Monday, January 6 and Thursday, January 9. Updated January 8.

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  • Jan 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM #19165

    Sara Renner
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    Welcome back to a New Year and more skiing!

    It looks like it will be an early morning for the racers on Saturday. I will post arrival time for warming up once the start list is release on Friday night but prepare for a sunrise experience. A couple of options for classic ski preparation to ease the pain.

    Option 1
    We are organizing classic ski collection for Saturday’s sprints. Drop classic skis on Thursday night between 6:15-6:30 at Wax Room #2 in the Biathlon Parking. Your child’s skis will be delivered to the race venue for Saturday.
    Option 2
    Bring classic skis to the venue in Calgary two hours before the category start time.
    Option 3
    Be a free agent and do the grip wax on your own. A recommendation will be posted on Friday afternoon.

    Base glide wax is PS6 BLUE GLIDE WAX or something in the -6 to -12 range.     If you are dropping skis to be waxed by CNSC, be sure the skis are marked with your child’s name and grip zone. Skis must be cleaned with all grip wax removed.

    Monday, January 6
    Classic skiing. 3 layers of Rode Violet

    Thursday, January 9
    Skate skiing

    January 11 and 12. Alberta Cup. Foothills Nordic Rodeo
    Location: Confederation Park Golf Course, Calgary AB. 3204 Collingwood Drive N.W. If conditions do not allow hosting a ski race at Confederation Park, the rumour is the race will be moved to the Canmore Nordic Center.
    Registration: click here
    Race information here: click here.
    Coach to family communication be posted on the Canmore Nordic Track Attack Forum: click here
    Track Attack What’s Up will be updated with last minute updates: click here
    Registration Closes: Sunday, January 5, 2025 – 11:59pm MST
    Late Registration Closes: Wednesday, January 8 – 11:59pm MST

    U10 Girls/Boys Age 8 or 9 (2016, 2015)
    U12 Girls/Boys Age 10 or 11 (2014, 2013)

    Saturday, January 11: Classic technique*
    8:30 am U12 Sprint Qualification
    10:45 am U12 Sprint Ladder
    12:00 pm U10 Sprint Kings Court

    Sunday, January 12: Skate technique*
    9:00 am U12 Individual Start
    12:00 pm U10 Team Relay
    *All times are approximate

    How a race day looks
    Racing for Track Attack is highly encourage and a great opportunity to try our best with a bunch of nordic loving kids. The program is designed to for maximum fun and to build independence in the athletes. Canmore Nordic is responsible for taking the kids on a warm up and bringing them the start line. Parents, please cheer loudly and meet your kids at the finish line. Details for the race weekend (arrival time and start times) will be posted on the forum the night before each race after the coaches meeting. Race times are posted around 8 pm. Race start lists will be posted on Zone4. The glide wax recommendation will be posted on the forum on Thursday using the most accurate weather forecast for the weekend. Glide waxing is not required but if you are feeling inspired, go for it. If you are feeling overwhelmed, fear not. Glide waxing will not affect racing outcomes at the Track Attack age and is not required. For the classic race, the club will apply grip wax. Instruction for when to drop off classic skis (glide waxed and clean kick zones by you) to the team room for grip waxing by our wax team. There are no awards for U10.

    The Canmore Nordic Ski Club follows the recommendations of the Long Term Athlete development model set up by Nordiq Canada. Registering your child in the age appropriate race category is recommended and supported by the CNSC. If parents are keen to learn more, there is a full explanation in the Nordiq Canada Long Term Athlete Development as well as the Nordiq Alberta Tech Package. If you wish to race your child in an older category, families will be responsible for providing their own race support for participants.

    Looking ahead
    Monday, January 13: No Track Attack
    February 1 and 2: Kootenay Cup in Kimberely
    Monday, February 3: No Track Attack
    Monday, February 17- Thursday February 20: No Track Attack

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