Excellent Conditions For Spring Series – Lots of Event Details

Devil's Thumb Ranch
800.933.4339
www.devilsthumbranch.com

Take US Highway 40 North from the town of Fraser
approximately 2 miles. Take a right on County Road 83 before
the big curve in the road. Take the right hand fork, and follow it
3 miles to the Ranch.

Snow Mountain Ranch
970.887.2152
www.ymcarockies.org

Follow US Highway 40 12 miles North from the town
of Winter Park
Request the “Colorado International Spring Series Race Rate”
and receive 20% off lodging.

Travel Assistance/Entry Fee Waiver

In order to encourage attendance, CISS will try to help teams and top-level
athletes by offering financial travel assistance and registration fee waivers
when possible. Qualification criteria for receiving assistance and/or
entry fee waiver can be found at www.springeries.com. If you meet this
criteria and wish to request travel assistance, please contact Elite Athlete
Coordinator, Nathan Schultz, nschultz@springseries.com,
720.227.9400.

Prize Money & Awards

Total cash prize list is $18,650 and merchandise prize list is $15,000.
Cash prizes will only be awarded to open category competitors who provide
valid FIS licenses. All other categories will receive merchandise prizes.
All prizes that are declined by the recipient will not be granted to other
competitors.

The following cash prizes will be awarded for both men and women in the five
individual, one relay and three overall competitions:

Cash award breakdown

A minimum of $18,650 total cash prizes will be awarded. With increased
registration, additional prize money may be awarded at the organizer's discretion.

Overall Series Competition

The CISS will have a unique format for overall prizes. There will be
five overall jerseys: The Devil's Thumb Ranch Overall to signify the overall
General Classification (GC) Leader (Yellow), the Salomon Sprint Leader (Green),
the Snow Mountain Ranch Climbing Leader (Silver), the Boulder Center For SportsMedicine
Top Junior (GC), and the Chipotle Fun Leader. The GC will be calculated
using cumulative race time minus any time bonuses, while the Climbing and
Sprints will be based on a points system. GC and points will be calculated
at the end of each race and leader jerseys will be awarded.

Competitors must finish all six races to qualify for overall prizes.

Time Bonuses

GC Time bonuses will be awarded in the Individual Sprint and the Criterium.
Bonuses will be awarded to any competitor, not just those competing for the
overall:

Sprint & Climbing Points

Sprint and climbing points will be awarded in three tiers:

Sprint and Climbing Point Locations

Course alterations are inevitable, so this schedule may be adjusted.

Race Headquarters

Race Headquarters will be at Devil's Thumb Ranch. All Team Captains
Meetings will be held at Race HQ at 5PM the night before each race.

Team Captains Meetings

The Team Captains Meetings are scheduled for 5PM the day before each event.
The first Team Captains Meeting will take place at 5PM Friday, March 25, 2004
at Race Headquarters.

Medical Support

Boulder Center for Sports Medicine is pleased to provide world class medical
services for the Colorado International Spring Series. For more information,
see www.bch.org/sportsmedicine

If an athlete is injured on the race course, the athlete will be attended
to by the National Ski Patrol professionals. If an athlete suffers an
injury or illness that does not require the emergent attention of the Ski
Patrol, a medical triage service will be available for two hours after each
day's racing. For events held at Devil's Thumb Ranch, the staff of Boulder
Center for Sports Medicine will be available in the Spa area in the Broad
Axe Barn Building near the retail shop. For events held at Snow Mountain
Ranch, the medical staff will be available at the Leggett Building.
At the April 1^st Criterium, the staff will be available at the
Purple Tent near the course. Sports Massage will also be available in
the triage area, each day, for a minimal fee.

Medical triage schedule:

March 26^th 10 am — 12
pm Devil's Thumb Ranch
Broad Axe Barn

March 28^th 10 am — 12
pm Devil's Thumb Ranch
Broad Axe Barn

March 29^th 12 pm — 2 pm Snow
Mountain Ranch Leggett
Building

March 31^st 12 pm — 2 pm Snow
Mountain Ranch Leggett
Building

April 1^st Criterium
Course

April 2^nd
10 am — 12 pm Devil's Thumb Ranch
Broad Axe Barn

These schedules may change, if weather forces changes to the race schedule.
This web site will always be your best source of information. We will
strive to be available for 2 hours after each event at the assigned location.
The Boulder Center for Sports Medicine is pleased and proud to provide this
medical service to the Colorado International Spring Series.

Drug Testing

All competitors must comply with all FIS and USSA rules. Drug testing
may be required of FIS and/or USSA competitors.