Official Regulations for the

Official Regulations for the

2010Empire State Winter Games Snowshoe Events

February 20 & 21

Rules for
Nordic Sprint Events (100m, 200m, 400m, 1500m)
and
5K Distance Race

Eligibility: In order for an athlete to be eligible to qualify to compete at the New York Empire State Winter Games Snowshoe Championships, they must be residents of New York State, or students enrolled at a New York State School and meet the following requirements during the qualifying period of November 14, 2007 to February 9, 2008.

Membership required: All athletes who compete in the Empire State Winter Games Snowshoe Championships must be current members of the Empire State Snowshoe Racing Association. Dues are $15/year. Athletes may join at the time they check-in for their events ESG weekend

Competition Divisions: ESG Snowshoe Championships will be held in 3 Divisions - Scholastic, Open and Masters, with age groupings for men and women as follows: (ages as of February 22, 2008)
(**Note the new age requirements that have been put in place for the 2008 Games)

Scholastic Division - Men & Women: athletes between the ages 12 and 17

Open Division - Men & Women: athletes between the ages of 18 and 29*
*note - those persons over age 29 may declare, in writing to the Snowshoe Sport Chairperson by Feb 1 of the current ESG season, to race as an Open Division participant. Any person who declares for Open may not revert to Masters until the following season.

Masters Division - 5 age groupings:
Masters I Men and Women- 30-39 years of age
Masters II Men and Women- 40-49 years of age
Masters III Men and Women- 50-59 years of age
Masters IV Men and Women- 60-69 years of age
Masters V Men and Women 70+ years of age

ESG Warm-up suits and Hats:
Scholastic and Open athletes who qualify in the Sprints are eligible to receive a free ESG warm-up suit and hat.
Masters racers and those that qualify only for the 5K Distance race are eligible to receive a free ESG hat, and may purchase an ESG wind suit. Warm-up suits will be available during the registration hours as posted on the ESG website "Have You Qualified?" page.

Qualifying Information:
Note: Areas of NY State that receive little or no reliable snow cover are still eligible to conduct, compete in and complete ESG Snowshoe Qualifiers, thereby providing their region's athletes with the opportunity to become eligible to compete at the ESG Championships.

1. Sprint Events and 1500m: To qualify for the Sprint Events an athlete must complete at least two (2) ESG Nordic Sprint Qualifiers (100m, 200m, 400m) one (1) of which must be on snow- weather permitting. The athlete must complete all three (3) sprints at each qualifier and/or the 1500m. Click here for a schedule of qualifying athletes (to be posted after Feb. 10). Note: qualifiers for the 1500m must complete two 1500m qualifying races.

At the conclusion of the qualifying period, qualifier results are compiled by the State Snowshoe Coordinator. Each athlete's best 100m, 200m, 400m sprint and/or 1500m times, from throughout the season, are added to produce a "Cumulative Time." Within each age group, the top twenty (20) individuals are ranked by their Cumulative Time. These top twenty (20) are then invited to attend the ESG Snowshoe Championships in February in Lake Placid, NY.

Have you Qualified for the Sprints or 1500m Races? If you have qualified for the ESG Sprint Events (100m, 200m, 400m) or 1500m, (click here for a list of qualified racers), you must visit the "Have You Qualified?" page of the ESG Website to view final rosters and register on-line (required)

Major Change in how you register for the ESGs

Once athletes have qualified or have been named to your qualifying list/rosters, they must go to the ESG registration page to register and pay the entry fee to confirm their intention to participate in the Games in Lake Placid. More details are available on the website ‘Have You Qualified for the Games?’ webpage, which can be accessed from the Winter Games home page (www.empirestategames.org/winter).

When we receive the qualified athlete list from ESSRA it be will posted as a ‘preliminary’ roster on the website. As athletes register, the state will periodically update the rosters to reflect those that have completed their online registration.

After the registration deadline of February 17, 11pm, we will then post ‘final’ rosters on the website. These ‘Final’ rosters will list all qualified athletes who have registered online for the Games. Final rosters will be posted by 10am on Thursday, February 18. Qualified athletes who do not register online by 11pm on 2/17 will be removed from the preliminary list and will not be permitted to participate in the Games.

2. Distance Race (5K): To qualify and be eligible to compete in the 5K ESG Snowshoe Championships an athlete must complete at least one 5K ESG Qualifying race during the qualifying period, and

Major Change in how you register for the ESGs

Important Info Below For All Racers -- Please Read

All participants must present PHOTO ID at ESG registration (i.e. driver’s license, non-driver ID, school ID, NGB ID, Passport, etc). THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PHOTO ID REQUIREMENT.

You do not need to check in at ESG Registration prior to your competition, but will need to check-in at the venue site for Snowshoe registration prior to your event. Please visit the "Have You Qualified?" page of the ESG Website to view final rosters, and to obtain registration information.

For more information about the Games and to view the final, official rosters for all ESG sports, please visit their website at www.empirestategames.org

Note: See Schedule of sanctioned ESG Snowshoe Qualifying Races across NYS for 2007-2008