Prizing & Awards

Payak

Awards will take place after each of the events. See the race day schedule for more info on times. Below is the prizing for the 2024 Payak (main event).

50 km Awards: Overall (male & female)

• 1^st place:  $500
• 2^nd place:  $400
• 3^rd place:  $300
• 1^st – 3^rd:  medals or plaques
• 4^th – 6^th:  ribbons
• IDEAL time (middle-of-the-pack skier): Prize TBA

25 km Awards: Overall (male & female)

• 1^st place:  $400
• 2^nd place:  $300
• 3^rd place:  $200
• 1^st – 3^rd:  medals
• 4^th – 6^th:  ribbons
• IDEAL time (middle-of-the-pack skier): Prize TBA

15 km Awards: Overall (male & female)

• 1^st – 3^rd:  medals
• 4^th – 6^th:  ribbons
• IDEAL time (middle-of-the-pack skier): Prize TBA

15 km Paranordic Awards: Overall (male & female)

• 1^st – 3^rd:  medals

10 km Paranordic Sit Ski Awards: Overall (male & female)

• 1^st – 3^rd:  medals

Payak Youth Awards: Ages 13-15 (male & female)

• 1^st – 3^rd:  medals

Payak Youth Awards: Ages 16-17 (male & female)

• 1^st – 3^rd:  medals

Payak Mini (male & female)

• All finishers receive a cookie medal

Celebration of Life Awards (male & female)

• Sigge Bjorklund Memorial Award – Top 15 km Adult 18+
  $200 Coast Outdoors gift certificate and name on trophy
  
  This award is made possible by the Nordic Racers Ski Club.
• Cheryl Morningstar Memorial Award – Top 15 km Youth 13-17
  $125 Coast Outdoors gift certificate and name on trophy
  
  This award is made possible by the Whistler Nordics Ski Club.

Although medals are not being awarded in each five-year age category, we are still timing all racers, and will be posting those results for you to use as bragging rights! Results will be available on site post race, and forever on zone4.

Draw Prizes

We have over $8,000 in draw prizes from our sponsors. Due to the volume, we pre-draw the majority. Check and see if your name was pulled; there will be lists up in the breezeway and flex room after the race. Collect your booty in the flex space. Following each awards ceremony, there will be a few names drawn for the bigger prizes.

• Salomon is providing $5,000 in jackets, tops, poles and gloves.
• Fischer and Swix are rounding out the prize offerings with $3,000 in wax, bags, hydration packs and waxing tools.
• Vauhti is providing waxes and tools.
• KV+ is providing poles, bags and gloves.
• Rundle is providing roller skis and poles.