We are excited to be running a series of 3 rogaines up at Coronet Peak Skifield, starting Wednesday 11th March. Come up and hone your navigation skills in some stunning terrain. Each event will focus on a different area of the mountain, with the final on Saturday 21st utilising the gondola and doubling as the annual Dogaine event.
We will have a good range of easy control sites for beginners and kids, as well as some more challenging stuff for those wanting to test their nav. We will be up there and happy to offer help and advice to anyone wanting to know a bit more about the sport of rogaining or navigation.
You will be able to bring your dog with you, but they must be on a lead.
The first two events are on Wednesday evenings with starts between 5pm - 5:30pm for the 2 hour and 5pm - 6:30pm for the 1 hour.
The final event will be on Saturday 21st March, with 2hr and 4hr options. Starts will between 10:00am -10:30am for the 4hr and between 12:00 - 12:30 for the 2hr.
If you want to place in the overall series, you will either need to do both the 1hr evening events plus the 2hr for the final, or both the 2hr evening events plus the 4hr for the final.
Dates:
Wednesday March 11th
Wednesday March 18th
Saturday March 21st
Directions
Parking - Coronet Peak Skifield (carpark 2)
Registration - Outside Cafe 1200 (upper level Coronet Peak base building)
Start/Finish - Outside Cafe 1200 (upper level Coronet Peak base building)
What is a Rogaine?
A rogaine is a navigation event in which you and a teammate (and maybe your dog!) compete to collect as many checkpoints in your allocated time as possible. You will receive the map before starting and have a short amount of time to plan out your route. Checkpoints are worth different amounts and you have to decide on the best route and which checkpoints you want to get. Most of the travel is off track and up at Coronet Peak you will have some tussock and rocky terrain to descend. The aim is to get the highest score you can in the allocated time and no more as you start to lose points after the time has finished.
You should ideally find a teammate to rogaine with, but if you can convince us of your rogaine and outdoor experience we are okay for you to go solo.
Rules
Control points are equal to the number of the control truncated to the nearest 10, eg control 53 and 58 are worth 50pts, while 83 is worth 80 pts.
You must be back after 1 or 2 hours, otherwise you will be deducted 15pts per minute.
Team members must stay together at all times.
You may compete solo at the organisers discretion based on experience.
No crossing through out of bounds areas. These are marked clearly on the map with olive green or pink stripe.
Do not travel on the mountain bike trails . Marked as green lines with black stripe.
Competitors must take compulsory gear.
Competitors shall not discard litter or unduly damage or disturb native flora or fauna.
Strictly No Fires or Smoking.
Safety
Do NOT travel on the mountain bike trails.
There are cliffs, steep and rocky terrain, and skifield equipment hazards. You are competing in mountain terrain and the weather can change quickly. Both dehydation and hypothermia are a risk. Competitors must take caution, especially traversing or going down steep slopes and not go anywhere they are not comfortable with.
Our safety phone number during the event is (Chris) 0221599826. Save this on your phone.
Compulsory Gear
1 x thermal top
1 x rain jacket
1 x head torch
1 x cell phone per team
We may also recommend taking hat and gloves, fleece top, compass, plus enough food and water for 1 hour/ 2 hours. If the weather is not looking so flash we may also require this gear so come along prepared.
Entry
We have a discounted price if you enter the whole series. If you don't know who your team mates will be for the whole series, then simply enter as an individual for the series, then team mates can enter for individual events as desired (making sure to use the same team name).
Entries coming soon
