2016 Alberta Youth Cross Country Ski Championships – Bragg Creek, AB
Date of event: March 4-6, 2016
Host Club: XC Bragg Creek
Co-Event Chiefs: Roy Strum and Erik Anderson, XCBC
Assistant Chief: Ann Sullivan, XCBC
Trails: West Bragg Creek Ski Trails, Kananaskis Country
Background
Alberta Youth Championships (AYC) is a provincial-level event aimed at a four-year age grouping referred to in Alberta as Mini-midgets and Midgets (2002-2005 birth years). This event is the club championship event for this age group in Alberta. The 2016 AYC will incorporate several features:
– Accommodation and food services included in registration cost
– Three events (individual freestyle; wave start classic; team relays; single-year age categories; coach relays)
– Awards to 10th place in each competition category
Event structure
This comprehensive event proposal includes race events, awards, accommodations, waxing facilities, special events, and food services.
Events
Friday, March 4, 2016
• 6:30 pm – move in to Kamp Kiwanis, Bragg Creek, AB
• 8:30 pm – Team welcomes and introductions, snack and athlete social
• 8:30 pm – Team Captains/Coaches meeting; race bibs, start lists, course maps
Saturday, March 5, 2016
• 7:30 am – breakfast at Kamp Kiwanis
• 8:15am – first departure of 2 buses for West Bragg Creek Ski Trails; buses return to Kamp Kiwanis for second load of athletes and coaches
•9:15am – second (and final) departure of 2 buses for West Bragg Creek Ski Trails
• 8:45-9:00 am – arrival at West Bragg Creek Ski Trails
• 10:00 am – Individual start skate race, AYC categories
• 1:30 pm – relays
• 2:45 pm – end of competition, return to Kamp Kiwanis, 4 buses pick up at 2:45
– coaches meeting 4:30pm
• 5:45pm – AYC banquet at Kamp Kiwanis; meal, awards
• 8:00 pm – athlete dance and coaches social
• 9:00pm – end of program
Sunday, March 6, 2016
• 7:30 am – breakfast at Kamp Kiwanis
• 8:00 am – move out of Kamp Kiwanis
• 8:30 am – departure for West Bragg Creek Ski Trails (no bus service on Sunday)
• 8:45-9:00 am – arrival at West Bragg Creek Ski Trails
• 9:30 am – seeded wave classic (groups of 6 athletes; 30-second intervals – based on Saturday’s results)
• 12:00 pm – lunch on-site at West Bragg Creek; individual and team aggregate awards
• 1:00 pm departure from West Bragg Creek for home
Event details
Event Categories – Alberta Youth Championships
Date Competition Category Year of Birth Distance Technique
Sat., March 5, 2016 – 10:00 am Midget 2002-2003 3km skate – interval
Sat., March 5, 2016 Mini-midget 2004-2005 2km skate – interval
Sat., March 5, 2016 – 1:30 pm 4 x 1 km relay 1km leg 1 and 2 – classic, leg 3 and 4 – skate
(official teams at least two boys and two girls; at least two mini-midgets)
Sat., March 5, 2016 4 x 1 km relay Any combination 1km leg 1 and 2 classic, leg 3 and 4 skate
(unofficial teams)
Sat., March 5, 2016 Coach club relay 3 coaches/chaperone (Club coaches and parents), 1km, leg 1 classic, leg 2 and 3 skate
Sun., March 6, 2016– 930am Midget 2002-2003 5km Classic wave start
Sun., March 6, 2016– 1110am Mini-midgets 2004-2005 2.5km Classic wave start
Awards
Medals to 10th place in each competition category
Club aggregate banner – awarded to the team with the most points based on the following table. Points will be calculated only for individual and official relay events. Only the top 10 skiers from each club will accrue points toward the aggregate banner.
– Awarded according to the following criteria
Finish position Points Finish position Points Finish position Points Finish position Points
1st 100 2nd 80 3rd 70 4th 60
5th 50 6th 40 7th 30 8th 25
9th 20 10th 15 11th 14 12th 13
13th 12 14th 11 15th 10 16th 9
17th 8 18th 7 19th 6 20th 5
21st and greater 1
Trail grooming – by Kananaskis Country and Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association
Event site details – West Bragg Creek Ski Trails are located entirely within Kananaskis Country, 8 km west of the Hamlet of Bragg Creek, AB. Base elevation of trails is 1450m; high point on Stairway to Heaven race course is 1480 m. Average snowfall – 50-100 cm. Average ski season – beginning December to mid-March. The trails are the closest Kananaskis Country trails to Calgary and are heavily used by locals and recreational skiers from the greater Calgary area. It is the only greater Calgary area ski area that permits dogs on the ski trails. The trails were designed in the early 1980s by Don Gardner primarily as race trails and are the same vintage as Peter Lougheed and Ribbon Creek trail systems. Course maps will be posted on www.xcbraggcreek.ca
Accommodation
Registration in the AYC includes accommodation at Kamp Kiwanis, located in the greater Bragg Creek area. The event committee is aiming to create a social experience in addition to a ski experience. We would like all athletes regardless of their place of residence to stay at the camp. The facility includes bunk beds in dorm rooms. Everyone staying at Kamp Kiwanis will need to bring their own sleeping bag, pillow, towel and toiletries. Building on the successful model from Alberta Winter Games, chaperones, athletes and coaches will all be accommodated at Kamp Kiwanis. The camp has mroe than 250 beds on site and has been reserved for AYC for March 4-6, 2016. www.kampkiwanis.ca
Parents and younger or older siblings will be required to find their own accommodation. (Cochrane is located 20 km north of Kamp Kiwanis.) http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=12839&cid=IP_PPC_GGL_TM
Waxing space
The hobby hut at Kamp Kiwanis will be available as an indoor waxing room. The space is heated. Electricity is available. No electricity or waxing building is available at West Bragg Creek Ski Trails. Clubs are encouraged to bring their own tent or shelter if desired to use at West Bragg Creek Ski Trails.
Food Services
Food services will be included in the AYC registration cost. Food services are being provided by Kamp Kiwanis. The following meals will be included in the event registration:
A snack of fruit will be provided on Friday evening.
Breakfast – Saturday on-site at Kamp Kiwanis
Lunch – Saturday — bag lunch
Supper – Saturday at Kamp Kiwanis
Breakfast – Sunday on-site at Kamp Kiwanis
Lunch – Sunday – bag lunch
Any other food (trail snacks, Gatorade, etc.) required by teams will need to be supplied by individual teams.
Average early March air temperature in Bragg Creek – average daytime high of +2; average overnight low of -8.
Registration and Event Fees
Registration on zone 4: link here
– $140 – all categories if registered by Jan. 15, 2016
– $190 – all categories if registered by Feb. 29, 2016, 8pm
AYC – $95 – coaches, parents, chaperones – registration closing date of Feb. 29, 2016, 8pm
Contact Information:
Roy Strum, Co Chief of Event, 403-862-1042, roystrum@gmail.com
Erik Anderson, Co Chief of Event, 403-830-4835, erik.anderson@safari.ca