Eagle Cap Extreme

Press Release

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Eagle Cap Extreme

News For Immediate Release

Contact:  Clyde Raymer, Jr.

                   President   president@eaglecapextreme.com

                Information Info@eaglecapextreme.com or 541/426.SLED (7533)

 

Eagle Cap Extreme(ECX) announces 2010 Race Week

Special events

Wallow County, Northeast Oregon – (December 2009) – The Directors are pleased to announce the following Race Week events.

 Tuesday, 12 Jan at Race Central,. The Wallowa Avalanche Center is offering a free Avalanche Awareness safety seminar. An entertaining and knowledgeable Avalanche Forecaster visiting from a major Avalanche Forecast Center will conduct this seminar. Join us for 1 ½ hours to learn the basics on Tuesday January 12th at 6pm.
www.wallowaavalanchecenter.org

 Wednesday, 13 Jan at Race Central..ECX is serving up a Fund Raiser, “Musher Barbecue Bash” of smoked on-site pulled pork with all the fixins’. Complete menus at www.eaglecapextreme.com .Pit master, Jack Davis, from Pendleton will slow smoke the pork on-site. Our Mushers, Vets and Officials will be assigned tables to allow the public to ask those Mushing questions. Public invited. Advance tickets recommended. Seating limited

Wednesday, 13 Jan in Enterprise and Joseph..Please join us for our pre-race Vet checks of all Mushing teams. This is an excellent opportunity to meet the mushing and their sled dog teams up close and personal. Open to the public. Free admission. Spend time in the communities of Enterprise and Joseph touring the local businesses who welcome the teams to main street. Check web site for any changes due to weather.

On Thursday, 14 Jan at Fergi Ridge Ski Area..Fergi Ridge will host the ECX Start at 1:30PM. Merchandise sales, food service and activities are planned at Fergi throughout the race. Public is invited to come early to view the Mushers harnessing their teams and preparing for the race. Please check www.skifergi.com for current activities and times.

Friday, 15 Jan at Fergi Ridge Ski area..Fergi Ridge will host the finish of the ECX 100 mile Mushers. Arrival times will vary with weather. Please check with Race Central, 541/426.SLED(7533) for updates. Public is invited. Entertainment will be provided in the evening at Fergi. Please check www.skifergi.com for current activities and times.

Saturday, 16 Jan at Race Central..ECX is serving up an evening meal and entertainment for the Awards Ceremony. We will feature the music of Alaskan Yup’ik artist, Mr. Phillip John Charette. Mr. Charette will provide flute music during the evening dinner. A display of his masks and flutes will be at Race Central all week. Free Public admission to view masks and Flutes. There is a charge for the evening meal and awards ceremony. Advance tickets recommended. Seating limited

Please check our web site, www.eaglecapextreme.com for any chances in our activities or call Race Central at 541/426.SLED (7533)

 

Eagle Cap Extreme invites the public to join in the many events scheduled around the ECX race in many communities. A number of organizations have winter events that provide entertainment and education at many levels. Please check out the Wallow County Chamber www.wallowcountychamber.com or Baker County Chamber www.visitbaker.com for event details.

About Eagle Cap Extreme..

The Eagle Cap Extreme is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Corporation governed by a 9 member Board of Directors. Contributions are Tax- deductible to the extent of the law.

The Eagle Cap Extreme is Oregon’s only qualifying Race for both the Iditarod in Alaska and the Yukon Quest in Alaska/Canada along with being a winter destination for family oriented fun. The ECX provides two distances Mushing trails. There is a 100 mile, 8 Dog Race along with a 200 mile, 12 Dog Race. Both races will make their way through the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest which contains the Eagle Cap Wilderness.

For information, please visit us on the web at www.eaglecapextreme.com  or email us at info@eaglecapextreme.com .

The Eagle Cap Extreme is an equal opportunity service provider and operates under a special use permit administered by the USDA Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.