The Northwest District hosts the annual Klondike Derby for Boy Scout troops in January.  This competitive event includes winter camping and Scoutcraft events to challenge Scouts and promote the patrol method.  The Klondike Derby is a tribute to the hearty miners seeking gold in the Klondike area of the Yukon Territory more than 100 years ago. The miners left Seattle and traveled through difficult terrain to reach the gold fields. Some traveled by sea and river, others overland. The most difficult route was also the cheapest and challenged even the most knowledgable travelers. The most common picture of this difficult journey was the climb from Skagway up the Chilkoot Trail and over the Chilkoot Pass. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilkoot_Trail
The Klondike Derby borrows elements from that journey adding Scout skills to create a challenging event.

Documents – Download

Frequently Asked Questions
(Google Document available at http://tinyurl.com/nwmtbsa-klondike-faq/)

Registration and Information
(Google Document available at http://tinyurl.com/nwmtbsa-klondike2010/)

Dates

Friday January 22, 2010

Come setup camp and work on snow-camping skills

• Troop Check-in
• Adult Station signup

Saturday

Events all day

• Flags
• Introduction/Opening
• Sled and Patrol check-in
• Start of competition
• Lunch on trail
• First teams finish and check-out
• End of stations – last check-out
• Campwide Tug of War
• Great sled race
• Flag Closing
• Awards
• Dinner

Sunday

Break Camp and return home