Trail Update: Feb. 8, 2010

Trail out of the Mendenhall checkpoint

One of the many short but slightly steep hills along the way

Once again the groomer gets stuck going uphill! We rely on brute strength (or sheer stupidity!) to drag it up.

willowy sections

Overflow/slush. I recommend skijorers stick to the ICE in the middle, not the snow off to the side if it's a warm day

The overflow occurs from the culverts near the willow sections. Note: GOOD ice on left...

Pooh Bear and Esther work as trail guinea pigs and give the trail a raving review! They are better at willow-dodging than humans. Skijorers should exercise caution in these short areas, we will clear up any really bad spots before the race

Trail Updates January 2010

The RR100 trail is about 90% in now.   Due to some dodgy trails, it looks like the first 30 miles or so will be on the Takhini river and the 37-mile trail. From there we will pop out by the highway (just after the Takhini subdivision).   We are still working on the last 10km of the trail or so as well as clearing some massive walls of willows along the way. Other than these small issues, it’s looking to be a beautiful trail! Lots of snow for most of the way, and we have a base. More grooming to happen. If you’d like to help out and volunteer for trail work, we will be sending out a crew this upcoming weekend, Feb.  6/7. Let us know!

Sign Up Now!

Sign-ups are now coming in for the RR100, so sign up NOW if you want to be in on this first annual, innovative and exciting race!  The race is set at a maximum of 25 mushers and 10 skijorers.

Entries: these go to Heather Desmarais, and you can call her at 667-7974 to arrange for entry/payment drop-off. For those in town, she works downtown and can arrange to meet you in the day. She will also be at the next Copper Haul Twister Race on Feb. 14 (Fish Lake Rd) and will be taking DPSAY registrations as well as RR100 registration then.  So sign up asap to reserve a spot!

Vets on Board!

Well, we’ve got one more part of the race taken care of – the ever important job of Race Veterinarians are filled!  Thanks to Carolynne Fudja (Lots of Latitude Mobile Vet) and Helen Eddy (Alpine Veterinary Clinic) for joining us on the first Road Runner 100! See you on the trail.