36th Don Allen Saskaloppet Next Weekend!

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The 36th annual La Ronge Don Allen Saskaloppet is set to go Saturday, March 2, 2019, with distance options of 2 km, 7 km, 12 km, 20 km, 38 km and 56 km.  The special 2-day Kupesewin events start Friday, March 1 with a 52-km and a 77-km option.  Registration is at www.zone4.ca, just search “Saskaloppet”. 

The deadline for regular registration is Monday, February 25.  A late registration fee of $10 will allow skiers to sign up until Thursday, February 28 at 9:00 a.m.  Snow conditions on the Saskaloppet Trail are excellent.  For more information, e-mail Sid Robinson at sid.robinson@sasktel.net

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Remaining Sask Cup Races 2018/19 Season

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The Polar Vortex kind of jumbled up our race schedule, but now that it’s gone (knock on wood) let’s get reorganized:

Regia is scheduled to hosted two Sask Cups on the weekend of March 9th and 10th.

The following weekend there will be a North Saskatchewan Triple Header with La Ronge hosting School Ski Champs (also a Sask Cup) on Friday, March 15th at the Don Allen Trails, and then Flin Flon hosting a rescheduled Provincial Championships on Saturday, March 16th and Sunday, March 17th.

Race Notices and Registration for the Regina Sask Cups and School Ski Champs are not yet available, but will be posted when they are.

Flin Flon will reopen registration on Zone4 for Provincials and will carry over any registrations for those who registered in early February.

Sask Cup #3 - Humboldt - Results and News Stories

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The results from Sask Cup #3 in Humboldt have been posted. Click HERE for the link, or visit the “Sask Cup Race Series” Page under the “Events” Tab, and scroll down until you reach the results section.

It was a beautiful sunny day in Humboldt with temperatures ranging between -10C and -5C, and over 80 racers took part.

Thank you to the Carlton Trail Ski Club and their dedicated team of volunteers for putting on such a fun and well organized event.

Please check out the local news coverage of the event.

Discover Humboldt article : “Saskatchewan Cup Cross-Country Ski Race Slides Into Humboldt”

Humboldt Journal article : “Local skiers post good results at local meet”

E-Learning Waxing Clinic on The Locker

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There is now an Online Ski Waxing Clinic on The Locker.

The course was produced by CCC and xcskination.com and is presented by CCC World Cup Wax Tech Joel Jacques.

The E-Learning course is available to NCCP trained cross country ski coaches through The Locker (www.thelocker.coach.ca)

Once you log in to your account, click on “E-Learning”, change setting from “Multi-Sport” to “Cross Country Skiing”, and click on “Online Wax Clinic”.

The E-Learning course includes a lot of ski wax knowledge and coaches receive 3 PD points upon completion.

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CWG Trials Complete

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22 athletes competed at the Canada Winter Games Trials on December 28th and 29th at Little Red River Park in Prince Albert, SK.

3 races in 2 days were used to decide the Cross Country Ski and Para-Nordic teams that Saskatchewan will send to the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.

Thank you to the Prince Albert Ski Club for the great trails and all of the volunteers from across the province that helped to run the races.

Results from the 3 races and the final standings are posted on: https://www.crosscountrysask.ca/canada-winter-games/

The CWG Team will officially be announced in the coming days.

Happy New Years!