Grapefruit Cup Venues:
Holiday Park / Gordie Howe Sports Complex
The Holiday Park/Gordie Howe Sports complex trails can be accessed from either the Gordie Howe Sports Complex parking lot, or the Holiday Park Golf Course parking lot. The 'Dimond Loop' and trails in the Gordie Howe Sports Complex offer a variety of technical terrain. The Inner and Outer Holiday Park loops offer a mix of flat rolling terrain and the East Hill Loop offers some shorter, but steep and technical hills. The combination of all of these trails makes for excellent variety of course options and distances.
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Wildwood Course
The Wildwood "Nordic Centre" is the trail system maintained by the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club on the grounds of the Wildwood golf course in Saskatoon. The course provides a good balance of slightly rolling to more hilly terrain, with very little "dead flat" sections. It's an excellent technical course constantly maintained by dedicated, experienced volunteer groomers. |
Grapefruit Cup #10 - 2023-24 - CLASSIC SPRINTS - Gordie Howe Sports Complex
- Start/Finish - Stadium Area near the Timing Hut (Ball Diamonds NE or Speed Skating Oval) **Green Arrow/Red Square on maps**
- Time Trial Sprint:
- Classic Technique;
- Wave Interval Starts (seeded by average pace);
- Three skiers will race head-to-head for each wave.
- No heats (ski fast, then done!)
- Classic Technique;
- GC points will be awarded based on time trial only; Ski fast, done. - no heats;
- GC will ski the 1.1 Km "long" course (clockwise) *see map below*
- GC Lite will ski the 780m "short course (clockwise - cut off at the terrain hill) *see map below*