60 K cross country mountain bike race ( 1 loop )
Saturday, September 27, 2008 – 10:00a.m. start
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park- 16 miles NE of Moose Jaw,  Sask !!!!
3k paved, 9k gravel, 8k double track, 40k single track

Enter as Solo, 2 person team, or 3 person team                                   

• Cash prizes for  the winners as: Solo male under 40, Solo male 40 and over , Solo female
• A Minimum of $50.00 will be added to each category.
• $50.00 for course record. This is the first year, soooo………., solo only.
• $10 dollars from all solo entry fees will go towards their applicable category prize money
• $5 dollars from each team members entry will also go towards solo prize money.
• More cash will be injected into prize money if we have a big turn-out.
• No cash prizes for teams.
• If the number of entrants per category is 20 or less – Winner Take All
• If the number of entrants per category is over 20 – Pay 1^st, & 2^nd (70% -30%)
• If the number of entrants per category is 50 or more – Pay 1^st,2^nd,3^rd – (60%-30%-10%)
  
  
• All Solo females will receive a free pair of deer skin gloves
• Numbered race plates for all entrants
• Other draw Prizes will exceed $1,000 in value.

 What a better way to end the season than with a super challenging ride. We think this course will challenge the best of riders. The entire course is within the confines of Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, located in the QuAppelle Valley, 16 mi. north of Moose Jaw Sask.  Buffalo Pound holds some of the best mountain bike trails in Saskatchewan. Over the past two years, with the Parks permission, work has been done to create about 17k of new single track. We feel that by combining all of these trails into one 60k track will present one of the best courses east of the Rockies !  

Much of the single track is new trail and very challenging, not because of roots and rocks, but because of climbing, narrow treds and tight turns, even the pavement portion is up-hill. For the most part, the race starts out easy and fast, but once the undulations start, it gets harder, and harder, if you are from out of the Province you will be mumbling under your breath “this is Saskatchewan?”.  Go out too fast early and you will pay dearly as the race progresses. The course does present 2 hike-a-bikes (for mortals),  the balance of the course is all rideable, well, its rideable if your fresh.

• Staging, start, and finish will be located at the White Track camping area. During the race, you will have three opportunities to refuel at White Track (31k, 35k, & 47k), there will be no other aid stations on course.
• Team relay points will be at White Track, 31k and 47k (3 person team).
• Two person teams will exchange at the 31k point
•  0 thru 31k is the longest but easiest leg, however, it does contain the hardest climb and a pretty hairy downhill (just be careful), lots of hard grinding on new trails on the north side of the park, very scenic(who cares !).
• 31k thru 47k stays in what most people would call the traditional trails of White Track (but we have added some nontraditional trails that are new to many)
• 47k thru 60k  is the shortest leg of the race but contains some of the hardest single track in the race, very, very scenic(you really, really won’t care!). This is new trail, if you are in shape and like climbing, you will have fun here.

• Entry Fees : $40 solo, $30 per team member, add 10 $ day of race.
• Aid station will have water and snacks (bring your own drink mix)
• Camping sites available and free.
• Roast Beef (cooked on site) available to racers and volunteers – free
• Awards around 3:00 (plenty of time for you Ab. and Mb. speedsters to make it home)
• Race meeting 9:45a.m. ----- 10:00a.m mass start (on gravel for 4k)
• Course closes at 6:00p.m.

 Entry Forms

Inquiries, to Joe -  cattletrader50@hotmail.com 306 692 9860 home 631 6505 cell

Or Brian Fish @ Boh’s cycle 306 692 0477

Route for: Mountain Bike Race

0-K From the lower White Track parking area, begin at the gravel road heading east to Nicolle Flats.

# 1 - 4.3-K, Proceed thru the Nicolle Flats parking lot onto the Nicolle Flats trail, still heading east.

# 2 - 7.1-K, Leave Nicolle Flats trail onto a short single track path that leads to the base of Mt. Saskatchewan ! climb, crawl, or bike to the top (check point # 1) then the down hill, as the down hill turns right, extreme caution is merited here.

# 3 - 7.6-K, finishing the down hill continue straight across to trail (rock homestead will be on your left) Follow trail to parking lot.

# 4 - 8.2K, Turn left in parking lot heading toward fence and trail, cross thru and stay right, hooking up with Valley Trail, continue.

# 5 - 9.5K, Valley Trail ends, Turn right on Dyke Trail (flat double track, following the marsh and stream)

# 6 - 12.8K, Dyke Trail ends turn right on gravel road over dam, and continue riding road up the hill.

# 7 - 14.1K, Turn left off road thru gate (no shooting sign) into the “North Shore”, follow single track thru this rolling upper section.

# 8 - 18.2K, You are at the end of the upper section of “North Shore”, continue on the downhill for the rollercoaster of the lower section.

#9 - 24.5K back to the road, turn right, stay on road, across the dam, road curves right passing Nicolle Flats parking lot, continue following road from this point for 1K

# 10 - 27.7K, turn left off road onto old abandoned road, heading south, after about 200m (before fence) turn right onto “Barrels”, watch out for the creek crossing.

# 11 - 31.1K trail ends back at gravel road @ White Track, turn left, ride up hill on the gravel road (this is relay station #1)

Beginning of White Track Trails

# 12 - 31.9K turn right onto “Upside Down” , after the speedy downhill stay left, joining with main cross country ski trail, go left about 50m.

#13 - turn left and take the “Elevator” to the top (third floor), stay right and follow new trail that ties into the “High Road” which then intersects with the top of “Big Rock”.

# 14 - Ride “Big Rock” down hill, at the bottom turn right onto the main cross country ski trail.

# 15 - follow trail, at the “first floor” turn left then down hill intersecting back with the cross country ski trail, follow trail.

# 16 -   turn left on the trail going down into the creek bottom, turn right in creek exit before bridge (as used in the XC8 race). Turn left into parking lot, continue thru lot onto main (north side) cross country ski trail, follow trail till sign.

# 17 - turn left, go about 200m, then left again passing wooden shelter, just past shelter turn right.

#18 -   ride “Roots” uphill, out of “Roots” follow open trail heading down hill, about ¾ of the way down take first major trail left.

#19 - stay left past a few intersecting trails. Turn left off open trial into the bush beginning “Lost Hi-way”.

#20 - travel up hill, at top, turn left again, still climbing (do not go straight, which heads downhill) continue following this trail until it intersects with “Weeping Fee”.

#21- a quick little left and down into the creek bottom riding “Weeping Fee” north.  Exit “Weeping Fee” turn right and follow trail back towards main cross country ski trail(north side), leaving this trail, turn right.

#22 – follow the maze of secret trails (know only by “Gup”) which eventually end up back on the cross country ski trail heading east.

#23 - turn left and ride up “Heaven” to gravel road.

#24 - turn left on gravel road, (go about .7k) turn right.

#25 short trail to the west end of upper “Twister”.

#26 - turn right onto “Twister” (upper) at the end of Twister (upper) continue around the corner.

# 27 - continue straight following mown trail for “Pick up Sticks”, just before exiting “Pick up Sticks” look for a new cut path.

# 28 – turn left, follow trail that parallels the cross country double track, ride this trail behind the parking lot and down the ski hill to finish the White Track section. (Relay station # 2)

# 29 - 47.4K ride paved road from White Track to top of hill

# 30 - 50.4K, left at stop sign

# 31 - 50.6K, right towards Hill Top camp grounds, turns to gravel

# 32 - 51.3K, turn right just before gate, trail “Terminator”. The upper part of “Terminator” grinds its way across the top portion of the hills, you will soon discover its name sake. At half way the trail turns right.

# 33 - ride uphill to a bald dirt point. For the down hill, proceed with control and caution! The lower portion of “Terminator” continues with little reprieve. After grinding to the top, the trail gives you one more shot of ravine before meandering along the top shelf back to the pavement.

 # 34 - 56.5K cross pavement, go straight

# 35 - 56.66k turn right onto gravel road

# 36 - 57.5 K, turn left off gravel road proceed to “Twister”

# 37 - turn left and ride the bottom portion of “Twister”,

# 38 - turn right at the end of “Twister” go about 50m,

#39 -  take first left “Junk Yard” ride “Junk Yard” to the end, turn left proceed down hill to parking area.

60K +/- Course subject to change,