Alberta Cup 3-4

Information

Date: January 7 - 9, 2022

Canmore Nordic Centre, Canmore, AB

AB CUP Details TBA

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Foothills Nordic Ski Club is excited to be hosting the FNSC Kings Court Sprint Race (Presented by TCR) & Alberta Cups 3 & 4 on January 10, 11, 12, 2020.

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Course Details

2020 Course maps available for download

FRIDAY Course Maps

2020 Course Maps SATURDAY Revised Jan 10

2020 Course Maps PARA

2020 Course Map SUNDAY

The courses are subject to change or alteration based on trail conditions. Updated or revised course maps will be available at the Race Office and www.foothillsnordic.ca. Final course changes will be communicated at the Coaches’ Meetings.

Distances for each Category

Friday, January 10:

FNSC Kings Court Sprint Race- Free Technique (U14 to Master)

Qualification rounds to commence at 11:00am, Sprint Heats at 12:30pm (Tentative)

Age Group	Race Format	Distance	Course
Master Men/Women	Kings Court Sprint	1000m	Green
Open Men/Women	Kings Court Sprint	1000m	Green
U20 Men/Women	Kings Court Sprint	1000m	Green
U18 Boy/Girl	Kings Court Sprint	1000m	Green
U16 Boys/Girl	Kings Court Sprint	1000m	Green
U14 Boys/Girl	Kings Court Sprint	1000m	Green

Kings Court Format

Timed qualifier, 15 sec starts (seeded start)
Skiers ranked by qualifying time
Guaranteed 3 Heats
Heats of six
- - Top 2 from move up
  - Middle 2 from heat stay
  - Bottom 2 from heat move down
Gender/Age groups all combined for heats
Awards sorted after by age/gender group

Team Captains Meeting for Friday Sprint Race Only: To accommodate same day travel to Canmore, NO in person Team Captains meeting is planned for the Friday race. A power point version of Team Captains Meeting for Friday's race will be available on the Foothills website https://foothillsnordic.ca/races/alberta-cup-3-4/ as of Thursday night. Any issues regarding Friday’s race can be brought to the race office up until 10:00am Friday morning.

Saturday, January 11: AB Cup#3 Distance, Classic Technique, Individual Start (U8 to Master)

Age Group	Race Format	Distance	Course
Open Men	Individual Start	13.2km	Red, 4*3.3km
Open Women	Individual Start	9.9km	Red, 3*3.3km
U20 Men	Individual Start	13.2km	Red, 4*3.3km
U20 Women	Individual Start	9.9km	Red, 3*3.3km
U18 Boy	Individual Start	9.9km	Red, 3*3.3km
U18 Girl	Individual Start	6.6km	Red, 2*3.3km
U16 Boy/Girl	Individual Start	5.5km	Purple, 2*2.75km
U14 Boy/Girl	Individual Start	3.0km	Yellow, 2*1.5km
U12 Boy/Girl	Individual Start	2.0km	Green, 2*1.0km
U10 Boy/Girl	Individual Start	1.0km	Green, 1*1.0km
U8 Boy/Girl	Individual Start	0.75km	Orange, 1*0.75km
Master Men/Women	Individual Start	6.6km	Red, 2*3.3km
Para Men/Women	Individual Start	6.0km	Para 3*2.0km

Sunday, January 12: AB Cup #4 Distance, Free Technique, Mass Start (U8 to Master)

Distance Course

Age Group	Race Format	Distance	Course
Open Men/Women	Mass Start	14.0km	Purple, 4*3.5km
U20 Men	Mass Start	14.0km	Purple, 4*3.5km
U20 Women	Mass Start	10.0km	Purple, 4*2.5km
U18 Boy	Mass Start	10.5km	Red, 3*3.5km
U18 Girl	Mass Start	7.5km	Purple, 3*2.5km
U16 Boy/Girl	Mass Start	7.0km	Red, 2*3.5km
U14 Boy/Girl	Mass Start	3.0km	Green, 3*1.0km
U12 Boy/Girl	Mass Start	2.0km	Green, 2*1.0km
U10 Boy/Girl	Mass Start	1.1km	Pink 1*1.1km
U8 Boy/Girl	Mass Start	0.75km	Orange, 1*0.75km
Master Men/Women	Mass Start	7.5km	Purple, 3*2.5km

Notes:

U20/, U23 & Senior Men/Women will race as an Open category for the Alberta Cup Events; results will be tabulated as separate categories.
For all events, the final courses and distances are tentative and are subject to change based on trail conditions at the time of the event.
There will be no changes to seeding list after 3pm Friday Jan 10. Any athletes wishing to race up must also notify race office by 3pm Friday Jan 10.

Seeding:

Seeding for Friday Sprint, Saturday Interval Start and Sunday Mass Start will be in accordance with the CCA 2019 Technical package for Alberta Cups. The most recent published CPL points list is to be used.

Age Categories

Age Categories for Races
Category	Year of Birth
U8 (Atoms)	2013 or later
U10 (Peewees)	2011 & 2012
U12 (Mini-Midgets)	2009 & 2010
U14 (Midgets)	2007 & 2008
U16 (Juveniles)	2005 & 2006
U18 (Junior Boys/Girls)	2003 & 2004
U20 (Junior M/W)	2001 & 2002
U23 (Senior)	1997 and earlier
Para Nordic	No Age Limit
Masters 1&2	1981 - 1990
Masters 3&4	1971 - 1980
Masters 5&6	1961 - 1970
Masters 7+	1960 and earlier

Schedule

Tentative Schedule

Saturday, Feb 27: AB Cup 3. Distance, Classic Technique, Individual Start (U8 to Master)
7:30 AM to Finish - Race Office open
7:30 AM Bib pick up – Race Office
9:00 AM Racing starts
7:00 PM Coaches’ Meeting, Bill Warren Building (AB Cup 4)

Sunday, Feb 28: AB Cup 4. Distance, Free Technique, Mass Start (U8 to Master)
7:30 AM to Finish- Race Office open
7:30 AM Bib pick up – Race Office
9:00 AM Racing starts

All start times are subject to change

Awards

Alberta Cup 3 & 4

CCA Alberta Cup awards will be presented based on the following:

U8 to U14 – Year of Birth medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd and ribbons for 4th to 6th.
U16 – Year of Birth medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
U20 to Masters – category medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Awards will be presented as soon as possible after each event.

Registration

Entries will only be accepted on-line through the Zone4 Website and available soon ~~December 19th to January 9th, 2020 23:59 PM MST~~.

2020 AB CUP #3 Results

Weather

Weather forecast for the Canmore Nordic Centre from the Weather Network. Current weather conditions at the Canmore Nordic Centre are available on their Weather Information Network.