Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Event Type: Mountain Bike
Location: Snowmass Base Village, Fanny Hill
Start Time: 6:00pm, please be prepared for cold and possibly darker conditions at the finish.
Suggested Parking: Base Village
MAP OF THE SHORT COURSE: https://www.strava.com/activities/1664673237
PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY TO INSTRUCTIONS/DIRECTIONS AT START AND LOOK AT WHITE BOARD FOR START TIMES AND WAVES
Start: At Base Village
-Travel up the work road and then make a right on lower discovery. Ride up discovery single-track until work road and take Road to the Ditch Trail.
-Up the Ditch Trail to Connector.
-Up Connector to Village Bound.
-Down Village Bound Trail and make hard left on Discovery.
-Up Discovery to the intersection with Village bound
-Down Village bound
-The C group will proceed to the finish. In other words, the C group will do one big lap and one short lap and make two total descents down Village bound before heading to the finish. Open Women, Advanced Men, Open Men will take a second lap up Discovery…. one big lap, and two short laps and three total descents down village bound before heading to finish.
Finish: Hard left onto the work road. Just past the snow-making guns take a left and finish on the road near the pump-house. (See pic on strava)
Start Times : approximate
Wave 1: 6:00pm – C group (novice, all masters racers) (One big lap + lap up Discovery)
Wave 2: 7:10 pm – Open Men (One big lap+ Two laps up Discovery)
Wave 3: 7:15 pm – Open Women, Advanced Men (One big lap +Two laps up Discovery)
Volunteer: To sign up to Marshal for this race or any race this season go to the Marshal Sign-Up
Race Day Sign-In: Everyone must sign-in at each race regardless of membership level. Race day sign-in will take place from 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM at the start of the race (unless specifically noted otherwise). Race numbers are issued for each discipline for the entire season. Bring your number to every race – lest you have to wear the handwritten Number Of Shame! Race day entry fees are free for juniors and full members, $20 for non-members.
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Cancellation policy: PLEASE DO NOT PHONE OR TEXT THE RACE DIRECTOR FOR RACE CANCELLATION INFORMATION. In the event of inclement weather on race day, the Aspen Cycling Club Board of Directors will communicate with the Race Director to determine the Club’s ability to operate a race that is reasonably safe for competitors, and, for mountain bike races, preserves the integrity of local trails. All racers should assume that a final decision will be made at the start line by the race director. However, when possible, the Board of Directors will alert racers of a race cancellation prior to the start by emailing the Club email group, and posting on the website and the ACC Facebook page by 5pm.