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Another challenging course, much more so than last year's trail, was laid out by our extroardinarily capable race directors. This year, the trail started up from the start/finish area, then meandered, up and down, through the birch and alder forest along Goldstream Valley Ridge. The 5K+ snowshoe trail then turned south and ascended rather directly to the ridge crest near the KUAC transmitter. The 7K+ trail continued snaking down and up through the birch forest, for what seemed like at least another 20 or 30K, finally rejoining the 5K+ trail near the top of the ascent to the KUAC transmitter. The joint trail then descended back down to the start through more birch and aspen forest. Parts of the trails were hard-packed and fast, while most of it, the most challanging portions through the birch and alder, were loosely-packed snow and were narrow. Prizes, awarded to the fastest male and female finishers, included gifts donated by the race sponsor, All Weather Sports. Last year's race received nationwide coverage from Associated Press; will there be a repeat? |
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