Schedules

2010 Slalom Racing Schedule

Lokken trials
Photo by John Michael Thompson

 

The 2010 schedule on this page is always a work in progress.  Races that are likely to occur, but for which the compiler has not received information, are listed, but the question mark under date indicates that they are not confirmed.

Links to these schedules may help fill in some of the gaps:

International Canoe Federation Slalom Schedule: ICF Slalom

USA Canoe Kayak's schedule: USACK's

Please send race information, corrections, updates, etc. to webster@whitewaterslalom.us.

January, 2010

Date Location Name Category of Race Contact
January—March Across US National Pool Slalom Championships   Nat. Pool Slalom Ch's
13 Penrith Whitewater Stadium
Sydney, Australia
ICF C-1W Development Camp    

February

19-21 Penrith, Australia Oceania Open Continental Championships   CanoeWorldSeries
20 North Carolina Glacier Breaker   NantahalaRacingClub

March

13-14 Cedar River near Maple Valley, WA Cedar River Slalom and Downriver
class II+
NorthWest Slalom Cup Race #1
NorthWest Downriver Cup #1
contact: Jennie
Goldberg (theleague@nwwhitewater.org)
20–21 Charlotte, NC USNWC Slalom   US National Whitewater Center Events
21 Colchester, CT Salmon Slalom New England Slalom Series Race NESS-Salmon
27-28 Bryson City, North Carolina U.S. Open
Nantahala Slalom
  Nantahala Racing Club rhino@main.nc.us
27-28 Deschutes
River in Bend, OR
Riverhouse Rendez-vous
Slalom
NorthWest Slalom Cup Race #2 contact: Bert Hinkley (bert@proctornet.com)

April

2-3 Charlotte, NC
US Whitewater Center
Charlotte Open ICF World Ranking Race US National Whitewater Center Events
10-11 Tariffville, Connecticut New England Whitewater Triple Crown Championships Slalom, Wildwater, and Freestyle, separate and combined TripleCrownWebsite
16 - 18
(Slalom on the 18th.)
Lebanon, NH Ledyard River Festival Creek Race, Rodeo, Slalom, and afterparty. Ledyard River Festival
17-18 Kernville, CA Kern River Festival Sierra Cup Series
Kern River Festival
17-18 Vancouver
Island, BC
Cowichan Slalom NW Slalom Cup Race #3
Dan Norman (dan.norman@brentwood.bc.ca)
18 Webster, NH Blackwater Slalom New England Slalom Series NESS-Blackwater
25 Burlington, CT Punch Brook Slalom New England Slalom Series NESS-Punch Brook
30 – May 2 Wausau, WI US Slalom National Team Trials, both Junior and Senior US Junior and Senior Team Trails Wausau Whitewater
? Webster Springs, West Virginia Webster Slalom, Elk River A Junior Olympic Qualifier WVWildwater-Webster

May

1-2 Sandy, OR Bull Run River Slalom Camp Training camp David Johnson (johnsoda7@hotmail.com)
1-2
Slalom Saturday May 1; Downriver Sunday.
Wolf River, Langlade, WI
Cline/McLain Memorial Spring River Races ButterCup Whitewater Slalom Series Bear Paw Adventure Resort
1 – 2
(Or, 8-9; check by mid-April)
Cache Creek, near Woodland, CA Cache Creek Whitewater Races
Slalom, Downriver
Sierra Cup Series Sierra Club Cache Creek Bruce Schumacher (926) 447-3110
2 Bangor, Maine Kenduskeag Slalom New England Race Series Kenduskeag
8 Pennsylvania Kish Slalom #1 Mid-Atlantic Regional Team Qualifier # 1 Mach 1
9 Pennsylvania Kish Slalom #2 Mid-Atlantic Regional Team Qualifier # 2, Mach 1
9 E. Montpelier, Vermont Fiddlehead Slalom New England Slalom Series NESSFiddlehead
15-16 Clackamas River, near Estacada OR Lockaby Slalom (part of the Upper Clackamus Whitewater Festival) NorthWest Slalom Cup #4, and NorthWest Downriver Cup #2 David Johnson (johnsoda7@hotmail.com)
15 - 16 Reno, NV Reno/Truckee Whitewater Races Sierra Cup Series Contact:
Lynn Zonge
(775) 883-1698
lynnzonge@charter.net
Charlie Albright
(775) 324-5102
cralbright@juno.com
15 - 16
(Race on Sunday, May 16)
Somerset, Wisconsin Apple River Race Buttercup Whitewater Slalom Series ButterCup.Series
16 West Cornwall, Connecticut Covered Bridge Slalom New England Slalom Series NESSCovered.Bridge
20—23 Rutherford Creek,
North of Whistler, BC
Canadian Team Trials   CanoeKayakBC
23 Germantown, MD Violette's Lock Slalom Race #3 Mid-Atlantic Regional Team Qualification BCE Racing Blog
29—30 Webatuck Craft Village, Wingdale, New York Memorial Day Slalom Clinic and Race   KCCNY-Clinic/Race

June

5–6 Phoenicia, NY Esopus Creek Slalom Plus (check website for this year's format) New England Race Series KCCNY-Esopus
5–6 Roslyn, WA Salmon Le Sac Slalom and Downriver Races NorthWest Slalom Cup #5, NorthWest Downriver Cup #3 contact: Dick
Shipley (dickship@comcast.net)
11 - 13 Wausau, WI Wausau River Fest   Wausau Whitewater
12 Bryson City, NC
Nantahala Outdoor Center
Junior Olympic Qualifier Junior Olympic Qualifier Nantahala Racing Club
13 Brookmont, MD Feeder Spring Fling Slalom Mid-Atlantic Regional Team Qualifier #4 Junior Olympic Qualifier Bethesda Center of Excellence
18-20 Prague, Czech Republic World Cup Race # 1 ICF World Cup  
26-27 La Seu de Urgell, Spain World Cup # 2 ICF World Cup  
27 McHenry, MD
ASCI
Age Group Nationals USACK Age Group National Championships Bethesda Center of Excellence

July

2—4 Augsburg, Germany World Cup # 3 ICF World Cup  
8—11 Foix - Midi Pyrénées
France
Junior World Championships ICF Junior Worlds  
10—18 Bryson City, NC
Nantahala Outdoor Center
2010 Junior Olympic Festival   JO INFO
23—25
(slalom 25th)
Carleton, MN
(20 min. from Duluth)
St. Louis River Whitewater Rendezvous
sprint, slalom, rodeo, and more
ButterCup Slalom Series UMD Rec Sports (page down)
21—25
Wausau, WI Ray McLain Camp Training Camp Wausau Whitewater (Then select "Events")
24—25
Wausau, WI WACKO — Wausau Whitewater Weekend ButterCup Slalom Series Wausau Whitewater (Then select "Events")
30—August 2
MInden, Ontario
Gull River
Canadian National Championships   Canadian Nationals Info
31—August 1 Marblemount, WA USA Wildwater Nationals on the Skagit River NorthWest Slalom Cup Race #5, Northwest Downriver Cup #4 contact: Tom Wier
(wierc1@yahoo.com) Wildwater Nationals

August

6 - 8 McHenry, MD ASCI (Adventure Sports Center Int'l) ACA Open Canoe Slalom National Championships   ACA Nationals
7 — 8
(Practice 7th, Race 8th)
Lewistown, PA Lewistown Kish Slalom Penn Cup #1 Mach 1
9 — 13
Bellefonte, PA Basic Instruction and Fun Training Camp Tussey Mt. Outfitters
14 - 15
(practice 14th, race 15th)
Bellefonte, PA Dog Days Slalom Penn Cup # 2 Tussey Mt. Outfitters
14 - 16 Singapore Youth Olympic Games    
21-22 Bratislava Čunovo, Slovakia Slovak Open    
21 - 22
(practice 21st, race 22nd)
Confluence, PA Riversport Slalom Penn Cup # 3 Riversport Slalom
23—27 Dickerson, MD Dickerson Training Camp Training Camp Bethesda Center of Excellence
28 -29 Estacada, OR Roaring River Slalom NorthWest Slalom Cup Race #6 Carl Poston cposton1@comcat.net

September

9—12 Tacen, Slovenia WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS    
11—12 South Fork of the American River, Nugget Campground American River Festival Sierra Cup #5 Contact: Dan Crandall, dan@kayaking.com
American River Festival
11—12 Rancheria Rapid Section, Lower Kern River, Bakersfield, CA Eddy Hop Slalom Race Sierra Cup #6
(yes, same weekend as #5)
Kern River Alliance; Mary Wilkening, mwilkening@bak.rr.com
11—12 Allentown, PA Little Lehigh Slalom Penn Cup #4 Lehigh Valley Canoe Club
18 — 19 Otis, MA Farmington Slalom New England Slalom Series Farmington Slalom site
? 18 — 19 ? York, PA Codorus Slalom—Uncertain whether this slalom will be held. Penn Cup #5 Mach 1 Slalom Team
19 Penn-Yan, NY Cascade Falls Slalom New England Slalom Series NESS Cascade Falls
25 White Lake, WI Last Ditch Slalom ButterCup Whitewater Slalom Series Registration
25—26 Jackson, CA Mokelumne Whitewater Races
Slalom, Downriver
Sierra Cup # 7 Moke Races
25 - 26 Hummelstown, PA Fiddler's Elbow Slalom Penn Cup Series # 6 Canoe Club of Greater Harrisburg
25 - 26 Poolesville, MD
Dickerson Whitewater Center
2010 National Slalom Championships   Bethesda Center of Excellence

October

2—3 Phoenicia, New York Esopus Creek Slalom New England Slalom Series Esopus Slalom
19—20 Actopan (Veracruz)
Mexico
Pan American Championships    
CHANGED TO SEPTEMBER 18-19. Otis, Massachusetts Farmington Slalom New England Slalom Series Farmington Slalom site
23 Brookmont, Maryland Little Falls Biathlon   Bethesda Cente r of Excellence Slalom
24 Brookmont, Maryland Fall Feeder Classic   Bethesda Center of Excellence Slalom.us/a-farm-r.htm
? Glacier, WA WKC Nooksack Races NorthWest Slalom Cup Race #8
NorthWest Downriver Cup Race #6
Bob Duffner duffner.r@portseattle.org
http://www.nwwhitewater.org/
? Bellefonte, PA Bellefonte NSTC #9 Slalom Penn Cup Slalom Series PSOC Whitewater
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