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Intermountain Youth Ski Championships at Sun Valley


  • lake creek trails sun valley, ID (map)

Race Directors: Kelley Yeates (kelley@svsef.org) and Becky Woods (becky@svsef.org)

Race Secretary: Susie Quesnel (xcrace@svsef.org)

VENUE: Lake Creek Trailhead – SVSEF team trails, located approximately 3 miles north of Ketchum, Idaho

LODGING: It has been brought to our attention that there is a State Hockey Tournament being hosted in Hailey the same weekend so we anticipate hotels in the area being pretty busy.  We recommend booking lodging soon if you haven’t already. 
RECOMMENDATION:
Kentwood Lodge, Best Western  - 180 S. Main Ketchum  208-726-4114   5% off room rate for IYC participants = reference “IYC” at time of reservation
Fairfield Inn and Suites, Hailey - 711 N Main St, Hailey  208-788-8500  15% off room rate for IYC participants  - code is forthcoming

Anticipated Race Schedule: Event layout wont change but race start times might adjust, we are anticipating a very large field size.

Friday March 1: Distance and SkierX course open for inspection starting at 9am, no trail fee necessary. 
Coaches’ meeting 5pm location TBD.  Bib pick up at coaches meeting

Saturday March 2: Morning Skate Interval starts 5km, 3km, 2km, 1km respective distances, 9:30 am start oldest-youngest.  Lunch break and skate awards onsite.
Afternoon SkierX Event (skate) awards on Sunday.  

Sunday March 3: Morning Classic Mass start, 9:30 am start oldest-youngest onsite awards at race completion. 
Seeding for the Sunday classic mass start races will be determined by Saturday distance results

Entry Fees:
Entry $80/ participant – includes all 3 races, event schwag, all trail fees
We will try to have food trucks in the parking lot each day but participant lunches will not be included in the entry fee.

Earlier Event: February 22
IMD Junior Nationals Tune-Up
Later Event: March 16
Western Club Championships