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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we have unfortunately made the very difficult decision to cancel the Toby Creek Race for 2022. With unseasonably high water levels on the creek, the organizing team are unable to see a way that we can facilitate the event in a safe, fun and responsible manner. Our initial response was to reschedule for later in August, though due to organizer availability and other logistical issues we are unable to commit the resources we need to run the high quality event people have come to enjoy over the race's history.
Gauging water levels and snowpack is one of the most challenging aspects of hosting whitewater events, but it is part of this beautiful sport and we hope our community understands our need to wait until today to make a decision.
At this time I want to acknowledge our title sponsors for 2022, NRS, Pyranha, BadFish SUP and Alberta Slalom. Without these organizations ongoing community and event support we wouldn't be in a position to run these events, let alone have such great prizes and infrastructure available to us. Also to our supporting sponsors; CANRVRSUP, Kootenay SUP, Kokatat, Aquabound, Toby Creek Adventures, Baker Creek Chalets and Jaylife 13 we want to express our thanks for the product and time you have all put into supporting this event.
I must emphasize, THIS IS BY NO MEANS THE END OF THE TOBY CREEK RACE! We have taken on people's feedback from years past and taken from lessons learned this year and we promise to be back next year with a more inclusive, affordable and better event. We hope to line up a community camp and paddle on Toby Creek later in August. This is a great reason to get together, and also for people new to the race, or a bit intimidated by it to see the race sections in a more relaxed manner for the first time. We will have more information on that in the coming weeks.
Thanks so much to those of you who have registered for this year, we will be in touch with full refunds shortly. Also, thanks to everyone who has raced in, attended and supported the Toby Creek Race in the past. We look forward to many more gatherings for this great event in 2023 and beyond.
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