Team Helly Hansen Vancouver Island members, Justin Mark, Jeff Riemer, Carey Sather and Chase Mckinley ventured off the rock to check out the Big Mountain Battle in SunPeaks. With a little trepidation, espeacially from Jeff, as it was only his 4th time on telemark skis, we decided to find out what the Big Mountain Battle was all about. The event was amazing, and we had a fantastic weekend. As best as I can describe the Marc Campbell created event, it was like a 4hr adventure race on skis. Going in to the race our only goals were to survive, avoid major injuries and win the timed hike. We were successful on all fronts and in addition had one of the best ski days in recent history. Not unlike the Momar's we did however struggle with the navigation. Diligently using the map and checkcard, we crossed off each checkpoint and run as we completed them. The final checkpoint on the map read "Back in Time". We confidently interpreted this as returning to the finish under 4hrs. Only later did we realize that "Back on Time" was a key run. Oh well, it was just as cool too see the excitement on the faces of the eventual winners who looked to be in their early 20's and were calling everyone they knew, informing them that they had won an all expense trip to Aspen. Super cool event and super cool use of the "FLAIK" GPS device to track results. We'll be checking the next race out at Steven's Pass on way down to Utah for a BC BIKE RACE training camp. For results and info. about the race check out the website http://www.hellyhansen.com/bigmountainbattle
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