July 4, 2011 313 people completed the annual Firecracker Mile Fun Run through downtown Truckee on Monday. The race is a fundraiser for the Auburn Ski Club junior nordic programs. Chris Badolato of Reno placed first for the men with a time of 4:25.7 and 15 year old Claire Green from Louisville, CO was first [...]
The 2011 Truckee Firecracker Mile race. July 4th, 2011 Photos by MacBeth Graphics Race Results
Not satisfied with merely skiing well into June, past the Solstice, and into the summer, Auburn Ski Club hosted the First Annual Summer Team Sprint Nordic Race on July 3rd, 2011. With lots of snow left on the ground, courtesy of Mother Nature and this year’s Auburn Ski Club “Glacier,” and the grooming wizardry of [...]
Auburn Ski Club, Donner Summit California, July 3, 2011. Yes, JULY! A Team Sprint Competition, with handicapped teams of 3 racing head-to-head after a Preliminary Time Trial Round, with Far West Junior racers combined with visiting College-age skiers. Congratulations to Phil Tosteson (Williams College) and Annika Taylor (Truckee High/University of New Hampshire) winning the prelim [...]
Junior teams along with the visiting college racers having fun in the sun at Auburn Ski Club.
