The Blue Hills Ascent Cross-Country Ski Race

the BLUE HILLS ASCENT
Cross-Country Ski Races
Saturday, January 5, 2008 beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Review this website carefully regarding exciting changes to the 2008 racing format!
NEW!!! 2km Classic Sprint at 9:30 a.m. offers BIG CASH PRIZES (see details below) and is limited to the 1st 100 entrants
Kids' Race at 11:20 a.m.
12km Freestyle Race for Adults at 12:00 noon
8km Freestyle for High School and Youth at 12:20 p.m.
Great lunch following the Blue Hills Ascent

New this year!!! Skating technique clinic the following day on Sunday, January 6, 2008 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Presented by the Blue Hills Trail Association, Inc. and Riverbrook Bike & Ski (instructors Cindy & Tim Swift)
The fee for the skating technique clinic is $15 — participation is limited to the first 30 registrants
Food & family events available for those not involved with the technique clinic
Salomon & Madshus demos onsite

Thanks to 2007's major sponsors...
American Birkebeiner Foundation - AmericInn of Ladysmith Lodge & Suites - AmericInn of Ladysmith Motel & Suites
Pat Andress - Artisans - Barney's Meats (Weyerhaeuser) - BJ Wood Products - Blue Hills Inn & Supper Club - Blue Hills Trail Association
Jeff & Kristin Brown - Burnell's Decor (Rice Lake) - Canoe Bay Lodge (Chetek) - Car Craft (Ladysmith) - Jim & Susan Cargill
John Carr & Jackie Klein - Howard & Carolyn Chatterton - Christie Mountain - CityForest Corporation
Clear Creek Nursery (Bruce) - Clinic Pharmacy of Ladysmith - Mike & Cindy Cragg - Dairyland State Bank (Bruce) - El Rancho Motel (Ladysmith)
Flambeau Correctional Center - Gear West (Long Lake, MN) - Haack Orthodontic Clinic (Rice Lake) - Bjorn & Kristin Hanson
Darsha Helgerson - G.B. Heron's Clothiers (Rice Lake) - Jim & Mary Jenkins - Jennie-O Turkey Store - Gary & Cynthia Johnson
Jump River Electric - Kwik Trip (Ladysmith) - Ladysmith Ace Hardware - Ladysmith County Market - Ladysmith Federal Savings & Loan
Lamperts (Ladysmith) - Larrabee Lodge (New Auburn) - Lori Larsen - Lehman's Supper Club (Rice Lake)
Marshfield Clinic Ladysmith - Meng Eyecare Center (Rice Lake) - Michael & Judith Mollerus
New Moon Ski Shop (Hayward) - JeldWen (Hawkins Window Division)
David Olsen & Dawn Christman - Orthopedic Spine Therapy (Ladysmith) - Outdoor Ventures (Hayward)
Pamida (Ladysmith) - Patagonia - Tom & Jan Paulsen - Dick & Mary Ann Pebler - Bob Peterson & Jewel Market
Pioneer National Bank (Ladysmith) - REI (Madison) - Dr. Stephen Reisner - Rice Lake Glass & Door Co.
Rice Lake Tourism & Retail Development Commission - Ride & Glide Ski Club (Twin Cities) - Riverbrook Bike & Ski (Spooner)
Rusk County Clinic Pharmacy - Rusk County Forestry - Rusk County Memorial Hospital - Rusk County Memorial Hospital OT
Rusk County Tourism - Sacks Wood 'n' Craft (Conrath) - Scheel's (Eau Claire) - Kevin Smith & Becky Allen
Sports Unlimited (Rice Lake) - Spring Street Sports (Chippewa Falls) - Dr. John Stien - Karl Stien & Leah McCabe - Toko
Sweet Specialties (Winter) - John & Gail Waldron - Walmart (Rice Lake) - Ladysmith Weather Shield LITE Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank (Ladysmith) - Jerry Wilkes & Dawn Norton - Winter Woodworks - Wisconsin DNR - WJMC Radio (Rice Lake) - Xcel Energy

2km Classic Sprint Race Course:
on the EastSide Trail map, follow these numbers
1→22→23→1

Freestyle Race Course (first revised for 2005 to take advantage of smoother trail sections & more negotiable downhills in the event of low snow conditions):
on the EastSide Trail map, follow these numbers
12km: 1→22→33→21→28→29→10→9→18→17→16→15→20→19→4→3→24→25→32→31→23→1
8km: 1→22→33→21→28→29→10→9→5→4→3→24→32→31→23→1
An alternative map view is available at Race Course map

Check out waxing tips for raceday at TokoTips or phone 1-877-TWAX-TIP

Registration -- you have three options:
1) Register by completing registration form and mailing the completed form (along with your entry fee) postmarked by Dec. 29, 2006 to:
Blue Hills Trail Association
P.O. Box 251, Bruce, WI 54819
2) Use your credit card to Register Online (from top menu select "Register for Race") up until 8 a.m. the day prior to the race
3) Race Day Registration & Pick Up Your Bibs starting at 8:00 a.m. at the warming house at the EastSide trailhead of the Blue Hills Trail

We would prefer to avoid the hassles associated with same-day registration, and strongly encourage you to pre-register. This worked well for skiers & organizers alike in the past. Please pay attention to the following:
1) Adults that have pre-registered can request wave seeding for the 12K freestyle race (10 racers per wave) by providing a recent Birkie result as part of their registration. If registering the day of the race, expect to be placed in the later waves. High school (youth) participants will start after all the adult racers have started, and will be placed in waves in order of registration.
2) High school coaches are encouraged to review the options of online registration vs. submitting their registrations as a batch mailing.
3) We can no longer offer a refund if the race is canceled. Our fixed expenses still need to be covered if we expect to offer a race each year. We will do everything in our power to host the race, but will not race if conditions are unsafe.

ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS 8 A.M. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5^th. NO EXCEPTIONS!


Fees:	2K Classic Sprint only	12K only	2K Sprint + 12K freestyle	8K Youth	Kids 2K
	(Adults)	(Adults)	(Adults)	(High School)
Pre-register	$40	$20	$50	$10	Free
Day of Race	$55	$25	$70	$15	Free