Sports - Ski to Sea

POSTED: Friday, Apr. 20, 2007

So what do you know? Try this Ski to Sea history quiz

05/26/2006 So, your kids want to do the the Junior Ski to Sea race, you're signed up for the main event, and your family gathers every year to celebrate at "It All Ends in Fairhaven." Time to dig a little deeper into this thing called Ski to Sea. Time to test yourself on Ski to Sea history.

What was the name of Ski to Sea's predecessor event?

A. Ye Olde Ski to Sea

B. Mount Baker Marathon and Community Barbecue

C. Let's Go Way Up There and Try To Come Back Alive

D. Mount Baker Marathon

What did the winner of the first (correct name from No. 1) win?

A. $50

B. $100

C. A new outhouse

D. Two weeks at Birch Bay

What impeded Harvey Haggard, the first competitor off the mountain, in the first (correct name from No. 1)?

A. His primitive Nikes didn't arrive on time.

B. Moonshiners chased him off course.

C. A bull blocked the train tracks.

D. His horse became frightened by a car and tossed him onto the ground.

What did Harvey Haggard win for merely finishing the race?

A. $50 from inspired fans

B. $180 from inspired fans

C. The title "King of Glacier"

D. The title "King of Birch Bay"

Why was the race stopped after 1913?

A. A racer fell into a crevasse and died.

B. A racer fell into a crevasse and nearly died.

C. The bull came back for round two.

D. The racers held out for free-agent status.

What were the race legs when Ski to Sea emerged in 1973?

A. Downhill skiing, canoeing and sailing.

B. Downhill skiing, bicycling and sailing.

C. Downhill skiing, bicycling and canoeing.

D. Downhill skiing, running, bicycling and canoeing.

What race leg was added in 1975?

A. Bicycling

B. Running

C. Sailing

D. Roller skating (later removed)

Which location has not been the final destination of the race?

A. Civic Athletic Complex

B. Hovander Homestead Park

C. Lake Padden

D. Lake Whatcom

What race legs were added in the '90s?

A. Mountain biking and sea kayaking

B. Mountain biking and snowboarding

C. Snowboarding and sea kayaking

C. Mountain biking, sea kayaking and snowboarding

How long is the current race?

A. 92.5 miles

B. 82.5 miles

C. 88 miles

D. Endless, it seems.