Monthly Archives: November 2018

Training for 32nd Annual Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot has begun

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First SCUM ski of 2018-19 season

Over twenty SCUM skied the White Bear trail today under remarkably good snow conditions thanks to our Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks groomers headed up by Tom Helmers. Bill and Travis are groomers who are also SCUM. Owen and Chris are missing from this photo as they headed back to the stadium to get warmer kick wax.

Training for the 32nd annual Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot has officially started. We have 4 months of training time before race day on March 23, 2019.

Today was the first time out for some SCUM while one overachiever probably has 200 kms on his skis already. SCUM ski the Sonot Kkaazoot but also help organize the event that Bad Bob Baker originated and has resumed heading up again.

Online registration will be available soon. Entry fees are unchanged from last year.

Remember, donations to the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks trail fund and trail sponsors pay for expenses incurred in trail maintenance and grooming. Please make sure you contribute to this ongoing effort:

http://nordicskicluboffairbanks.wildapricot.org/Donate

Enjoy the trails!

Finally, on snow!

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Snow has finally arrived in the greater Fairbanks area, and the groomers are busy packing the trails at Birch Hill.

On Sunday, Bill, one of the groomers led a group of three other Sonot organizers on our first on-snow ski adventure. Bill had already skied 100 km this month, so he enjoyed watching the rest of us fall and take rest breaks.

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Photo by Robert Hannon, ace KUAC journalist and director of Northern Soundings.

First Town Race is this Saturday. Get out and enjoy the snow. The Sonot Kkaazoot is just 4 months away!