Ok, it definitely snowed the night before and we already had snow on the ground. None the less, bikes were loaded into cars and folks showed up (almost 30 racers)! Wifey and I got there around 8:30 am for the 10 am race. The ranger was just starting to plow out the park and about 5 other brave souls were present. We calmly looked at the 1 - 1 1/2 feet of snow on the ground.....
In short order shovels appeared, a modified course layout was devised, and the "fun" began. Basically, the course looked like the screen capture below. Meaning we only had to walk through and then shovel about 1/2 mile of trail!
Did I mention that the portions on the campground roads had a nice sheet of ice just under the plowed surface....yeah, they definitely did. So the course was challenging on the road and on the winding single track that was only a single shovel width! Anyway it was a total blast so I'll let the pictures do the talking!
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| Deep snow....you know dogs love it. Apparently bikes do too! |
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| Clearing the course! |
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| The start house. |
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| Start of the Men's C, women's B, C, and Juniors. |
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| And they're away on the ice! |
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| If you can't ride it.....run it...with a fantastic smile! |
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| Outta the single track and onto the ice! |
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| Staying warm by the fire! |
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| Bike parking isn't a problem in deep snow...just stow and go! |
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| More warming! |
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| Men's A, B, and Women's A from the gun. |
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