Race Organizers are Optimistic for Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure in March

Pinkham Notch, NH—Thanks to the recent snowfall, the race organizers of the TD Banknorth Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure, scheduled for March 4, 2007, are optimistic and planning to hold the race as scheduled.

“I measured the snow depth at various spots along the course on Thursday, and the coverage is good,” said Sue Wemyss of Great Glen Trails and Event Director for the TD Banknorth Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure.

The TD Banknorth Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure is a classic technique cross country ski race. Skiers may choose the 25 kilometer or 50 kilometer option and participate in timed or non-timed categories. The race begins at the Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center and follows that trail system to trails and multi-use forest roads in the White Mountain National Forest. After paralleling Route 2, the 25 km event finishes in Randolph, but the 50 km skiers continue with a climb up Jefferson Notch Road, then a long descent to the final kilometers on the Bretton Woods Nordic system.

“The vast majority of the course is not on traditional cross country ski trails,” said Wemyss. “So we will be grooming the course and working with the local snowmobile clubs that help make this event possible to get the course ready for race day.”

2007 will mark the sixth year of the Nordic Adventure. Since its inaugural running in 2002, the TD Banknorth Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure has been a part of the New England Nordic Ski Association’s (NENSA) Marathon Series. For the second year, the event is part of the prestigious American Ski Marathon Series, the premier long distance ski event series in the United States.

Registration for the TD Banknorth Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure is now open and is $85 for the timed divisions and $60 for non-timed.

Volunteers are still needed for race day. Those interested should contact Mary Power at Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center at 603.466.2333.

For more information or to register for the TD Banknorth Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure, visit www.greatglentobrettonwoods.com.