The Atlas Mad Trapper 3 Hour Snowshoe ROGAINE

This event is now CANCELLED. Currently the race is less than 2 weeks away and we have no teams registered.

Definitions

ROGAINE: Rugged Outdoor Group Activity Involving Navigation and Endurance

Snowshoe: a light, wide frame that is attached to your shoe to make it easier to walk on soft snow without sinking

Combine the 2 together and you get the First Annual Atlas Mad Trapper 3 Hour ROGAINE.

The race explained

Racers will arrive at the Ark to register prior to 9:30 on the morning of the race. At this time race instructions will be provided to all of the teams. At 9:55 race teams will be given their 1:10,000 scale maps. These maps are moderately detailed and provide information regarding contour intervals, trails, and many major features. There will also be approximately 25 CPs (checkpoints) marked on the map. At 10am, racers are free to set out on the course in search of these CPS. On the finger of one the team members will be an SI Timing Chip. When a CP is found, the Timing Chip is inserted into a box on the flag, and their arrival time is noted on the chip. Teams must use strategy, navigation and endurance to locate as many CPs as possible in the 3 hour time limit. Points are awarded for each CP found and points are deducted for every minute the team arrives after the 3 hour time limit at the Ark. The team's Timing Chip is then entered into a computer and the total points are immediately tabulated.

All of this is done on snowshoes!

Race DetailsRace Date: January 14, 2012
Registration from 0830
Team Meeting: 0930
Map Distribution: 0955
Start: 1000
Post-Race Meal and Awards: 1315
Classes: Male, Female, Co-Ed and Masters (any team with a combined age averaging over 45)
Fee: $25 per person (two or three persons)

Registration closes January 12, 2002 at midnight. NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION

Entry limited to the first twenty five teams to register.
Maps: 1:10,000 drawn to orienteering specifications from a standard topographic map. Contour Interval 10 metres.Controls will be pre-marked on the maps.
SportIdent electronic timing will be used at each control/ checkpoint. Use your own SI timing chip or rent one for the day for $5.

A Video Tour of the Fall ROGAINE

To visualize what you might be in for, check out the video created by Steven Meyer for Get Out There Magazine following the 3 hour ROGAINE he competed in at the Ark in September 2011. The winter race will be similar, except everything will be covered in white and racers will be wearing snowshoes.