Registration Classes USA Cycling/NORBA NMORS Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic MTB Series Spectator Shuttle NEW Neutral Water Zone NEW		Course Pre-Riding Kids Race Awards Course Descriptions & Profile Volunteers Rider Discounts		Brews Pasta Parties & Food Massages Parking Driving Directions First Aid & Water Stations Taos Ski Valley Links

Registration Information

Secure online registration available through Active.com.

There will be a small surcharge added to the online registration fee.
Online registration closes at midnight, Thursday, July 22nd.

RACE BOTH EVENTS AND GET $5 BUCKS OFF YOUR TOTAL ENTRY FEE!
Super cool event t-shirts to all riders. All riders who pre-register by July 11th
will be guaranteed a shirt of their size.
BOTH events count towards points in the NMORS series.

**Any entry in the Junior or 18 & under Categories will be automatically entered
in the applicable ADJOMTB class.
*Non-USA Cycling members will pay an additional $5 when registering. If you are a
Category 1 rider or higher, you must purchase an annual license.

Send a fully completed and legible Frazer Mountain Madness Registration Form with your check (made out to "Northside at TSV, Inc.") to: Northside at TSV, Inc., PO Box 400, Taos Ski Valley, NM 87525. Tips welcome.

2010 Registration Form (in PDF)

Race numbers will be assigned at registration.
All mail-in and online registered riders must report to registration
to receive their number, packet and sign the release.

Registration Times
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Saturday & Sunday
Registration will be in the breezeway to Lift 1, near the start/finish at the ski base area (follow signs & look for banners).

Cross Country & Hill Climb Start Time
9:00 AM Sharp! All races start at the base area of Taos Ski Valley.

No cyclocross bike restriction.

Classes

* We are adding an open Singlespeed class. For pre-registrations, just enter the Cat. 2 Singlespeed and we will adjust it at the on-site registration.

USA Cycling/NORBA
This is a USA Cycling permitted race, run under USA Cycling racing rules. *If you are not a USA Cycling member, you must pay an additional $5 at registration. If you are a Category 1 rider or higher, you must purchase an annual license.

NMORS #8 & 9
Both the Hill Climb and the Cross Country races count towards points in the New Mexico Off-Road Series.

Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic Mountain Bike Series
We are excited to be a part of the Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic Mountain Bike Series this year. Here's some information from the USA Cycling web site:

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Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 4, 2008)— USA Cycling would like to announce the 2008 Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic Mountain Bike Series Calendar. This year’s calendar is comprised of 35 races across 17 states, an increase of more than 20 events over the 2007 calendar.

Entering its ninth year, the series was created by USA Cycling to provide racing opportunities for aspiring junior mountain bike athletes across the country. In 2003, world and national champion off-road cyclist Alison Dunlap endorsed the program and has since helped the series reach new levels.

As part of USA Cycling’s athlete development pipeline, the ADJOMTB Race Series gives young riders aged 15 to 22 the opportunity to enhance their athletic growth by earning invitations to USA Cycling Regional Development Camps as well as the 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships. In 2008, invitations to the regional development camps will be extended to the series’ top-five riders in the 15-16, 17-18 and 19-22 age categories. The top riders from each regional camp will be invited to a Junior and Espoir National Development Camp.

Most all ADJOMTB Race Series events will include age categories for boys and girls 10-years-old and younger through the under 22 age group.

For more information on the 2010 ADJOMTB Calendar races and the view the complete Schedule, click here.

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We encourage all Junior level racers to go for this! You can still enter the NMORS Series class you would normally enter so you'll get your points.

Spectator Shuttle & Neutral Water Zone
This year for the cross country, we will be offering ONE spectator shuttle for $10 to the Neutral Water Zone. This is a great place to watch the action and/or support your rider. Singletrack in and out of the zone and spectacular views. The shuttle will depart the base area promptly at 8 am. Be prepared to hike back 2 miles (all downhill) to the base area. By reservation only (12 max.), so sign-up early! Call 575-776-3233 to RSVP or show up at the Registration area.

Spectators can purchase a $5 access permit and hike up on the mountain. Allow at least an hour before the start so you'll be able to see the action on the course. If you can reach the property gate no later than 8:15 am, you can hike up the course. If not, you will need to hike up the Bull Of The Woods Trail from the trailhead at the parking area. The course is too narrow in the first mile to allow hikers and racers at the same time. Spectators will be able to view the course when it's anywhere in the village.

The Neutral Water Zone will be on Roger's Trail after Redi's Run. Small bike bottles of water will be handed out if you need one. Please retreave your bottle at the registration area after the race.

Course Pre-Riding
The cross country and hill climb course is open for pre-riding dawn till dusk everyday. You must purchase an access permit BEFORE riding. This is an open MTB riding & hiking area, so look out for two-way traffic at all times. On Friday July 22nd, racers will get a special access permit price of $5. Permits will be sold at registration. More information about our Northside MTB area here.

Everyone must be off the course by 6:00 pm.

Kids Races
For kids 10 and under who are not entered in any other class. The races will stay in the base area. Free entry and prizes. Kid's 6 and under will race one loop accompanied by an adult. 7 to 10 year olds will race two loops.

Awards
Saturday's and Sunday's awards will be on Rhoda's Deck. Food and drinks and FREE Santa Fe Brewing Co. brews will be available. 10% discount to anyone with a chairlift ticket or a Taos Ski Pass Card.

Cash prizes to Pro men and women. Beautiful Taos area original art awards for overall fastest time posted by men and women in the hill climb and on the cross country long course. Other awards will be special Frazer Fred medals and tons of drawing items consisting of Taos lift tickets, merchandise, gift certificates, lodging, and food.

Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic MTB Series awards will be special medals.

Course Descriptions
The cross country and hill climb course is open for pre-riding dawn till dusk everyday. You must purchase an access permit BEFORE riding. This is an open riding area, so look out for two-way traffic at all times. On Friday July 22nd, racers will get a special access permit price of $5. Permits will be sold at registration. More information about our Northside MTB area here.

Those of you who might be concerned about course conditions if it's wet...well don't worry, we have a rocky soil instead of clay so it doesn't get gooey or slimy and is actually excellent riding when wet.

On race days, the area will be closed during the competition, and there will be no spectator riding allowed until after the competition.

Cross Country
All Categories will start in the base area of Taos Ski Valley. The XC course winds up to Twining Road and NEW for this year, will take a left on Phoenix Switchback bypassing the super steep Chipmunk Lane (which we think no one will miss). Phoenix Switchback turns into Bull Of The Woods Road and up past the property gate. The climb levels off a bit here for about a 1/4 mile to the Northside hut and kiosk, then more climbing, then a breather, then up to the two loose and rocky "Mothers.” Your reward after the "Mothers" is a FLAT beautiful meadow. The climbing starts in again (only not quite as loose or steep) up the singletrack Sawmill Trail. At the top of Sawmill, take heart in knowing the majority of the steepest climbs are over. Now you'll get a bit of a downhill break on the singletrack Steam Engine Trail before some more climbing, only not nearly as steep as what you've just been up. Staying on singletrack, you will then get on Redi's Run which climbs, but it's not steep and with some level and bits of downhill. That pops out on the nice and gentle Roger's Trail where the Neutral Water Zone will be. NEW this year is the extention of Roger's Trail which is a gentle climb that turns into Jumpin' Jack Flash for a little gravity kick over some old mining mounds. Jumpin' Jack will intersect again with Roger's Trail which winds around a bench (meaning FLAT) area on the mountain and some beautiful views. This new trail will add .25 miles, but the elevation gain will be the same as in previous years...and is more fun to ride. Now you'll be back out on the smooth Bull Of The Woods Trail for a gradual climb up the Crossover Trail. Crossover undulates across the mountain to the Overlook Trail. At the intersection of Crossover and Deer Trail, you are at the high point of the Category 3 course. Overlook Trail is a fun and fast singletrack which takes you to the two-track Frazer Mountain Road. All downhill to the short winding Dark Trail, and back out on Frazer Mtn. Road to big ring it out to the course split.

Category 3 riders will head down Gold Camp Trail, coming to a short but very steep stretch of loose, rocky trail that is marked with the 3 arrow down “danger" signs. It's super steep with loose rocks and a 90 degree turn at the bottom. It's not a pretty picture if you go off...and I'm NOT exaggerating here. This should be ridden VERY slowly or WALKED (a smart choice). Afterwards, a fun and fast descent down Bull Of The Woods Road and back through the property gate and down Phoenix Switchback. Here's where you'll want to go as fast as you can, because when it turns up Twining Road, a good run at it will mean less pedaling on Twining to where you will be crossing the bridge to the Rubazahl return trail ski run. Down Rubazahl to the start/finish line and a well-deserved lunch and FREE Santa FE Brewing Co. beer.

At the course split, Category 1 and 2 riders will do Sawmill, Steam Engine, Redi's Run, thru the Neutral Water Zone, Roger's Trail, Bull Of The Woods Trail, to Malachite Trail. Malachite is an old two-track that runs around the back side of Bull Of The Woods Mountain. Yep, it is more climbing, but there is one break. The back side of BOTW Mtn. offers another awesome view. A fast descent down BOTW Trail to the Crossover Trail. At the high point on Crossover, you will hang a left on the singletrack Deer Trail. Some mild climbing for a ways, then it's all downhill to the upper Drainage Trail and a sharp left on the Overlook Trail again. Following the same course as lap 1 to the course split.

Category 2 riders will do the same course back to the village and the start/finish as is outlined above in the Cat. 3 description.

Category 1 will do it all over again, but instead of the Overlook Trail, you will continue to follow the Drainage Trail down to Dark Trail and back down Frazer Mtn. Road to the course split and back to the village and finish for the fine and FREE libations.

Yeah, we know there is a lot of climbing here, but we hope everyone can enjoy the "breathtaking" scenery, the beautiful alpine views, the wildflowers, and the clean, cool air.

Category 1 - 21.4 miles
Category 2 - 15.9 miles
Category 3 - 9.9 miles

CLICK HERE to view course elevation profiles (in PDF)
CLICK HERE to view the Northside Trail Map

Hill Climb
The "World Renowned" Hill Climb starts in the base area of Taos Ski Valley and climbs 2,800 ft. in 5.5 miles to the top of 12,163 ft. Frazer Mountain. The course is entirely on village dirt roads, two-track "jeep" roads, and old grassed-over roads. The average grade is less than 10%, with the steepest at nearly 23%. Go for it and beat the new world record set in 2008 by Michael McCalla and 2009 by Nina Baum. The reward is kickin' back at the top to some of the most beautiful views in all of New Mexico. Water, energy bars and drinks will be available at the finish. When the bench racing is over, the ride back to the village is worth the race up. One can either ride back down Frazer Mountain Road or hit the singletrack down Wheeler Peak Trail to Bull Of The Woods Trail, Bull Of The Woods Road, and into the village.

All Categories start in the base area of Taos Ski Valley. The XC course winds up to Twining Road, left on Coyote Lane, and up the infamous Chipmunk Lane, where the real fun begins. After Chipmunk, you'll catch your breath on Phoenix Switchback, which turns into Bull Of The Woods Road and up past the property gate. The climb levels off a bit here for about a 1/4 mile to the Northside hut and kiosk, then more climbing, then a breather, then up to the two loose and rocky "Mothers.” Your reward after the "Mothers" is a FLAT beautiful meadow. The heart rate gets a chance to drop a little before more climbing (only not as steep) to the start of Frazer Mountain Road. Not a bad climb on Frazer till you get to "Big Daddy". Yeah, it's steep, it's 23%, but it's not too long. Walk or ride. After "Big Daddy" there is actually a little bit of downhill and a nice long gentle climb for awhile. Up again to some nice high meadows for a break and then climb again up the "S Curves". At the junction of Bighorn Trail and Frazer Mtn. Trail, the road mellows out for a nice long gentle climb to the Top Of The World. From Top Of The World to the top is the roughest part of the road. After a steeper climb up from Top Of The World, the road levels out to a gentle treeless climb with incredible views. Up again through the last treed section and back out for the final stretch to the finish. At the top, relax and enjoy the incredible views and refuel with some complementary water and energy bars before the super fun ALL downhill ride back to the village. Lunch on Rhoda's Deck (1/2 lb.burgers, huge sandwiches w/ fries or onion rings) and FREE Santa Fe Brewing Co. beer. Nobody needs to be counting calories after this!

3-D Hill Climb Course Map (in PDF)
2-D Hill Climb Course Map (in PDF)

Kids Races
The kids races will stay entirely in the base area. Kids 6 and under will race one lap accompanied by an adult, and the 7 to 10 year olds will race two laps. The kids have a load of fun and it's great when the adults cheer them on.

Volunteers
We hope you'll join us! Volunteers will get schwag, a free t-shirt, AND lunch each day. The best part is wearing the obnoxious orange vest and if you're super lucky, you'll get to play with a radio.

Rider Discounts
Some area lodgers are offering special race weekend discounts. See the Lodging page for more info.

Rhoda's and Rhoda's Deck will be offering a 10% discount to anyone with a chairlift ticket and anyone with a Taos Ski Pass card.

Brews
Thanks to our awesome title sponsor, we will be offering FREE Santa Fe Brewing Company beers the entire weekend to all riders and volunteers over the age of 21. Cool!

Pasta Parties & Food
• Breakfast available every morning at: Amizette Inn (full hot breakfast & breakfast burritos to go $5 ea.) at 6:00 till 11:00 am, Edelweiss Deli (breakfast burritos, blue corn pancakes, eggs any way, juice, coffees, teas) at 7:30, & Black Diamond Espresso (vegi & bacon quiches, granola, bagel & cream cheese, fresh bakery goods, energy bars, coconut water, juice, coffees, teas) at 7:30.
• Lunch available at: Stray Dog Cantina, Edelweiss Deli, The Bavarian, Black Diamond Espresso, Rhoda's, and Rhoda's Deck
• Dinner available at: Stray Dog Cantina, The Bavarian (closed all Saturday for a wedding), Edelweiss Bistro OR join us at the Eat Pasta Pedal Fasta Pasta Parties on Friday and Saturday night.

• Eat Pasta Pedal Fasta Pasta Parties
Details on the Schedule page.

Massages
Post race chair or table massages available by TSV's own Katherine Kett, licensed massage therapist. $1 per minute. A little massage, a little Traumeel, and your set of pumpers will feel like new again!

Parking
As you drive in to Taos Ski Valley, look for signs to the designated event parking. Event parking will be on the B Level (Bear) parking lot. Early birds can park in the ski shuttle turn around area close to the start/finsih line.

Driving Directions
From Hwy 522, at the light 4 miles north of Taos, turn toward the mountains on Hwy. 150. It's 15 miles to the Village of Taos Ski Valley. Click here for maps.

Approximate Driving Times
:30 min. from Taos, NM
1:45 from Santa Fe, NM
3:00 from Albuquerque, NM
3:45 from Colorado Springs, CO (quickest way is through Ft. Garland)
4:25 from Durango, CO (through Chama)
3:30 from Salida, CO

First Aid & Water Stations
We will have first aid & water stations along the cross-country course and hill climb course. All event crew will have radios and we are fortunate to have an EMS service and 4WD ambulance.

Taos Ski Valley Links
Make a weekend of it in the beautiful Taos Ski Valley! Check out the lodging, restaurants, shopping, and other activities such as chair lift rides, disc golf, volleyball, horseshoes, hike, horseback rides, rafting, and more.
Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce
Taos Ski Valley, Inc.
Taos Ski Valley summer activities information
Or call the Taos Ski Valley Chamber at 1-800-517-9816 or 575-776-1413.