October 07, 2018 (Canmore, AB) – With the first snow recently hitting Calgary fans are excited as preparations are underway for Frozen Thunder 2018 taking place Oct 29-30 this year at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Check out the Race Schedule and Format:

– Sunday, Oct 28:  Official training classic sprint race. (Note the course will be marked but it will not be closed)
– Monday, Oct 29:  Sprint, classic technique, Kings Court format*
– Tuesday, Oct 30:  Distance time trial, free technique, individual start – Men 10km, Women 7.5 km

*Start time for all races:      09:00

*Kings Court format – This is a normal qualifying race, followed by 3 heats where everyone in the race competes based on their qualifying time in heats of 4. With all categories (men, women, juniors, and seniors) racing “together” in the rounds with the best 2 skiers moving up to the next faster heat, and the slowest 2 skiers moving down to the next slower heat. This provides good quality racing in each heat, and allows all skiers to have a solid race effort. 

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Happy Thanksgiving.