Canmore Nordic Centre Forest B-Meet B Event

Organizers: Mark Gibbard (Event Director), Mark Gibbard (Course Planner), Anita Brattland (Course Planner)

Map: Canmore Nordic Centre (ISOM)

Event Details

• Parking will be at the Canmore Nordic Center; please make sure you have a valid Kananaskis Pass for your vehicle (day pass or annual pass)
• Check-in at our table outside the Nordic Center Day Lodge (in the cross-country stadium), from 10am onwards.
• The Start is located near the check-in table; start any time between 10:15 am and 12 noon.
• Our event permit mandates that Bear Repellent Spray be carried by all Adult participants. At 10am, we are planning to have a demonstration for how to use Bear Spray.
• It is mandatory to carry a whistle
• Maximum time on course: 2 hours (after 2 hours, please return to finish and check-in, even if you have not finished your course)
• Course closing: 2pm (after 2pm, controls will start being removed)
• SI electronic timing: will be used for all courses. SI fingersticks will be available to borrow at check-in
• Map scale: 1:7500 (map recently updated in 2024 & 2025).
• Contour interval 5 m

Course Details

A forest orienteering event amongst complex network of trails and tracks used for Nordic skiing and mountain biking. However, the advanced courses will use parts of the map away from the trail network that requires careful forest navigation to find small features (eg small hills & reentrants)

• Novice Course: 2.3km, 10 controls, 55m climb. Easier navigation (TD2) as all controls will be placed along distinct line features, such as trails and fences
• Intermediate Course: 3.3km, 11 controls, 80m climb. More challenging navigation (TD3), with controls set on prominent features (eg a small hill) near to distinct line features.
• Short Advanced Course: 3.9km, 16 controls, 125m climb. Both Advanced courses will require advanced technical navigation (TD5), with controls often set on smaller features in the forest well away from distinct line features.
• Long Advanced Course: 5.3 km, 21 controls, 200m climb. Advanced technical navigation (TD5).

B Event

B events are more formal than C events.

• There is a more formal start procedure.
• These events are timed, using SI.
• There is usually a wider selection of courses than a (Wednesday) C event.
• There will be age-classes in championship B events.

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