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  • Paralympic World Cup at Soldier Hollow

    Paralympic World Cup at Soldier Hollow

    Join us to cheer on the best Para Nordic skiers from around the world at this great event! Ski racing action will happen March 1 through 8, 2023. This event will feature Para Cross-Country and Para Biathlon skiing competition for athletes with both physical and vision impairment. Disciplines include individual start, sprint, sprint pursuit and mass start.

    Cheer on 65 of the best Para athletes from 18 countries including the United States, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.

    Athletes scheduled to compete for the United States include 17-time Paralympic medalist Oksana Masters, 3-time Paralympic gold medalist Kendall Gretsch, 7-time Paralympic medalist Dan Cnossen and 4-time Paralympic medalist Jake Adicoff.

    Admission is free for spectators. See details and schedule below.

    Race Schedule

    • March 1 – Cross-Country Classic Sprint
      • Qualification | 10 am
      • Rookie Race | 11:15 am
      • Finals | 12 pm
    • March 2 – Cross-Country Skate 5k
      • 5KM Sitting | 10 am
      • 5KM Free | 12 pm
    • March 3 – Official Training
    • March 4 – Biathlon 12.5k Individual
      • 12.5KM Sitting | 9:30 am
      • 12.5KM Vision Impaired | 11:45 am
      • 12.5KM Standing | 2 pm
    • March 5 – Biathlon 7.5k Sprint
      • 7.5KM Sitting | 9:30 am
      • 7.5 KM Vision Impaired | 11:30 am
      • 7.5 Standing | 1:30 pm
    • March 6 – Official Training
    • March 7 – Biathlon Sprint Pursuit
      • Sitting | 9:30 am
      • Vision Impaired | 11:30 am
      • Standing | 1:30 pm
    • March 8 – Cross-Country Skate Mass Start 20k
      • Sitting | 10 am
      • Standing and Vision Impaired | 12 pm
  • Arizona Trail 800-mile Showdown

    Arizona Trail 800-mile Showdown

    On October 15-27th 2022, both ultra-endurance athletes Ben Light and Mike McKnight will embark on a remarkable challenge. They will each face off and race one other across the Arizona Trail with the goal of breaking the current (supported) Fastest Known Time of 13 days 3 hrs 21 mins. The Arizona Trail is an 800-mile recreation trail that connects Mexico to Utah through mountain ranges, canyons, deserts, wilderness, forests and communities.

    To make things more challenging, the duo will not be running together, but will be racing each other – in opposite directions. That’s right. In this first of its kind event, Ben and Mike will race each other but will go opposite directions. One will begin on the Utah border and the other on the Mexico border of Arizona. To determine who will start where, the two have teamed up with Aravaipa Running to do a LIVE coin toss on Monday October 10th at 1pm (Mountain Time). The winner of the coin toss will choose their direction and the loser will choose the starting time.

    Ben and Mike are honored to be both taking on this remarkable 800-mile challenge while raising funds in support of two non-profit organizations that serve our local communities. Ben will be raising donations for Bigger Than The Trail and Mike will be raising donations for RODS Heros. Their goal is to raise $25,000 that will be split evenly between the two organizations.

    Raffle Giveaway…for every dollar donated, the donor will be given one raffle ticket. Once the project is completed and all donations are received, those who donated will be entered into a Raffle Giveaway that consists of over 50 prizes totaling over $7,500. (One prize per winner)

    Here is the official LINK to the LIVE coin toss that will be hosted by Aravapia Running on their YouTube channel. It is scheduled to go LIVE at 1pm (MST) Monday October 10th.

    Visit www.GreatWesternAdventures.com to know more about the project, donate, and to track the event.

     

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