The event is held rain, snow or shine and will not be cancelled except for cases of severe weather or Acts of God (Force Majeure). In the case of severe weather, the Race Director will evaluate conditions and make an appropriate determination regarding initiation, cancellation or continuation of the race in question race morning. Such determination shall be based on prudent consideration in conjunction with local law enforcement and/or other officials. Any announcements regarding course changes or race cancellation will be made by the race announcer on race morning before the scheduled start. In the event of inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances, Multisportscanada reserves the right to alter, cancel or eliminate any/all portions of the race, or to make any modification concerning the time, length or nature of the event.
AIR QUALITY POLICY
This policy has been developed by Triathlon Alberta/Triathlon BC and utilized by Multisportscanada to make an appropriate decision when the Field of Play is impacted by low visibility or forest fire smoke.
Full details on the protocol can be found here.
We will be utilizing the Air Quality reporting made available by Alberta – https://airquality.alberta.ca/map/
With a Level of 7 or greater, the event will be cancelled. We will notify participants 24 hours in advance with the current Air Quality levels, but as conditions can change within hours, a final decision will not be made until the morning of the event.
As we have applied for all permits, purchased all event materials (medals, race gear and related merchandise) and committed all registrations to the event, with no possibility of getting these funds back, no refunds, credits or rollovers will be available.
If the event is cancelled, all event merchandise will be made available. Each event will have it’s own process and participants will be notified accordingly.
THE COLD
While spring has sprung we never know what the weather will be. While athletes can dress for the weather, and stay warm through racing – volunteers stand still! We have set out the following as a guideline.
- At temperatures of -20C (without the wind-chill), the events may be run at the Race Committee’s discretion, under a modified format (such as a shortened course or a modified start time). The Race Committee will consider the temperature trends, wind chill factors, and track conditions expected during the event before making their decision.
- At temperatures below -25C, the events will be cancelled, or may be run WITHOUT volunteer support.
- At any air temperature, any difficult weather conditions such as strong winds, high air humidity, heavy snow, or icy track conditions will result in the Race Committee consulting with the leaders of the participating teams to modify, postpone or cancel the event.
- A decision to cancel may be made prior to race day based on the forecast or snow conditions, or it may be made on race day based on current weather conditions and the forecast. Event updates and/or the final decision will be posted on our website and/or posted on the facebook page. We will do our best to notify participants via email as well.
PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE MAY BE SNOW AND ICE ON THE RUN COURSE