Preliminary 2010-11 COSMIC Race Calendar

This is a "preliminary calendar" - we should be ready to confirm the March 19th event next week. It'll be a two-person teams race, race distance of over 4 hours for the winners.

December
11th - Irwin Lodge - CS Irwin Rando Race

January
15th - Sunlight Mt. - The Heathen Challenge
29th - Mt. Crested Butte - C.A.M.P Crested Butte Rando Race

February
13th - Monarch Mt. - Race the Divide

March
5th - TBA

April
9th - Breckenridge Ski Resort - The Five Peaks
23rd - Molas Pass - San Juans Rando
30th - Arapahoe Basin - The Marmot Grind

The Five Peaks Results

Congratulations to all of the competitors in the inaugural The Five Peaks race on April 10th. 35 teams started under perfect conditions at 6 am at the base of Peak 9. 31 tandem teams finished the 10,000 ft. of climbing and made the final climb cut-off of 2:30 pm.

 

A special thank you to the Town of Breckenridge, Breckenridge Ski Resort and the Breckenridge Ski Patrol for making The Five Peaks a success for spectators, volunteers and racers. We're already planning for next year.

 

Results are attached here as well as on The Five Peaks website.

 

 

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The Five Peaks is all a GO for Saturday April 10th at 6 AM

The weather looks good for Saturday's The Five Peaks in Breckenridge. We expect no course changes from the planned Peak 10, Peak 9, twice up Peak 8 and Peak 7 route. Late registration and packet pick-up is at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge from 4-7 pm with the mandatory race meeting at 6 pm.

Breck Ascent hillclimb series

The Town of Breckenridge and Breckenridge Ski Resort are promoting a three-race hillclimb series.

The Breck Ascent Series kicks off next Wednesday, March 24th. The race will start at 5:30pm at the base of Peak 8; registration/bib pick-up will be in the basement of the Bergie.

The Breckenridge Recreation Department and the Breckenridge Ski Resort are excited to announce that the first 75 people to register for the entire series will receive a pair of Smartwool socks. Series registration is available now through March 23rd for $40.  You can also register for the individual races for $15 each.  Race #2 is on March 31st and race #3 is on April 7th.

Register for the races at the Breckenridge Recreation Center, Mountain Outfitters or online at active.com.

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New course for Race the Divide at Monarch Mt.

This weekend's Race the Divide has an updated course with added vertical; see attached map and description.

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CAMP Ski Mountaineering Race at Crested Butte - Jan. 18th update

The Colorado Classic is coming in just two weeks. COSMIC is pleased to announce that CAMP has assumed title sponsorship of Colorado's oldest event: the CAMP Ski Mountaineering Race at Crested Butte. Competitors can look forward to strong support of this favorite event with plenty of CAMP prizes.

 

At this time considering snow conditions it looks likely course will not be finalized until the night prior to the event. Snow is forecast for Crested Butte all week, so stay tuned. Whatever conditions bring us, CB will continue to be one of the most demanding courses in the COSMIC series.

Early registration opens for The Five Peaks in Breckenridge

Start Date:
Apr 10 2010

Early on-line registration is now open for North America's longest randonee race on April 10th - The Five Peaks in Breckenridge. The projected field limit for the 10,000 ft. duo teams event is 90 teams. To register go to: active.com, for complete information and updates leading to the The Five Peaks event see cosmicski on Facebook as well as thefivepeaks.com.

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The Heathen Challenge Jan. 12th update

Sunlight Mt. has plenty of snow and the course will ski as marked on the maps. The race day forecast is mostly sunny with a high of 35 degrees. Pack the sunscreen, it'll be good day to ski race.

 

The skin-track portions of The Heathen course will be in this Thursday and completely marked by mid-day Friday. Don't forget the mandatory gear requirements for the Race/Heavy Metal division (helmet/beacon/shovel/probe/ski pack) as well as the required helmet for the Recreation category. We look forward to seeing you Saturday morning on the start line at 8 am.