OREGON 4-WAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
race announcement
Shedules: Friday Saturday Sunday
Entries: Girls Boys
Mt. Hood Race Team and Mt. Hood Ski Education Foundation invite you to the 44th Annual Oregon 4-Way Championships, February 3rd through 5th, 2012. Events will include Classic Cross Country and Jumping on Friday, Giant Slalom on Saturday, and Slalom on Sunday.
PRELIMINARY EVENT INFORMATION
ELIGIBILITY & CLASSES: The championship event is open to J5 competitors (ages 9 & 10), J4 competitors (ages 11 & 12), and J3 competitors (age 13 only). Age is determined as of December 31, 2011. The SL on Sunday is also open to J6 competitors (ages 7 & 8).
RACE ENTRIES: To register on-line click the register button. Payment is accepted on-line, or send the entry fee check, along with the required entry form and Release form to:
MHSEF Race Secretary 2229 NE Burnside ST. #52 Gresham, OR 97030
Fax: 503-296-5314 raceadmin@mhsef.org
To enter by mail, use the Entry form provided on the web site and mail along with the entry fee check and Release form to the address above by the entry deadline, individual email entries will not be accepted.
4-Way Entry* (XC, Jump, SL, GS) – $80.00
*Must register for all events to be eligible for the Skimeister Award.
Alpine Entry only (SL & GS) – $60.00 J6 Entry (1-run SL) – Sunday: $25.00
ENTRY DEADLINE: Completed entry forms, entry fees, and liability release must be received by 12:00noon, Wednesday, February 1st. 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. Please verify receipt of your entry at this web page. 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 account refunded.
CANCELLATION: Racers who wish to cancel their entry must do so by 6:00pm on Thursday, February 2nd. There will be no refunds after Thursday.
RACER BIBS: Bibs will be issued by team Friday and Saturday morning at Race Registration. On Friday, competitors will use the same bib for both Nordic events, and return bibs after the Jumping competition to the Multorpor Lodge. Bibs will be re-issued on Saturday morning and competitors will keep their bibs for Sunday’s race. J6 competitiors will be issued bibs on Sunday at Registration. Competitors will return bibs to the scoreboard at the completion of Sunday’s SL 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 - Outback Lodge (Skibowl West) 7:00 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 $26.00 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 – 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
12:00pm Practice Jumps
1:00pm Jumping Competition
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE – GS RACE: (subject to change)
7:00am Race Registration opens – Outback Lodge at Skibowl West
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 – J5/J4/J3 Women
10:30am 1st Run – J5/J4/J3 Men
12:15pm J6 SL Race
1:00pm 2nd run – J5/J4/J3 Women
2:00pm 2nd run – J5/J4/J3 Men
AWARDS: A wards for Saturday's race. Awards for SL and the Skimeister Award will presented after Sunday's race. The Skimeister Award will be given to the boy and girl in each age class, J3, 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.
Friday's Nordic events and Saturday's GS will be presented after the completion of
• Nordic ski rentals:
Valian’s in Government Camp – call for reservation: 503-272-3525 Otto’s in Sandy – call for reservation: 503-668-5947
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Check back at www.mthoodacademy.com for further event information.
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Oregon Snow Park Permits are required for vehicles parking at Mt. Hood ski areas.
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Due to snow removal, overnight RV parking in Skibowl East parking lot may be limited.
