The 2016 Homer Mariner Invitational Nordic Ski Race is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, January 8-9 on the Lookout Mountain Nordic Racing Trails in Homer. Snow and trails conditions should be favorable for two-days of competition.
Teams invited to the Homer Invitational include all Region III schools with a ski program (Homer, Kenai, Soldotna,
Su Valley, Valdez, Wasilla, Seward, Grace, Palmer, Colony).
Friday January 8th Race Schedule
Mass Start 5K Skate Race
Schedule: 12:00 pm Coaches Meeting at Start line
1:00 pm Girls Varsity
1:30 pm Girls JV
2:00 pm Boys Varsity
2:30 pm Boys JV
Saturday January 9th Race Schedule
Classic 1K Sprint Race
Schedule:
10:00am Coaches Meeting
11:00am All Boys Individual start, skier out every :15 second
11:30am All Girls Individual start, skier out every :15 second
12:30am Round #1 Boys
Mass start in waves of ten seeded from results of first race.
1:30pm Round #1 Girls
Mass start in waves of ten seeded from results of first race.
In both boys and girls heat #1 the exact number of waves will be determined form
seed list submitted by teams. It’s possible that a final wave could be greater then ten
skiers
2:30pm Round #2 Boys
Heat a + Heat b.) Top 2 finishers from each round 1 wave
2:45pm Round #2 Girls
Heat a + Heat b.) Top 2 finishers from each round 1 wave
3:00pm Round #3 Boys
Boys Final- Top 4 skiers from each round 2 wave
3:10pm Round 3 Girls
Girls Final- Top 4 skiers from each round 2 wave
Every Skier races twice, top twenty race three times, top eight race four times
