Tsalteshi offers ski prep event Saturday, cycling race Sunday

  • Thursday, November 13, 2014 11:31pm
  • Sports

The Tsalteshi Trails Association is not letting the lack of snow slow it down, offering a pair of events this weekend.

Saturday, the association will hold a Ski Season Preparation event at 1 p.m. at Skyview Middle School, including a waxing clinic with Beemun’s, a Tsalteshi Trails Map/Google Earth demonstration by Mike Crawford, and demonstration of preseason training exercises with Kent Peterson. It is free for active TTA members, and $5 for nonmembers. To renew or initiate a membership, visit www.tsalteshi.org/about/join-us/.

Sunday, the association will hold a Polar Vortex Cyclocross bike race at 2 p.m. at the Wolverine Trailhead off Kalifornsky Beach Road. Participation is free for active TTA members, and $5 for nonmembers.

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