Barebones 2010 Whistler
july 9 - 12
Whistler is world-famous for its wonderful outdoor activities and its vibrant pedestrian-centered village. We are planning a series of events that will show off many of Whistler's wonders. Three events are within walking distance of all Whistler Village hotels, and we will provide bus transportation from the Event Center to the Brandywine event. We have planned great races, wonderful terrain, a lake-side social, and a mountain-top barbeque - and the events have been scheduled to provide lots of time for you to explore North America's favorite resort town.
Months before the orienteering begins, in February 2010 all the world will watch as Canada hosts the 2010 Winter Olympic
Games and the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games. Whistler will be the site for the alpine and Nordic skiing
and also bobsled and luge, and Vancouver the site hockey, skating,
curling and many other winter sports.
The world will enjoy two weeks of
fantastic competition in many exciting winter sports.
But when
the snow is melted and the winter has gone Whistler & Vancouver are perhaps even
more exciting places. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the
world, sitting where the ocean meets the mountains. It has many big, wonderful,
natural parks � and we have mapped all of them for orienteering. Whistler is a
world-famous four season tourist resort. In the winter famous for its skiing,
and in the summer full of activities including mountain biking, hiking, golf,
canoeing, and now, orienteering!
We are
planning a series of races in Whistler�s beautiful and exciting mountain
terrain. We might even include a
couple of races in Vancouver. We are in the early planning
stages of this festival, but we understand that people would like an idea about
what we are planning. One possible
schedule would be:
DRAFT SCHEDULE - for
example only!
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Thursday July 8 |
Arrive Whistler |
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Friday July 9
A long-distance race in a challenging and rugged parkland with
dense trail network. |
Long | Whistler, Lost Lake |
Google Earth Image |
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Saturday July 10 A special sprint in the complex pedestrian area of Whistler Village. Early starts to avoid the tourists - and so lots of free time after the race. |
Sprint | Whistler Village |
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Sunday July 11 Middle
distance race on this marvelous map that will remind Scandinavian
visitors of their rugged home terrain. |
Middle | Whistler, Brandywine (WRE)
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Google Earth Image |
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Monday July 12 Take the gondola from Whistler Village to orienteer in very special terrain. Mountain top BBQ for lunch, with Barebones awards ceremony. Lots of alpine hiking options for the afternoon. |
Middle | Whistler Mountain Click here for more photos of the orienteering terrain |
Google Earth image |
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Tuesday
July 13
A short long-distance race on a sprint-standard map, visiting the totem
poles, the killer whales , Coal Creek, and many other fabulous spots in
Vancouver�s iconic park. |
Depart Whistler |
Totem poles in Stanley Park Photo: p.m.graham |
Western Canadian Orienteering Championships
Three of the Barebones 2010 Whistler events will be sanctioned as the Western Canadian Orienteering Championship (WCOC) events:
- Long - Lost Lake
- Sprint - Whistler Village
- Middle - Brandywine
In addition, the Middle distance event will be an IOF World Ranking Event (pending sanctioning)
Notes and further information
- The Whistler events will likely comprise the Western Canadian Orienteering Champs
- All events are part of the 2010 NAOC festival, with major events in Kimberley, BC the previous weekend.
- For more information, contact us