10th Annual Spyder Grind

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

Saturday, April 21, 2012 @ 6:30 AM

 

Date

Start: Saturday, April 21, 2012 @ 6:30 AM

Address

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
28194 US Hwy 6 Dillon, CO

Fees

25.00 to 40.00

Registration Closing Date

Thursday, April 19, 2012 @ 11:59 PM PST

Brief Description

The Grind is an uphill, downhill adventure race designed to introduce new participants to backcountry skiing as well as challenge the veteran skier. Races are modeled after European randonee events with competitors beginning on foot and running to clip into their skis. Athletes skin uphill on a challenging course and race down to the finish. Race category vertical is approximately 4,500 ft, recreational 2,000ft.

Additional Information

Recreation Course: Begin in the base area and ascend up High Noon. Three quarters up the way of High Noon veer left across Sundance past TB Glades which will be on your left. Head towards Treeline Terrain Park, go under the Norway chair lift and up Grizzly Road. Ascend to the top of the Pallavicini chair lift. Move along ridgeline towards Snow Plume Refuge (patrol headquarters) at the summit. Continue up to the weather station at the top of Montezuma Bowl. Take the traverse to the top of Zuma lift, descend down Humbug to Falcon/Dragon continuing down East Gully. Circle around the Avalauncher and follow the discs up a minor hill and then come down towards Sundance and back to High Noon to the base area, covering approximately 2,000 vertical feet. Race Course: This course will travel up High Noon following the recreation course as listed above. It will take a second loop on the upper mountain from mid-mountain up to the summit and back down to the base area and the finish. The course is a total of approximately 3,000 feet vertical. Course is subject to change due to conditions.

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