Canadian Ski Resort Hosted Transrockies Last Year
From: www.panoramaresort.com

On August 10th, 2008, Panorama will again host the start of the seventh annual
TransRockies Mountain Bike Challenge, attracting competitors from as far as
Zimbabwe, Singapore, and New Zealand.  Close to 600 mountain bikers will
compete for top prizes, testing their skills and determination in some of
North America's most challenging terrain and weather.

In 2007, this strenuous seven day race through the beautiful wilderness of the Canadian Rockies boasted 553km of trail and 9788 vertical metres of climbing.  This year promises to be the most epic yet, with new routing, significantly more singletrack, and longer stages.

After the race start at Panorama, each stage begins at 8:00 am, giving competitors a total of 10 hours to reach the finish line for the expected 6:00 pm deadline.  Each day ends with an awards ceremony to honour daily champs, although team times are calculated at the end of the race to award the overall winners with $20,000 CAD in cash prizes.

To welcome athletes and celebrate the start of the TransRockies Challenge, Panorama will host a welcome ceremony on the Great Hall Deck, followed by live music by New Moon.  Based out of Salmo, B.C., New Moon is a diverse group offering something for everyone's musical taste.

Panorama Race Itinerary

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

10:00 am                     Registration in the Copper Crown Room

06:00 pm                     Opening Ceremonies on the Great Hall Deck

06:00 pm                     Cash BBQ Dinner on the Great Hall Deck

07:00 pm                     Music in the Mountains featuring New Moon

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

07:00 am                  Competitor Breakfast

08:00 am                     Bag and bike box loading

09:45 am                     Participant Briefing

11:00 am                     Race Start

Race Details

Stage 1 - August 10 – Panorama Mountain Village, B.C. to K2 Ranch Invermere,
B.C.

Stage 2 - August 11 – K2 Ranch Invermere, B.C. to Nipika Mountain Resort,
B.C.

Stage 3 - August 12 – Nipika Mountain Resort, B.C. to Nipika Mountain
Resort, B.C.

Stage 4 - August 13 – Nipika Mountain Resort, B.C. to Whiteswan Lake, B.C.

Stage 5 - August 14 – Whiteswan Lake, B.C. to Elkford, B.C.

Stage 6 - August 15 – Elkford, B.C. to Sparwood, B.C.

Stage 7 - August 16 – Sparwood, B.C. to Fernie, B.C.

Panorama Mountain Village, located in the Purcell Mountains, has one of the largest vertical descents in North America.  Quad chairlifts give access to the summit and over 100 trails, including former Heli-Ski terrain in Taynton Bowl. For more information, visit
www.panoramaresort.com.