Upcoming Events

11/14/2020

Save the date! The details may change a bit, but we will have a great 2020 Ski Swap!

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K COUNTER TOP 10

Skier	Club	KM
Megan S	Skiwerx Minneapolis	51
Soren W	Skiwerx Minneapolis	30
Isabella L	Skiwerx Elm	19.8
Emmett G	Skiwerx Minneapolis	12
Arno G	Skiwerx Minneapolis	12
Aleksander L	Skiwerx Elm	8

Skiwerx Series

The Skiwerx Series, founded in 2010, is presented by Fast Wax. The original Skiwerx Series is Mpls/St Paul metro-based and finishes with the MyXC Festival and Championships, a two-day festival just for kids.

The Skiwerx Series includes developmentally appropriate events for kids in the U10, U12 and U14 age groups. Skiwerx Series events are a age-appopriate introduction to skiing as sport and use the same rules and points structure (see below). The Skiwerx Series events are a preliminary, local experience, before a skier chooses to participate in the regional (three-state) CXC Youth Cup, primarily for U14 age groups.

Please note that all Skiwerx Series events are restricted to non-fluorinated glide waxes.

Schedule

Sunday, January 5, 2020 / Minneapolis (MN)
Freestyle Mass Start, Pre-Loppet
http://www.loppet.org/preloppet/

Saturday, January 11, 2020 / Bloomington (MN)
Freestyle Mass Start, Three Rivers Ski Rennet
https://www.threeriversparks.org/skirennet

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 / Minneapolis (MN)
Classic Team Sprint, MYSL Team Sprint Series
https://mysl.org/events/teamsprints

Friday, January 31, 2020 / Minneapolis (MN)
Freestyle Sprint, Loppet Sprints
https://www.loppet.org/events/skisprints/

Sunday, February 16, 2020 / Minneapolis (MN)
Freestyle Sprints, Mayor's XC Challenge
https://www.loppet.org/events/mayorschallenge

Monday, February 17, 2020 / Minneapolis (MN)
Mass Start Classic, Mayor's XC Challenge
https://www.loppet.org/events/mayorschallenge

Thursday, March 5, 2020 / Minneapolis (MN)
Ski Cross Time Trials, Trail Kids Event
http://www.loppet.org/superskiraceseries

Saturday/Sunday, March 14/15, 2020 / Minneapolis (MN)
Classic Individual Start, Freestyle Mass Start, Ski Cross Time Trials
MyXC Festival and Championships
http://www.loppet.org/events/myxcfestivalchampionships

Sunday, March 22, 2020 / Minneapolis (MN)
MyXC Skiwerx Awards Banquet

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Skiwerx Series Age Groups

Age as of Dec 31
U10 (8 and 9)
U12 (10 and 11)
U14 (12 and 13)

Note: All skiers must compete in the correct age group

Skiwerx Series Points

All skiers must have a MyXC Skiwerx Membership in order to score points in the Skiwerx Series.
Best five races count.

Points are accumulated according to the following chart:
1st - 60 points
2nd - 50
3rd - 42
4th - 36
5th - 32
6th - 30
7th - 28
8th - 26
9th - 24
10th - 22
11th - 20
12th -18
13th - 16
14th - 14
15th - 12
16th - 10
17th - 8
18th - 6
19th - 4
20th and beyond - 2

Skiwerx Series Rules

WAX RESTRICTIONS FOR YOUTH EVENTS
All Skiwerx Series events are restricted to non-fluorinated glide waxes.

SEEDING FOR RACE STARTS

Skiers must be pre-registered for an event to be seeded in that event.

For the first three scheduled races, seeding order will be random within two groups:

A. Skiers with current MyXC Skiwerx Membership

B. Skiers without current MyXC Skiwerx Membership

Starting with the fourth scheduled race, seeding order will be:
A. Rank of the current year points list
B. Skiers with current MyXC Skiwerx Membership
C. Skiers without current MyXC Skiwerx Membership

RULES OF RACING/PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITIES

Classic Technique

310.2.2.1 Classical technique includes the diagonal Diagonal Stride techniques, double poling with or without diagonal kick, herringbone without a gliding phase, and turning techniques.

310.2.2.2 Diagonal Stride technique is comprised of alternating diagonal movements of both arms and legs and includes diagonal stride and herringbone techniques without a gliding phase. In diagonal technique only one or no pole is in the ground at any time.

310.2.2.3 Turning techniques comprise of steps with the inner ski and pushes with the outer ski in order to change directions. The sections of the course where turning techniques are allowed must be clearly marked.

310.2.2.4 Where there are one or more set tracks, repeatedly changing or steeping in and out of tracks is not allowed.

310.2.1.5 Single or double-skating is not allowed.

Rules of Racing/Participant Responsibilities

i. All skiers competitors, coaches, and parents must ski in the direction of the race course during training, warm up and competition.

ii. Tracking Rules should be honored in applicable races. Obstructing, pushing or deliberately impeding or blocking another skier is not allowed.

iii. The competitor is responsible for arriving at the start and starting at the correct time.

iv. Competitors have to cover the whole distance on their skis using only their own means of propulsion. Help from pacemakers or pushing is not allowed.

v. During an interval start competition a competitor who is being overtaken must give way on the first demand.

vi. For all other competitions, when overtaking occurs, competitors must not cause any obstruction.

vii. Competitors, coaches, and parents must follow the instructions of the race organizer in order to ensure order before, during and after the competition.

Enforcement

i. U8-U10 racers will be corrected verbally on course by monitors.

ii. U12-U14 racers may be corrected verbally, but will also be recorded for rules infringement and will be sent to the race jury for discussion regarding possible sanctions.

Skiwerx Series Awards

U14 and U12: Awards will be given to the top five in each age group/gender overall. And the top five places for skiers who live within 100 miles of the Minneapolis/St Paul metro area. This is to promote local racing.
U10: All skiers that participate in at least four events will receive a medal.
All-or-nothing: All skiers that participate in all events receive a special award