UVM Invitational
Date: Jan 20-21-2024
Location:
Sleepy Hollow Inn, Ski and Bike Center
427 Ski Lodge Drive, Huntington, VT
Schedule:
Saturday, January 20
Skiathlon
8:45 AM
Check-In Opens
9:30 AM
Check-In Closes
9:45 AM
Course Closes
10:00 AM
Men’s Start
11:30 AM
Women’s Start
Notes: The skiathlon is a 10K race that will begin with Classic Technique. After one lap of the 5K course, competitors will use the transition zone to switch to Skate Technique and complete another lap of the same course. There will be a transition “pit” next to the start to switch skis. Each team will be allotted one zone in this area. Please limit your team’s equipment to this area. There will be V-boards to demarcate these zones.
Sunday, January 21
Kitty Court Skate Sprints
7:45 AM
Check-In Opens
8:30 AM
Check-In Closes
8:45 AM
Course Closes
9:00 AM
Qualifier Starts
9:45 AM
Quarterfinal Heats Begin
10:45 AM
Semifinal Heats Begin
11:45 AM
Final Heats Begin
1:00 PM
Awards Ceremony
Notes: The Kitty Court format (inspired by Craftsbury’s Royal Court) is a qualifier followed by a quarter-final, semi-final, and final. Each round will have the same number of heats and participants. The genders are combined. The qualifier time will seed the quarterfinal heat placements. The heat placement for the following rounds is determined as follows:
The top 2 finishers will be seeded in the next fastest heat
The middle 2 finishers will remain in the same heat
The bottom 2 finishers will be seeded in the next slowest heat