TO: Racers & Parents 2018/2019 (80 subscribers)
It's Race Day ! 5pm Tonight
Our 1st Giant Slalom Race of the Season is Today!
Races start at 5pm at Mountain Creek South
Race day is finally here! There is nothing more thrilling than watching our young athletes compete at a Giant Slalom Ski Race. We hope to see all of you on the mountain this evening cheering on your children and rooting on the Sparta Ski Team. Over the past few months, your kids have worked super hard, both at dry-land training and mountain training, and they are looking impressive and ready to race.
Useful Race Day Information:
- Sparta will be racing all league races at the Mountain Creek South Lodge
- We will be racing on Kamikaze, a trail off of the Bear Peak chair lift.
- Spectators can ski down from the lift and watch the race if Halley's Comet is open. (Season pass or lift ticket is required)
- Spectators that do not ski can hike up to the race finish area to watch.
- Hikers will hike up to the right after walking out of the lodge. The mountain has trail maps at the base you can use to ensure you are going the correct way. The hike will take about 10 to 15 minutes depending if we race GS or SL. GS races take less time to hike up to the finish line.
- All league races start at 5 pm. Varsity skis first, girls 1st run, boys 1st run, girls 2nd run, boys 2nd run. JV and X ski right after Varsity in the same order.
- I anticipate the varsity race to take 1 hr and the JV race to take about the same time.
- Dress WARM and bring something to keep your feet off the snow like cardboard or a carpet square so you don't freeze.
- Live results can be viewed on https://livetiming.usskiandsnowboard.org/. All race results will be posted on our website later this evening at https://www.spartaski.com/race-results.htm, as well as https://hsskireg.org
GS Race #1 Details:
Course Inspection: 4 - 4:45 pm
Race Start: 5 pm
Race Trail: Kamikaze
Conference D & F | 6 Teams Competing
Women Seed Order: Wayne Valley, Newton, Ridge, SPARTA, Jefferson and Pope John
Men Seed Order: SPARTA, Jefferson, Ridge, Pope John, Newton and Wayne Valley
Bring those cowbells and make some noise when our racers cross the finish line!