December 13th Grooming Report
IMD Opener, High Plains JNQ, & WY High School Race Day 1!
At 9:00 AM today it all begins; a fantastic three days of Nordic racing! Today’s venue is the 1.25 sprint course featured in the map below. 384 racers are on the docket for racing today, it is a fantastic opportunity to race or to watch a great race. Important information points for racers and spectators are as follows:
- There will be very little parking at Trail Creek. Shuttle busses are running between Stilson and Trail Creek from 7:30am-5:30pm. All racers, spectators, families, siblings, friends, grandparents, fans, please use the shuttle.
- Start lists and results are at this Zone 4 webpage.
- Saturday’s Betty Woolsey Race has been switched to freestyle because of the current snow conditions. Citizen racers are able and encouraged to register at this ski registration website. Registration closes tonight so don’t dawdle!
- Course maps and more information is available at the JHSC event page.
- The course is closed to skiing by the public all day today, however recreational skiers can recreate on the forest trails via the end of the Old Pass Road.
Grooming for today’s race happened last night which is the tentative plan for tomorrow’s race as well. Looking ahead, a pretty good snow storm is shaping up beginning at 11 AM Saturday. The current National Weather Service hourly forecast is calling for 17.5 inches by midnight Sunday; if that actually happens not only will it make Sunday’s racing really interesting, it could also move Trail Creek into its full winter glory.
Groomer’s choice for today is to enjoy the race.
