types this year (You read right, two types of races).
Race day 1: Saturday, January 9th, 2016
-9:00am to 12:00pm --> Registration is open on https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=10770&lan=1&cartlevel=1
-10:30am to 12:30pm --> Sprint course is open for athletes to practice
-12:30pm to 1:15pm --> MANDATORY racer technical briefing
(Including ACC waiver signing, bib distribution, lift ticket distribution)
-1:30pm to 3:30pm --> Ski Mo sprint races!
-7:00pm --> Awards ceremony (day lodge)
**6:30pm to 10:30pm -->First ever Ski Mo. Social**
Race day 2: Sunday, January 10th, 2016
-8:00am to 8:30am --> Registration is open on https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=10770&lan=1&cartlevel=1
-8:45am to 9:15am --> MANDATORY racer technical briefing
(Including ACC waiver signing, bib distribution, lift ticket distribution)
-9:40am --> Racers to start corral
-9:45am to 10:00am --> Last minute race instructions & Beacon check
-10:00am to 2:00pm --> CMR individual Ski Mo. Race
-2:00pm to 5:00pm --> Awards ceremony (day lodge)

Typical Mandatory Gear list
Each racer must be equipped with the following
  • Alpine Touring (AT), Telemark, or Splitboard rig
  • Skins
  • Transceiver
  • Shovel
  • Probe (240cm long)
  • Day pack, food, hydration (pack needs to be able to carry skis/snowboard)
  • Helmet (bike, ski, climbing helmet acceptable)
  • Inner & outer wear layers (wind breaker, insulating, and base layer for top, wind breaker and insulating for bottom). Race suit can count as an insulating layer for top and bottom.

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