Patrols pull their sleds as fast as they can in the Sled Race Competition at the Annual Sully District Klondike Derby.
Centreville — The National Capitol Area Council (NCAC) Sully District annual Klondike Derby
Klondike Trail
1st: Troop 7369, Invisibles Patrol (5th year in a row)
2nd: Troop 1826, Das Fensters Patrol
3rd: Troop 7369, Flaming Ice Cubes Patrol
Sled Race
1st: Troop 7369, Roadrunners Patrol
2nd: Troop 1826, Das Fensters Patrol
3rd: Troop 682, British Patrol
Chili Cook-off
1st: Troop 7369, High Voltage Patrol
2nd: Troop 7369, Flaming Ice Cubes Patrol
3rd: Troop 1995, Train Hopping Hobo Raccoons Patrol
was held on Jan. 20-22 with a “Yeti’s in the Yukon” theme. Troops arrived Friday evening to set up camp at NCAC’s Camp Snyder near Haymarket. On Saturday, seven Troops, three Venturing Crews and one Varsity Team participated in the Klondike competition.
Klondike Trail Stations included Sled Inspection, Cooking Lunch on the Trail, First Aid, Tomahawk Throwing, Ladder Lashing, Yukon Gulch Crossing, Yeti Fishing Hole, Compass Competition, Two-man Log Sawing, Fire Building, Blind Leading the Blind, and a “Glacier” Traverse. Additional competitions included the annual sled race on Saturday afternoon and a Chili Cook-Off Saturday evening. Competition winners were announced at the Saturday evening campfire, which included a campfire show led by the Order of the Arrow Chapter. On Sunday morning the Scouts attended the Scouts Own Service at the Camp Snyder Chapel. Overall, there were 17 Patrols, 135 Scouts, and 42 Scouters participating in the Derby. Winners of the competitions were as follows: