For the 2010-11 ski racing season. Intermountain Division qualifying races for Junior Nationals are denoted with asterisks (*). Age classes are OJ (Older Junior) ages 18-19; J1 ages 16-17; J2 ages 14-15; J3 ages 12-13; J4 ages 10-11; J5 ages 8-9; and J6 ages 6-7. ASMS refers to 2011 American Ski Marathon Series. Major local events in bold.
DATES EVENT LOCATION
Wednesday, Nov. 24 USSA Super Tour opener West Yellowstone, Mt.
Sunday, Dec. 12 38th Winterstart Galena Lodge
Monday, Dec. 27 Christmas Classic USSA National Ranking Race Lake Creek
Wednesday-Saturday, Dec. 29-Jan. 8 World Jr./U-23/Scandinavian Cup Trials Rumford, Maine
Sunday-Saturday, Jan. 2-8 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championships Rumford, Maine
Saturday, Jan. 8 Prairie Creek Snowmaker Classic Prairie Creek trails, 11 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 9 Ski Free Day Wood River trail system
Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 13-16 Jackson Hole JN qualifier* Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Saturday, Jan. 15 8th annual Idaho Nordic Teton Ridge Classic Driggs (idahonordic.com)
Saturday, Jan. 22 Billy Goat Loppet SVSC Championship Race Billy's Bridge
Saturday, Jan. 22 Idaho Nordic Ranch Race at Jug Mountain Donnelly, Id. (idahonordic.com)
Tuesday-Monday, Jan. 25-31 2011 FIS Nordic Junior Worlds/U-23 Worlds Otepaa, Estonia
Wednesday-Saturday, Jan. 26-29 Soldier Hollow JN qualifier* Soldier Hollow, Utah
SUN VALLEY NORDIC FESTIVAL/SKI CLUB REUNION WEEK
Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 29-Feb. 6 2nd annual Sun Valley Nordic Festival Sun Valley, svnordicfestival.com
Saturday, Jan. 29 Ski the Rails Wood River trail system, 10 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 29 Sun Valley Snowshoe Challenge Sun Valley Nordic, 12 noon
Saturday, Jan. 29 15th annual Galena/Ski Trails Winter Benefit SV Inn Limelight, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 30 Galena Loppet Galena Lodge, 10 a.m.
Sunday-Friday, Jan. 30-Feb. 4 SV Ski Club Reunion Week Sun Valley
Wednesday, Feb. 2 Tollerup Cup Nordic Event Sun Valley Nordic Center
Thursday, Feb. 3 Downtown Ketchum Nordic Night SkiTown/Ketchum, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5 36th SWIX Boulder Mountain Ski Tour/Half Boulder Galena Lodge, 10
Sunday, Feb. 6 SWIX Boulder Ski Tour Demo Sun Valley Nordic, 10
Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 12-13 Sun Valley JN qualifier* Lake Creek
Sunday, Feb. 13 Intermountain JN team named After Sun Valley JN races
Saturday, Feb. 19 30th Payette Lakes Ski Marathon McCall (mccallskiing.com)
Sunday, Feb. 20 Papoose Club Quigley Cup (citizens/ski team) Quigley Canyon, Hailey
Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 24-27 Western States J3/J4/J5 Youth Ski Festival Whitefish, Mt.
Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 24-March 6 2011 FIS Nordic World Championships Oslo, Norway
Saturday, Feb. 26 39th ASMS American Birkebeiner Hayward, Wisc., mass start 52k
Thursday-Friday, March 3-11 2011 AXCS World and National Masters Championships Vernon, B.C., Canada
Saturday, March 5 Devo Nordic triathlon/End of Year Party Devo teams, Lake Creek
Saturday, March 5 32nd annual ASMS Yellowstone Rendezvous West Yellowstone, Mt.
Sunday-Saturday, March 6-12 USSA Cross Country Junior Olympics Minneapolis, Minn. (jo2011.com)
Wednesday-Saturday, March 9-12 58th NCAA Nordic Ski Championships Stowe, Vermont
Friday-Sunday, March 11-13 TD Bank U.S. J2 National Championships Guilford, N.H. (nensa.net)
Saturday, March 12 Boulder Backwards Classic Ski Tour Galena Lodge
Saturday, March 19 Baldy Snowshoe and Ski Challenge Ketchum/The Elephant's Perch
Sunday, March 27 ASMS California Gold Rush Soda Springs, Ca.
U.S. LONG COURSE NATIONALS/SUPER TOUR FINALS AT SUN VALLEY
Saturday, March 26 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championships (50k mass start men's classic) Lake Creek
Sunday, March 27 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championships (30k mass start women's classic) Lake Creek
Tuesday, March 29 USSA Super Tour Prologue 4.5k men, 3.5k women Lake Creek
Wednesday, March 30 USSA Super Tour 15k men/10k women classic Lake Creek or SV Nordic
Friday, April 1 USSA Super Tour Individual Sprints Lake Creek or SV Nordic
Saturday, April 2 USSA Super Tour Pursuit Start Finals Dollar Mountain
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Sunday, April 3 Ride/Stride/Glide and Closing Day Galena Lodge
Thursday-Saturday, April 7-9 SVSEF Bill Janss Pro-Am Sun Valley
Thursday, April 14 Annual X-C Team Comp/Prep Awards Banquet TBA
NOTES—The schedule for the 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championships (short distance) hosted by the Chisholm Ski Club at Rumford, Maine: On Sunday, Jan. 2, classic 1-kilometer sprint qualifications and final rounds; on Tuesday, Jan. 4, men's 15k and women's 10k classic; on Thursday, Jan. 6, mass start freestyle men's 30k/women's 20k; on Saturday, Jan. 8, freestyle 1k sprint qualifications and final rounds..... Visit MWC2011.com for more details about the 2011 World and National Masters Championships at Sovereign Lake in Vernon, B.C., Canada March 3-11......Stowe, Vermont is hosting the March 9-12 NCAA Ski Championships for the sixth time, alpine events at Stowe Mountain Resort and Nordic races at Trapp Family Lodge......Here is the schedule for the 2011 USSA Cross Country Junior Olympics (jo2011.com) hosted by the City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation at Minneapolis, Minn.: Sunday, March 6, opening ceremonies; on Monday, March 7, freestyle sprint qualifications/finals; on Wednesday, March 9, mass start 15k/10k/5k classic; on Friday, March 11, freestyle interval start 10k/5k competition; on Saturday, March 12, classic relay 3x5k and 3x3k competition......This is the 12th season for the Bend (Ore.)-based American Ski Marathon Series (541-382-3503).
