Thank you to our Sierra Ski Chase Sponsors

WHAT IS THE SIERRA SKI CHASE?

The Sierra Ski Chase is a low-key race series, now in its 18th season. It's open to cross-country skiers of all ages and abilities. The purpose of the Ski Chase is to promote greater participation in XC ski race events, which currently draw a wide range of skiers, from top-level athletes to recreational skiers who complete courses at their own pace. Whether you want to race, push yourself a bit, or take on a Ski Chase event as a “tour” is up to you!

There are two ways Far West members can participate in the Sierra Ski Chase:

• PARTICIPATION, which is free and open to ALL Far West Nordic members, and
• RACING COMPETITION, which is open to Far West Nordic Racing and Supporting members only.

The key difference between these: PARTICIPATION is all about completing a series of races - many participants like having such a goal for their ski season. RACING COMPETITION is an age-handicapped competition in which points are awarded based how you place at each race in which you complete. Competitors are scored throughout the season, and Ski Chase Racing standings are updated as races are completed. YOU MUST BE A FAR WEST NORDIC RACING OR SUPPORTING MEMBER TO BE IN THE SKI CHASE RACING COMPETITION.

• ALL ages are eligible for Basic Participation
• Any XC ski race that's at least 5K counts towards Basic Participation.

SIERRA SKI CHASE PARTICIPATION

2012 Season Changes:

• All Far West members who complete a minimum of 3 eligible XC races this season are eligible to receive the 2012 season commemorative Participation Prize.
• New Far West members will receive last years prize (a t shirt) for just 1 race!

Participation Prizes! All Far West members who complete a minimum of 5 eligible XC races this season are eligible to receive the 2012 season commemorative Participation Prize.

Bonus Prize for New Far West members: if you're a first-time Far West member this season, you're eligible to receive a bonus prize after your first 3 qualifying races. Bonus prizes will be one of prior year's participation prizes (while supplies last).

Race eligibility: the only requirement for which races count towards Ski Chase Participation Prize eligibility is that they (1)each race you complete must be a minimum of 5K in length, and (2) races must occur in the Far West regions (California, Nevada, and Arizona). The list of races in the Far West region can be found on our Race Schedule.  Races vary in terms of distance, race format, and terrain/difficulty -- there's a wide range of races to choose from, so you can pick whatever races are right for you.

Great Raffle Prizes Too: all participants ages 20 and over who complete a minimum of 5 races will be eligible for raffle prizes donated by our sponsors (in addition to the participation prize). You must be present to win a raffle prize at the prize awards ceremony (see below), and you must complete 5 races by the date of the awards ceremony to qualify for a raffle prize.

Prize awards ceremony:

• Participation prizes will be distributed at an end of season party, and at other XC events by prior arrangement (please e-mail Juliet Bradley).  We can make also mail your prize via Priority Mail if you pre-pay our postage cost.
• Raffle Prize drawings will be held at the end of season party. You must be present to win.

What You Need To Do To Participate: other than being a Far West member, you don't need to do anything to start your Ski Chase participation. Just start doing some of the XC races and keep track of which races you've done. When you've completed your 5 races (3 qualifying races for new members) please fill out the form below telling us which races you've completed and we'll put you on the list to receive this season's participation prize. Far West Nordic Racing and Supporting members do not need to submit this form- we will keep track of you race count for the season.

 

Sierra Ski Chase Participation Completion Form Full Name Email Address Invalid format. List of Races Completed: Name, Date, and Location A value is required. Membership Type Supporting Racing Basic Please make a selection.

 

SIERRA SKI CHASE RACING COMPETITION

Eligibility: you MUST be a Far West Nordic Racing or Supporting member age 20 or over to be scored in the Sierra Ski Chase Racing Competition. If you're a Basic member and wish to upgrade to a Racing or Supporting member, you may do so in the online store. Juniors are not eligible for the Sierra Ski Chase Racing Competition.

What you need to do: All Racing and Supporting members will automatically be scored, there's nothing you need to do to start being scored other than completing races. If you're a Racing or Supporting member and you do NOT wish to be scored, please e-mail Juliet Bradley.

Eligible Races: Races with greater than 40 masters competitors will be scored. For the complete list of races that count towards the Sierra Ski Chase, please see the 2011 Racing Standings.

Competition Awards: The top man and woman will have their names inscribed on the SIERRA SKI CHASE PERPETUAL TROPHY on display at the Auburn Ski Club. Racing competition standings will be updated throughout the race season and posted on the 2011 Racing Standings page; the final winners will be computed after the last race included in the competition.

Criteria and Point Scoring: The objective of the Sierra Ski Chase point scoring is to consider several key aspects of race achievement:

• Recognition of top race finishers
• Rewarding participation and perseverance as well as race performance
• Handicapping results based on age

Races with at least 40 seniors + masters competitors will be scored with placing points shown in the table below. Age handicap points will be given to the best 5 races per participant, that means 1 point will be added per year over age 34. Everybody will receive 10 points for finishing a race plus placing points. After your best 5 races, each additional race will be worth another 10 points. Specific races will be scored as follows:

• The Tahoe Rim Tour will be scored as 2 separate races, i.e., a classic race and a separate skate race. Similarly, the Mammoth Marathon will be scored separately from the Mammoth Half Marathon.
• The Great Ski Race will be scored with 30 points, with no age or finishing points.
• Several races offer "short course" formats: these will be evaluated and scored as separate races.
• WAVE START RULES: Women who choose to race in the MEN’S wave of any race with wave starts by gender will score the points calculated by her placement in the MEN’S Wave, but those points are applicable to her overall series score.

In the event that a race has less than 40 adult participants, each participant will be awarded a flat 10 points.


Placing points are as follows:

WOMEN		MEN/OPEN
top 20	5 points	top 40	10 points
top 15	10 points	top 30	20 points
top 10	25 points	top 20	30 points
top 5	35 points	top 15	35 points
top 2	40 points	top 10	40 points
		top 3	45 points

 

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SIERRA SKI CHASE SPONSORS!

Please acknowledge our sponsors and let them know how much you appreciate their support of the Sierra Ski Chase. Our sponsors provide us with the funds needed to acquire Participation Awards and provide us with raffle prizes, so please show your gratitude by shopping at these businesses.

Sierra Ski Chase Sponsorship

If you're interested in being a Sierra Ski Chase sponsor, any donation of in kind goods for the raffle or cash for the Participation Prize is appreciated. Sponsors donating a $400 value or more will receive the following benefits:

• Sponsor name and logo prominently printed and displayed on our Participation Prize
  
  
• Sponsor name and logo with hotlink on key Sierra Ski Chase pages of the Far West Nordic website
  
  
• Ongoing exposure to Far West Nordic members that are highly involved with XC skiing and racing

If you would like to become a sponsor please email Juliet Bradley.

SIERRA SKI CHASE 2011-2012 FINISHERS

Congratulations to the following racers who have completed their 2012 Sierra Ski Chase.
*If you have completed your Sierra Ski Chase and your name is not listed below, please email Juliet Bradley to make sure you get your prize and are entered in the raffle!

 

*new members who have completed 3 or more races

SIERRA SKI CHASE 2011-2012 STANDINGS

 

 

WOMEN'S STANDINGS
PLACE	FIRST	LAST	SEX	YOB	Age Pts	ADJ. TOTAL	TL Tann	ASC Paco's	TL Minaret	ASC Skate	TL ABMC	TD V'Tine	ASC PresCup	Yosemite Holiday	Yosemite Glacier	Great Ski Race	BV Bjorn SK	BV Bjorn CL	ASC Snowshoe	Mammoth Marathon	Mammoth 1/2 Mar.	T-Rim Classic	T-Rim Skate	BV Tom's	BD Uphill	Top 5 Total	RACE COUNT	EXTRA PTS.	ADJ. TOTAL
	Martha	Bellisle	F	1958	19	10		10																		10	1	0	10
	Carol	Bennett	F	1961	16	0																				0	0	0	0
	Kristin	Burley	F	1970	7	0																				0	0	0	0
	Sunmi	Chew	F	1970	7	0																				0	0	0	0
	Raylene	Chew	F	1995	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Emily	Desfor	F	1958	19	0																				0	0	0	0
	Sydney	Dion	F	1963	14	0																				0	0	0	0
	JoAnn	Ellero	F	1968	9	0																				0	0	0	0
	Nancy	Fiddler	F	1956	21	162	10						71						10			71				162	4	0	162
	Laurel	Fiddler	F	1995	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Maggie	Fillmore	F	1950	27	154						62	62				10	10	10							154	5	0	154
	Marie	French	F	1980	0	80							35									45				80	2	0	80
	Andrea	Glassberg	F	1970	7	0																				0	0	0	0
	Sara	Goerke	F	1946	31	0																				0	0	0	0
	Barbara	Griffin	F	1944	33	0																				0	0	0	0
	Debbie	Hakasson	f	1957	20	220		10				65	55		10				10				70			210	6	10	220
	Nancy	Heiden	F	1935	42	0																				0	0	0	0
	Pam	Hogan	F	1952	25	0																				0	0	0	0
	Pam	Hommeyer	F	1966	11	0																				0	0	0	0
	Cathy	Howard	F	1965	12	139					10	62	57		10											139	4	0	139
	Cherie	Kopytko	F	1962	15	0																				0	0	0	0
	Ann-Marie	Koth	F	1965	12	0																				0	0	0	0
	Dorothea	Kuettner	F	1964	13	0																				0	0	0	0
	June	Lane	F	1946	31	0																				0	0	0	0
	Margie	LaPoint	F	1954	23	0																				0	0	0	0
	Kara	LaPoint	F	1986	0	170					10	50	50						10			50				170	5	0	170
	Alexandria	Larkins	F	1978	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Carol	Lyda	F	1949	28	0																				0	0	0	0
	Andrea	Miller	F	1960	17	0																				0	0	0	0
	Marlene	Mirassou	F	1948	29	0																				0	0	0	0
	Cindy	Morrow	F	1954	23	0																				0	0	0	0
	Sonja	Normann	F	1965	12	0																				0	0	0	0
	Helen	Pelster	F	1973	4	39						39														39	1	0	39
	Kimball	Pier	F	1958	19	0																				0	0	0	0
	Susan	Reynolds	F	1959	18	0																				0	0	0	0
	Bria	Riggs	F	1996	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Gabrielle	Rinne	F	1997	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Teri	Rinne	F	1964	13	0																				0	0	0	0
	Kari	Rust	F	1969	8	0																				0	0	0	0
	Ava	Rust	F	2002	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Hegla	Sable	F	1937	40	0																				0	0	0	0
	Lorene	Samoska	F	1966	11	10	10																			10	1	0	10
	Karen	Seaward	F	1950	27	196						47	47	10	10				10			72				186	6	10	196
	Debbie	Shaw	F	1953	24	0																				0	0	0	0
	Cecilia	Sholer	F	1962	15	0																				0	0	0	0
	Laura	Stern	F	1961	16	0																				0	0	0	0
	Beth	Thomas	F	1967	10	155		10					55	10	10				10				60			145	6	10	155
	Carolyn	Tiernan	F	1951	26	223	10				10	71	61										71			223	5	0	223
	Donna	Tissue	F	1962	15	0																				0	0	0	0
	Mischel	Twining	F	1962	15	80						60					10	10								80	3	0	80
	Olivia	Yale	F	1998	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Carla	Yeager	F	1952	25	0																				0	0	0	0
	Julie	Young	F	1966	11	46							46													46	1	0	46
	Molly	Zurn	F	1971	6	51							51													51	1	0	51

 

MEN'S STANDINGS
PLACE	FIRST	LAST	SEX	YOB	Age Pts	ADJ. TOTAL	TL Tann	ASC Paco's	TL Minaret	ASC Skate	TL ABMC	TD V'Tine	ASC PresCup	Yosemite Holiday	Yosemite Glacier	Great Ski Race	BV Bjorn SK	BV Bjorn CL	ASC Snowshoe	Mammoth Marathon	Mammoth 1/2 Mar.	T-Rim Classic	T-Rim Skate	BV Tom's	BD Uphill	Top 5 Total	RACE COUNT	EXTRA PTS.	ADJ. TOTAL
	David	Adams	M	1959	18	121						63	58													121	2	0	121
	Tom	Altenbach	M	1953	24	30					10						10	10								30	3	0	30
	Byron	Beagles	M	1949	28	78											10	10				58				78	3	0	78
	Elias	Bucher	M	1988	0	180		10				55	55						10			50				180	5	0	180
	Jeff	Camp	M	1969	8	58													10			48				58	2	0	58
	Michael	Catino, Jr.	M	1948	29	0																				0	0	0	0
	Joel	Chew	M	1968	9	0																				0	0	0	0
	Marc	Chew	M	1997	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Nathan	Chew	M	2007	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Jim	Christol	M	1950	27	0																				0	0	0	0
	John	Cobourn	M	1946	31	91		10				51		10	10				10							91	5	0	91
	Michael	Cohen	M	1944	33	159		10				43	53									53				159	4	0	159
	Michael	Collins	M	1984	0	190		10			10	50	50	10	10							50				170	7	20	190
	Bruce	Culbertson	M	1951	26	112		10				36	56		10											112	4	0	112
	Paul	Cushing	M	1955	22	0																				0	0	0	0
	Joe	Dengler	M	1965	12	144		10				62		10	10							52				144	5	0	144
	Mitch	Dion	M	1956	21	30		10						10					10							30	3	0	30
	Rik	Eckert	M	1965	12	62											10	10				42				62	3	0	62
	Scott	Fairman	M	1968	9	74						54					10	10								74	3	0	74
	Hal	Feiger	M	1948	29	0																				0	0	0	0
	Wyatt	Fereday	M	1988	0	120		10				50	50	10												120	4	0	120
	Claude	Fiddler	M	1956	21	0																				0	0	0	0
	Bill	Goerke	M	1943	34	54							54													54	1	0	54
	Ben	Grasseschi	M	1971	6	20									10				10							20	2	0	20
	Geoffrey	Griffin	M	1944	33	0																				0	0	0	0
	David	Groechel	M	1962	15	0																				0	0	0	0
	Christopher	Hale	M	1977	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Trevor	Hallstein	M	1972	5	0																				0	0	0	0
	Peter	Hanson	M	1965	12	211						62	62	10	10				10			57				201	6	10	211
	Jack	Heiden	M	1933	44	0																				0	0	0	0
	Ralph	Hendrix	M	1949	28	88											10	10	10			58				88	4	0	88
	Mark	Henry	M	1960	17	139						57	62	10	10											139	4	0	139
	Brandon	Herhusky	M	1998	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Dan	Hill	M	1959	18	68							68													68	1	0	68
	Luke	Hoffman	M	1977	0	90						45										45				90	2	0	90
	Denny	Hogan	M	1949	28	0																				0	0	0	0
	Peter	Holmes	M	1996	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	John	Hommeyer	M	1966	11	0																				0	0	0	0
	Chase	Hommeyer	M	1996	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Trent	Hommeyer	M	1998	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Steve	Houlihan	M	1946	31	0																				0	0	0	0
	Doug	Huff	M	1946	31	0																				0	0	0	0
	Mark	Huffman	M	1957	20	50						40						10								50	2	0	50
	Shahid	Janjua	M	1957	20	0																				0	0	0	0
	Glenn	Jobe	M	1951	26	0																				0	0	0	0
	Mark	Johnson	M	1966	11	41						41														41	1	0	41
	Ralph	Johnson	M	1948	29	257		10				69	69	10	10				10				79			237	7	20	257
	Gus	Johnson	M	1988	0	140						55			10		10		10			55				140	5	0	140
	Otis	Kantz	M	1941	36	0																				0	0	0	0
	Zack	Karas	M	1978	0	60						50							10							60	2	0	60
	Ed	Klotz	M	1959	18	96						38	48	10												96	3	0	96
	Rick	Kopytko	M	1947	30	0																				0	0	0	0
	Alex	Kopytko	M	1994	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Ulrich	Luscher	M	1932	45	215						55	65				10		10				75			215	5	0	215
	Peter	Mayfield	M	1962	15	175		10				65	60		10		10	10	10							155	7	20	175
	Tom	McElroy	M	1960	17	0																				0	0	0	0
	Jordan	McElroy	M	1994	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Mark	Mench	M	1953	24	0																				0	0	0	0
	Stephen M.	Miller	M	1954	23	0																				0	0	0	0
	Christopher	Miller	M	1999	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Jim	Milner	M	1953	24	54							44	10												54	2	0	54
	Rick	Mitchell	M	1953	24	64																	64			64	1	0	64
	Paul	Paradis	M	1963	14	0																				0	0	0	0
	Chauncey	Parker	M	1955	22	0																				0	0	0	0
	David	Passmore	M	1963	14	0																				0	0	0	0
	Andy	Pasternak	M	1968	9	88						39							10			39				88	3	0	88
	Bruce	Pauly	M	1958	19	99					10						10	10	10			59				99	5	0	99
	Mike	Piercy	M	1961	16	0																				0	0	0	0
	Joe	Piercy	M	1994	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Rick	Reynolds	M	1957	20	0																				0	0	0	0
	Dave	Riggs	M	1961	16	0																				0	0	0	0
	Tom	Rinne	M	1966	11	0																				0	0	0	0
	Gerald	Rockwell	M	1947	30	0																				0	0	0	0
	Blair	Romer	M	1960	17	37						37														37	1	0	37
	Wesley	Romer	M	1999	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	James	Rosen	M	1949	28	83								10									73			83	2	0	83
	Chris	Rust	M	1965	12	0																				0	0	0	0
	Walker	Rust	M	2004	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Art	Sable	M	1930	47	0																				0	0	0	0
	Michael	Sayers	M	1970	7	0																				0	0	0	0
	Jeff	Schloss	M	1958	19	163		10				64			10				10			69				163	5	0	163
	Michael	Seiffert	M	1964	13	20	10				10															20	2	0	20
	Mike	Shaw	M	1948	29	0																				0	0	0	0
	Bill	Sterling	M	1959	18	0																				0	0	0	0
	Dave	Stover	M	1955	22	221						67	67	10					10			67				221	5	0	221
	Lawrence	Swick	M	1947	30	0																				0	0	0	0
	August	Teague	M	1980	0	85		10							10				10			55				85	4	0	85
	Bill	Thauvette	M	1943	34	94		10					54	10	10				10							94	5	0	94
	Tucker	Thole	M	1970	7	0																				0	0	0	0
	Stan	Tissue	M	1960	17	0																				0	0	0	0
	Phillip	Violett	M	1985	0	55																55				55	1	0	55
	Dan	Warren	M	1962	15	180						55	60				10	10				45				180	5	0	180
	Nick	Wynn	M	1946	31	0																				0	0	0	0
	Stehen	Yale	M	1957	20	0																				0	0	0	0
	Eli	Yale	M	1997	0	0																				0	0	0	0
	Jim	Zahradka	M	1943	34	0																				0	0	0	0