The Northstar-at-Tahoe Snowshoe Social and Race Series

Races will be held December 18, January 23 (part of the Tahoe Rim Tour), and the series finale will be February 12, which will benefit the Truckee-Tahoe Humane Society. The first race on December 18 will also serve as a USSSA regional qualifying race. The December and February races will feature a 5K, 10K and kids’ course, while the January race, in conjunction with the Tahoe Rim Tour, will be a point-to-point 1/2 marathon from Tahoe XC to Northstar Resort.

Prizes:

- Monetary Prizes for 10K and half-marathon race day winners – Top Three Men and Women Racers

- Monetary Prizes for 10Ks/Half-marathon Overall Series Winners - Top Man and Top Woman Racer

- Product Prizes for 5K Race-Day Winners – Top Three Men and Women Racers

- Product Prizes for Kid’s Rising Star Race Day Winners – Top three finishers in each age category (6–8 years and 9–12 years)

- Celebration with awards/raffle prizes and food/drinks following each race

5/10k Course Description:

Racers and spectators alike will enjoy courses surrounded by constant action at the hub of Northstar Resort’s mid-mountain activities. All divisions of the 12/18 and 2/12 races will begin and finish at the Northstar Resort Cross-Country, Snowshoe and Telemark Center at 11:30am. The 5K races are a constant rolling course, incorporating groomed and ungroomed single-track sections - an adventurous challenge for fitness and orienteering skills. The 12/18 10K race will incorporate two loops of the 5K course and the 2/12 10K race will be one big 10K loop. The Kid’s Rising Star Rumble, ages 6 to 8 years old will cover a 500 meter course and the 9 to 12 years old a 1K course. Both will take place on groomed and ungroomed trails. The 1/23 point-to-point 1/2

marathon will begin at 9:30am at the Tahoe City High School. Racers will travel from Tahoe XC to Northstar Resort on a challenging 21K course. Course routes are available to view online at www.NorthstarAtTahoe.com.

Gold Sponsor: Silver Sage Sports Performance

Silver Industry Sponsor: Atlas Snowshoe Company

Bronze Sponsor: Northstar Foundation

Supporting Sponsors: Clifbar, The North Face, Sierra Summits Sunscreen, The Ritz-Carlton Highlands Lake Tahoe

For further details and event registration, please visit www.NorthstarAtTahoe.com