Searchmont
Feb 4, 2008. The program is the same as past years: training for 3 events on Thursday, SG on Fri (1 mandatory training run followed by timed race run), SL on Saturday, GS on Sunday. Click here for full details.

MORE SEARCHMONT NEWS:

All MACC racers staying on-site at Searchmont receive a $10 per day discount on their lift tickets. Be sure to ask for it.

Just a reminder that the following rules still apply during our racing visit to Searchmont:

  1. Safety bars on chairs must be used at all times. (Required in Canada.)
  2. Skis and poles are not to be brought into the building.
  3. All alcohol must be purchased from the Resort that is consumed on the property. (Provincial law.) Any alcohol, even if it is just in a bag will be confiscated. (This does not apply to alcohol consumed in your rooms.)
  4. Race runs are CLOSED to warm up runs and high speed skiing is not permitted during inspection. This is mentioned as a safety concern and your assistance in following this policy would be greatly appreciated.
  5. At registration racers may purchase their lift tickets and race registration for the weekend. Racers will be required to have a lift ticket on them to access the chair and the race registration ticket must be attached to their bib to start any race run. SSR will have a start official checking each participant to verify that they are registered.

New Elite Class for 2007
Jan 8, 2007. As some of you may know or not know, MACC has established a new class — the "E" class (sorta an open class with some parameters)...

The high level parameters are as follows:

  • No age or gender restrictions
  • If your handicap is below 15 (posted on the maccracing.org website) in any one event you are automatically in the "E" class - starting now!
  • If your handicap is below 20 (posted on the maccracing.org website) in any one event you can elect to race in the "E" class by letting your race rep or the MACC board know of your intention.
  • Run order for the "E" class - the 1st run the "E" class will run after the women and VE1, and the 2nd run the "E" classes top 6 (from the 1st run) will run after the women, but before the VE1. The remainder of the "E"class will run their 2nd run after the VE1 class.
  • If an "E" class racer handicap rises above 18 the racer can petition the MACC board to be removed from the class.
  • If an "E" class racers handicap rises above 20 at the end of the season the racer is automaticallyremoved from the class.
  • Any MACC racer who wins the overall for class with a handicap of less than 17 (in any one event) will automatically be placed in the in the "E" class the following season.

Enthusiastic Reviews of MACC
Oct 8, 2006. (Updated from March 18, 2004). We've posted several letters from racers new to MACC and in some cases ski racing in general. One is from an Olympian and former World Cup racer; another is from a former pro-football player. Others are from normal human beings who are now racing with MACC.