Discussion: results
in: BAOC Sierra Ski-O Week (Jan 29 – Feb 6, 2011 - Truckee, CA, US)
Jan 31, 2011 4:44 PM
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From Tony Pinkham, event director:
The Bear Valley ski-O events (Days 1 and 2 of the Sierra Avalanche Ski-O Champs) was a huge success this weekend!
Day 1
- Had nearly 60 people and over 60 entries (a number of people did two or three courses)--A very successful event has at least 40 people.
- Course setters Julie Raymond and Neil Hunt outdid themselves by including 3-4 km of snowmobiled secondary trails that included a huge maze in the woods. Many thanks to BVCC manager, Paul Peterson, for offering his snowmobile services, and to Julie, who rode in back with a GPS (the GPS tracks were added to the maps).
- Greg Walker (2009 champion) finished the 14 km blue course in 60 minutes (perfect length) with Donata Ereminas (2010 champion) finishing second after breaking one of his skis on the course.
Day 2
- Had 40 people despite storm conditions (typically get 20-25 when there is a storm)
- Donatas Ereminas finished first in 59 minutes (another perfect length) with Greg Walker in second. Donatas had a great time skating despite having to go through 8 inches of powder for an hour--conditions that everybody else found to be extremely difficult. This championship appears to be another rematch of their very friendly rivalry that has gone on for the last couple of years.
- Course setter Damian Swift is to be complmented on his debut course setting for this championships. Nicely designed courses.
Bear Valley Cross Country management was quite happy with the $1400 earned in trail pass fees. Many thanks go to their manager, Paul Peterson, for making it so easy to run this event, providing snowmobile services to make our special trails, and for even offering two places for our volunteers and competitors to stay during the event.
We had lots of juniors at these events. On the white course, we had Ian Swift (6 years), Noah Shaeffer (6 years), Johanna Karras (11 years), Adam Graves (12 years), Johnny Kaye (13 years), and Colin Thrower (13 years). Kristina Sinks (14 years) ad Mark Sinks (16 years) completed the green courses. There were possibly more juniors on Day 2.
Results to follow later.
Monday is a rest and travel day for our competitors while we shift operations from Bear Valley to Tahoe/Truckee. On Tuesday, the competition resumes at Tahoe Donner Cross Country with courses designed by Denise Kowal with help from Bob Baylor. On Wednesday, Donatas Ereminas debuts his first BAOC ski-O courses with help from Carol Schick at Northstar. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday have events at Royal Gorge (Brenda Giese), Tahoe XC (Greg Walker), and ASC (Ken Walker, Sr).
We encourage everyone to come up and join in on the fun no matter how skilled they are. The rest of the week looks to be sunny with good driving conditions. If you've not already registered for these events, you can register at any and all of our events.
Tony Pinkham
The Bear Valley ski-O events (Days 1 and 2 of the Sierra Avalanche Ski-O Champs) was a huge success this weekend!
Day 1
- Had nearly 60 people and over 60 entries (a number of people did two or three courses)--A very successful event has at least 40 people.
- Course setters Julie Raymond and Neil Hunt outdid themselves by including 3-4 km of snowmobiled secondary trails that included a huge maze in the woods. Many thanks to BVCC manager, Paul Peterson, for offering his snowmobile services, and to Julie, who rode in back with a GPS (the GPS tracks were added to the maps).
- Greg Walker (2009 champion) finished the 14 km blue course in 60 minutes (perfect length) with Donata Ereminas (2010 champion) finishing second after breaking one of his skis on the course.
Day 2
- Had 40 people despite storm conditions (typically get 20-25 when there is a storm)
- Donatas Ereminas finished first in 59 minutes (another perfect length) with Greg Walker in second. Donatas had a great time skating despite having to go through 8 inches of powder for an hour--conditions that everybody else found to be extremely difficult. This championship appears to be another rematch of their very friendly rivalry that has gone on for the last couple of years.
- Course setter Damian Swift is to be complmented on his debut course setting for this championships. Nicely designed courses.
Bear Valley Cross Country management was quite happy with the $1400 earned in trail pass fees. Many thanks go to their manager, Paul Peterson, for making it so easy to run this event, providing snowmobile services to make our special trails, and for even offering two places for our volunteers and competitors to stay during the event.
We had lots of juniors at these events. On the white course, we had Ian Swift (6 years), Noah Shaeffer (6 years), Johanna Karras (11 years), Adam Graves (12 years), Johnny Kaye (13 years), and Colin Thrower (13 years). Kristina Sinks (14 years) ad Mark Sinks (16 years) completed the green courses. There were possibly more juniors on Day 2.
Results to follow later.
Monday is a rest and travel day for our competitors while we shift operations from Bear Valley to Tahoe/Truckee. On Tuesday, the competition resumes at Tahoe Donner Cross Country with courses designed by Denise Kowal with help from Bob Baylor. On Wednesday, Donatas Ereminas debuts his first BAOC ski-O courses with help from Carol Schick at Northstar. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday have events at Royal Gorge (Brenda Giese), Tahoe XC (Greg Walker), and ASC (Ken Walker, Sr).
We encourage everyone to come up and join in on the fun no matter how skilled they are. The rest of the week looks to be sunny with good driving conditions. If you've not already registered for these events, you can register at any and all of our events.
Tony Pinkham
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