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All photos by Eric Troyer See earlier post for URL to Eric Troyer’s Google Photos gallery.
Skiers casting shadows at 20 km turnaround
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Photographs from the 20 km turnaround
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Bad Bob Baker, Sonot Kkaazoot founder and chief of course–photo by Eric Troyer
Eric Troyer, SCUM volunteer during the Sonot Kkaazoot (who is currently running the White Mountain 100) has shared a google album of his photographs:
https://goo.gl/photos/L4AxXxQBiNVU1NQR8
You are free to download any photographs, but if you download, he asks that you contribute to the Birch Hill trails fund:
https://nordicskicluboffairbanks.wildapricot.org/Donate/
(If you need a larger version of a specific photo, Eric can email you one: fbxskierparent [at]
gmail.com).
2017 Sonot Kkaazoot winners
Although all the 236 Sonot Kkaazoot skiers who finished the 30th annual Sonot Kkaazoot were winners (especially those skiers who volunteered and skied), the skiers who crossed the finish line first were:
Pete Leonard 50 km Men’s winner in 2:38:08.4
Kate Fitzgerald 50 km Women’s winner in 2:55:25.9:
Bruce Miller 50 km CL Men’s winner in 3:20:55.9:
Hilary Saucy 50 CL Women’s winner in 4:26:30.9
Neill Toelle 40 km Men’s winner in 2:25:37.5:
Davya Flaharty 40 km Women’s winner in 2:46:51.2:
Jonathan Burrell 20 km Men’s winner in 52:53.8
Rebecca Konieczny 20 km Women’s winner in 55:30.9
Congratulations!
All photos by Eric Troyer of skiers at 20 km turnaround point on Fort Wainwright. Will try to add other photos later. Some skiers bibs were covered at this point so their identity is uncertain.
Items left at the Sonot Kkaazoot start/finish
Items left at the Sonot Kkaazoot start and finish area on the Chena River and at the Doyon Ltd. Building on race day that weren’t claimed at the Awards Ceremony have been left in the lost and found area on the second floor of the main Birch Hill Recreation Area Building. A pair of ski poles and a pair of ski boots (in a canvas bag) are among the items left behind.
30th consecutive Sonot Kkaazoot is in the books!
Thanks to the amazing efforts of Tom Helmers, Bill Husby, Ken Coe, and Bad Bob Baker, the trails for the Sonot Kkaazoot were in fantastic shape in spite of the cold snow. As noted earlier, today’s temperature at the Fort Wainwright alpine hill was 62 deg cooler than last year so all finishers today deserve a huge pat on the back.
Preliminary results are posted on the “Results” page above. Send us an email to: contact@sonotkkaazoot.org if you see any problems.
See you at the Awards Ceremony.
Temperatures Race Morning
from Bad Bob Baker on the course at 6:45 a.m.
-12 deg F on river
Denali State Bank reads -6 deg F.
Dress appropriately.
Saturday morning trail report
Tom Helmers, head groomer for the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks, reported at 2:30 a.m. that the temperature at the Fort Wainwright alpine lodge is 62 deg cooler than last year. Thus, there will be no water over the trail anywhere today.
Also, a truck is still stuck in the trail as it comes off the river. Here’s hoping that the owner doesn’t choose today to retrieve it.
See you at the start on the Chena River at the Cushman Street Bridge.
266 skiers signed up for 2017 Sonot Kkaazoot
As of this morning, 266 skiers are currently registered for the 2017 Sonot Kkaazoot. The 50 km event has 58 skiers after several skiers moved down to the 40 km or 20 km before bib pick-up. Fifteen skiers will take advantage of the early start to participate in the 50 km classical event, and 21 will compete in the 40 km event. The vast majority of skiers (currently 172) are signed up to take off on their Saturday ski at 10:30 ADT as part of the 20 km wave.
The Sonot trail on the Chena River has been deemed “race ready” by yet another of the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks groomers. Bill Husby will be testing those trails himself as he starts with the 50 CL skiers at 9:30 a.m.
One more reason signing up for the Sonot Kkaazoot is good for you
From the New York Times, here is one more reason why signing up for the Sonot Kkaazoot (an intense workout) is good those of us with aging muscles:
Wednesday night Chena River trail report
Late Wednesday afternoon, Bad Bob Baker did grooming on the Sonot Kkaazoot trail on the Chena River. Here is a photo he took of the Steese Highway Bridge after the shoveling done by Byron, Dermot, Donovan, and Frank followed by Bob running his comb over the area a dozen times.
Bob also built a wide ramp from the parking lot down to the Sonot Kkaazoot start area under the Cushman Street bridge. This will make getting to and from the start/finish area MUCH easier than normal.
Course conditions for the 30th annual Sonot Kkaazoot are looking great!
