WELCOME MESSAGE
Dear Racers,
Welcome to the 2026 Gunnar Hagen Classic Ski Race. This is the 46th Gunnar Hagen Classic Ski Race. For most of us, this will be the first race of 2026. A good time to show up and see how we are doing, after many of us have watched the Tour de Ski and been inspired by those amazing skiers.
Gunnar Hagen was an immigrant from Norway and a founding member of the Kongsberger Ski Club. He was instrumental in building our cabin and ski jump. He was a world class ski jumper and an amazing classic cross country ski racer. He was a kind man. He helped make the Kongsbergers the club we are now. Without Gunnar, in all likelihood we would not have the ski trails which we enjoy today.
As usual, the snow conditions may be iffy for the race. So be prepared. Skin skis always work, if you don’t want to mess around with wax. If we have decent snow, we will run this race on our usual course. If the snow is indecent, we will have some modifications. So come join us on January 18th to ski in the 30 km or 7.5 km classic race.
All skiers - immigrants (like Gunnar), born here citizens, naturalized citizens (like Rune - our previous decades-long president), green card holders (like Augustina, our chief timer), asylum seekers, skiers of all races, ethnicities, and religions - all are welcome. Let's open our hearts to all, and ski our very best.
Welcome to 2026 ski racing!
Spider Burbank, Race Director
INTERVAL STARTS WITH CHIP TIMING
Two skiers every 30 seconds
30K start at 10:00AM
7.5K start approximately 3-5 minutes after last 30K skiers
Start order details are approximations and are subject to change, as needed
RACE TIMING
The timing chip strap must be worn on RIGHT ankle with the chip facing out and upright.
The replacement fee for a lost or non-returned timing chip is $40.
- If you have not finished your race by 2:00PM, you will be asked for your bib and chip and can continue your race. Self-time and report your finish time to the organizer.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: FLUOROCARBON SKI WAXES
To protect the health of our environment and skiers, no waxes using fluorocarbon can be used in Kongsberger Races. This is currently an honor system. This includes waxes that are Low Fluoro, High Fluoro, or pure fluoro (powders, blocks and liquids) This also includes fluorinated kick waxes and klisters. Swix VR waxes and klisters contain fluorocarbons. Many waxes today are labeled if they contain fluorocarbons. Please abide by this policy for competitive fairness as well as our health and our environment.
REGISTRATION
Set up a Webscorer account to enable you to
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- Correct your own name spelling mistakes
- Make distance changes without asking organizer
- Save time when you register for the next race
BIB/ TIMING CHIP PICKUP
All participants will pick up bib/ chip on site, in the meadow
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Race Director is Spider Burbank: johnrichardsonburbank@gmail.com
Registration Coordinators are Augustina Harper harperaugustina@gmail.com and Matt Swanson mttswnsn@gmail.com