Wednesday, Feb. 3, will be an exciting day at the Sun Valley Nordic Center. On top of the Norwegian National Team training here, we will be hosting the Sun Valley Sprint Races from 1p-3p. Sprint races are the Nordic equivalent to SkierCross, and offer great racing and spectating. The course will utilize the White Clouds trail system across from the Nordic Center, and is approximately 1.65KM in length. Waves of 4-6 skiers compete for a place in Semi-final and Final heats. If you have never skied in a Sprint race, it is a blast. And sprint races are just as much fun to watch. The price for the race has been reduced to $10 per entry, with the money going into the “pot” for the top female and male winners.
Details:
Sun Valley Nordic Sprint Races 1:00:00 PM Sun Valley Nordic Center
AFTERNOON SPRINT RACES on the White Cloud trail system at Sun Valley Nordic.
DAY OF REGISTRATION ONLY at the Sun Valley Nordic Center.
Open male and open female categories only.
$10 entry…skiers are guaranteed to race at least 2 heats.
NEW AFTERNOON SPRINT FORMAT: 9am-12:30pm: Registration at the Sun Valley Nordic Center 1:00pm: Sprint Heats begin on 1.5 K loop (waves of 4-6 depending on registration) 2:00pm: Semifinal heats 2:30pm: Final heats
With 10 inches of new snow, the trails at Sun Valley Nordic are as good as it gets. Fast, smooth, and fun. The entire trail system will be opening this week as our world class groomers “work” the snow for optimal skiing conditions. Because of the variety of terrain at the Nordic Center and the accessibility to Ketchum and Hailey, there is no better place to prepare for the Boulder Mountain Tour. Throw in a Boulder Prep Clinic featuring an Olympian (Tessa Westbrook) and a BMT Champion (Brooke Hovey), and you’ve got a match made in heaven. Get faster, ski better and have fun this week and next at Sun Valley Nordic. Call to reserve your spot in the Boulder Prep Clinic. Clinics meet at 4pm, and last about an hour and a half. Cost is $40 per session. Expect video analysis, technique work and a great workout. Experienced skiers only please!! See you at the Nordic Center!
Saturday January 16th, 2010 in Sun Valley’s Limelight Room.
Great times, great prizes, great cause.
Tickets are still available. Get them while they last! Call the BCRD at 208-788-2117, or call Benefit Chair, Jenny Busdon to reserve your seat at this wonderful and fun community event! Visit bcrd.org to view the incredible live and silent auction items that will be up for bid at the event! You can’t believe the wonderful choices!
Historic Galena Lodge and the entire Nordic Trail system is one of our area’s unique features. Cherished by many, Galena Lodge was saved from possible destruction by a community effort in 1994. The Blaine County Recreation District now owns Galena and maintains and grooms the surrounding Nordic Trails. The BCRD and the Galena & the Trails Advisory Council hold the annual Galena Winter Benefit to raise critical funds to support the ongoing maintenance and care of the Lodge and Trails.
No tax dollars are used for Galena, making the funds raised at the benefit crucial to keeping Galena and the Trails open. Individual tickets are $85. Includes dinner and wine.
A sampling of the many fabulous items available at 2010 Galena Benefit include:
Fantastic Mountain Biking Adventure
Stays at private homes in Mexico, Napa Valley, San Francisco, and Paris
Beautiful Original Art
Combined Sun Valley Alpine/Nordic Ski Pass
Fine wines
A once in a lifetime chance to ski with the Norwegian Nordic Ski Team coaches!
Stunning jewelry
Support Your Nordic Trails and bring home some wonderful treasures at the same time! We will see you there!
Join Sun Valley Nordic instructors, Olympians and Sun Valley Ski Education skiers for a day of tips and pointers specific to skiing the Boulder Mountain Tour. Skate technique only. Schedule: Session 1 – 10am start – covering skate technique, efficiency, V2 and V2+ focus). Followed by a lunch break. Session 2 – 1pm start – focusing on starts, corners, feeds, nutrition…the easily overlooked details). Participants will be given reasonable rates on clinics (TBD).
Instead of skiing during your lunch hour, come join in the fun of the first annual Sun Valley 5K Snowshoe Challenge! A noon hour fun run snowshoe event utilizing the varied terrain of the White Cloud Nine golf course. Runners will be confronted with groomed trail, packed snowshoe single track, and sections of crosscountry travel. Awards will be given to the top male and top female followed by a raffle for all entrants. After the race, enjoy a lunch at the Nordic Center restaurant and cheer on the finalists in the Nordic Sprint Races.
WHEN: February 3, 2010 START TIME: 12 NOON
WHERE: Sun Valley Nordic Center, White Cloud Trails
ENTRY FEE: Early registration: December 1, 2009 – midnight February 2, 2010 – $15.00. Race day registration – $25.00
REGISTRATION: Register at www.active.com December 1, 2009 – midnight February 2, 2010. Race day registration will be available from 9am-11:30am. Prices go up on race day! A snail mail form is available at www.sunvalleyrunning.com
Atlas Snowshoes Available: We will have a limited number of Atlas Snowshoes available for use, free of charge. They will be issued first come – first served during racer check-in. Of course, you may use your own and any size. We are not placing restrictions on snowshoe dimensions. Runner check – in: All runners must check-in on race morning, prior to 11:45am to sign a release waiver and pick up your bib.
Ned Wheeler, Director of Sun Valley Nordic Center encourages you to come on out and try cross country skiing on our 41Km of daily groomed Nordic trails. Come visit us in new state-of-the-art Nordic headquarters, the facility open to all Nordic skiers for the first time this winter. Looking forward to seeing out out here!
Sun Valley Resort is hosting two sports for the Special Olympics World Winter Games February 8-13. - Snowboarding competitions on Dollar Mountain - Cross Country Skiing at the Sun Valley Nordic Center
For more information and full schedule of events go to: http://www.2009WorldGames.org/home http://www.2009WorldGames.org/sports-competition/sports/cross-country-skiing http://www.2009WorldGames.org/sports-competition/sports/snowboarding
Thanks to the recent storms and a stellar mountain crew Bald Mountain is now fully open. Recent openings include the lower bowls and the Cold Springs lift. Dollar Mountain and the nordic center are fully up and running as well. With more storms in the forecast look for more snow. For more information check out the Baldy, Dollar and Nordic reports.
Wednesday, Feb. 3, will be an exciting day at the Sun Valley Nordic Center. On top of the Norwegian National Team training here, we will be hosting the Sun Valley Sprint Races from 1p-3p. Sprint races are the Nordic equivalent to SkierCross, and offer great racing and spectating. The course will utilize the White Clouds trail system across from the Nordic Center, and is approximately 1.65KM in length. Waves of 4-6 skiers compete for a place in Semi-final and Final heats. If you have never skied in a Sprint race, it is a blast. And sprint races are just as much fun to watch. The price for the race has been reduced to $10 per entry, with the money going into the “pot” for the top female and male winners. 
