Apex Gunbarrel Downhill &amp; Super &ndash;G/ men and women <br /><br />Jan 19th to Jan 25th, 2009 <br /><br />Race Notice <br /><br />www.bcalpine.com <br /><br />Location: <br />Juniper/Old Mill, Apex Mountain Resort, Penticton B.C. www.apexresort.com <br /><br />Sanction: <br />FIS, BC Alpine <br /><br />Registration: <br />Official FIS entry form must be used. <br /><br />. <br />Clubs should submit entries by e-mail or fax to the race secretary. Entry deadline-received <br />by Thursday, Jan 10/2009. Please ask for confirmation of registration if no confirmation is <br />received within 48 hours of sending registration. <br /><br />. <br />Non-Canadian athletes must be entered through Alpine Canada Alpin. <br />. <br />Race Secretary: Leslie Park theparkquad@shaw.ca 250-767-2826 <br />. <br />Forerunners must contact Dean Erickson by Jan 5th at dean2109@telus.net 250-492-2109 <br /><br />Entry Fee: <br />$265 Cdn for the series -$115 for super-G only $165 downhill <br /><br />. <br />Cash, cheques payable to the &ldquo;Apex Ski Club Race Account&rdquo;, or credit card. (3% fee <br />applied to credit card payments) Entry fee must be paid by one hour prior to the first <br />captains meeting, or athlete will be pulled from the draw. <br /><br />. <br />US Teams pay Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Debit <br />. <br />$15.00 of the race fee is a one time fee mandatory for shirt <br /><br />Lift Tickets: <br />$46/day +GST (5%) to be purchased from the Apex Resort Ticket office. CWSAA all area passes <br />will be honored. <br /><br />Protests: <br />Protest fees will be set at $100 payable by cash only. <br /><br />Bibs/ $200 per team on a separate refundable cheque payable to &ldquo;Apex Ski Club Race Account.&rdquo; <br />teardown Bib/teardown deposits will be destroyed or returned by request when bibs/teardown are <br />Accounted for. <br /><br />Rules: <br />FIS rules with latest Precisions and Alpine Canada Alpine rules will govern. (see released schedule <br />for start times) <br /><br />T.C..s Meeting: <br />First team captain.s meeting: Friday, Jan 18th @ 5:30pm &ndash; at the Race Office The following <br />meetings will be announced at the first captain.s meeting. <br />Race office is located in the Long Shot beside the cafeteria, all of the captains meetings will take place in the cafeteria. <br /><br />Jan 17-18 we require all coaches and drills to assist with race safety preparation. <br /><br />All inquiries requarding the speed camp Jan 15-17 please call Apex Head Coach Chris Daniels at 250-809-7120 or Chris@apexskiclub.com <br /><br />ROC: <br />Technical Delegate: Gary Wright <br />Race Chairman: Arnie Erickson <br />Chief of Race: Dean Erickson <br />Chief of Course: John Davis <br />Chief of Timing: Jamie Johnston <br /><br />Awards: <br />Awards will be presented at the bottom of the Okanagan Run, in front of the boardwalk, <br /><br />approximately 1 hour after the finish of each day.s races. <br /><br /><br />Volunteer co-coordinator: Anyone wishing to volunteer for race duties please contact Pam Culver <br />pculver@shaw.ca <br /><br />Warm up and Training areas: Apex Mountain Resort and the ROC reserve the right to alter training areas <br />depending on conditions. Training and warm-up areas will be posted as soon as possible. <br /><br />Schedule of Events <br /><br />Sunday, Jan 18th <br /><br />1:00 pm Accreditation opens at Race office. <br />5:30 pm Team Captain.s meeting at the Race Office meeting room. <br />Mon, Jan 19th Downhill Training &ndash; location: Juniper/Old Mill men/women <br />Tues, Jan 20th Downhill Training &ndash; location: Juniper/Old Mill men/women <br />Wed, Jan 21st Downhill Training &ndash; location: Juniper/Old Mill men/women <br />Thurs, Jan 22nd Downhill -location: Juniper/Old Mill men/women <br />Fri, Jan 23rd Downhill -location: Juniper/Old Mill men/women <br />Sat, Jan 24th Super-G -location: Juniper/Old Mill men/women <br />Sun, Jan 25th Super-G -location: Juniper/Old Mill men/women <br />**Schedule subject to change due to weather** <br /><br />Accommodation <br />On Mountain: <br />&ldquo;Inn at Apex&rdquo; info@apexmountaininn.com 1-800-387-2739 Candace Brown, manager <br />&ldquo;Apex Accommodations&rdquo; Steve Sheridan 1-866-273-9737 or 1-250-292-8256 <br />&ldquo;Saddleback Lodge&rdquo; Barb Davis info@saddlebacklodge.com 1-800-863-1466 (US and Canada) <br />www.saddlebacklodge.com <br />&ldquo;Double Diamond Hostel&rdquo; www.doublediamondhostel.com <br />Food Plans = meal plans on mountain Gunbarrel 1-250-292-8515 <br />Penticton: 25 minute drive from Apex Mountain <br />&bdquo;Ramada Inn. www.pentictonramada.com 1-250-770-3272 <br />&bdquo;Best Western. http://www.bctravel.com/bestwestern/bwpenticton.html 1-800-668-6746 <br />&bdquo;Penticton Lakeside Resort. http://www.pentictonlakesideresort.com/ 1-800-663-9400 <br /><br /><br /><br />Other: see www.penticton.ca/vis/accommodations/hotelsmotels.asp <br /><br /><br />