Thursday Race 1/2/14

Post date: Jan 1, 2014 10:39:04 PM

It will be cold. We hope to start on time at 4:45 with JV running first. We are in need of a gatekeeper on the girls course - station 3 - hopefully a few hardy folks can share/swap this duty - we are also expected to supply 2 people to write down times at the bottom.

I will post a link and email the pdf files of the running orders as soon as I have them - around noon is what I am told.

Racers need to be at Wild and ready to ski by 3:10

Dress warm - hand and toe warmers are lifesavers

MSHSL’s Current standard for Alpine Skiing

> -3 degrees F – (Ambient Temperature) No competition limit. Check for frostbite on exposed skin.

-4 degrees F - (Ambient Temperature) to

-10 degrees F – (Ambient Temperature)

No competition limit. Severe frostbite and hypothermia risk. No metal jewelry. Eye protection for frostbite. Windscreen for genitalia. Modify pre race protocol to limit athletes’ cold exposure to <30 minutes in duration total time.

< -10 degrees F - (Ambient Temperature) or -40 degrees F wind chill

Recommended lower limit for practice and training. Extreme frostbite and hypothermia risk. No exposed skin. Attempt to reschedule event. If competition cannot be rescheduled, a no strip rule will be enforced with all competitors wearing extra layers that include a wind shell for entire body. Modify pre race protocol to limit athletes’ cold exposure to <20 minutes in duration total time.

< -40 degrees F wind chill Postpone/cancel competition