The Great Ski Race^®

For only the second time in 36 years, the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue (TNSAR) Team is cancelling the race for 2012. We are an industrious bunch of winter enthusiasts, but even the most optimistic person can't combat a petulant winter. It's not just that there there isn't enough snow...it's that there isn't any snow on long portions of the race course. After considering alternate plans - and when there is this little snow there are very few alternate plans - TNSAR decided to avoid putting on a race this year that would not match the expectations and level of quality that everyone has come to expect.

Suffice to say...we will be back in 2013 and look forward to the largest turnout yet!

Hankering for a point to point ski race this winter? Try out the "Tahoe Rim Tour" Saturday, April 7 from Tahoe XC to Northstar XC. Classic or skate, race or tour. For information, check out Far West Nordic . The Tahoe Rim Tour is a fundraiser for Junior cross country ski programs in California and Nevada.

The Great Ski Race^® is the main fund raising event for the Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team, a non-profit all-volunteer organization. Team members, along with community supporters, organize The Great Ski Race^®, which continues to be one of the largest Nordic ski races west of the Mississippi. Race proceeds are used primarily to purchase equipment for the Team, and to support winter survival and avalanche education programs sponsored and conducted by the Team.

The Great Ski Race^® has gone from 60 racers being manually timed in 1977, to more than 600 racers with electronic timing in 1985, to more than 800 racers every year since 1999. In 2005 all records were broken, with 1109 registered racers, 1029 finishers, and the fastest mens and womens times yet!