Seventh Annual Tour of Tsalteshi
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024
2024 Tour of Tsalteshi Results
Results courtesy of Strabel Racing Services
Photographs from the 2024 Tour courtesy of Colette Gilmour Photography
www.colettegilmourphotography.com
Thanks to everyone who participated and volunteered! We hope to see you again next year!
Ski Tour
11:30 Start
10:00-11:15 Bib Pickup
10K Half Tour
20K Single Tour (Skate and Classic Divisions)
40K Double Tour (Freestyle)
Fat Tour
In Partnership with Cook Inletkeeper
1:30 Start
12:00-1:15 Bib Pickup
20K Single Tour
This is a once-a-winter opportunity to fat bike the ski trails! Please honor the winter rules by not riding the ski trails outside of the Fat Tour event.
A minimum tire width of 3.7 inches and helmets are required. There will be no mid-course aid station for riders.
Registration Information
Ski Tour starts at 11:30 a.m. Bib pickup 10-11:15 a.m. behind Skyview Middle School
Fat Tour starts at 1:30 p.m. Bib pickup 12:00-1:15 p.m. behind Skyview Middle School
Early online registration by Jan. 31, 2024:
$30 for current Tsalteshi Trails Association members (see below for other Kenai Peninsula ski clubs*)
$40 Nonmembers
$20 Students
Online registration Feb. 1 to Feb. 16, 2024 (online registration closes 6 PM Friday, Feb. 16):
$40 for TTA members (see below for other Kenai Peninsula ski clubs*)
$50 Nonmembers
$20 Students
Event day registration Feb. 18 from 10:00-11:15 a.m. at bib pickup tables. All event day registrations will be assigned to the last start wave of their division.
$50 for TTA members (see below for other ski clubs*)
$60 Nonmembers
$25 Students
Double registration for both the Ski Tour and Fat Tour
Normal registration fee for skiing with an additional $10 for Fat Tour registration
* Members of the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club and Seward Nordic Ski Club receive the TTA member discount. Use registration code NORDICPENINSULA
If the race is cancelled due to trail conditions, your registration may be applied to next year's Tour of Tsalteshi registration.
No refunds will be given for any reason. Many of the race costs are not recoverable if the race is canceled. All entry fees go toward putting on the race and supporting Tsalteshi Trails Association in its mission of promoting skiing in the central Kenai Peninsula.
Awards, Prizes and After Party!
Top three men’s and women’s finishers in each division will receive an award.
All competitors are eligible for raffle prizes provided by our generous sponsors.
After party starts at 3 p.m. at Kenai River Brewing in Soldotna.
The Ski Tour awards ceremony starts at 4:00 p.m.
The Fat Tour awards ceremony starts at 5:30 p.m.
Course Details
The Tour of Tsalteshi traverses the entire trails system
Half Tour (10K): Finish at K-Beach Trailhead*
Single Tour (20K) One Lap
Double Tour (40K) Two Laps
We are planning to use the same course as last year, with the minor change of starting and finishing by the old ice rink/youth ski shack. A final course map will be available at bib pickup.
*Please note there is no shuttle for Half Tour skiers. Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation from the K-Beach trailhead.
Total Elevation Gain: Single Tour 1,100’, Double Tour 2,200’
Volunteers Needed!
Want to participate without racing?
The Tour of Tsalteshi needs help in several areas — registration, course setup, timing, aid stations, photography and more. Contact Steve Cothran, Race Director to sign up:
Sponsors
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