After 50 km and 2 hours and 41 minutes of skiing, the women’s 50 km finish was determined by 0.5 sec
Just moments before, Astrid made her move:
Dramatic finish to women’s 50 km Sonot Kkaazoot
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Category Archives: 2025 Sonot Kkaazoot information
38th Sonot Kkaazoot results are posted
On the results page (at top of website), there is the URL to the results on Zone4. Please let me know if you see any errors before we finalize results.
Email: contact@sonotkkaazoot.org
Woodels are awarded to the top three skiers in each age category for each distance. Please come to the Awards Ceremony (at 6 p.m.) so that you can get your woodel. If you cannot make the awards ceremony, please ask a friend or coach to pick up your award for you.
Have a great ski
As of 0530 on race day, the trails are groomed, temperature is 24 deg in the stadium and 4 deg at Fort Wainwright.
Have a great ski and we’ll see you at the awards ceremony and dinner at 6 p.m. in the Birch Hill Recreation Center.
168 skiers signed up for 38th Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot
Although 168 skiers are signed up for the 38th Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot, only 33 race bibs were picked up at early bib pickup on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. That means 135 skiers will need to pick up their bibs on race morning between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.at Rikka’s Roadhouse (located between the log warming hut and the timing building at Birch Hill). Because the volunteers assigning bib numbers are also planning to race on Saturday, bib pickup will end at 9:30 a.m. Plan to arrive early and expect to wait.
Sonot Kkaazoot bib pickup Thursday from 5 to 7 pm
Thursday, 20 March 2025 is the last day to late register for the 38th Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot. All online registration will close at 1159 pm. ADT on 20 March 2025.
Early bib pickup is from 5 to 7 p.m. upstairs in the Birch Hill Recreation Center building. Please pick up your bib (or make arrangements for a friend or family member to pick up your race bib for you). Thursday early bib pickup is also your last opportunity to change the course distance that you’ll be skiing. If you signed up for the 10 km race and now want to ski the 30 or 50 km event, you’ll need to bring the difference in race entry fee either in cash or check (written to Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks). If you want to ski a shorter distance, you will not receive a refund in entry fee.
Day of race bib pickup will be at Rika’s Roadhouse from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Volunteers still needed for 38th Sonot Kkaazoot
As the climate prediction center outlook (above) shows, springlike conditions are predicted for race day. However, for the 38th Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot to be a success, we still need volunteers for race day.
Our greatest volunteer needs are for race timers (all day, with greatest need between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.) and for bib distribution volunteers from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. race morning. If you can help out so that our regular race volunteers can ski in the Sonot Kkaazoot, please contact me at: contact@sonotkkaazoot.org
Sonot Kkaazoot timers needed
Who wouldn’t want to help out Sonot Kkaazoot race organizer, Bad Bob Baker who has been involved in timing virtually all the major NSCF races this season?
Here’s how:
We need 10 timers for the Sonot Kkaazoot on Saturday, 21 March. Volunteers can work for all or part of the day with the busiest time when the 10 km racers are finishing. Claire Ferree, head timer for the Sonot Kkaazoot will train everyone and Gina Chythlook will have hot beverages and tasty treats to keep you fueled while you work. It’s much warmer now being a timer at Birch Hill than it was during the first three decades of the Sonot Kkaazoot, when the start and finish was on the Chena River.
Please send an email to me at contact@sonotkkaazoot.org if you can help out. We’ll try to work around your availability on race day.
We also need volunteers for other tasks on race day or before. See our volunteers page for specific needs: https://sonotkkaazoot.org/volunteers/
Early registration for the 38th Denali State Bank Sonot Kkaazoot is open
Scroll up to: https://sonotkkaazoot.org/ and you’ll find the URL to the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks Zone 4 registration system. Early registration through 28 February is your best deal.
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