UPDATED: Silver Fox Trot BKL & Citizen’s Race

1/12/22: Race date has been changed to Sunday 1/16 due to cold temps. All starts will be delayed one hour.  Online registration deadline is now Friday, midnight. See Ski Reg for detailed schedule. 

Always a very well-run and fun event on the beautiful trails of Rikert!

Registration Deadline: Thursday, January 13th at midnight. Day of Race Registration also available for BKL kids.

Hosted by the Ford Sayre Nordic team.

Technique: mass-start, freestyle race (by age group/gender class), except for the 1st/2nd graders, who will be skiing a classic race.

The Bill Koch League (BKL) race is for 1st through 8th graders. There is also a lollipopper race for kindergarten and younger who can sign-in on day of race – no fee required. 1st through 8th grade skiers can pre-register on Ski-Reg. Day of Registration and bib pick-up for the BKL races is from 9:00am to 12:00pm, but registration for a race will close half an hour before the scheduled start.

In an effort to more gradually recognize results as kids get older, 1st – 4th graders will not be timed – order of finish only will be posted on site. There will be no podium or place ribbons. Times & results for 5th-8th graders will be posted on site & 5th-8th grade skiers will receive place ribbons for the top ten in each gender/age group and a podium ceremony.

The Citizens Race is a mass start freestyle race open to all. There is a half distance option geared toward U16’s but open to all.  This race will start at 1:30 or after the conclusion of the awards for the BKL races. Registration and bib pick-up for the Citizens Race is open until 1 hour before the race.

Wax Policy: This race follows the BKL Wax Policy which can be found here: https://nensa.net/2021/12/30/bill-koch-league-race-updates/

Please be sure to indicate your club name when you register, and select the appropriate NENSA class (school grade). Your NENSA number is not required, but would be helpful to have on hand.