Wicked Winter Navigation Race

Wicked Winter Navigation Race is a 3hr or 5hr snowshoe navigation race in the beautiful Teanaway Valley forest. Checkpoints are plotted on a detailed topographic map for you and your team to locate using only map and compass!

The course will be hilly with varied terrain, but no risk of avalanches or steep terrain to navigate. Convenient race start location at the Teanaway Campground in Cle Elum, just over 1.5 hrs from Seattle.

5hr Navigation Race

This will be a navigation race in the forest using snowshoe travel. The format will be rogaine-style, navigating to Checkpoints on showshoes in any order. Racers will start directly from the HQ at the Teanaway Campground and hace 5 hours to find as many checkpoints as you can. The race is unsupported with no remote aid stations, so you’ll need to carry everything you need for 5 hours of playing in the woods. You are allowed to return to the HQ to re-stock and go back out again.

3hr Navigation Race

This will be a shorter course for 3 hrs, or as long as you want to be out there. The format will be rogaine-style, navigating to Checkpoints on showshoes in any order. Racers will start directly from the HQ at the Teanaway Campground.

5hr Course – Day of Schedule

9:00am – 9:30am Check-in, Map Handout
Check-in your team members, sign the liability waiver and receive your passport and maps. Be sure to check-in early so that you have time to get your gear ready and do map study before the pre-race briefing.

9:30am Pre-Race Briefing
This is a mandatory meeting for all racers. We will discuss details and rules of the race, and provide course notes.

10:00am Start
Race will start at 10:00am sharp. Don’t be late.

2:00pm Post-Race Food and Drink

3:00pm Course Closure
Completion of the course after 3:00pm will result in steep penalties, up to and possibly disqualification.

3hr Course – Day of Schedule

11:00am – 11:30am Check-in
Check-in your team members and sign the liability waiver. Be sure to check-in early so that you have time to get your gear ready before the pre-race briefing and map hand-out.

11:30am Pre-Race Briefing, Map Handout
This is a mandatory meeting for all racers. We will discuss details and rules of the race, and provide course notes.

12:00pm Start
Race will start at 11:00am sharp. Don’t be late.

3:00pm Course Closure, Post-Race Food and Drink
Completion of the course after 3:00pm will result in steep penalties, up to and possibly disqualification.

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