Angela has kindly agreed to make the slides from her presentation at the November club meeting available for club members to download.
Author: Jesse Crocker
November 2016 Newsletter
November 2016 – Prepare for Ski Season
Looking forward to winter
The Chief Joseph Ski Trail System will officially open this winter on Thursday, December 1, 2016, assuming that enough snow has fallen. If snow begins to accumulate after mid-November, our grooming crew will use snowmobile-drawn equipment to begin compacting a solid base for the trails.
Again this winter, a PistenBully owned by Lost Trail Powder Mountain will be grooming the trails and setting track where appropriate.
This winter there will be an additional sign-in box in the parking lot at the corner of Highways 93 and 43 for those who wish to recreate with their dogs on the multi-use trails.
We’re looking forward to another wonderful season of skiing and hope you will join us.
April 2016 Meeting – Loucks Slot Canyons
6th Annual Continental Divide Race – 12/14/2013
See more race pictures in the Picture Gallery
This year’s race was again sponsored by The Trailhead in Missoula. We would not have managed without their help. Thank you.
Additional support was provided by Valley Bicycles and Ski in Hamilton. They also supplied a pair of Classic and a pair of Skate skis which were given as prizes to 2 lucky participants (skis awarded by random drawing of all racers).
Race Bibs were provided by the Missoula Nordic Ski Club.
Trail grooming was performed by the Como Trails Club and Bitterroot Cross-Country Ski Club. Great job, guys. The course was perfect and the snow even faster than last year!
Tony Neaves of the Como Trails Club was the race director and did all the time-consuming work required to put on the race.
Plans are already underway to make this race, The Continental Divide Classic, an even better event next year. We hope to see you there.
Without the help of each of the above businesses, organizations, and a host of volunteers, such events are not possible. Give them your thanks.
10K Race
| # | Name | Time | |
| 5 | Jeff Kern | M | 46:47 |
| 2 | Brian Battaglia | M | 50:24 |
| 7 | Jenny West | F | 54:00 |
| 3 | Terry Davenport | M | 54:26 |
| 10 | Russ Lawrence | M | 59:31 |
| 6 | Ross Damrow | M | 1:01:39 |
| 9 | George Corn | M | 1:.1:53 |
| 4 | Jessica Randazzo | F | 1:04:08 |
| 12 | Chris Maul Smith | M | 1:080:46 |
| 54 | Don MacLean | M | 1:18:13 |
| 1 | Danica Loucks | F | 1:21:18 |
20k Race
| # | Name | Time | |
| 60 | Michael Lessard | M | 1:18:35 |
| 68 | Elizabeth Paddock | F | 1:23:44 |
| 67 | Tim Caramore | M | 1:25:09 |
| 65 | Heidi Hittner | F | 1:28:40 |
| 63 | Kellie Carim | F | 1:29:36 |
| 57 | Nick Littman | M | 1:30:52 |
| 52 | Annie Creighton | F | 1:31:39 |
| 59 | Marisa Sowles | F | 1:34:18 |
| 61 | Cory Soulliard | M | 1:39:39 |
| 58 | Carey Downey | M | 1:45:02 |
| 66 | Larissa Swain | F | 1:46:21 |
| 64 | Amilia Amish | F | 1:50:54 |
| 53 | Ted Etter | M | 1:54:02 |
| 51 | Annie Lucas | F | 1:56:14 |
| 50 | Alden Wright | M | 2:01:18 |
| 55 | Jeremy Smith | M | 2:33:30 |
| 62 | Shaura Milne-Price | F | 2:34:25 |
| 56 | Tod Bachman | M | 2:35:30 |
5th Continental Divide Classic – 12/15/2012
This year’s race was sponsored by The Trailhead in Missoula. We would not have managed without their help. Thank you.
Additional support was provided by Valley Bicycles and Ski in Hamilton.
Race Bibs were provided by the Missoula Nordic Ski Club.
Trail grooming was performed by the Como Trails Club and Bitterroot Cross-Country Ski Club. Great job, guys. The course was perfect and the snow fast!
Tony Neaves of the Como Trails Club was the race director and did all the time-consuming work required to put on the race.
Current plans are to make this race, The Continental Divide Classic, and annual event. Without the help of each of the above businesses, organizations, and a host of volunteers, such events are not possible. Give them your thanks.
10k Race
| # | Name | Time | |
| 5 | Carry Downey | F | 49:04 |
| 3 | Jenny West | F | 55:08 |
| 2 | Ted Etter | M | 56:27 |
| 52 | Terry Davenport | M | 1:01:11 |
| 1 | Ross Damrow | M | 1:07:30 |
| 65 | Jessica Giuliani | F | 1:15:01 |
| 4 | Chris Maul-Smith | M | 1:17:53 |
20k Race
| # | Name | Time | |
| 64 | Orion Berryman | M | 1:29:03 |
| 61 | Elizabeth Paddock | F | 1:30:10 |
| 54 | Craig Krueger | M | 1:30:12 |
| 50 | Annie Creighton | F | 1:41:08 |
| 57 | Merisa Sowles | F | 1:43:03 |
| 58 | Cory Soulliard | M | 1:43:14 |
| 59 | Amelia Amish | F | 1:49:47 |
| 53 | Sherri Kenyon | F | 2:01:34 |
| 55 | Tim Marchant | M | 2:14:42 |
| 51 | Alden Wright | M | 2:17:28 |
| 56 | Chet Morris | M | 2:30:58 |
| 60 | Brita Schneller | F | 2:30:58 |
| 63 | Dawn Whaley | F | 2:38:08 |
| 62 | Marland Whaley | M | 2:38:12 |
Click here to see a whole gallery of race photos
