Weather Date? Conditions to Postpone or Cancel Race
What does "Weather Date" mean? We will move the race to the Weather Date if the following conditions are reported on the road and summit the morning of race day - ICE, SNOW, VERY HIGH WINDS and HARD DRIVING RAIN. We will stop the race if conditions are deemed unsafe for the riders in the race or cars heading down. We will not cancel the race for "uncomfortable" conditions. Your are participating in a race where the venue is note for having the most challenging weather conditions - Mt. Washington. If weather should cause cancellation both days, your entry fee will be graciously accepted as a donation to Tin Mountain. Sorry, NO REFUNDS.
Talk about thievery! Why any cyclist would want to participate in a race on a road where they are ordinarily forbidden to ride is beyond me - but then to pony up a ridiculous amount of money to do so - or not - on the whim of the organizers - Ha! Hey, why don't you "not hold" 5 or 6 of these things next year? Think of the money you could rake in!
Mary told us that we missed it - "you should have been here at 9:00am when
we had it." There goes another 13 dollars to pay for my wife's ticket, but
who's counting?
that weather conditions could cause cancellation (although inthe entire
history of the event - cancellatinos have been minimal). Then because race
directors are concerned about the riders safety - you have the nerve to
complain? Gimme a break!
I rode the practice ride in July ($50 - we were the only group that made it to
the top this year), the wind was gusting at 60+ mph. I was blown to the
edge of the road several times - as were my teammates. With wind speeds
at 75+ on race day, I can't believe anyone would consider riding under
those conditions. Until you have experienced the force of wind at that speed
consider yourself lucky that you weren't allowed to ride - you may have
taken a lengthy fall right off the edge.
suffered from the cancellation. However, there are still no guarantees when it comes to unpredictable weather and that mountain.
I'm not sure that refunding money would solve everyone's disappointment - but at leat the race directors are trying to make it up in some way. I'm sure that
the money we all pay to ride up the mountain has already been budgeted and would create financial difficulties if the Conservatory were to refund
everyone's entry fee.
Either way - I'll still submit my entry for the 2008 practice ride and pray for good weather. At least I'm only out $50 rather than $300. The hotel - no biggee, I can go shopping or
drive a few miles to sightsee...