IINFORMTION ACCURATE AS OF 5PM FEB. 6TH PLEASE CHECK VIRTUAL COACHES MEETING FOR UPDATES
January 7-8, 2020
Black Mountain of Maine
All changes will be made in Red.
2/6/20: All Nordic Awards will be on Saturday at the conclusion of the Men’s race. Please listen for announcements.
2/4/20: There will be NO full coaches meeting on Thursday evening.
2/3/20: Course map updated below.
Schedule
Thursday February 6
1:00pm - 5:00pm - Official Training
Course set with a single classic track along the left side to allow technique of choice for inspection. Course will be marked.
CANCELED: 7pm: Coaches Meeting - Sunday River Grand Summit Hotel. (this is per EISA bylaws - this is the first time both alpine and nordic teams have been at the same site.)
Friday February 7
7:30 am - Course opens
8:00 am - Bib pick-up Race Headquarters
10:00 am - Women’s 15km Classic Race - Mass Start
Course will be open for coaches and competitors - please ski in the direction of the course and remind athletes to be aware and respectful of racers.
12 Noon - Men’s 20 km Classic Race - Mass Start
CANCELED: *Awards for Friday will be 15 minutes after the completion of the Men’s race - please listen for announcements.
Due to potential weather, ALL Awards will be given out on Saturday at the conclusion of the men’s race.
Saturday February 8
PLEASE SEE NENSA WEBSITE FOR ALL UPDATES for SATURDAY’s RACE.
Bates Carnival/Eastern Cup/Black Mtn.
7:30 am - Course opens
8:00 am - bib pickup at Race Headquarters
10 am - Women’s 5km Freestyle/Ecup, 15 second interval start
12pm: Men’s 10km Freestyle Race/ECup, 15 second interval start
*Awards for Friday and Saturday will be 15 minutes after the completion of the men’s race. Please listen for announcements.
Start Orders and Results:
http://www.bullitttiming.com/events.html
Changes to seeding are per EISA rules.
Course Descriptions and Map:
Course will be the same for both days.
Parking
Trailers and team vans will be parked on the right side of the parking lot. There will be someone there directly traffic throughout the weekend.
Please note - the parking lot where the trailers will go has been enlarged. Course access will be direct from the trailer area. There will only be one generator available. I would recommend supplying your own power for the weekend.
Entries:
Standard event registration through Bullitt Timing for carnival team entrants and Friday open skiers.
Open entries for Friday are the standard $30per skier per day and may be paid with team entries.
Open entries for Saturday should be done through NENSA at Skireg.com
Bibs:
Bibs will be picked up at Race Headquarters beginning at 8AM each race morning where they will be packaged by team.
Waxing Limitations:
FRIDAY
NF only for all classic races.
EISA NF Approved Wax List
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VqHolhpiB7GW8NOPOWLo1b6Jm3-dSHenvGnqRpU0eiE
SATURDAY
Please see the NENSA Wax policy here.
Organizing Committee:
Chief of Competition: Roger Arsenault
Chief of Course: Dan Warner
Technical Delegate: Karl Voltz
Assistant Technical Delegate: Carlie Casey
Chief of Timing: Bob Arsenault
Timing: Bullitt Timing
Head Nordic Coach: Becky Woods
Director of Sports Medicine: Nick Cooke
Coaches Rep: SLU, Alternate Coaches Rep: Colby