The GREAT Ski Race March 2
Posted on January 26, 2008
Filed Under North Shore Events |
It all began 32 years ago with only 66 racers.
Today, over 1,100 skiers participate to raise $ for the Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team.
Don’t miss the largest Nordic ski race west of the Mississippi.
The Great Ski Race
Sunday, March 2
9 am
Tahoe City to Truckee - 18.43 miles!
For more info and to register, click here.
The race course is machine-groomed with skating lanes and double tracks the entire 30 kilometers (~18.43 miles). Starting the night of Feb 26 (Tues) through race day, the entire course will be fully groomed each night so everyone can practice.
The Great Ski Race is the main fund raising event for the Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team, a non-profit all-volunteer organization. Race proceeds are used primarily to purchase equipment for the Team, and to support winter survival and avalanche education programs sponsored and conducted by the Team.
Race Profile:
The 30 kilometer (~18.43 miles) course begins at Lake Tahoe, climbs out of the Tahoe Basin over Starratt Pass, and heads to historic Truckee on a long downhill run along Sawtooth Ridge.
The race course covers magnificent terrain and offers spectacular views of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada. Panoramic views of Squaw Valley and the Sierra Crest are seen from the top of the course just before an exhilarating downhill run.
