Address:

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park South Rim Visitor's Center, Montrose, CO    view map

Registration closed:

Online registration is closed, please register at the event.

Description:

This is a challenging and fun out and back course with options for distance and style.  Choose a 5 mile snowshoe race or a 10 mile Freestyle (skate or classic) ski race.  Non-competitive timed 5 mile Freestyle ski also available. Awards for winners.  Free bowl of chili and refreshments at the Visitor Center after the race.  Lots of swag and lots of fun. All this to benefit Mended Little Hearts of Western Colorado, a non-profit group providing support and friendship for families with children born with Congenital Heart Defects (1:100 births, it is more common than most people know!).  No park admission fees.  Groomed course on the South Rim Road.

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Course description:

Directions to start:

Race begins and ends at the South Rim Visitor's Center.  All events start at 10:00 a.m.  The Center opens at 9:00 am and provides heated space for check-in and registration.  Registration and packet pick-up is from 9:00 to 9:45 race day morning at the Visitor Center.  No entrance fee to the park.  To get to the Visitor's Center travel 10 miles East on Hwy 50 out of Montrose.  Turn left on Hwy 347 (marked with brown National Park sign) and continue on winding paved road to dead-end at Visitor's Center.

Parking:

Free parking available at the visitor's center, overflow parking follow ranger instructions/signs to park along Rim Road.  Do not block fire lanes.

Awards info:

Medals for first place winners male and female for each of three events, 5 mile snowshoe, 10 mile classic ski, and 10 mile skate/freestyle.  Additional medals for youth participants and age groupers as registration numbers allow.

Additional info

Hot and cold refreshments provided at the race finish.  After-Party begins at 12:30 with awards presentation and swag givaways to follow.

Timing:

Race clock to provide time for results.

Race Entry Fee:

Online pre-registration is $20 until noon on February 6, 2020.  Race day registration is $25.

No Park Entrance Fee:

No entrance fee to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

Packet pickup:

Race day check-in and registration at the Visitor's Center from 9:00-9:45 a.m.

Registration info:

$20 through February 6th, race-day registration $25

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