Registration for this year’s ESG Ski-O events will soon be open at https://www.empirestatewintergames.com/. There will be 2 races, one on Saturday, Feb. 1 and the other on Sunday, Feb. 2. Venues have not yet been finalized but are likely to be Dewey Mountain in Saranac Lake and Paul Smith’s VIC. In case the races have (read more)
We’ve received 3 recent additions to our regional ski-o schedule: Jan. 11 and Jan. 25 – events planned for the Magog, QC area. Venues not finalized but will be Mont Orford (Magog) and Melbourne-Richmond (20 min. north of Sherbrooke, QC). Details will be posted here as they become available. Martin Valiquette is the contact for (read more)
Event notes and rules are available here.
Our ski-o event scheduled for this Saturday at Lapland Lake has been postponed to the following Saturday, Dec. 21. While coverage on the trails is adequate right now, there is another thaw and rainstorm predicted for the area at the end of this week and conditions will likely deteriorate significantly by Saturday race time. But (read more)
Our friends at Ottawa OC have finalized their ski-o schedule for the upcoming season: Jan. 5 – Lac Beauchamp, Gatineau, QC Jan. 19 – Keogan’s Lodge, Gatineau Park, QC Feb. 2 – Wesley Clover Park, Kanata, ON Feb. 17 (Monday) – Sir JAM Parkway, Ottawa March 1 – Nakkertok Ski Club, Gatineau, QC More details (read more)
Eighteen eager competitors made the trek up to Lake Placid today for the earliest start ever to a NY ski-o season! For many it was their first time on snow this season and all had to endure extra navigation around ungroomed hills and unplowed roads and we know there will be some sore legs tomorrow. (read more)
We’re happy to announce that our ski-o event scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 23 at Mt. van Hoevenburg is a go! Although there is a decent snowpack of 8-10″, there is some rain and mild weather forecast for Friday so rock skis are recommended. Registration, Start and Finish will be at the Biathlon Stadium (not (read more)
As of today (Monday Nov. 18) conditions at van Hoevenburg are very good and we could hold a great event. However we’re going to wait a couple of days to confirm in case a forecast for mild weather or rain pops up during the next couple of days, as the base is not yet deep (read more)
Two additional events have been added to this season’s ski-o schedule. First is Sunday, Feb. 9 when Phil Hawkes-Teeter will be organizing a mini Snowgaine, 3 hour score-o format. Depending on the conditions, backcountry skis and snowshoes and possibly foot and mountain snow tire bikes will be allowed. And on March 1, Chris Burnham is (read more)
The ski-o event scheduled for Dec. 15 at Lapland Lake has been rescheduled to Saturday, Dec. 14 at the same location. More details coming in December.