The Nor-AM events scheduled for the Whistler Olympic Park have been moved to Sovereign Lake due to poor snow conditions. There have also been several changes to the race schedule.
Cross-Country Canada reports:
Callaghan Valley NorAms for Dec 12-14, 2008 have been canceled and relocated to Sovereign Lake.
A decision by the CV NorAm Race Jury was taken this Sunday morning to cancel the event in CV and move it to Sovereign Lake under a revised schedule. This was a difficult decision for the CV-OC due to its hopes to use this series of races to test themselves for the January World Cups. The current poor snow conditions at Whistler Olympic Park and with only a forecast that could bring significant snow by Thursday night at the earliest, led to this decision.
After closer consideration of the logistics required for the 3 day NorAm scheduled this coming week at Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Centre and in anticipation colder weather conditions on the weekend, the Organizing Committee has revised the race schedule to enable all races to be held at the Sovereign Lake Ski Centre. As of Tuesday, December 9, the revised race schedule now includes:
