STAGE ROUTE
* Run down to equipment and theN ski/board down to the bottom of ski course    * Ski start varies according to snow CONDITIONS & REMARKABLES SKI PATROL GUIDELINES    * SKI/BOARD COURSE WILL BE MARKED BY PATROL BEFORE THE START, FOLLOW THE MARKERS    * OBEY ANY OUT OF BOUNDS SIGNS AND SLOW SIGNS AS YOU APPROACH THE BOTTOM OF THE SKI FIELD

STAGE Rules
* SKI Helmets compulsory    * COMPETITORS MUST BE AT THE TOP OF CHAIRLIFT AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE START (FREE 1-WAY UPLIFT PROVIDED AS PART OF ENTRY FEE)    * RECOMMEND COMPETITORS ARE ON THE chairlift NO LATER THAN 12.20Pm    * Lay skis/boards out AS indicated BY MARSHALS    * WALK TO START LINE AS INDICATED BY MARSHALS    * COMPETITORS MUST STOP AND REMOVE SKIS, AS INDICATED BY MARSHALS, BEFORE ENTERING TRANSITION 1    * NO TRANSITION TO BIKE TO TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE DEDICATED TRANSITION AREA

STAGE Notes 
* COMPETITORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL OF ANY PERSONAL EQUIPMENT    *  Competitors must arrange for ski/BOARD equipment to be brought down off the SKI FIELD    * Remarkables Ski Patrol are responsible for ski safety, course clearing and design    * CAR PARKING AND TRANSITION LOCATION WILL BE DECIDED BY REMARKABLES SKI PATROL AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AVALANCHE RISK AND OVERALL SNOW CONDITIONS    * SUPPORT VEHICLES MUST CARRY CHAINS AS PER NZSKI GUIDELINES

STAGE ROUTE
* bike from bottom of ski course down the access road to Frankton Beach    * This is a mountain road with no guardrails in some cases    * It may have snow and ice on the upper sections while the lower sections can be fast and have loose gravel in places    * Beware of your speed, you may be going faster than you think    * At the bottom turn right on to State Highway 6 and bike along towards Kawarau BridgE   * Follow marshals directions on to the old Kawarau Bridge using the footpath and then cycle trail down to the waterfront below remarkables primary school    * the transition area is along the beach area

STAGE Rules
* Helmets must be worn    * Competitors must ride single file unless passing    * Road is closed for uphill traffic only from approximately 12.30 – 1.30pm (a nzski.com road patroller will be in charge of the closure and its exact timing) but cannot guarantee no traffic at all    * obey the road rules and Ride with respect to the conditions

STAGE NOTES
* The access road is open to assistants & SUPPORT CREWS traveling downhill during the event    * Drivers please be very aware of cyclists passing you on the road, give way to cyclists    * St Johns follow the competitors down the road    * Normal road rules apply on the mountain road & on State Hwy 6    * Only one car per team/individual allowed in to Frankton Beach car park

STAGE ROUTE
* Kayak from Frankton Beach to Queenstown    * Beware of the rocks just on and under the water surface rounding the peninsula    * The finish of this stage is on the Queenstown Beach    * Rough Weather Alternative 1: paddle from far end of Frankton Beach up the shore line to finish at end of walking track/ small stone jetty in the Narrows    * Rough weather Alternative 2: if it is deemed ‘too rough’ for paddling at all, a run will be substituted

STAGE Rules
* PFD/life jacket compulsory (see race rules for minimum specifications)   * Raise paddle for assistance    * if in doubt of your ability, stay reasonably close to the shore    * Competitors Should assist other competitorS in trouble on the lake    * kayaks must have an internal form of buoyancy or sealed bulkheads    * spraydecks must be used in kayaks

STAGE NOTES
* Kayaks can be dropped off at Frankton Beach from 10.30am    * parking in queenstown is very limited and tight. try to take the kayaks away from the beach area in an orderly manner without upsetting any tourists!

STAGE ROUTE

* Competitors must turn left from the main beach, and run along a coned off area on Marine Parade, Rees Street and cross via the pedestrian crossing into Duke Street and into upper Camp Street and Isle Street to join Gorge Road    * Using footpaths and pedestrian crossings where availablE    * Run on the left hand side of Gorge Road on gravel track to the Swiss Bell-Resort Coronet Peak    * Extreme caution on road crossing of cavells bridge

STAGE Rules
* Please follow road and pedestrian rules    * Be aware of traffic on roads, especially at intersections and Take all due care crossing roads – competitors have no right of way    * Run on gravel track up Gorge Road (stay off the road)

STAGE Notes 
* Only one car per team / individual allowed in SWISS BELL-RESORT CORONET PEAK car park    * ALL other parking around transition to bike must be done in a manner not to block the road for other drivers