SNOC BKL

Mini-Marathon

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Description of Courses

We still plan to have 5K, 15K and 25K courses but given current conditions and forecast, we will make final course decisions very early Saturday morning.

Note: There will be an arrow at most intersections indicating the course direction.

Start for 15K and 25K: Both the 15K and 25K courses leave the Stowe Mtn. Resort XC Center and follow the outer perimeter of the touring center. Climb the power line and start up the Peavey trail. At the intersection of Double Bit, make a right onto Double Bit. At the intersection of Bear Run, make a right onto Bear Run. Follow Bear Run to the intersection of the Bruce trail. A food stop is located here. After the food stop, continue to follow Bear Run (also called Old Bear) to the major intersection of Ranch Camp. See 15K and 25K below.

15K: Sign in with the Course Monitor before making a left up the Bruce trail. Follow the Bruce trail to Timber Lane. Make a right onto Timber Lane. Follow Timber Lane to the Classic Trail. Make a left onto the Classic trail. Follow Classic to Peavey. Make a right onto Peavey. Follow Peavey to Picaroon. A food stop is located here. Make a right onto Picaroon. Then make a right onto the Classic trail. Keep an eye on the arrows as it is easy to miss Classic and stay on Picaroon. Follow Classic (you will cross Timber Lane) to Cross Cut #2. Make a right and go a few feet and then make a left to continue on the Classic trail. If you go down the hill you have missed your turn. The Classic ends on Cross Cut #1. Make a right onto Cross Cut #1 down to the Burt Trail. Make a right on the Burt and follow it up along the river. Take a right onto Houston. Follow Houston (you will cross Timber Lane again) all the way up to Peavey. Take a right onto Peavey (you’ve been here before). When you get to the Picaroon trail, that food stop will still be there. This time, continue straight on the Peavey trail. Follow Peavey back to the Stowe Mtn. Resort XC Center.

25K: Sign in with the Course Monitor before making a right onto the Ranch Camp trail. Follow Ranch Camp up to Old Camp. A food stop is on Ranch Camp. Make a right onto Old Camp. At the end of Old Camp, make a right onto Haul Road. Follow Haul Road past the Trapp’s Cabin. Only stop at the cabin if you need water or have an emergency. Skiers need to be back at the Stowe XC Center no later than 2:00. Continue on the Cabin Trail. Follow the Cabin trail to the intersection of Bobcat, Oslo, and the Parizo’s. Head straight onto Oslo and follow it until it ends on Haul Road. Make a left onto Haul Road. Follow Haul Road to the Ranch Camp Trail. Make a right onto Ranch Camp and follow it to the bottom where it intersects the Burt Trail. You will pass the food stop on Ranch Camp again. From here, head straight across the Burt trail onto the Bruce trail and follow the 15K course directions above.

5K: The 5K course leaves the Stowe Mtn. Resort XC Center and heads out along TimberLane. Take Timberlane passed Cross Cut #1, #2 and #3 and passed the Wedge. Make a right onto the Classic trail (note that you already crossed the Classic trail earlier but wait and take this one). Follow the classic across the Wedge to Peavey. Make a right onto Peavey and follow to Picaroon. Make a right onto Picaroon then make a right onto Classic. Follow Classic across Timberlane to Cross Cut #2. Make a right and then almost an immediate left onto Classic. Follow to the end on Cross Cut #1. Make a left and then a right onto Timberlane and follow Timberlane back to the touring center.