May 24, 2010 - RESULTS AND PHOTOS -- The final results for the Squamish MOMAR are now posted on the Past Races page. Photo galleries will be posted on the Photos page of the website. I'll also be posting links all the good racer blog stories on the site as they come. Keep checking back for new stuff!

May 24, 2010 - THANKS!!!! -- A BIG thanks to all the racers, volunteers, spectators, and sponsors who were a part of this year's MOMAR in Squamish! Your support is very much appreciated and we couldn't do it without you!

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May 18, 2010 - WHO'S RACING - UPDATED! -- I have updated the List of Registered Racers. Racers, pleae check over your team info and email your changes asap. Get the List.

May 18, 2010 - FACEBOOK/TWITTER -- We'll be actively updating our Facebook and Twitter pages as the race progresses on Saturday. Tell your friends and family to follow along (links above in the header).

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May 8, 2010 - RACER INFO PACKAGE -- Racers, please download and read the Detailed Racer Information Package that contains your waiver, medical form, and rappel certification. Download Now.

RAPPELLING INFORMATION:

The rappel is rumoured to be approximately 100 feet. There will be five rappel lines.

NEW RULE: If you feel you cannot do the rappel, you will bypass that Checkpoint. Please note that overall rankings will be based on the number of Checkpoints a team receives, then by fastest time.

CERTIFICATION REQUIRED!
All racers need to have the proper skills BEFORE coming to the race. There will be NO skill test given on the Friday night. Every racer much come to the race with the proper certification. To be considered certified, racers must meet one of the following criteria:
1) You get signed off by an ACMG guide
2) You did the MOMAR Squamish in '07, '08 or '09
3) You show a certificate from another adventure race that had a comparable rappel stage
4) You took a clinic by the Squamish Rock Guide or another climbing company
5) You get signed off by your local climbing gym

Click Here to download the MANDATORY CERTIFICATION FORM (PDF)
ALL racers must bring this completed form with them to Friday Night Registration. If you do bring this form, you will be forbidden from doing the rappel and will not get that checkpoint.

NEW MANDATORY GEAR:
We are also requiring every racer to come with their own rappelling equipment. The following items are now added to the gear list:

• Certified rock climbing harness (e.g. Metolius Safe-Tech)
• 2 locking carabiners
• 1 belay/rappel device (e.g. Black Diamond ATC or ATC XP) No figure 8’s!
• 1 shoulder length climbing sling
• Long fingered gloves (bike gloves ok)
• Helmet (bike helmet ok)

Skill Requirements Checklist:  Racer must demonstrate how to……

1. Understands the basic safety concerns of rappelling (loose clothing, loose hair, rappelling too quickly).
2. Can put on a standard sit harness and buckle it properly according to manufactures instructions.
3. Can identify the safety points of the harness, including the isolated tie in point and the belay/rappel loop.
4. Can attach the rappel device (ATC “tube style”) to the correct loop on the harness using a locking carabineer.
5. Can properly thread the climbing rope through the rappel device for both a single stranded rappel AND a double stranded rappel.
6. Can demonstrate proper hand position for breaking during the rappel.
7. Can properly go over a lip to begin rappel.
8. Can demonstrate proper body position on a low angle, vertical and free hanging rappel.
9. Can rappel in a smooth and controlled manner.

Squamish Rock Guides is the official climbing company of the MOMAR. Marc and his team will be setting up and managing the rappel lines for the race. Give them a call at 604-815-1750 for rappel clinics and more information. www.squamishrockguides.com

+ Local Area Website: www.mysquamish.com
+ Local Bike Association: www.sorca.ca
+ Squamish Trail Society
+ Regional District: www.district.squamish.bc.ca
+ Chamber of Commerce
+ Visitor Information Centre

Friday Night Registration

DATE: Friday, May 21st
LOCATION: Howe Sound Brew Pub
37801 Cleveland Ave, Squamish, BC. Click here for Google Map directions.
TIME: 6:30-9:30pm
EAT: Be sure to stay for dinner and a beer. The Howe Sound Inn and Brewery will be offering a carbo load dinner on the Friday before the race. Put dinner at the pub into your plans and start the trash talkin' with your fellow competitors!

Featured dinner options include:

• Penne pasta with beef bolognese, garlic bread  $14
• Spaghetti with tomato basil sauce, garlic bread  $12
• Farfelle pasta with chicken and mushroom cream sauce, garlic bread  $14

Banquet and After-Party Info

LOCATION: Quest University, Squamish

TIME:
6:30pm - Doors open
7:00pm - Dinner is served
8:30pm - Awards Ceremony
9:15pm - Afterparty featuring live music from Johnny and Wallkers
1:00am - End of the night

TICKETS: Remember to bring your banquet ticket with you or you will not be allowed in. Guest are welcome and the fee is $30+GST. You must pre-order tickets either when you register or can be ordered separately by clicking on this link.

* Please bring cash for the bar and for the 50/50 as there is NO bank machine on site.

The MOMAR is proud to have the Make-A-Wish Foundation as our official charity. Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

Over the past two years, we have raised over $13,500 for this great cause. Please show your support by taking part in our various fundraising initiatives such as the Mega 50/50 Draw, Cowbells and Wishes, and our Grand Prize.

Please bring cash and your generous hearts on race weekend and help us raise over $5000 this year!

Squamish is located one hour north of Vancouver on Highway 99. Click here for a Google Map.

For ferry information visit www.bcferries.com or call 1-888-223-3779. The ferries may be busy this weekend so you might want to make reservations (only $17 per vehicle).

Accommodations

MOMAR recommends...

HOWE SOUND INN AND BREWING CO
Our 20 guest rooms are tastefully decorated with wood furniture and finishings, cozy duvet comforters on the beds and scenic mountain views from all directions. The Howe Sound Inn has 20 character guestrooms, of which 16 rooms have both a queen and daybed, 2 rooms have two doubles and 2 rooms have queens only.
* Please quote #31828 and tell them you are with the MOMAR. Minimum two night booking on race weekend. www.howesound.com

AUGUST JACK MOTEL
We recommend the August Jack Motel for budget accommodations where you will get basic rooms that are clean at a reasonable price. A block away from the Howe Sound Inn. Call 1.888.892.3502 or visit www.augustjack.com

SEA TO SKY HOTEL
With the After Party now at Quest University, this hotel is just down the road (too far to walk though) and is the closest. It's a good place to stay with some nice restaurants nearby. Directions. www.seatoskyhotel.com

EXECUTIVE SUITES GARIBALDI SPRINGS RESORT
Executive Suites Garibaldi Springs Resort is a spacious all-suite hotel in Squamish, British Columbia, along the scenic Sea to Sky Highway. Travelers have dreamed of the convenience of a resort in Squamish, little did they know it would become one of the best resorts in the Vancouver Coast and Mountain region. Click here for more details and reservation info

ALICE LAKE PROVICIAL PARK
This park offers vehicle accessible campsites. Most of these sites can accommodate a large camper with trailer; there are a few medium sized sites; and a couple of small sites. There are 11 double sites. The campsite is set in forest cover and the sites are quite shaded. Sites are not on the lakeshore but are set back in the forest. Reservations open on April 1st. Click here for more details and reservation info.

For more accommodation listings, please visit Chamber of Commerce or the Visitor Information Centre

1. Rock Climbing with the Squamish Rock Guides
2. Explore more trails
3. Spring skiing/boarding up at Whistler
4. Fishing
5. Whitewater Rafting
6. Hike the Chief
7. Whitewater Kayaking
8. Birding in the Squamish Estuary
9. Windsurfing/Kite Surfing
10. Recover from the MOMAR after-party...

* This race is limited to 300 racers (200 for the Enduro Course and 100 in the Sport Course)

Registration will open on January 1st, 2010

2010 ENTRY FEES (+ 5% GST):
+ $140/racer -- Jan 1/10 - Apr 22/10
+ $155/racer -- Apr 23/10 - May 12/10
+ $170/racer -- May 13/10 - May 19/10

YOUR ENTRY INCLUDES:
+ A professionally designed course by one of the world's top adventure racer.
+ A comprehensive safety and medical team.
+ A Gift Bag filled with cool stuff
+ An awesome souvenir graphic t-shirt screened on American Apparel. Female cut available.
+ Professional course mapping.
+ A huge post-race refreshment table.
+ A custom Finishers medal.
+ Professional photography by Tony Austin.
+ One awesome MC, Dave Norona.
+ Friday night social.
+ Gourmet banquet dinner buffet.
+ Lively awards ceremony with medals and prizing for 1st to 3rd place finishers in all categories.
+ Tons of killer draw prizes (In 2008, we gave out over $15,000 worth of series prizing).
+ DJ QPid at the after-party to keep the dance floor packed all night long.
= ONE ADVENTURE PACKED WEEKEND EXPERIENCE!!!

All racers are required to have their bikes inspected and approved prior to the MOMAR. You can take your bike to one of the Official Bike Inspection Shops starting on Friday, May 15th:

• Corsa Cycles in Squamish
• Berg Bikes in Cobble Hill
• Dodge City Cycles in Cumberland
• Oak Bay Bikes in Nanaimo
• Straight Up Cycles in Victoria
• Obsession Bikes in North Vancouver
• Swicked Cycles in Campbell River
  

Corsa Cycles will be open late (til 9:30pm) on Friday night for anyone that wasn't able to have their bike inspected earlier.

CATEGORY WINNERS:

1st Place - A Medal, Ryders Sunglasses and Monkido Tree Course from TAG Adventures

2nd Place - A Medal and Surface Collective Decal

3rd Place - A Medal and a 'pat on the back'

Draw Prizes include:

• BC Bike Race Individual Entry ($2000 value!)
• Sunglasses from Ryders Eyewear
• ProBar prize packages
• NuTrends gift certificate
• Keen prizes
• Beaver Buzz hats
• Left Coast Naturals Gift Basket
• MOMAR Bike Jersey & Race Entry
• Corsa Cycles Prize Packages
• Wall tattoos from Surface Collective
• Training from Challenge by Choice
• And much more!

SPECIAL AWARDS:

• Mega 50/50 featuring a $500 Gift Card to Atmosphere (formerly Coast Mountain Sports). Part proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

• The Denis Fontaine Spirit Award - This will be awarded to the team that has the best costume, most enthusiasm, along with showing lots of creativity, and gives the best treats to the volunteers. Prize a free entry to the MOMAR for each team member.

• WIN A CUSTOM MOUNTAIN BIKE FROM BERG BIKES! Win a custom mountain bike frame and custom paint job from Berg Bikes. This has a value over $1500 (components not included but you will get a good deal).  Go to www.bergbikes.com to see the MOMAR AR race bike.

For a list of MOMAR clinics click here.
For a list of Training Articles click here.
For a list of Links to cool stuff click here.

Ranking:

• Teams will be ranked according to the number of Checkpoints they collect.
• In the event of a tie, the finishing time (less penalties) will be used to further rank teams.

Time Penalties: 

• 15 minutes penalty if you are caught out of visual range of you teammates.
• 15 minutes for receiving outside support from any non-racer.
• 15 minutes for the first traffic violation. Disqualification for the second.
• 15 minutes for littering.
• 15 minutes for using any form of electronic communication device between teammates (ie FRS radios)
• 15 minute for using any form of listening device (ie iPod, walkman, etc). Disqualification for the second.
• 5 minutes for modifying your MOMAR bib number. You must wear it on the front and it cannot be folded or cut in any way.
• 5 minutes for each item that you do not have that is on the mandatory gear list.

You will be disqualified for the following reasons:

• You deviate severely from the race course (Discretion of the race director)
• If one of your teammates does not cross the finish line. In adventure racing, all members of a team must finish the course together. Thus, you are only as fast as your slowest racer. If a teammate decides they cannot go on, the remaining members may race unranked.
• Unsportsmanlike conduct to fellow racers, volunteers, or spectators.

Support Personnel:  Absolutely no outside support personnel will be allowed along the race course except at the start and finish lines. 15 minute time penalties will be handed out to teams in violation. Team must be fully self-sufficient and plan provisions accordingly.

In the event of a dispute, please let the Race Officials know and we will do our best to resolve the issue fairly.