Friday: regular event with 4 courses. First start 5:30 pm. Medals awarded for each age class. Time limit 2 hours. This will be a night event; headlamps required.
Saturday and Sunday: combined event with 4 numbered courses each day: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Results from each of the 2 races will be combined to determine the overall finish order.
Combined Course time limits: Saturday – 3 hours; Sunday – 2 hours.
The terrain at Mt. Van Hoevenberg is challenging, and the courses, especially #4, are designed to challenge top ski-o racers. Even if they are competent foot orienteers, competitors who are not strong skiers may not be able to finish their courses within the 3 hour time limit. While we appreciate your determination to find every control, fatigue can set in quickly and without warning in cold conditions, and the meet organizers and Mt. Van Ho rescue crews are obligated to start a search for racers who do not return within the time limit as they could be injured somewhere out on the course.
Please ensure you are back and have checked in at the Finish within 3 hours of your start so that we know you are safe and do not initiate a search!
Racers who do not return to the Finish within 3 hours on Saturday will be disqualified from Sunday’s event.
Classes
Course 1
F/M -12
F/M -16
F/M 80+
F/M Open1
Course 2
F/M -20
F/M 60+
F/M 70+
Course 3
F/M 40+
F/M 50+
F/M Open3
Course 4
F/M 21+
Open Classes: The F Open and M Open classes are for participants who prefer to use snowshoes. who don’t wish to participate in their regular age class. and/or who prefer to participate as a team. Participants will compete on Course 1 or Course 3. Snowshoers may use poles. Those on snowshoes MUST stay to the edges of the trail and not interfere with skiers!
Please contact us directly if you wish to participate as a team.
There will be no age classifications or awards for the Open Classes.
Medals: ESWG medals will be awarded to the top 3 in each class (except Open) in Friday’s race, and to the top Combined Event finishers. There will be no medals awarded for Saturday and Sunday’s individual events. To qualify for a Combined medal participants must ski in the same class in both races.
Courses
Friday, Scott’s Cobble
First Start 5:30 pm; Time Limit 2 Hrs
| Course | Distance (approximate, straight line) |
| 1 | 3.0 km |
| 2 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 4.9 |
| 4 | 6.8 |
Combined, Day 1, South Meadow Farm
First Start 11:30 am; Time Limit 3 Hrs
| Course | Distance (approximate, straight line) |
| 1 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 7.9 |
| 4 | 9.9 |
Sunday, Dewey Mt.
First Start 12:00 noon; Time Limit 2 Hrs
| Course | Distance (approximate, straight line) |
| 1 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| 4 | 7.6 |