Month: December 2018

On Saturday 12/15, 22 competitors made the trek to the Gore Ski Bowl for what has become our season opener, the 5k snowshoe race and 3k fun run. Gore is wonderfully reliable for kicking off the season due to their snowmaking capability – but for the 2nd year in a row there was also enough natural snow to allow the course to go off the wide groomed XC trails and onto some nice singletrack.

Brian and Jessica Northan took first place honors at our first race of the season.

Photos can be found here (courtesy of the Gore Mountain Nordic staff)

Full results can be found here (courtesy of Underdog Race Timing)

The 25th season of the Dion WMAC Snowshoe Series will kick off with the annual Gore Mountain 5k at 2 PM on Saturday 12/15. The word from the race folks is that the snow is holding up well and they’re hoping to include some singletrack through the woods in addition to the wide groomed XC ski trails.

Registration is $20 for the 5k and $12 for the 2.5k fun run – online preregistration closes on Friday at 5 PM. Day of registration will be available from 1-1:50 PM in the lodge.

More information including the race venue details can be found on our race page.

Rental snowshoes will be available.

Think snow!

While it’s not part of our series, it likely is the 1st snowshoe race in the Northeast for the 2018-19 season – the 25th annual Jingle Bell 5k at the Paul Smith’s College VIC in Paul Smiths, NY. Complete information can be found on the registration form or contact RD Jim Tucker.

’18 Jingle Bell Entry Form

Welcome to December! Two weeks from today the 25th season of the Dion WMAC Snowshoe Series will kick off with the annual Gore Mountain 5k at 2 PM. The Gore Ski Bowl is a good site to start the season due to their snowmaking capability, though we’re certainly hoping to have plenty of natural snow to run on.

Registration is $20 for the 5k and $12 for the 2.5k fun run. More information about registration and the race venue details can be found on our race page.

As with all of our races, Dion Snowshoes will be renting loaners for $5/pair.