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Mountain Valley Conference Ski Championship were held at two venues this year. Day 1 was held in Rangeley, with the GS race at Saddleback Mountain and the Nordic Classical at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center. Day 2 races returned to Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford for the Slalom race and the Nordic Freestyle Pursuit race. Click here to view results.
2010 Mountain Valley Conference Championship Schedule
February 4th & 6th


Giant Slalom/Classical Day
Date: Thursday, Feb. 4th
Location: Saddleback Mtn. & Rangeley Lakes Trail Center
Schedule of Events
Alpine Giant Slalom
7:30 - 8:00 Alpine GIANT SLALOM registration at race headquarters: bibs, fees, running orders
8:15 Alpine Coaches and officials meeting in Main Lodge Conference Room (2nd floor)
8:30 Lift opens for athletes
8:30 Gate Keepers meeting in main lodge upstairs. (each school provides 1 gatekeeper)
8:30-9:30 Course Inspection
9:30           Course Closed
9:45 Start of WOMEN'S GIANT SLALOM Race - 2 runs, (one course adjustment after WOMEN)
11:00 Start of MEN'S Alpine GIANT SLALOM

 

Classical
12:00 - 1:00 Nordic Classsical Registration at Rangeley Lakes Trail Center; bibs, fees, running order
1:00 Nordic Coaches and officials meeting at Rangeley Lakes Trail Center
2:00 Nordic 5K CLASSICAL WOMEN'S START
3:00 Nordic 5K CLASSICAL MEN'S START
Fees:

Alpine $15/ athlete                    
  Nordic $9/ athlete
  Make Alpine Checks payable to SADDLEBACK and Nordic Checks payable to RANGELEY LAKES TRAIL CENTER.
Bibs: Provided by SADDLEBACK
  Note: No racer allowed on the race trail without the bib visible.
Tickets: All athletes, coaches, race staff, volunteers and spectators must have a ticket to ride lift or ski on trails.
Running Order: 8-athlete teams (8 men and 8 women maximum per event, plus athletes that are competing for skimeister and are not part of team). Please list skimeisters separately. Send running orders for Alpine and Nordic to Saddleback Mountain at race@saddlebackmaine.com (Jeff Hawksley: 670-8010) and Nat Steele at natsteele@emlot.net by 6 pm on Monday, February 1st. Please include number of non-participating athletes requiring tickets   Note: Because of the lower number of skiers racing, schools may enter all their nordic racers, but must declare which 8 will be members of their scoring team. Those 8 racers must be their first 8 seeds.
Volunteers: Schools must provide 1 Gate Keeper/Course Worker each for the Giant Slalom event. If schools cannot supply a worker, they must notify John Bernard (357-8681) by Monday, Feb.1st, and pay a $50 fee so a replacement worker can be scheduled. Skiing volunteers will be issued a Lift Pass as needed.
Passes: Maximum of 3 coach Lift Passes will be issued per team. All non-participating athletes will be required to purchase a lift/trail ticket ($15 Alpine or $9 Nordic).

 
    
   
   
   
   
 

Slalom/Freestyle Day
Date: Sat. Feb. 6th
Location: Black Mountain of Maine - Rumford
Schedule of Events
Slalom
6:45 - 7:30 Alpine Slalom Registration at race headquarters; bibs, fees, running orders.
7:45 Alpine Coaches and officials meeting in 2nd floor conference room at main lodge.
8:00 Lift opens for athletes
8:00 Gate Keepers meeting in conference room at main lodge (each school provides 2 gatekeepers)
8:00-8:45 Course Inspection
8:45 Course Closed
9:00 Start of Alpine Slalom race - 2 runs - Women/Men


 

 

 

Nordic Freestyle

12:00 - 1:00 Nordic Freestyle Registration at race headquarters; bibs, fees, running order.
12:00 Nordic Coaches and officials meeting at hand timing building.
2:00 Nordic 5K FREESTYLE Women's Start- Pursuit start
3:00 Nordic 5K FREESTYLE Men's Start- Pursuit start
Fees:

Alpine $15/athlete                   
  Nordic $9/ athlete
  Make Checks payable to Chisholm Ski Club
Bibs: Provided by Chisholm Ski Club
  Note: No racer allowed on the race trail without the bib visible.
Tickets: All athletes, coaches, race staff, volunteers and spectators must have a ticket to ride lift or ski on trails.
Running Order: 8 athlete teams (8 men and 8 women maximum per event for scoring purposes, plus athletes that are competing for skimeister and are not part of 8 person team). Please list all skimeister separately. All other Nordic athletes may be entered to race, but will not count towards team score. Send running orders for Alpine and Nordic to Chisholm Ski Club at chisholmski@gmail.com (Bob Arsenault 207-357-8844) by Monday, Feb. 2nd . Please include number of non-participating athletes requiring tickets.
Volunteers: Schools must provide 2 Gate Keepers/Course Workers each for the Slalom event. Skiing volunteers will be issued a Lift Pass as needed. Names of gatekeepers and workers may be emailed to Mtn. Valley HS AD John Bernard at jgbernard@rsu10 by Monday, Feb. 1st . Schools who do not supply a gatekeeper will be assessed a $50 fee.
Passes: Maximum of 3 coach Lift Passes will be issued per team. All non-participating athletes will be required to purchase a lift/trail ticket ($15 Alpine or $9 Nordic).
Awards: Alpine and Nordic Awards will be presented as soon as possible after the completion of the Nordic race, under the bridge by the lodge.
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