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The
Annual Telemark Festival will be held at Pebble Creek Ski Area on
Saturday and Sunday, February 27 & 28, 2010.
Telemarkers will start to gather Saturday, Feburary 27 to coach
those just starting out, get acquainted and just have fun. Demos
from Black Diamond will be available for you to try.
Then, early Sunday morning the hearty ones will start before the
mountain opens for a Rando Rally.
Two courses with different levels of difficulty are
offered. In the traditional course, competitors hike up 1,000
vertical feet, ski down, hike up again and ski down. On the new
more challenging course participants will hike up
Green
Canyon
to the saddle, descend to Overrun, cross to the Patrol shack, skin
up the bomb tram track, boot to the top of
Skyline
Peak
, ski the ridge to the saddle, then down green canyon.
The use of this route will depend on avalanche risk.
Meet in the lodge at 7:00am, with the grueling challenge
starting at 8:00. People
on alpine, Randonee, or snowboard equipment are welcome to join
in.
The
Classic Terrain Race will be held at 1:00 pm. This race
brings together the skills of telemarking and cross-country
travel. The course is a combination of slalom gates and
uphill gates. A lively post-race party will follow, with an
awards ceremony and draw prizes.
Race registration will be held in the Lodge from 7:00 am to 8:00
and again from 10:30 to 12:30. Registration fee is $25,
which includes the long sleeved T-shirt ready to tie-die, race
entries, and the post race party with music. Everyone is
eligible for prize drawings, but you must be present to win.
Entrants must have a valid lift ticket or season pass for each
day.
For
those not wanting to race, the Festival is a time for telemark
enthusiasts to get together and enjoy the slopes with fellow
telemarkers. |