LEG TEN
A forced start will occur on this leg.

START: Nakiska ski resort

DISTANCE: 18 km

DIFFICULTY RATING: 7 - 8

FASTEST RECORDED TIME IN 2006: 1:13.07

PACE: 6:32 per mile

DESCRIPTION: This cross-country leg begins by following Hidden Trail. At about .5 km, runners make a right turn onto Skogan Pass and continue on to turn left onto Troll Falls. The route then connects onto Stoney Trail where it continues out to the turn around point. runners head back to Nakiska climbing a steep hill on Ruthie's and Hidden Trail in the final kilometre of the  run.The course is marked and there will be volunteers enroute to guide runners but it is still the responsibility of individual runners to know the route. Since the trails are open to the general public, markings can get accidentally moved or broken. Leg maps are provided to the team captains in their race bag and will be available for review at the start of the leg.

For the full leg map, click here.