Go HERE to view the results of the DIY club races, TTs, biathlons, etc. — recently updated with this weekend’s “A-to-A” time trial and the BB gun biathlon.
Club Event Results Page
Author: SWNSC
Chuck Calef Classic – Big Day of Fun (and a little bit of suffering ;-)
Results from the day’s effort. What a great group out there today!
| Name | Time |
| Kyle | 26:54:00 |
| Laura | 29:12:00 |
| Logan | 29:45:00 |
| Clay | 30:19:00 |
| Travis | 30:32:00 |
| Zach L. | 30:43:00 |
| Levi | 31:13:00 |
| Mila | 31:47:00 |
| Diego | 31:53:00 |
| Zach G. | 33:13:00 |
| Adis | 33:54:00 |
| Quanah | 33:58:00 |
| Sanna | 34:00:00 |
| Lukas | 36:20:00 |
| Kevin | 37:25:00 |
| Ajla | 37:46:00 |
| Tarik | 37:48:00 |
| Harper | 38:07:00 |
| Luke | 39:09:00 |
| Nick | 39:10:00 |
| Phoebe | 39:33:00 |
| Oli | 40:21:00 |
| Siobhan | 40:57:00 |
| Lynn | 41:23:00 |
| Jasmina | 41:40:00 |
| Lindsay | 48:39:00 |
| Ana | 49:59:00 |
| Sarah | 51:23:00 |
| Jan | 52:16:00 |
| Katya | 59:00:00 |
In Full Swing
The snow gods have finally blessed our area with some of the Pacific stream of storms that seemingly everyone else in the West have been getting. We were missing out until early January, but now we’re looking pretty good. Groomers have been staying on top of things and will continue making improvements as we hopefully continue to get more snow (check the FB page for condition updates). Lots of happy skiers out there! There are also other places to go ski around the Jemez, such as the Valles Caldera, the Bandelier ski trails (just before the Caldera), lots of the old roads, and of course, San Antonio hot springs. Check out the picks of the Gibson family, who led a group out there recently!
Finally! (seems like a recurring theme…)
We are FINALLY skiing! We got a healthy dump of some very good-quality snow that has done a good job of covering the trails. It’s still thin in the usual “big rock” locations, but if you’re careful and know where they lurk, you can miss them. Be especially careful on the section of trail between “TJ’s” and “Dave’s Dogleg” (between point G and H on the map), and the screamer downhill toward the bottom of the meadow, just above point M on the map.
Hopefully, we won’t have to wait so long before we get another good dump, but with some reasonable January temperatures, it should be pretty nice.
Rocky Mountain Nordic U14 Youth Ski Festival @ Durango Nordic Center
- Sat, Mar 5, 202212:00 AM Sun, Mar 6, 202211:59 PM
CO-HOSTED BY DURANGO NORDIC SKI CLUB AND SOUTHWEST NORDIC SKI CLUB
Saturday, March 5, 2022: RMN Freestyle Distance Race
Saturday will be the RMN-scored distance race in freestyle technique. Standard RMN race distances per age group will apply:
- U14 & U12 race distance: 3km
- U10 & U08 race distance: 1.5km
Sunday, March 6, 2022: Relay
On Sunday, racers will team up with their assigned teammates to compete in a relay. Teams will be chosen at random within their respective age groups. Any willing and able coaches are encouraged to participate — we will throw the coach names in a hat and mix them with the teams. Coaches may race more than once, with any of the various age groups. Please specify the age group(s) with which the coach would like to race. Skiers will race on a specially designed course, courtesy of the Durango Nordic groomers. Expect something silly, funky, and challenging. Costumes are highly recommended and almost mandatory, especially for the coaches! This will be a fun day of making friends and having fun on skis. Distances will vary and final details to be determined. Start times and teams will be announced on Saturday, March 5th.
Registration
Registration will open on February 15 via Webscorer. Each team/racer will register for each day individually through the site registration page:
2022 U14 Festival Series Registration Link
Waiver
All participants must sign the Durango Nordic Center programs and races waiver.
Lodging
Homewood Suites by Hilton Durango
15 Girard St.
Durango, CO 81303
(970) 259-2996
Booking Link: https://group.homewood-suites.com/afjcrk
Group Name: U14 Rocky Mtn Fest
You may also call the front desk to make a reservation and reference the group name above.
Course Map
Course maps will be posted the week before the event.
Trail Passes
Athletes and families who arrive on Friday will need a trail pass, purchased online or at the Durango Nordic Center.
Coke Race
The Saturday event is also Durango’s long-standing Coke race. Family members are welcome to race as well ($10/adult; $5/youth). Registration will be online here by Feb. 15.
A Reprieve!
The trails picked up between 6″ to 8″ the other night, and we got right on it to keep things in shape and preserved. Whew! Just in time! Should be a nice weekend, if not a little warm. Hopefully, we’ll see another similar storm next week. Stay tuned.
Trails groomed for skate and classic. Watch for obstacles. Most of the course is in OK to good shape, then there are those bad spots…
Saturday and Sunday adult and kid clinics. Check the FB page for more info.
Hangin’ in there…
Not a whole lot to report, as we just seem to be in a long run of “no weather at all” type of weather. It’s nice out for gettin’ out, but we desperately need snow; not just for skiing, but for this long-running drought. It’s pretty bad. Anyway, groomers have been working on things and keeping the snow we have skiable. The front hill has taken a beating, but check out our new snow transport system:
Trails will be groomed as long as we have decent enough snow. It is looking like early February will be more active in terms of weather, so we remain ever the optimists…
A Season Update… Finally!
Well, it’s about time. We’ve been lacking in posting much about our trails and season, but there’s a REALLY good reason for that. For one, it was a LOT of work this year t get things going with far fewer volunteers than years past, then we had that disaster of a wind storm that destroyed the trails in various areas and caused lots of damage to things. We’re still reeling from that and are short in grooming staff, etc. It’s a tight situation. But… we do have enough snow to ski and groom, and things were saved around New Year, so we’re skiing, and that’s a good thing. We celebrated with our memorial “Chuck Calef Classic” club race & tour. What a wonderful day and celebration of our friend and hero, Chuck.
As it stands now, we’re in a bit of a heatwave and dry spell, so conditions are tough to keep in perfect shape. We don’t have a lot of active groomers, but are making do with what we have. Keep an open mind and use your “not best skis” skis 😉
Pajarito Mountain Youth Bikefest Results and Story
See the write-up in the LA Daily Post:
https://ladailypost.com/first-pajarito-youth-bike-fest-mountain-bike-race-a-success/
Results:
| time | |
| MILD course overall: | |
| Oliver Garcia | 44:43:00 |
| MEDIUM course overall females: | |
| 1. Mila Moseley | 41:11:00 |
| 2. Amelia Hill | 50:05:00 |
| 3. Liv Niklasson | 56:10:00 |
| MEDIUM course overall males: | |
| 1. Luke Gibson | 52:54:00 |
| 2. Calvin Morris | 56:39:00 |
| 3. Wendell Starr | 59:57:00 |
| HOT course overall: | |
| 1. Isaac Olson | 56:05:00 |
| 2. Jack Hawkins | 57:24:00 |
| 3. Nikolai Nelson | 59:39:00 |
| HOT course age-group awards: | |
| U16 | |
| 1. Joab Morris | 1:05:29 |
| 2. Axel Niklasson | 1:09:06 |
| U14 | |
| 1. Luke Morris | 1:06:49 |
| 2. Adis Bock | 1:12:32 |
| 3. Zachary Gutierrez | 1:17:03 |
| U12 | |
| 1. Ian McLean | 1:07:11 |
| 2. Diego Leonard | 1:13:58 |
| 3. Zach Gibson | 1:14:04 |
| age group 9-11 | |
| 1. Levi Gibson | 1:01:50 |
| 2. Quanah Moseley | 1:02:20 |
| 3. Cullen McLean | 1:06:11 |
Pajarito Trailfest Youth Mountain Bike Race added to this year’s schedule of events!
Finally, a local mountain bike race for youth racers age 18 and under. No licence is necessary, and the event is free! (thank you to sponsors and supporters!) Check here for details about the event.