“Something for Everyone” is the theme for the 22nd Aspen
Parks and Recreation Owl Creek Chase, which is moving to January 17, 2009,
its original date on the calendar. Since 1985 the Owl Creek Chase has been
one of Colorado’s favorite Nordic events, drawing hundreds of Citizen racers
annually, and has since grown into the largest multi-day event in Colorado,
the Aspen Nordic Festival. With the Owl Creek Chase as the centerpiece of
the multi-day event, the Aspen Nordic Festival features races and activities
for all ages. Events included are; Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Citizen level
Colorado Cup racing and a free clinic, Elite level events in the USSA
SuperTour, Sprint racing at Wagner Park, and for the first time this year,
the University of Colorado NCAA Invitational.
Course Description
The 21K event of the Owl Creek Chase begins at the Snowmass Cross
Country Center. The course follows a loop around the Snowmass Club
Golf Course before connecting to the Owl Creek Trail. Follow the Owl
Creek Trail, crossing Buttermilk, and the Tiehack Bridge. After the
bridge, there is a loop around the Moore Property and the Aspen Public Golf
Course before finishing at the Aspen Cross Country Center. To see a
course map, click
here.
USSA SuperTour
The Owl Creek Chase is
the 6th venue of 14 Supertour events in the winter of 2008-2009. It is also
part of the FIS Marathon Cup Series. This tour will attract elite skiers
from all around the world and is an exciting addition to the Aspen area.
Colorado Cup
The
Colorado Cup is a series of 5 cross country ski races selected from the
normal Colorado Nordic Event Calendar that scores races cumulatively by
overall gender and age group/gender categories. For scoring and more
information, visit
http://www.rmnordic.org/.
For 2008 Race Results, follow the links below:
2008 Results
2008
Video
For 2007 articles, follow the links below:
2007 Results
Press Release
2007
Interview with Subaru's Andrew Gerlach
For 2006 race results, photos,
and a report,
follow the links below (results are in pdf format):
Elite Results
2006
Citizen
Results by Age Group 2006
Men's Citizen Results 2006
Women's Citizen Results 2006
2006 Report
More Information
For more information, call Paul Perley or Mike Trecker at the Ute
Mountaineer at (970) 925-2849 or email
paul@utemountaineer.com. Or call the Aspen Cross Country Center at
(970) 925-2145 or email
axcc@utemountaineer.com.
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