Sample scenery from the event areas

and 2010 Canadian Ski Orienteering Championships

Sample Map Images

Date	Saturday, 23rd and Sunday, 24th January, 2010
Location	Wasaga Beach Provincial Park (Sat.), and Mansfield Outdoor Centre (Sun.), Ontario.

Results for the events are here.

Ilona (race director) has posted some photos from the weekend over at Flikr. And there's many more from Jim (controller) over at Picasa.

Update: 2010/01/23 Due to the prospect of a sharp temperature increase on Sunday morning, we may reduce the time interval between elite male starts from 3 minutes to 2 minutes, so that the last people can start earlier. Please be alert for changes on the day.

Update: 2010/01/22 The startlist (text) for Sunday's Canadian Ski Orienteering Championship race has been posted. Start times are shown as offsets from zero time, which is 9:30 am. So, hopefully obviously, a start time of 22:00 means in reality a 9:52 am start (but see the update above).

Update: 2010/01/21 - Please note that there is a mandatory set of gear that must be carried by all competitors in the full Adventure Race on Saturday. If you're doing the Adventure Race solo, then only the first group of items applies to you (i.e. you don't need a first aid kit).

Update: 2010/01/18 - The race director's notes for the 2010 Canadian Ski Orienteering Championships are now posted online.

Update: 2010/01/17 - We have decided to offer a solo option for the adventure race for $65. If you'd like to enter alone, please try the registration link below, or use the event contact link.

Out of Bounds: Since this is a Canadian Championship event, these two areas are out of bounds -- for orienteering activity only -- for all competitors. The permanent tracks may be used for skiing without a map. When the small track system is prepared for the race, the competition area shall be fully embargoed (starting January 18/10).

The map on the right shows the approximate locations of the two events. Clicking on an icon on the larger map gives more details.

SPORTident will be used for this event. For those who have not already purchased a SPORTident e-card, they will be available for rent.

While details are mostly set, please keep an eye on this page, as any last minute changes will be posted here.

Eligibility: These races are open to all-comers, but to place in the Canadian Championship you need to be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, and be a paid up member of the Canadian Orienteering Federation (COF). Membership in your local club often gets you the latter.

Race Details

Event Dates

Saturday, 23rd and Sunday, 24th January, 2010

Key Times

Saturday	8:00 - 10:00	Registration and waiver formalities
(Wasaga)	10:00	Start of snowshoe & ski-O events
Sunday	8:00 - 9:30	Registration and waiver formalities
(Mansfield)	9:30	First start for Ski-O Championship event.

Host Club

Stars Orienteering Club of Waterloo Region http://stars.kw.net

Meet Director

Ilona Dobos of the Stars

Controller

Jim Waddington of GHO

Course Consultant

Brian May of COF

Maps

Wasaga Beach (updated 2009), Mansfield Outdoor Centre (updated 2009)

Contact

Nick Duca .

Course Setter

Nick Duca

Format

Saturday Wasaga	Two-person team (or optionally solo) snowshoe and ski-O race, with an approximately 1.5 hour winning time. There is also a ski or snowshoe solo option.
Sunday Mansfield	Point to point Ski-O championship event; individual starts. In addition there will be a Try-a-Ski-O novice course for anyone & everyone. (The novice course is not a championship event, so there will be no awards.)

Please see the note about eligibility above.

Classes

For the individual events, there will be male & female categories in each of:

Juniors (20 and under)
Elite
Masters (over 40)
Super Masters (over 55)

For the team events, there will be the following classes:

Open
Coed
Masters (combined age over 99 years)

Registration

Please pre-register with us in advance to ensure a pre-marked map is reserved for your use.

Use the following links to register online (preferred), else e-mail the event contact (above).

Team registration for Saturday;
Individual registration for both Saturday & Sunday.

Instruction / Clinic

There will be a basic introductory orienteering clinic for paid participants if there is enough demand. Please e-mail the contact (above) if you'd like to participate.

Cost

Adults are 21 years or older; Juniors are under 21.
Stars members with membership fees paid for 2010 (see the membership application page to register) receive a $5 discount on all solo events.

Early Bird
(paid before Dec 8)

Saturday	Solo (ski or snowshow): Adult $30, Junior $25. Team: $95.
Sunday	Adult $30, Junior $25. Try-a-Ski-O $22.

Normal price
(Dec 9 to Jan 5)

Saturday	: Solo (ski or snowshow): Adult $35, Junior $30. Team: $110
Sunday	: Adult $35, Junior $30. Try-a-Ski-O $22.

Late fees
(Jan 6 & after)

Saturday	: Solo (ski or snowshow): Adult $40, Junior $35. Team: $120
Sunday	: Adult $40, Junior $35. Try-a-Ski-O $22.

Update: 2010/01/17 - To do Saturday's Adventure Race solo now costs $65.

Rental SI cards will be available for an additional $2 each per race.

ENTRY FEE COVERS EVENT FEE, ON-LINE REGISTRATION, TRAIL AND PARK FEES.

approximately $8-$10. Skis will be available for rental at both places (fish-scale, waxless style), cost unknown at this point. Please e-mail the contact (above) it you would like to rent anything, so we can attempt to reserve some equipment.

Directions

To see how to get to the race locations, please see the above Google maps (the blue markers are on the ski chalets where the race registration is to be held each day). More details are available on the Wasaga Beach Provincial Park and Mansfield Outdoor Centre web sites. Note that the Mansfield location is on the east side of Airport Road: it's not the ski slopes on the west side.