Rando Race 2008-09 Schedule

[Jonathan S.]

Yeah, okay, I'm ready to withstand all the withering anti-lycra heckling, but some of you out there are interested in these events, so here goes.
And note that I'm just copying everything below from Steve Romeo's blog post, so I don't have any add'l info.

http://www.tetonat.com/?p=533

2009 USSMA Race Schedule
Get your calendar out and start planning, because Pete Swenson just emailed me the preliminary schedule for the 2009 United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA) Races. Pretty much every race held in the United States will now qualify as a USSMA sanctioned race. Mainly since the powers that be figure the more races…the better! Also, the USSMA is going with a new ranking method based on a points system already used in alpine and nordic racing. Points will be granted at each race and will be dependent upon the depth of the field and the difficulty of the course. It will allow racers from all over the country to compare their race results to one another.

December
27th – Sugarloaf, ME - Holiday Hill Climb

January
10th /11th - GT Resort, WY - Grand Targhee Ski Mountaineering Classic
18th - Sunlight Mt., CO - The North Face Heathen Challenge COSMIC
31st – Lake Tahoe, NV - Mt. Rose
31st – Jay Peak, VT - 5th Annual Jay Peak Randonee Race

February
7th - Crested Butte, CO - Arc’Teryx Rando Race COSMIC
8th - Mad River, VT - Mountain Hardwear Ski Mountaineering race
21st - Snowmass, CO - Snowmass COSMIC Winter Wild
28th – Monarch Mt., CO – Race the Divide COSMIC
28th – Crystal MT., WA – Outdoor Research VertFest

March
7th – Loveland, CO - COSMIC
14th - Alta, UT - Black Diamond Wasatch Powderkeg
21st - Jackson Hole, WY - US Ski Mountaineering National Championship

April
4th - Kirkwood, CA - Marmot 6 Summit Peak Pursuit
11th - Sugarloaf, ME
25th – Arapahoe Basin, CO – Marmot Grind COSMIC

Additional venues with dates yet to be confirmed include WA and NH.

[Greydon Clark]

BUMP 4 tha 'Toons and Dukes crowd.

[Sammers]

We've got another event to add to the March calendar...

VertFest Alpental (same deal as VertFest at Crystal) will be held on Saturday, March 28th, at Alpental, WA.

check out: www.outdoorresearch.com/vertfest for more info.