Oregon 4-Way Championships

Mt. Hood Race Team and Mt. Hood Ski Education Foundation invite you to the 42nd Annual Oregon 4-Way Championships

Race announcement

Events will include Classic Cross Country and Jumping on Friday, Giant Slalom on Saturday, and SL on Sunday.

PRELIMINARY EVENT INFORMATION

ELIGIBILITY & CLASSES: The championship is open to J5 competitors (ages 9 & 10) and J4 competitors (ages 11 & 12). Age is determined as of December 31, 2009.

RACE ENTRIES: Payment is accepted on-line (click the "register" button, or mail the entry and Skibowl release and check to:

MHSEF Race Secretary
2229 NE Burnside ST. #234
Gresham, OR 97030
P: 503-272-3503 F: 503-296-5314

4-Way Entry* (XC, Jump, SL, GS) – $80.00
*Must register for all events to be eligible for the Ski Meister Award.
Alpine Entry only (SL & GS) – $60.00

ENTRY DEADLINE: Completed entry forms, entry fees, and liability release must be received by 6:00pm, Tuesday, February 2nd. Absolutely, no entries will be accepted by phone or on the day of the race. A List of Competitors will be posted on the Internet Wednesday night, February 3rd. Please verify receipt of your entry at www.mthoodacademy.com. Total race field will be limited to 200 competitors.

CUTTING the FIELD: The Oregon 4-Way Championship attracts many young racers from around the Northwest. The race field will not exceed 200 total boys and girls. If the field must be cut the following procedure will be used: First, any racer without a complete and paid entry will be cut; second, racers from teams outside Oregon will be cut - youngest racers to oldest racers. Racers cut from the event will have their entry fee check destroyed or (PayPal) refunded.

CANCELLATION: Racers who wish to cancel their entry must do so by 6:00pm on Thursday the 4th. There will be no refunds of any kind after Thursday.

RACER BIBS: Bibs will be issued by team each morning at Race Registration (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). On Friday, competitors will use the same bib for both Nordic events, and return bibs after the Jumping competition to the Multorpor Lodge. On Saturday and Sunday, competitors will return bibs each day to the scoreboard at the completion of each alpine event. Racers will be charged $50 for missing bibs and/or not allowed to compete in the next competition.

REGISTRATION:
Friday - Multorpor Lodge 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Saturday - Multorpor Lodge 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Sunday - Multorpor Lodge 7:30 am – 8:30 am

RACE LOCATIONS: The Classic Cross Country and Jumping events will be held at Skibowl East (Multorpor). The Giant Slalom race will be held on Reynolds Run at Skibowl West. Sunday's Slalom event will be held on the Cascade Chair, again at Skibowl East (Multorpor).

LIFT TICKETS: Racer lift tickets are $22.00 and must be purchased each day. On Friday and Sunday, tickets are purchased at the Multorpor ticket booth in the parking lot. All racer tickets on Saturday will be purchased at the Skibowl West ticket windows behind the Skibowl Lodge.

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE – CLASSIC CROSS COUNTRY & JUMPING: (subject to change)
9:00am Registration opens – Multorpor Lodge
9:30am Team Captain’s Meeting
9:45am Cross Country track open for warm-up
10:30am Classic Cross Country Race
12:30pm Practice Jumps
1:00pm Jumping Competition

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE – GS RACE: (subject to change)
7:30am Race Registration opens – Multorpor Lodge
7:45am Team Captain's Meeting
8:00am Lifts open to competitors
9:45am 1st run – Women followed by Men
1:15pm 2nd run – Women followed by Men

SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE – SL RACE: (subject to change)
7:30am Race Registration opens – Multorpor Lodge
8:00am Team Captain's Meeting
8:15am Lifts open to competitors
9:30am 1st Run – Women
10:30am 1st Run – Men
1:00pm 2nd run – Women
2:00pm 2nd run – Men

AWARDS: Awards will be presented after the completion of each day’s events. The Skimeister Award will be given to the boy and girl in each age class, J4 & J5, with the best all-around performance from all 4 events. Time and location tba.

LODGING SPONSOR: Collins Lake Resort and the Grand Lodges are the official lodging of the Oregon 4-Way Championships. Go to www.collinslakeresort.com or call 1-800-234-6288 for reservations.

Other Government Camp Lodging:
Gov’t Camp Village Rentals www.governmentcamp-village.com 1-888/745-1077
Huckleberry Inn www.huckleberryinn.com 503/272-3325
Mt. Hood Inn www.mthoodinn.com 503/272-3205
Summit Meadow Cabins www.summitmeadow.com 503/272-3494

OTHER INFORMATION:
Check back at www.mthoodacademy.com for further event information.
Oregon Snow Park Permits are required for vehicles parking at Mt. Hood ski areas.
Due to snow removal, overnight RV parking in Skibowl parking lots may not be allowed.