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Thank you for your patience, I’m sure that we’re all wishing that we had more snow. We have received a lot of feedback in terms of what we should do, and most of it was very helpful. We have tried to take this feedback into account with our decision.
So… We do not have enough snow to fully commit that we will be able to host the events. However, the weather forecasts (and some runestones) indicate that there is a good chance for snow fall this weekend. As a result we are planning on moving forward under the assumption that we will be able to hold races next weekend, but also knowing they may have to be cancelled at the last moment. More details include:
- We will be removing FIS/NC sanctioning so no points will be awarded for the event.
- This will be a Tier 3 event, rather than Tier 1.
- The course(s) will likely be significantly different than what is currently planned, and will likely run on trails on the upper part of Passmore and World Cup. More information will follow before the event, once we have reached a decision.
- Most likely all days will be skate and individual start. If we get enough snow we will try and implement a classic event. We are still discussing what might happen with the sprint day.
- There will be no prize money for the events. There will be no change to awards.
- We will provide refunds to those that are deciding that they do not want to compete, and would like to cancel. The level of refunds will be determined after we have completed the event. We will try and ensure that they are significant refunds. If you would like a refund please communicate with our race secretary (DJ) at race@sovereignlake.com prior to the end of day Sunday, November 23rd.
- The race trails will not be optimum, and certainly not to the standards that we normally hold ourselves to. There will not be access to the ski trails for training unless we have enough snow for Operations to give us the go ahead. It is important to reserve what snow we have for the races, so we ask that you please respect these closures.
We are very sorry that we don’t have better news, but we’ve been trying to find a balance for those that want to go ahead no matter what, with those that don’t want to take the chance. Before making this decision, we did consider many other options, including other locations in the region, local area and on the mountain.
If you have any questions not related specifically to race registration feel free to reach out to Marcus @ competitions@sovereignlake.com .
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