Ragnar Trail Tahoe 2017 Runner's Packet Hey There Tahoe Trail Runners!!! Looking forward to Ragnar Trail Tahoe 2017 at Royal Gorge!!! This is going to be an awesome race and we hope you're just as excited as we are!!! This Runner Packet is here to help you navigate the venue and all the most important moving parts that make up Ragnar Trail Tahoe. As the race gets closer this packet may morph to reflect changes and additions to the race. The link you clicked on to get here will always take you to the most up-to-date document. Venue Description The venue for Ragnar Trail Tahoe is Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort which is the largest cross-country ski resort in North America. Located in Soda Springs, California, the resort offers 65 trails and about 195 kilometers of skiable terrain. Royal Gorge opened in 1971 with about 10km of track. In 2012, the property went into foreclosure and the nearly 6,000 acres was purchased by the Truckee Donner Land Trust so that it will be forever protected. This purchase is considered one of the most important conservation victories for the Sierra region in a generation. The Land Trust's goal is to make the property as popular in summer as it is in the winter with trails for mountain bikers, hikers, and equestrians.

2017 Course

The course remains the same as in previous years with one exception. The finish of the Red Loop now runs through the Serene Lakes neighborhood to join the Green and Yellow Loops earlier towards the finish. This will cut down on a little bit of elevation and, more importantly, keep runners off of Soda Springs and Pahatsi Roads. We ask that you note however that you will be running through a neighborhood so please be respectful and keep noise on that section of the course to a minimum.

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Directions to Royal Gorge

Address: Royal Gorge Nordic Ski Area 9411 Pahatsi Rd, Soda Springs, CA 95728 Parking: Soda Springs Ski Resort 10244 Soda Springs Rd. Norden, CA 95724 From Sacramento and the Bay Area Take I-80 East to the top of Donner Summit and exit Soda Springs #174. Turn right on Hwy 40, turn right at the Soda Springs Station, then a right into Soda Springs Ski Resort Parking Lot. From Truckee and North Lake Tahoe Take Donner Pass Road past Donner Lake and continue up Old Hwy 40, a short and scenic drive from Truckee. Pass Sugar Bowl on your left, and a few miles down the road take a left at Soda Springs Station, then a right into Soda Springs Ski Resort Parking Lot From Reno For a more scenic drive simply take I-80 West to Exit 184 Donner Pass Road, turn left and continue past Donner Lake and up Old Hwy 40. Pass Sugar Bowl on your left, and a few miles down the road take a left at Soda Springs Station, then a right into Soda Springs Ski Resort Parking Lot. Travelers from Reno may also continue along I-80 to exit Soda Springs #174. Turn left on Hwy 40, turn right at the blinking light at Soda Springs Station, then a right into Soda Springs Ski Resort Parking Lot.

Gear and Passenger Drop

Cars will be queued up in the Soda Springs Ski Resort Parking Lots and will be allowed to drive to Royal Gorge in groups of ten at a time. Drivers will drop their passengers and gear at Royal Gorge and be directed to return to Soda Springs Ski Resort where they will park and then board a shuttle back to Royal Gorge. If you come with minimal gear please just park in the parking area and take the shuttle to the venue with your gear in hand. That way you can avoid the whole gear drop process. Note, there will be NO PARKING OR WAITING on Soda Springs or Pahatsi Roads nor in the Serene Lakes neighborhood. Police will be on hand and will be issuing tickets to violators.

Arrivals

Teams will be allowed to enter the Soda Springs Ski Resort parking lot at 4:00 PM on Thursday afternoon. Please do not arrive before this time, as there is no place to wait until we open at 4:00 PM. Cars will be allowed to proceed to Gear Drop at Royal Gorge starting at 5:00PM. Parking, Gear Drop, and Shuttles will remain open until 10:00PM on Thursday and will re-open at 7:00AM on Friday morning. Parking lots and Gear Drop will be closed overnight. If you cannot get to Soda Springs by 10:00PM on Thursday, please plan to arrive on Friday morning. RVs, Pop Ups, Etc. Not Allowed There are no RVs or Trailers allowed at Tahoe Trail. Sorry but we just don’t have room for them. Anything other than a tent will not be allowed in the Ragnar Camping areas. Anything other than a regular sized vehicle will not be allowed in the parking areas. (RVs, Trailers and Pop Ups will not be allowed in parking.) Camping/Check-In/Thursday Night Fun Runners will be allowed to camp at the venue on Thursday and Friday nights. Camping is tight at Tahoe so please keep your team's footprint within a 300-square foot space. Find our suggested packing list here! PLEASE NOTE: There is no camping allowed on Saturday night at the venue or in the parking lots. Check-in will open on Thursday night from 5:00PM – 10:00PM and re-open at 8:00AM on Friday. If you don’t have time to check-in Thursday night, no worries, as check-in will flow smoothly until the last team starts on Friday during the day. Before you are allowed to check-in, your whole team must watch a 12-minute safety video. After your whole team watches the safety video, only one member of your Team

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will go to HQ to pick up your Team Bib, Friday Night Meal Tickets, Shirt Tickets, and other goodies. Volunteers and staff will guide you through this process in the Village. Thursday Night Event This year we're adding some additional events to, well, our event! Thursday night we're going to have an active village from 5:00PM until Midnight. Here is the basic Thursday night schedule, with more detail coming as the race date approaches:

• 5:00PM – 10:00PM Shuttles, Gear Drop, Parking, and Camping Areas Are Open (Gear Drop and Parking will close promptly at 10:00PM with No Shuttles running overnight)

• 5:00PM – 10:00PM Safety Video and Check-In Open in Village • 5:00PM – 10:00PM Village Open - Music, Games, Food (more info soon), Vendor and Sponsor

Booths Active. • 7:00PM – 11:00PM Bonfire, Smores, and Hot Chocolate Available Free of Charge • 10:00PM – 12:00AM Movies

If there is a medical issue overnight on Thursday, Call 911. Then go see the medic in the medic tent and/or find a staff/security guard in the main village area. Friday Arrival Gear Drop, Parking, and Shuttles start at 7:00AM on Friday. The Ragnar Village, Safety Video, Team Check-In, etc will re-open at 7:00AM on Friday morning. Other Important Stuff

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EXITING When the event is over, and you've had the time of your life, you will have to pack up your campsite and hit the road. Please note the following:

• Shuttles will be running to the Parking Areas starting at 9:00AM on Saturday morning. • There is NO CAMPING on Saturday night. • All campsites must be broken down and everyone must leave the Ragnar Village by 8:00PM on

Saturday night. • All cars must be removed from the Parking Areas by 8:00PM on Saturday night.

Thank you for taking the time to read through this runner packet. Our hope is that this packet will make your arrival process flow smoothly. There are sure to be a couple people that intend to park in gear drop for the event. Don't be one of those people, nobody likes those people. With your help in following the guidelines outlines above, we're all going to have a great time! We'll see you in July! Happy Trails!!!