2007 Sierra Ski-O Week

Date: Jan. 27 - Feb. 4, 2007
Location: Tahoe Area and Bear Valley
Event Director: - 650.793.8764
Type: 7 Ski-O events in 9 days at Bear Valley and the Lake Tahoe area. Competition with the top US and Canadian ski orienteers at 5 cross-country ski resorts for 3 Ski-O championships.

Day 6: Tahoe Donner Cross Country

U.S. Long Course Ski-O Championships and Sierra Ski-O Championships

This event counts for both the U.S. Long Course Ski-O Championships and the Sierra Ski-O Championships. For each person who completes a course at this event, their score will be added to their Sierra Ski-O Championship standings. For those who are also qualified for placement and medals in the U.S. Championships, their placement in this event is their placement in the U.S. Long Course Ski-O Championships.

Event Details

Course Setter: Thorsten Graeve
Format: Point-to-point long course
Starts: 10 AM to 12 Noon
Courses:These courses will be your toughest for the 2007 Sierra Ski-O Week. They are long with significant climbs. Winning times for the blue and red courses will be at the upper end of the long-course time guidelines (90 minutes for blue and 70 minutes for red) in good conditions. If it is snowing or there is significant melting, the winning times will be longer.

 Course  Direct  Optimal  Climb  Classes
 ------- ------- -------- ------ --------
 Blue    12.2km  17.3km   440m   M-21+
 Red     10.1km  14.8km   360m   F-21+, M-20, M40+, Amazon, M-red
 Green    8.4km  11.5km   260m   F-20, F40+, M-16, M55+, M/F-green
 Orange   4.2km   6.6km   150m   F-16, F-55+, M/F-orange
 White    3.1km   4.1km    60m   M/F-white

Special rules:

Map: This map was originally created for the 2006 ski-O season with 40-foot contours, but has been updated for the 2007 season with 5-meter contours and better off-trail details. To see a sample map, click the RouteGadget link on the left side of this web page then look for a past event at this venue in 2006.

Venue Information

Resort web page: www.tahoedonner.com (http://www.tahoedonner.com/tahoe/SITE/top/listing.cfm/activity/9176/310.61908.77567258/direct?c=1)
Elevations: Competitive area is between 6600 and 7300 feet in elevation.
Total distance in groomed trails: 110 km
Rentals: This resort rents skis. Otherwise, you can rent skis at Pacos (Truckee) or other ski stores.
Waxing: In the past, you could make use of an indoor waxing bench in the rental area to wax your own skis. You need to have your own tools and wax.
Lessons: Lessons are available.
Embargoed areas: Because this is a US Championship event, the ski trails in the Home Range and Sunrise Bowl areas are embargoed for anyone competing in the US Ski-O Long Course Championship on Friday 3-February and Saturday morning 4-February before the race. If you want to ski at Tahoe Donner XC at those times, you may ski in the Euer Valley. Anyone caught skiing the embargoed areas on Friday or Saturday will be disqualified from the championship.

Lodging and Dining

See the Lodgings page for the Tahoe area. In general, the nearby lodgings (for Truckee) include the a couple of hotels and numerous cabins rented by local realtors. You can also stay in Soda Springs, which is only 15-20 minutes away.

Do your grocery shopping in Truckee, where large grocery stores abound. There is at least one small grocery store with a limited stock in Soda Springs.

For dining, there are a numerous restaurants in Truckee, especially in the old-town section.

Driving Directions

From I-80 (in Truckee, which is about 100 miles east of Sacramento), exit at Donner Pass Road (Exit 184). Turn left onto Donner Pass Road and go 0.5 miles to Northwoods Blvd (signal). Turn left onto Northwoods and go about three miles to Fjord Road (you'll see a sign for the cross country area before you reach the road). Turn right onto Fjord and go a couple hundred feet to Alder Creek Road. Turn left onto Alder Creek and go about 1/2 mile to the cross country parking area on the left.

Check in, registration, and event trail-pass sales are located upstairs in the main building. Ski rentals are downstairs.