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Pacific NW Area Clubs Recreational Alpine Teams

(Northwest Ski Club Council - www.nwskiers.org)

Gary Gunderson - PACRAT Chair - President@pacrats.org - 503-706-1644

 Home of recreational ski club racing in the NW since 1984

 

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Webmaster:

Emilio Trampuz

Emilio2000@earthlink.net

 

Sherwood Valley Juice Co. - our new sponsor!

Whole food, plant based nutrition. Just add water to create a nutrient rich juice smoothie at home or on the go.

20% PACRAT DISCOUNT:

Go to www.sherwoodvalleyjuice.com and enter code pacratrace1112 with your order at check out.


2011-2012 Races & Events

NASTAR 2011 results: See: NASTAR web page for PACRAT results.

PACRAT Final 2011 results: See PAST RACE RESULTS in column on right.

Note: All races below are on Sundays, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Training

each

Friday

 

GS Training: Starting in early December, each Friday during the winter season, including December 23 and 30, there will be a GS Training clinic, mostly at Mt. Hood Skibowl and/or Timberline. Meet in the cafeteria lodge at Skibowl West by 8:30. Cost is only $25 (plus a lift ticket). If you have a Fred Meyer Rewards card, show it agt Guest Services and get a $29 lift ticket for the day (9 am - 4 pm).

Please RSVP to Coach Greg Dilger with of the Mount Hood Adult Ski Racing Association. His email is: gdilger2@yahoo.com. The location might change. It will be at Ski Bowl when conditions permit. There is a third coach available this year to assist.

Dec. 21

Wednesday

6:00 pm

Team captains' meeting and

racing bibs pickup. At the Shanghai Noble House restaurant in the Water tower building at John's Landing,

5331 SW Macadam Ave., starting at 6:00 pm.

Jan. 7-14

2012

Snowmass Alpine Nationals

Two days of racing (Jan. 10 and 11) + optional ski clinic. Open to all PACRAT racers. Click on the event title above for more details, a flyer and registration form.

Jan.   8

Race 0: Meadows CANCELLED (Postponed)

Low snow

 

 

RESULTS

Jan. 29

Race 1: Mt. Hood Skibowl

Nastar

Raw 1

Results 1

Feb. 12

Race  2:  Mt. Hood Meadows on Middlefork trail.

Racers' tickets = $50.

Meet at Manuel's Canitna for team captains' neeting at 8:30 am and for the party at 3 pm.

Nastar

Raw 2

Results 2

Mar.   3

Masters' Turkey Slalom

Skibowl East

 

 

 

Mar.   4

Masters' Memorial Cup GS

Skibowl West, Reynolds Run.

 

 

 

Mar. 11

Race 3: Mt. Hood Skibowl

Show your racing bib at the ticket window for a $44 lift ticket. Race starts at 10 am on the Dog Leg trail. Party at 3pm at the Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp.

Nastar

Raw 3

Results 3

Mar. 24

2012

Saturday

NASTAR Open Race Mt. Hood Skibowl   NASTAR Results

Open to everyone, including non-racers. Register in the Outback lodge on the day of the event. Cost: $10 for 2 runs. Lift ticket $45. Apres ski either at the Alpenstube or at the Outback Lodge.

See videos of AJ Kitt and Heidi Voelker as pacesetters at the NASTAR Pacesetting Trials at Snowmass Colorado.

Mar. 25

Race  4:  Mt. Hood Meadows

Lift tickets $50. Race on Stadium

See Bruce Kuper's helmet-cam video.

Nastar

Raw 4

Results 4

Apr.   1

Race  5:  Mt. Hood Meadows

Make-up race, in place of Jan. 8.

Lift tickets $50. Race on Stadium

Nastar

Raw 5

Results 5

Mar.23-25 NASTAR National Championships
at Winter Park, Colorado.
  Later in the season, click here to see the list of our racers who qualify.

Apr. 6 - 8

FWRA Championships

at Mammoth Mt., California.

All PACRAT racers qualify for this.

 

 

 

Apr. 13

Friday

6:00 pm

 

See

flyer

Rat Attack: PACRAT Awards Party at

The Refectory Restaurant

1618 NE 122nd Ave,

Portland, OR

Starting at 6:00 pm.

Theme: Black tie / Blue Jeans

This dinner party is free for racers.  Guest pay $30 at the door.

Please RSVP to your team captain, and let him/her know if you are bringing any guests. Team captains should then report their numbers to Sylvia Orefice at: 360-260-7169.

PACRAT Racing 2011 audio-visual show

This 6 minute slide-show and video presentation was prepared by Bruce Kuper with some of his own helmet-cam footage and with photos contributed by several other racers. It was shown at the "Rat Attack" awards party on April 15, 2011.

NOTE: Nastar uses Green and Yellow colors instead of Red and Blue. Think of complementary colors: Green = Red, Yellow = Blue.

 

2011 champs: Ruttin' Rats, Schnee Vogeli Ski Club

 Click on 2011 photos to see more.

 

 

 

  Phoenix Microgate

Our new wireless timing mechanism.

Click on the image to enlarge it.

 

  "This is My Hood" T-shirts

Printed to raise funds for PACRAT racing. Get one for just $15.

Contact: Colleen Walter at colleenski64@yahoo.com.

 

 

2010 champs: Racy Brats, Skiyente Ski Club

 Click on 2010 photos to see more.

 

 

2009 champs: Tasmanian Ski Devils, Bergfreunde Club

 Click on photo to see more 2009 photos.


2008 PACRAT Co-Champs! -
It's a tie! Go figure!

Drunken Losers  and  Ruttin' Rats


2008 King Rat - Ryan Brown
Ragner's Rangers

2008 Queen Rat - Lori Middleton
Mixed Nuts


Rattitudes - 2007 Champs

 


Psycothermia - 2006 Champs


Rattitudes - 2005 Champs



Avalanche Express - 2004 Champs

(see link upper left on this page for more photos)
(click on photos to enlarge)

WXPort
Click Here for Pass Cam
 
 


 

Pacrat Informational Flyer

 

PACRAT Brochure

This is the 2012 Rat Attack program, containing info about our teams, our leaders, volunteers, and sponsors.

 

How to slip the course

Diagram showing how to slip correctly

 

Picking the best line

How to pick the fastest line, how to start the turn early.   PDF / Word


 

PACRAT VIDEOS

1. General  PACRAT video - by Emilio Trampuz, showing all aspects of PACRAT racing, including socializing, parties, and races.

2. Black Diamond Thunder videos - by Bruce Kuper. Bruce's videos of PACRAT races and other adventures. Also, see Bruce Kuper's helmet-cam video from Race #4 in 2012 at Mt. Hood Meadows.

3. Phil Mant's Timberline race Phil Mant puts you in the driver's seat, and let's you enjoy the ride, accompanied by excellent music from a British TV show about skiing.

4. Coach Greg Dilger's Demo about attacking the gates. No pole plant. Hand forward and counter-rotation at the gate, and the line between the gates.Coach Greg offers race training at Mt. Hood Skibowl every Friday. Contact Coach Greg at: gdilger2@yahoo.com.


 

PAST RACE RESULTS

2012 Final Results

2011 Final Results

2010 Final Results

2009 Final Results
2008 Final Results
2007 Final Results

2006 Final Results

2005 Final Results




(Link to free Adobe Reader for PDF files)


  
   

 Drooling Moose Rats
 


 
   
Drunken Losers 
 


 

PACRAT Bylaws:

PDF / Word


PACRAT  Operations Manual:

PDF / Word

 
Pacrat Scoring System
Summary Definition of terms:
PDF / Word

 

PACRAT Timing and Rules

PDF / Word

 


 

 

For inquiries about PACRAT racing contact info@pacrats.org

 

 

 

Are these guys ski racers??

2006 Rat Attack party


 

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