Name of the competition

Nordic Grand Prix

2015
rd
3 Edition

Hosting Club

Frost Mountain Nordic Ski Club

Trail access fees

Free to coaches and athletes only. Trail passes

and rental equipment will be available for
purchase ($17 for adult, $5 for kids under 5).
Trails will be open from 8-5pm. There is a
spectator friendly stadium, and race course will
be open to skiing when races are not underway.

Competition site

Address

Directions
Date

Sanction
Eligibility

Rikert Nordic Center, Ripton, VT

Rikert Nordic Center, College Cross Rd, Ripton

VT 05766
http://goo.gl/LSC2JC
March 14-15, 2015
NENSA and USSA

Participants must be born in 2001, 2002, 2003

or 2004 and have a valid NENSA, USSA or
provincial license (Canada). Athletes without a
license may provide one per day on site at a cost
of $5 per day.

PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A LOW FLOURO EVENT. NO PURE OR HIGH

FLOURO WAXES, TOPCOATS, LIQUIDS OR POWDERS ALLOWED.

Race Committee
Chair
Chief of Race
Race Secretary
Chief of Stadium
Chief of Course and Mapping
Chief Controller
Chief of Timing
Chief of Awards
Announcer
Chief of Food
Chief of Volunteers
Chief of Medical
Chief of Silent Auction
Information

Keith Wilkerson
Barney Hodges
Chris Hodges
Mike Hussey
Matt Trueheart
Eben Punderson
BART Timing/Tom Kendall
Bruce Ingersoll
Catherine Collins
Orion Remaniak
Caroline Marston
Jay Harrington
Jane Ogden
Keith Wilkerson

keith@frostmountainnordic.org

Race Program
Categories

(based on birth year NOT

age/school grade)

2001
2001
2002
2002

(13-14 yrs old)

2003
2003
2004
2004

(11-12 yrs old)

(13-14 yrs old)

(12-13 yrs old)
(12-13 yrs old)
(11-12 yrs old)
(10-11 yrs old)
(10-11 yrs old)

Gender

Saturday

(free technique,
individual start)

Distance
F
M
F
M

5 km

F
M
F
M

2.5 km

1:00pm

Sunday Prologue
(free technique,
individual start)

Distance

1.5 km

9:30am

Sunday Pursuit

(classic technique,
pursuit start)

Distance

12:30pm

2.5 km

SCHEDULE
Friday, March 13
Courses open from 8:00am-4:30pm. Courses will be marked in the afternoon for weekend's races.
Saturday, March 14
11:00am Coaches/Parent Meeting (Information will also be available on the Grand Prix
Webpage)
11:00am 12:00pm Bib Pickup

1:00pm Individual Freestyle Races Start

2001 - 2002 will race 5km
2003 - 2004 will race 2.5km
(oldest then youngest exact start times will be available Thursday evening)
2:15pm Flower Ceremony (top three in each category)
6:00pm - Pasta Dinner

7:30pm - Day 1 Awards (top ten in each category)

8:15pm Open Coaches/Parent Meeting
Sunday, March 15
8:00am-9:30am - Bib Pickup

9:30am - Girl's 1.5km Freestyle Prologue

(oldest then youngest exact start times will be available Thursday evening)
10:10am Boys 1.5km Freestyle Prologue
(oldest then youngest exact start times will be available Thursday evening)
11:30 all results are official

11:30am-12:30 Bib Pickup for Pursuit Bibs in Milk House

12:30pm - Girl's 2001-2002 2.5km Classic Pursuit
5 minutes following - Girl's 2003-2004
1:00pm - Boy's 2001-2002 2.5km Classic Pursuit
5 minutes following - Boy's 2003-2004
2:00pm - Day 2 Flower Ceremony and Awards