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Sleepy Hollow Ski Club BKL Race & Fun on Skis!
February 3 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024
Welcome youth skiers and families! We are inviting you all to join us for races and fun on the trails at Sleepy Hollow. We’ll be having a Classic Race for each BKL age group, Fun Park Speed Runs, and Ski Tours up past Butternut Cabin! See information for registration, race information and volunteer sign up below.
Registration: Please register all children participating in the event. We have online registration (link below) open until Friday, February 2nd at 8:00 pm. Registration will also be open on Saturday, January 3rd from 9:00 am – 10:45 am, located at the Barn on the way up to the meadow. Cost is $8 per skier and payment for all registrations will be in person on February 3rd, cash or check will be accepted. For day of race registration, you must register at least an hour in advance of the race start time.
Adults: Please consider buying a ski pass for the day if you plan to ski out on the trails.
Volunteers Needed: We need volunteers to help with various jobs for the races and registration. Please sign up if you can help below. Many thanks!
Ski Tours: We will have a marked ski tour up past Butternut cabin with a treat at the top! Tour will be open 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Fun Park Speed Runs: The fun park will be open for kids to get timed and see how fast they can do the obstacles! Timing will be open 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.
Race Technique & Course: Classic. The race course is currently TBD. Note that Sleepy Hollow is a fluoro-free zone and only basic block/hot wax, liquid free paraffin waxes are permitted for Eastern Youth BKL races. Courses will be clearly marked for skiers, and we’ll put down v-boards to change courses for each successive age group race. Start and finish will be in Molly’s Meadow.
Lollipop (Kindergarten/pre-K) : ~ 0.5 km
Grades 1/2: ~ 1 km
Grades 3/4: ~ 2km
Grades 5/6: ~ 3 km
Grades 7/8: ~ 4 km
Start: The races will start at 10:00 am with the Lollipop age category. Race start times are listed below. Start format will be a wave start for each race, and with the exception of the lollipop, boys will race first followed by girls in each age group.
10:00 am- Lollipop
10:15 am- Grades 1/2
10:45 am- Grades 3/4
11:15 am- Grades 5/6
11:45 am- Grades 7/8
Results & Awards
Awards will be given when each participant crosses the finish line. All participants will be receiving a ribbon or a lollipop and a treat:).
Results will be posted HERE and on Sleepy Hollow’s website on the “Ski Racing & Race Results” page.
Bathrooms/Lodge: Registration will be in the barn, and the barn will be open for warming up and bathroom use. There is a portalet in the parking lot, as well as bathrooms in the basement of the ski lodge.
Please no dogs at the event or on the trails.
Questions? Contact the race director, Heather LaRocca, [email protected] or 802-345-7837
