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 – official teams
|
at
least two boys and two girls; at least two mini-midgets
|
1km
|
leg
1 and 2 - classic
leg 3 and 4 - skate |
|
Sat.,
March 5, 2016
|
4
x 1 km relay – unofficial teams
|
Any
combination
|
1km
|
leg
1 and 2 classic
leg 3 and 4 skate |
|
Sat.,
March 5, 2016
|
Coach
club relay - 3 coaches/chaperones
|
Club
coaches and parents
|
1
|
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
-
$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:
online registration link
https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=
