Camden Snow Bowl Postpones U.S. Toboggan Nationals Until 2022
According to the Camden Snow Bowl website, the 31st annual Toboggan Nationals have been postponed until 2022.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 31st annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships, originally scheduled to happen February 5th through the 7th, 2021, have been moved to next year. After many attempts and brainstorming on how they could still make it happen, it just isn t safe enough to do so.
“We had developed a plan to run half the number of teams, with 25 percent of the number of racers and no spectators,” said Committee Co-Chairman Stuart Young.
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In past years, putting together this roundup of winter events meant previewing things like outdoor festivals celebrating the snow, ice bars at restaurants and resorts, and the annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl. And then the pandemic came knocking, putting our ability to gather on ice. But there are still plenty of ways to make the most of winter.
Many of those events have been postponed for a year, which means this year’s slate looks a lot different. But will that stop us hardy Mainers from celebrating winter? Heck, no! Pandemic or not, we’ve still got full moons, starry skies and other reasons to skip in our Bean Boots (though some more snow would help a lot). So, let us forge ahead (safely) with what’s left of winter and make the mos
Need something to look forward to? Mark your calendar with these winter events
From full-moon adventures to food-centric happenings in Freeport, there s plenty of fun to be had.
Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
In past years, putting together this roundup of winter events meant previewing things like outdoor festivals celebrating the snow, ice bars at restaurants and resorts, and the annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl. And then the pandemic came knocking, putting our ability to gather on ice. But there are still plenty of ways to make the most of winter.
Many of those events have been postponed for a year, which means this year’s slate looks a lot different. But will that stop us hardy Mainers from celebrating winter? Heck, no! Pandemic or not, we’ve still got full moons, starry skies and other reasons to skip in our Bean Boots (though some more snow would help a lot). So, let us forge ahead (safely) with what’s left of winter and make the mos
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Camden Toboggan Competition Postponed Tuesday, December 22, 2020 1:41 PM The 31st annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships, scheduled to be held the first weekend of February, has been postponed to 2022 out of an abundance of caution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For 30 years, the championships have overcome a variety of hurdles: one year, a blizzard enveloped New England in whiteout conditions, forcing the event to condense to a single day of racing. In other years, racers endured gale-force winds and pouring rain.
In a news release, committee co-chairs Stuart Young and Holly Anderson stated, “We had developed a plan to run half the number of teams, with 25% of the number of racers and no spectators. We felt we could adhere to Maine’s COVID-19 mandates with reduced capacity, but the rise of infections has made it impossible to ensure a safe event.”