Just picked up on this thread and thought I would comment about our reasoning by not offering refunds.
We will if we can reschedule the race, but as we have paid out for all the race T's, numbers, chip timing, St Johns etc etc, it would bankrupt us if we refunded everyone's entry fees. We will of course send everyone who wants one a race T, and even that would cost a pretty penny. You have to appreciate that the weather at this time of year is unpredictable and totally out of our control, and whilst at 9:00 - 10:00am this year, it would have been quite easy to say, oh the snow is settling, we will call the race off, we would much rather have the race than not at all.