AB Youth Championships, Bragg Creek

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Background
Alberta Youth Championships (AYC) is a provincial level event aimed at a four year age grouping referred to in Alberta as Mini-midgets and Midgets (2001-2004 birth years). This event is the club championship event for this age group in Alberta. The 2015 AYC will incorporate several features.
– Accommodation, food services included in registration cost
– Three events (ind F; wave start classic; team relays, single year age categories, coach relays)
– Awards to 10th place in each competition category

Event structure
This comprehensive event proposal includes race events, awards, accommodations, waxing facilities, special events, and food services.

Events
Friday, Mar 6, 2015
• 630pm move in to Kamp Kiwanis, Bragg Creek, AB
• 730pm – Team Welcomes and introductions, snack & athlete social
• 800pm – Team Captains/Coaches meeting; race bibs, start lists, course maps,
• 900pm – Coaches social
Saturday, Mar 7, 2015
• 730am – breakfast at Kamp Kiwanis
• 830am – departure for West Bragg Ski Trails
• 845-900am – arrival at West Bragg Ski Trails
• 1000am – Individual start skate race AYC categories
• 130pm – relays
• 245pm – end of competition, return to Kamp Kiwanis
• 6pm – AYC banquet at Kamp Kiwanis; meal, awards
• 730pm – athlete dance
• 830pm – end of program
Sunday, Mar 8, 2015
• 730am – breakfast at Kamp Kiwanis
• 800am – move out of Kamp Kiwanis
• 830am – departure for West Bragg Ski Trails
• 845-900am – arrival at West Bragg Ski Trails
• 930am – seeded wave classic (groups of 6 athletes; 30 second intervals – based on Saturday’s results)
• 12 noon – lunch on site at West Bragg Creek; individual and team aggregate awards
• 1pm departure from West Bragg for home

Awards
Medals to 10th place in each competition category
Club aggregate banner – awarded to the team with the most points based on the following table. Points will be calculated only for individual and official relay events. Only the top 10 skiers from each club will accrue points towards the aggregate banner.

– Awarded according to the following criteria
Finish position Points Finish position Points Finish position Points Finish position Points
1st 100 2nd 80 3rd 70 4th 60
5th 50 6th 40 7th 30 8th 25
9th 20 10th 15 11th 14 12th 13
13th 12 14th 11 15th 10 16th 9
17th 8 18th 7 19th 6 20th 5
21st and greater 1

Trail grooming – by Kananaskis Country and Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association
Event site details – West Bragg Ski Trails are located entirely within Kananaskis Country, 8 km west of the Hamlet of Bragg Creek, AB. Base elevation of trails is 1450m; high point on Stairway to Heaven race course is 1480m. Average snowfall – 50-100cm. Average ski season – beginning December to mid March. The trails are the closest Kananaskis Country trails to Calgary and are heavily used by locals and recreational skiers from the Greater Calgary area. It is the only greater Calgary area ski area that permits dogs on the ski trails. The trails were designed in the early 1980’s by Don Gardner primarily as race trails and are the same vintage as Peter Lougheed and Ribbon Creek trail systems. Course maps will be posted on www.xcbraggcreek.ca

Accommodations
Registration in the AYC includes accommodation at Kamp Kiwanis, located in the greater Bragg Creek area. The event committee is aiming to create a social experience in addition to a ski experience. We would like all athletes regardless of their place of residence to stay at the camp. The facility includes bunk beds in dorm rooms. Everyone staying at Kamp Kiwanis will need to bring their own sleeping bag, pillow, towel, toiletries. Building on the successful model from Alberta Winter Games, chaperones, athletes, coaches will all be accommodated at Kamp Kiwanis. The camp has over 250 beds on site and has been reserved for AYC for March 6-8, 2015. www.kampkiwanis.ca
Parents, younger or older siblings participating will be required to find their own accommodation (Cochrane is located 20km north of Kamp Kiwanis) http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=12839&cid=IP_PPC_GGL_TM
Waxing space
The hobby hut at Kamp Kiwanis will be available as an indoor waxing room. The space is heated. Electricity is available. No electricity or waxing building is available at West Bragg Ski Trails. Clubs are encouraged to bring their own tent or shelter if desired to use at West Bragg Ski Trails.
Food Services
Food services will be included in the AYC registration cost – Food services are being provided by Kamp Kiwanis. The following meals will be included in the event registration
Breakfast – Saturday on site at Kamp Kiwanis
Lunch – Saturday bag lunch
Supper – Saturday at Kamp Kiwanis
Breakfast – Sunday on site at Kamp Kiwanis
Lunch – Sunday – bag lunch
Food services will be included in the AYC registration.
A snack of fruit will be provided on Friday evening
Any other food (trail snacks, Gatorade, etc) required by teams will need to be supplied by individual teams.

Average early March air temperature in Bragg Creek – average daytime high of +2; average overnight low of -8.

Registration and Event Fees
Registration – https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=5602&lan=1&cartlevel=0
– $125 – all categories if registered by Dec 15, 2014
– $175 – all categories if registered by Feb 28,2015 9pm
AYC – $80 – coaches, parents, chaperones – registration closing date of Feb 28, 2015
Contact Information: Roy Strum, Event Chief, 403-862-1042 roystrum@gmail.com

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