Revelstoke Becomes a Battlefield
This year’s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Battle took place a couple of weeks ago, on the 5th of March. Roughly 40 teams entered into the battle. Each team consisted of two people, the teams were required to race around the mountain finding certain checkpoints and completing a few mandatory hikes. In essence the race was a big-mountain orienteering race.
The 14 cm of snow that we received the night prior to the race, may have slowed some teams down, and also meant a few teams were slightly distracted by the epic skiing. The run down through Powder Assault was at least 20 cm deep in places due to the wind loading that occurs in North Bowl. It was hard to stay focused!
The winning team completed the entire course in 2 hours and 40 minutes, while the top five teams finished within 10 minutes of them. There was an after-party at Mid-Mountain Lodge once all the teams arrived back safely. Some great prizes were handed out, and most people walked away with some goodies. All in all, this year’s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Battle was a fantastically successful big-mountain event that we hope to see returning to Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
