Air North Manager's Challenge 2010

The 2010 Air North Manager's Challenge will have an orienteering theme. 

The Air North Manager's Challenge is a recreational event that encourages all skiers to explore and ski all of the Mount McIntrye ski trails. This year, skiers will be required to find a required number of orienteering controls during the month of February.

Each control point will be marked with the familiar orienteering white and orange triangles.  There will be a control punch with a unique pattern so that there is proof that you visited the control point.  Skiers will turn in their punch cards and will be entered in a draw for prizes. The biggest prize is the satisfaction of knowing that you have explored some new trails.

Thanks to Air North for sponsoring and to the Yukon Orienteering Association for providing controls and support.

When

February 1 to February 28, 2010

Where

Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club on the Mt McIntyre trails.

Registration

Registration will open on January 24, 2010 and close on February 21, 2010.

Register at The Ski Base at Mt McIntyre during regular business hours.

Skiers will purchase Control Cards for $2 each and will require one, two or three cards, depending on the category.

Categories

Control Freak - find 30 controls in a two day period between Feb 1–Feb 28.  Must check in at the Ski Base before starting and after finishing.  Controls will be found on any of the groomed trails including the McIntyre Ascent and Pierre Harvey Trail. 

Under Control - find 30 controls between February 1 and February 28.  Controls will be found throughout the groomed trail system, including the McIntyre Ascent and the Pierre Harvey Trail.

Easy Going-find 20 controls between February 1 and February 28. Controls will be found on all trails except the Pierre Harvey and McIntyre Ascent.

What's Control? - find 10 controls between February 1 and February 28. For Junior and novice skiers who do not want to venture far away. Controls will be found on the easier trails and no further than Harvey's Hut, Fireweed Hut and Sarah's Hut. 

Rules

(Subject to Change)

1. Pick up punch cards at The Ski Base during regular hours and register name, category and starting date. Start date must be Feb 1 or later. Punch cards will be available as of January 24.  Each punch card will have 10 spaces for marking the controls you visit.  If you are looking for 30 controls you will need 3 punch cards, 20 controls will need 2 punch cards and 10 controls will need 1 punch card.
2. Carry the punch card along with membership card at all times.
3. Use the punch provided at each control to mark your card in each of 10 squares.
4. Trails not included: Sarah Steele inner loops, non-groomed trails such as 24 Hour, Bouncing Bunny and Rocky Canyon.
5. Punch cards to be handed in by March 1 at 3pm. Draw will be held Mar 2 at 6pm.
6. Recommended to ski unfamiliar trails with a partner.

Prizes

Trip for two on Air North to Vancouver, Calgary or Edmonton.

Ski club membership for the 2010/2011 season.

Merchandise prizes from The Ski Base.

PRIZES WILL BE DRAWN March 2 at 6pm.

The 2009 Air North Manager's Challenge was a great success with 100 participants. Thanks to Air North for sponsoring. And congratulations to Selena Boothroyd who won the tickets for two to points south.

Questions?

For more information call (867) 668-4477.