ONTARIO MASTERS 2017
Greetings
Master skiers. The Ontario Masters XC
Ski Championships will be held at the GEORGIAN NORDIC SKI CLUB in Parry Sound, Ontario, on Feb 3, 4 5, 2017. Please note that this is a change from the
previously announced event which was to be at North Bay Nordic. Due to a change in North Bay’s personnel,
they did not feel comfortable with hosting the race this year, and notified us
at the end of the summer. We are thankful that Georgian Nordic has stepped up
to the plate, and has agreed to host the 2017 event.
The
courses will revert to the ‘old’ system:
Friday,
February 3 Short (10 km) classic,
starting 2 pm
Saturday,
February 4 Long (20 km) classic or skate
(one choice), starting 9 am or 11 am
Sunday,
February 5 Short (10 km) skate,
starting 9 am.
There
will be a dinner/social on Friday evening at Georgian Nordic and Banquet on
Saturday evening (location TBA). Further
details wlll be in the November newsletter.
Registration
for the Masters can be done through Zone4 or by submitting the race form
attached with the next newsletter. Questions about the event or race information
can be forwarded to Wendy Grater wendy@blackfeather.com .
CANADIAN MASTERS 2016
Charlo, New Brunswick will be the site of the 2017
Canadian Masters. Charlo is know for great snow conditions, and has excellent
trails. This event will take place February 12-18, 2017 which is two weeks
before the MWC 2017 so it should provide an excellent tune up. You can checkout the details on the Charlo
bid here:
http://www.canadian-masters-xc-ski.ca/documents/2017%20Masters%20Championship%20Bid.pdf
MWC 2017 – KLOSTERS, SWITZERLAND
Approximately 70
Canadians have accommodations booked for Klosters. If anyone is still planning
on going but do not have accommodations, please contact me ASAP. With the
exception of Asiago, this will be the largest Canadian contingent to
participate in Europe. As in previous years we will still be using the results
of the short races to pick our relay teams. You will note that the relays will
be held on the last day instead of in the middle of the event. While the
deadline for registration is in January if you are only registering for MWC
2017, it is November 15, 2016 if you are doing the Engadin as well. In order to
get the reduced rate for the Engadin you must be registered for both events by
November 15.
The following
Ontario Masters members have already booked accommodation in Klosters:
Joseph Kryger Wendy Grater
Peter Remek Marcus Boyle
ONTARIO LOPPETS 2017
We will be continuing with our Loppet Points Series
for 2017. Russ Evans will have further
details in our November issue of the newsletter. Preliminary date for some of the key loppets
for 2017 are:
Yuletide Blast December
17, 2017
Arrowhead Loppet January
22, 2017
Sounder Ski Tour January
29, 2017
Ontario Masters Feb
3 – 5, 2017
Gatineau Loppet February
18, 19, 2017
Canadian Masters February
12 – 18, 2017
Fischer/Swix Loppet March
4, 2017
We will have a more complete listing of the 2017
Ontario Loppets in the November newsletter.
Please send any ideas or comments to Russ Evans revans@cogeco.ca.
MEMBERSHIP
You can register online at www.zone4.ca.
