The Besh Cup race series is the premier cross country ski race series in Alaska. Here is some general info about the races.

ENTRY FEES

The race entry fee is $30.00 per Besh Cup race for all skiers J3 and Older and $7.00 for J4-J5-J6 skiers.  Early birds, can save money, by registering for ALL six Besh Cup races for $25/race prior to December4th .  We encourage everyone to sign up online. Entry Forms can also be found in the Alaska Nordic Skier newsletter, or can be mailed to you upon request.

START LIST

As USSA sanctioned events, the Besh Cup start lists must be prepared prior to race day. The start list is prepared on Thursday prior to the race and posted on the website on Friday morning. The start order, which uses a different pattern for sprint, mass start, and individual start events, is based on the CCAK seed points list.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION

Because of the start list requirements, the deadline for race entry is the Wednesday prior to the race to allow time to create the startlist.  We do allow race day registration (one hour minimum prior to the first race start of the day) for an additional $10 for J3 and older skiers.  Late entries are not seeded, but we are glad to have you join the race!

HOW TO SCORE BESH CUP POINTS

All competitors are eligible to score Besh Cup points in each Besh Cup race. The Besh Cup Series awards will be presented to the top finishers in each age group (usually top 3, sometimes more in the junior age groups) upon conclusion of Besh Cup #6. Points are scored using the World Cup Points schedule: 1st place is 100 points, 2nd 80, 3rd 60, 4th thru 30th receives 50, 45, 40, 36, 32, 29, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 15, 14, …, 1, respectively. In the case of a tie, both skiers receive the points of the higher place (i.e. if two skiers tie for 3rd place, both will receive 60 points, no skier will score 4th place points, and 5th place will receive 45 points).

Ranking lists will be calculated as soon as possible after each Besh Cup weekend. Lists will be published and posted to the Cross Country Alaska web site within 48 hours after each of race weekend. The final list will be presented following Besh Cup Race #6.

JUNIOR OLYMPIC QUALIFYING

The Besh Cup races are qualifying races for Junior Olympic hopefuls. See this page for more information on qualifying for Junior Olympics.


In addition to the Junior Olympics, junior skiers in Besh Cup races may also qualify for the Arctic Winter Games, which are held in even-numbered years.