Rick C Johnson
And hey, if the snow still doesn't melt in time maybe we could have a
duathlon - MTB the clear parts and do a ski course on the rest.
It'd be a blast!
Rick
Ron and Dorothy Strasser wrote:
> That is just amazing! Last week I was looking at the snow on the
> coast range (what is it like right now at the upper elevations of the
> mudslinger?) while up on Skyline Blvd. and thinking about what Bear
> Springs might be like. Tonkin had told me a couple of weeks ago that
> Petr had told him there was about four feet of snow in the Bear
> Springs area. I had been thinking that the ongoing moisture and low
> snow levels were NOT allowing that four feet of snow to melt. It is
> very nice that the promoters and land managers could work together to
> make the needed changes to keep the races "on" instead of needing to
> cancel one. Good job to all.
> ron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Mike Ripley
> *To:* obra@list.obra.org ;
> obrarace-request@list.obra.org
>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 09, 2008 2:45 PM
> *Subject:* [OBRA Chat] MTB race date change-----important
>
> Hello,
>
> *Attention----------Do to Huge Snow packs at Bear Springs Kevin
> has moved his date of the
> Falls City Firecracker to June 1st
> to allow Petr to move
> Bear Springs Trap to May 18th for the XC and the 17th for the
> short Track.
>
> We just got this accomplished with both Black Rock and the forest
> service over the last 10 days and thank you Kevin and Black Rock
> for being flexible. I think this makes the series more interesting
> as well with less of a gap in between races. Ben will update
> www.oregonxcseries.org site.
>
> Thanks and spread the word----we don't want anyone driving up to
> Bear Springs later this month.
>
> Mike Ripley
> Oregon XC Series Director
>
> *
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