Snowshoe!

Registration for the Salomon Snowshoe Raid, February's stupid thing, is now open. Early registration until December 31 is $100 per team of two. We've heard from several people who are interested in doing this event. If you're interested but haven't been able to convince someone else to run around in the snow with you, let us know; we can connect the partnerless. If you don't have snowshoes, they list a few options on the website for renting them.

Here are a race report and some pictures from last year's race.

If you need to brush up on your orienteering skills (which might be a good idea - notice that you're required to carry survival gear during the race!), here are some links to try:

• Golden Horseshoe Orienteering - navigation tips
• Golden Horseshoe Orienteering - race tips
• Canadian Orienteering Federation - orienteering lingo and sample orienteering maps
• US Orienteering Federation - click on the Education link

The Snowshoe Raid website has a lot of details about the race and includes the maps used for last year's race.