To all Sask Alpine club prime contacts and coaches.

The Race Organizing Committee for the January 30/31 Nancy Greene Race/Festival at Duck Mountain has given notice that they will be cancelling the event due to lack of snow at their ski area. The Duck Mountain ski area does not have have snow-making capabilities and is dependent on natural snowfall. At this point they have had about an inch of snow cover and the forecast is pessimistic for it to fill in by the event date. They regret any inconvenience this causes people that had been planning to attend, and are disappointed they cannot carry through with this event.

As a substitute, it's suggested that the Nancy Greene groups consider organizing a 'scrimmage' event similar to last season where clubs in regional areas created an ad-hoc day for giving the youth exposure to a Nancy Greene race format. This would be in preparation for attending the March 20/21 Nancy Greene Race and Festival in Wapiti. Last year's event in Wapiti in March was a great time for all - and it's expected to be an event to look forward to again this season!=