Starting in 2023, Nordiq Canada has introduced a fee that applies to all participants in Tier 3 events. The policy summary can be found here: https://nordiqcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/Tier-3-Event-License.pdf Tier 3 Events are a competition or event that: An example of these types are events are: Canadian Ski Marathon, Canmore Nordic Canada Day…
Zone4 offers a dedicated system to automate the validation of USSA registrations to ensure your race data is as clean as possible. Zone4 has a preset field called “USSA Racing Licence” which takes care of validating and matching the number against the USSA database. Setup You can start off by…
You wanted a simpler and yet more powerful registration system. We have been listening! Beginning next week Zone4 will be rolling out upgrades to the administration of your registrations. Highlights include: Power Overviews Building forms is still easy via our visual Form Builder, but you now have several power tools…
For a few years, Alberta Bicycle has offered clubs the ability to collect membership fees when members signup on the Alberta Bicycle Membership form. Remittance of the collected funds has always been via cheque though. Starting in 2023, Alberta Bicycle Association is offering the ability to receive the collected funds…
Introduction The FDS WINP photocell is a low cost photocell that is FIS homologated till 2035. Notably, this is a device pair that work as transmitter-receiver which we find works better than the transmitter+reflector style which we find is more prone to false triggers. These FDS photocells can be purchased…
FIS homologation: https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/information/homologated-timing-equipment.html states that the Summit SRT2000 timer must be used ‘with external printer’. So in order to be FIS compliant, each of the 4 timers will need to be paired with a thermal printer which will have to reside in a case at each Summit location. Serial interface…
Validation and List Processes From the moment an event registration is opened until the final set of results are published, the quality, correctness and cleanliness of the data involved will be a factor on how well the event runs. It is unlikely an event will ever have perfect data but…
Equipment Required All of the following equipment is necessary to time a FIS-level race. Zone4 can provide most equipment for rental if needed, but there are some items that are usually provided by the LOC marked in the right column. Zone4 will review this list with each race during…
Currently in Canada, a U20 racer must decide before the race if they are going to race as a Senior or a U20 and they are locked into that choice on race day regardless of how they qualify in the Open Qualifier. That means if a U20 sprinter decides to…
Note: Oct 2022 FIS Update In mid October, after the following document was written and after our guidance went out to clubs, FIS announced that they were bumping the requirement to use homologated equipment in cross country skiing by 1 year till the 2023-2024 season. This effectively means that FIS…