Indoor Lowland Championships

The Indoor Lowland Championship are an initiative of the Dutch, Danish, British, Belgium and the Luxembourgish ski federations to see which ‘Lowland’ will be the best of the season. The races take place in one of the indoor ski slopes in Europe and this year it’s up to the Netherlands. Racers of the five nations will compete in SnowWorld Landgraaf for individual and nation prices. The Indoor Lowland Championships will take place on September 23th and 24th. Below you can find more information, registration, and the program for the whole weekend.

Where: SnowWorld Landgraaf
When: 23 and 24 september 2023
Categories: U10 – masters

Draft Program

The programm below is still subject to change.

Thursday 21 September

Training: lanes will be available but must be booked in advance. To book a lane, send an email to skiteams@snowworld.com.

Friday 22 September

Training: lanes will be available but must be booked in advance. To book a lane, send an email to skiteams@snowworld.com.
19:00 Team captains meeting and bib draw

Saturday 23 September

07:45 – 08:30 Warm-up
08:30 – 09:00 Course inspection 1st run
09:15 Start 1st run
We will start resetting and inspection 2nd course immediately after the end of the 1st run.
Price giving ceremony directly afterwards.
17:00 Team captains meeting and bib draw

Sunday 24 September

07:45 – 08:30 Warm-up
08:30 – 09:00 Course inspection 1st run
09:15 Start 1st run
We will start resetting and inspection 2nd course immediately after the end of the 1st run.
Price giving ceremony directly afterwards.

Race format

Both races will be a slalom format. The categories U10 and U12 will race with stubbies and the remaining age categories with 27 mm poles.

Entry criteria and invitation

Each race is open to racers registered with their home nation, meeting the age group categories U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, U21 and masters. Each nation has a specific quota and will determine their own entry criteria. Racers will be invited to participate by their own national federation. Entry procedures including additional national fees, if applicable, closing dates etc. will be published separately by each nation.

Prices

Saturday and Sunday

There will be a price giving ceremony after the 2nd run on Saturday and Sunday, including the prices for the Lowlands Cup on Sunday.

Lowlands Cup

The nation that receives the most points during the weekend, wins the Lowlands Cup 2023. The top 5 skiers in the finish of each category will receive points for the Nations Cup. Points per category:
1st place – 15 points
2nd place – 9 points
3rd place – 5 points
4th place – 3 points
5th place – 1 point

Rules

The Race will be run in accordance with FIS rules. For issues not covered by the FIS, the jury will decide. Racers must be able to show their bib in the competition area, at any time. Coaches and other personnel wishing to access the slope will be required to complete a race accreditation form and be issued with an accreditation.

Cost and entries administration

The entry fee for this event is € 35,- per person per day. Slope entry is included in the entry fee for the race. There is no training after the race and no free entry to the slope.

Each individual nation will collect and send their race entries, including reserves, to events@wintersport.nl, before 20 September 2023, in the following format:

Accommodation and training lanes

For rooms and training lanes, please contact SnowWorld (skiteams@snowworld.com).

Contact

For any questions about the Indoor Lowland Championship, please contact Paco Krom at events@wintersport.nl. If you have questions about rooms or training lanes, please contact SnowWorld (skiteams@snowworld.com). For specific national questions, quota, and entry procedure, please contact the following: