FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 30, 2005

For more information, contact:

Laurie Ferris

Marketing and Public Relations

Jackson Classic Weekend

Telephone: (603)447-3659

E-Mail: jms@ncia.net

JACKSON CLASSIC WEEKEND OFFERS TWO

DAYS OF RACING FOR CROSS COUNTRY SKIERS

Jackson, NH – This year’s Jackson Classic Weekend will offer two days of racing for cross country skiers and will be held on January 21 and 22, 2006 at the Jackson Ski Touring Center in Jackson, New Hampshire.

The weekend kicks off on Saturday with the 2^nd Annual White Mountain Classic 30K, coordinated by the Mount Washington Nordic Club as the major fundraiser for the junior Nordic ski program in the area. Racers, tourers and families are all encouraged to participate in either the race or the tour. The entry fee of $40 includes food stations, a post race luncheon, awards ceremony and random prizes to both racers and tourers. Kids 13 and under can tour with an adult for $20. The White Mountain Classic 30K traverses a one loop course that wanders throughout the many trails of the Jackson Ski Touring trail network. This marathon race will be a great warm-up opportunity for those thinking about or planning to do one of the citizen marathons scheduled for later in the season. Online registration is at www.skireg.com or checks can be mailed to: MWNordic, 30K Secretary, P.O. Box 596, Jackson, NH 03846. Registration is limited to the first 300 racers.

On Sunday, racers of all ages and abilities can compete on Jackson’s historic World Championship course in the 30^th Annual Jackson Jaunt, with distances ranging from 400 meters up to 10 km. The entry fee is $20 online at www.skireg.com before 1/20/06, or $25 if paid to Jackson Ski Touring and received by 1/19/06. The Jaunt course starts in the stadium, loops around the Wentworth Fields and head up the Yodel Trail.  Race will do one lap of the World Championship 5 km course utilizing the Eagle Mtn Fields, the Christmas Farm Trail and the Wave then descend the Yodel Trail back to the stadium to finish. Bill Koch junior skiers will race on a separate course at no charge. Awards and random prizes will be given out immediately following the races.

Major sponsors and supporters of the 2006 Jackson Classic Weekend include Salomon, Swix, Powerade, Nordic Skier Sports, Chuck Roast, REI, Dasani, Craft, Northway Bank, Ragged Mountain Equipment, EXEL, Karhu, Atomic and the New England Nordic Ski Association.

The Jackson Ski Touring Foundation is a community based nonprofit organization, chartered to maintain trails in and around the village of Jackson, New Hampshire and to provide winter recreational and education opportunities for all. The “Foundation” maintains 154 km of cross country ski trails, with state-of-the-art grooming. Foundation trails also connect with A.M.C. trails in Pinkham Notch and the White Mountain National Forest. Detailed information about trails, rates, programs, events, clinics and more can be found at the Foundation web site at www. jacksonxc.org. Further information can also be obtained by calling 603-383-9355 or 1-800-XC-SNOWS (1-800-927-6697).