The Prince George Iceman will be looking a little different this year, as winter temperatures have been absent from the city.
This year, the ski route has changed to a 1.6 kilometre loop on artificial snow, the 5 kilometre run going from the Oval to the Canfor Leisure Pool, and the swimming moved to a smaller pool.
Media and Sponsorship Coordinator Sylvia Masich talked about the weather being one of the biggest challenges this year.
“It’s hard, because we’re all a group of volunteers. You put all these plans in place hoping for the best case scenario, and then mother nature decides it’s going to be really warm.”
“It’s hard seeing all that hard work, I don’t want to say go to waste, but not come to fruition, and in a way sometimes scramble to make sure it works.”
Masich added there was a possibility of no swim due to the Aquatic Centre renovations, however, they were able to work with the city to move to the Canfor Leisure Pool, and also change their running route.
The City of Prince George also issued a temporary service disruption during the Iceman event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the notable impacts being:
- One southbound lane and the bike lane closed on Foothills Boulevard between Otway Road and 18th Avenue.
- All sidewalks along the route closed for racers.
- All traffic signals along the route placed in four-way flash.
The main pool and teach pool at the Canfor Leisure Pool will be closed from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the swimming portion of the race.
A map of the routes can be found here.
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