Schedules
2010 Slalom Racing Schedule
Katrina Van Wijk..............Photo by Rob Fisher
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 or may not help fill in some of the gaps:
USA Canoe Kayak's schedule: USACK's
International Canoe Federation Schedule: ICF
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 |
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| 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 | 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
| 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) |
| 16 | West Cornwall, Connecticut | Covered Bridge Slalom | New England Slalom Series | NESSCovered.Bridge |
| 22—23 | Webatuck Craft Village, Wingdale, New York | Ten Mile River Clinic and Slalom | NESS Ten Mile Clinic | |
| 23 | Germantown, MD | Violette's Lock Slalom | Race #3 Mid-Atlantic Regional Team Qualification | BCE Racing Blog |
| 1-2 | Sandy, OR | Bull Run River Slalom Camp | Training camp | David Johnson (johnsoda7@hotmail.com) |
| ? | Cascade Falls, Penn Yan, NY | Cascade Falls Whitewater 'Triathlon' | downriver sprint, freestyle, and slalom racing | Kayak Adventures |
| ? | Wolf River, Langlade, WI | Cline/McLain Spring Race, Wolf River | Buttercup Whitewater Slalom Series | ARPAWOUTDOORS |
| ? | Somerset, Wisconsin | Apple River Race | Buttercup Whitewater Slalom Series | ButterCup.Series |
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) |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 11 - 13 | Wausau, WI | Wausau River Fest | WausauEvents | |
| ? | Wausau, WI | WACKO | ButterCup Whitewater Slalom Series | Wausau Whitewater |
July
| 8-11 | Foix - Midi Pyrénées France |
Junior World Championships | ICF Junior Worlds | |
| 10 – 18 | Bryson City, NC Nantahala Outdoor Center |
2010 Junior Olympic Festival | ||
| 23 - 25 (slalom 25th) |
Duluth, MN | St. Louis River Whitewater Rendezvous Slalom and Sprint Races | UMD Recreational Sports | |
| 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) http://2010wildwaternationals.wordpress.com/ |
| ? | Carleton, MN | Carleton Slalom | ButterCup Whitewater Slalom Series | UM Recreational Sports |
August
| 6 - 8 | McHenry, MD ASCI (Adventure Sports Center Int'l) | ACA Open Canoe Slalom National Championships | ACA Nationals | |
| 14 - 15 (practice 14th, race 15th) |
Bellefonte, PA | Dog Days Slalom | Penn Cup | Tussey Mt. Outfitters |
| 21-22 | Bratislava Čunovo, Slovakia | Slovak Open | ||
| 21 - 22 (practice 21st, race 22nd) |
Confluence, PA | Riversport Slalom | Penn Cup | Riversport Slalom |
| 28 -29 | Estacada, OR | Roaring River Slalom | NorthWest Slalom Cup Race #6 | Carl Poston cposton1@comcat.net |
| ? | Lewistown, PA | Lewistown Kish Slalom | Penn Cup | http://www.mach1team.org/ |
September
| 9—12 | Tacen, Slovenia | WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
| 11—12 | The American River Festival | contact: , 530-333-9115, Dan@kayaking.com Info: The American River Festival |
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| 19 | Penn-Yan, NY | Cascade Falls Slalom | New England Slalom Series | NESS Cascade Falls |
| 25 - 26 | Hummelstown, PA | Fiddler's Elbow Slalom | Penn Cup Series | |
| 25 - 26 | Poolesville, MD Dickerson Whitewater Center |
2010 National Slalom Championships | ||
| ? | White Lake, WI | Last Ditch Slalom | ButterCup Whitewater Slalom Series | ButterCup Whitewater Slalom Series |
| ? | Codorus Slalom | Penn Cup | http://www.mach1team.org/index.shtml | |
| ? | Jackson, CA | Mokelumne River Races | http://www.mokeraces.com/index.shtml http://www.kvrc.org/sierracupsched.htm |
October
| 2—3 | Phoenicia, New York | Esopus Creek Slalom | New England Slalom Series | Esopus Slalom |
| 19—20 | Actopan (Veracruz) Mexico |
Pan American Championships | ||
| 16—17 | 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 |