VAMPS CHALLENGE 2018-2019 This years challenge involves being INVOLVED! So, VAMPS, here we go! RULES: • Starting date- Tuesday, Dec. 11th and ending March 1st, 2019. • Check off completed challenges including dates and submit to me by email or snail mail by March

3rd. • Prizes and acknowledgment of winners and participants at end of year VAMPS/DONS party at Ga-

lena in late March. 1. FIND THE V Susan Giannettino will hide the big PINK “V “and the big ORANGE “D” ( for DONS) -starting the first full week of January. V’s and D’s will be placed in the valley nordic areas and you’ll get a CLUE every Wednesday in the Idaho Mountain Express Misc. II section, starting Jan. 2nd. There will be 6 “hides”. Each V and D (they will alternate weeks) will have a Ziplock with paper and pencils inside and will be up for 2 weeks. Once you find the V/D, write your name on the paper to prove you were there and leave the V/D in place. Here’s the schedule: ___________#1 Orange D Wed. Jan 9- Tues. Jan. 22 _____ #2 Pink V Wed. Jan 16- Tues. Jan. 29 ______#3 Orange D Wed. Jan 23- Tues. Feb. 5 ______#4 Pink V Wed. Jan 30- Tues. Feb. 12 ______#5 Orange D Wed. Feb. 6- Tues. Feb. 19 ______#6 Pink V Wed. Feb.13- Tues. Feb. 26 2. ONE RACE/EVENT for all! (not just volunteering but participating) _______________(Winterstart, Prairie Creek Classic, Billy Goat Loppet, Teton Ridge, Ski The Rails, BMT, 1/2 BMT, Yellowstone Rendezvous, Birkebeiner, McCall Masters, etc. ) 3. DURANCE DEMO LOOP (write date) _______Amps and ST’s- 2 laps of double pole only

_______Amps and STs- 2 laps of V2 only (classic - 2 laps of no poles only) _______Everyone else - 1 lap of double pole only _______Everyone else- 1 lap of V2 or classic no poles only 4. PRAIRIE CREEK LOOP Time Trial (from the bridge back to bridge - either direction) ______ AMPS and ST’s -1 timed lap of Prairie Creek - 3x during season- separate by 2-3 weeks ______ Everyone else- 1 timed lap around Prairie Creek Loop 5. BMT TRAIL ________AMPS and ST’s- up the BMT ________Everyone Else- down the BMT 6. PICTURE WITH A DON or DON with Cell Phone- send picture to Muffy’s email _________ muffyritz@gmail.cm The End of Season Party will be sometime between March 25-29th at Galena

Lodge. I hope to give you enough advance warning so, you can plan.