On Saturday April 19th, The North Face Canadian Ski Mountaineering Championships gets even tougher this year with the addition of a more technical climbing section. “We wanted to spice up the course this year to make it even more interesting for the serious competitors” said Scott Flavelle, Course Director.
“Whistler Mountain provides some fabulous in-bounds terrain that allows us to add this component to the Spearhead Challenge course. A route straight up the Exhilaration couloir could be perfect!”. Should be exciting both for competitors and for the spectators.
The North Face Whistler Dash Saturday April 19th is for the citizen racers or first timers. A 10k equivalent course that covers some of the same course route as the Spearhead Passage race. For this year competitors can race with AT gear, telemark gear, split boards…whatever you have (except XC equipment). Also there will be no requirement for avalanche rescue gear, transceiver etc. as this race is in-bounds and in controlled terrain. A fantastic inexpensive introduction to the sport.
All races have tons of prizes for the competitors with the glory going to the winners but the best prizes to the participants regardless of the finish position.
