THANK YOU.

Greetings all DMC Volunteers,

At the end of a blustery day on Sunday, where athletes were challenged by both wind and snow, all of the visiting athletes crossed the finish line with a smile (or maybe relieved grimace) on their face.

I have been receiving numerous comments and appreciative notes from athletes and coaches who attended with the overwhelming consensus being that Golden is a great little community that is capable of putting on a great event.

Without the support, commitment and most of all the positive energy of every single volunteer these events would never take place.

The Dawn Mountain Challenge provides athletes the opportunity to work out the kinks leading into the upcoming ski season in a non-sanctioned and low stress atmosphere. With points not being the focus, athletes and coaches can enjoy our weekend of race training without consequence.

For us, the volunteers, this event is also a training ground for events to come. The Canadian Masters Championships will take place in just four months and will bring together Canada’s most talented athletes over the age of thirty. Golden has been offered the great opportunity to host this event in the 2012 season and we will therefore look to Golden for volunteers and spectators for an event which will bring upwards of 400 athletes to the region.

While there were some hiccups in our implementation of the DMC there were also many proud and enthusiastic faces within the volunteer crews and many fantastic moments of ski racing! Looking forward, it is our primary goal to create the best event our community has ever been a part of. Therefore I need to thank each and every one of you who has participated this past few weeks to make the DMC happen. Without you these events would never take place. If you would like to play a role in this great upcoming event please let us know. Planning has been underway for over a year for the CMC and the enthusiasm and spirit for the event continues to grow.

I again would like to thank the members and executive of the GNSC, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Sushi Kuma, Skigo Wax Products, Golden Installations and the numerous local community members who contributed to this past weekends racing.

I look forward to working with you in the near future. Please spread the word that from March 11-17^th Golden, BC will be the place in Canada to cross country ski.

Kindest Regards,

Troy Hudson

Chief of Competition: Dawn Mountain Challenge/Canadian Masters Championships

(250) 290-2029 c.

goldenights@uniserve.com  

Saturday Volunteer Update:

Hello All,
Unless you are part of the timing team or the set up crew who will be at the resort for 10am, all other volunteers need not arrive until 11:15.  There will be a break in between the qualifiers and heats to grab a bite to eat as well. Please note that we are not providing food on Saturday for volunteers other than some hot chocolate sop please plan to bring a thermos of your favorite hot drink as well as food and warm clothes.

Meet at the Resort Daylodge to meet up with your crew chiefs at either 10:00 or 11:15. Thanks. See you in the morning people.

Sunday Temps expected to hover around zero.

Temperatures rose above zero yesterday and unleashed some serious rain at the stadium area but this evening brings new snow to soften everything back up. The Sunday forecast is looking pretty warm so bring your klisters and Skigo HF Yellow kick wax!! While the forecast is saying +3 in town expect temps around zero at the Nordic Center. Waxing is available at five different outlets around the lodge so get here early for a spot.  The daylodge will be open to the public for both days during the event. Sunday, the GNSC will offer food to competitors and volunteers, offering our usual happy faces and hospitality. See you in two days!!

60 Pre-Registered Participants!!

We have had great success with entries this year with 60 pre-registered participants. There will be registration up to one hour prior the events this weekend if you missed out with online registration. See you soon people!

Care for some sushi?

Sushi Kuma will be open for Saturday with fantastic Sushi, Coffee, and treats for all the spectators and racers. The best thing is...they are located about 30 feet from the start line for the sprint races!!

Volunteer Event Schedule:

2011 Dawn Mountain Challenge

Volunteer Event Schedule:

November 25^th (Friday)        Setup Crew will layout KHMR / DM courses and establish stadium layout

                                                -Volunteers Meet at 12:30pm at KHMR Daylodge.

-Bring over V Boards, whiskers, pole, banners in toboggan, snowmobile and YTS from DM

-Radio Checks with all radios.

-Course Tuning around Start and Finish area.

-Install fencing,

-Bring a shovel, rake if you have one.

-Ensure we have enough lights, power cords, generators if need be.

November 26^th (Saturday)    Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Qualifier and Sprints

-Setup Crew/Timing crews will arrive at 10:00am to ensure course is safe

                                                -Course will be pre-skied at 12:00

                                                -Course opens for warm-ups at 12:00

                                                -Course Closes at 12:20

                                                -Racing Starts 12:30 (see race schedule for details) 

-Race finishes by 7pm

-Venue teardown from 7pm -8pm and take all race event gear to Dawn Mountain to be setup in the morning.

-Grooming will be completed in the Stadium at DM during the day on Saturday so it will be easily configured in the morning.

November 27^th (Sunday)       Dawn Mountain Nordic Center TT

-Setup Crew/Timing crews will arrive at 9:30am to ensure course is safe and ready. Stadium closed.

                                                -Course will be pre-skied at 8:45

                                                -Course opens for warm-ups at 9:00

                                                -Course Closes at 10:20

                                                -Racing Starts 10:30 (see race schedule for details) 

-Race finishes by 3pm

-Venue teardown from 3pm -4:30pm and take all race event gear to yurt or basement of the new daylodge to be inventoried and stored until the CMC.

Saturday Night Sprints Tentative Schedule Released

2011 Skate Sprints Race Overview

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (Gondola Plaza)

Nov 27^th, 2011

Pre Ski Course:                                 Opens at 12:00 noon

Bib Pick-Up/Registration:                11:30am

Course Closed:                                  12:20pm

Sprint Qualifiers Start:                     12:30pm          (Masters-Juvenile)

12:30               Heat Qualifiers (Top 16 advance per age category)

1:30                 Atom Boy                                           100m

1:35                 Atom Girl                                            100m

AWARDS: Atoms (hand out ribbons at the line)

1:45                 PeeWee Boy                                       200m

1:55                 Pee Wee Girl                                       200m

2:10                 Midget Boy                                         400m

2:20                 Midget Girl                                          400m

AWARDS: PeeWee-Midgets at Podium adjacent yurt

QUARTER FINALS FOR 550M COURSE PARTICIPANTS

2:40                 Juvenile Boys                                      550m

3:00                 Juvenile Girls                                       550m

3:20                 Junior Boys                                         1100m

3:40                 Junior Girls                                          1100m

4:00                 Open Women                                      1100m

4:20                 Masters Women*                                1100m

4:30                 Open Men                                           1100m

4:50                 Masters Men*                                     1100m

SEMI FINALS FOR 550M COURSE PARTICIPANTS

5:00                 Juvenile Boys                                      550m

5:10                 Juvenile Girls                                      550m

5:20                 Junior Boys                                         1100m

5:30                 Junior Girls                                          1100m

5:40                 Open Women                                      1100m

5:50                 Masters Women*                                1100m

6:00                 Open Men                                           1100m

6:10                 Masters Men*                                     1100m

FINALS FOR 55OM COURSE PARTICIPANTS

6:20                 Juvenile Boys                                      550m

6:25                 Juvenile Girls                                      550m

6:30                 Junior Boys                                         1100m

6:35                 Junior Girls                                          1100m

6:40                 Open Women                                      1100m

6:45                 Masters Women*                                1100m

6:50                 Open Men                                           1100m

6:55                 Masters Men*                                     1100m

The times for the 550m course will be much shorter than this as this is scheduled for 120 people 9 (or 16 people who advance per category) in the Juvenile-Masters categories. 

AWARDS: Juvenile – Masters

Awards will be announced as soon as the medals can be produced to keep the event moving along and so no one is required to stand around for extended periods of time.

*Masters events times are calculated with a 1 sec/yr deletion for each year over age 30 to create a more challenging event for the category.