Actually the later you run them the greater chance of them being cancelled due to fire danger. Lot of people forgetting that races held on BLM, Forrest Service or any other land can be cancelled at the last minute due to fire danger. I believe this happened to a race a few years back.

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Freyensee, James P"
> Speaking of horrible weather and global warming, but weren't a few of
> the early MTB races affected by the ton of snow we got this year (so
> much for that global warming thing...)? I even remember Randy D.
> sending an email out saying the first Downhill in June was cancelled due
> to snow (and re-opened the resort to skiers/snowboarders)!
>
> It seems like there is a no-win situation happening. Have early season
> MTB races scheduled but risk them being cancelled because of snow. Or
> have later MTB races in great weather and less chance of weather-induced
> cancellation but have less riders show up.
>
> Clear as mud to me...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of Ron
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:51 AM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Why weren't you at SkiBowl today to race?
>
> I'm currently racing in the PIR short track XC series, which is my first
> MTB racing of the year.
>
> The reason this is the first XC races I've done this year...I don't like
> to ride in mud which is very prevalent in the spring. Also the road race
> season is in full swing during the spring which is when many of the
> single day road races take place.
>
> I was really looking forward to racing some of XC races this year until
> I looked at the schedule and noticed almost all races were in the spring
> when the weather is horrible in Oregon. That pretty much changed my mind
> until the Short Track XC races at PIR came around.
>
> For me the spring is single day road races and Time Trials. Summer is XC
> racing, stage racing (road) and crits (road).
>
> It's unfortunate that either the racers only want to race in the spring
> or the promoters only want to race in the spring (one of the two parties
> (racers/promoters) isn't listening to the other side) as I won't race
> MTB in the spring...Those races are more about survival than who is the
> best rider.
>
> I love to ride and race MTB's (it's what got me on a bike many years
> ago) but with the current schedule...I won't be joining the XC race
> series any time soon.
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