Cirque series is in its third year formerly known as peak series and is taking the. Discrete cirque series packs big mountain fun into short. First organized in 2015, this mountain running series consists of six races. You can access the cirque from the tram or with a quick traverse from the little cloud lift. Mountain running events at ski areas, discrete cirque. Trail run on some of the most beautiful and challenging terrain at snowbird during the discrete cirque series on september 7. Starting from the base of a worldfamous ski resort, youll rally up windswept ridges and glacial cirques to towering peaks, power down a quadburning descent, break the tape into a festival of live music, food, drink, and vendor tents.
Cirque series training plans mountain ready running. Ketchums morgan arritola added another discrete cirque series womens mountain running victory to her impressive resume on saturday, july in the steeps at alta, utah. What the event offers is a bit of suffering, but a whole lot of reward. Click here for 2019 results click here for 2018 results. Having launched in the park city area with snowbird, alta, and deer valley as host sites, cirque series will add alyeska, alaska, and arapahoe basin, colorado, to its lineup this year. The cirque series has been on my bucket list ever since 2017 when i saw them for the first time. Discrete cirque series packs big mountain fun into short distance. In its fourth season for 2018 with stops in utah, idaho, alaska and colorado, the cirque series is one of a few different mountain running series that have made strong efforts to diversify the number of summertime offerings at ski areas across america. The cirque series snowbird, ut is a running race in snowbird, utah consisting of a 8. Discrete cirque series alta, ut running trail, alta, utah. Any athlete choosing to dnf must notify a member of the cirque series staff, course volunteer, course marshal, emt, or aid station volunteer.
Its a beautiful mountain ridgeline with awesome skiing on both sides. Following the race, return to the on tent for a post race recovery massage and relax on our. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. The culmination of the series, the snowbird race draws fierce trail runners jostling to top out at the summit of hidden peak, then the summit of baldy too. The discrete cirque series are everything we love in a challenging mountain run. Other cirque series races and leaderboards overall results. Information on this page about the cirque series snowbird is only as current or accurate as the race event has made it. Mountain runners encounter a challenging downhill after climbing nearly 3,000 feet to reach hidden peak at 11,000 feet. Turn onto the ridge trail feel the burn in your legs with large sweeping views of snowbird s cirque and mt. Jaybird was a proud series of the discrete cirque series this year. In order to use runsignup, your browser must accept cookies. Join us for another year of the discrete cirque series at snowbird.
Read more about the discrete cirque series race on. Read the latest posts about cirque series on powder magazine. The cirque series is a premier mountain running event held at alpine locations throughout the united states. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. Baldy, ending up on hidden peak with expansive views of the entire wasatch range. Discrete cirque series final at snowbird presented by. The cirque series snowbird, ut is on saturday august 22, 2020. The course takes runners immediately connecting with tanaka cat road. The cirque series is redefining what mountain running is all about. Listed below are my top three takeaways from the 2019 snowbird cirque series race and why you should add a discrete cirque series event to your racing schedule in 2020. Once at tv corner runners will continue up through the lower bowl of alyeska resort to the silvertip single track mountain bike trail. The first cirque series race was held this past june 29th at brighton in utah and will continue through september. Follow cirque series s instagram account to see all 355 of their photos and videos.
Join us for another year of the discrete cirque series at alta. The premiere max elevation gain, short distance, mountain adventure races, in the nation. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on linkedin opens in new window. Series june 27 brighton july 11 alta july 25 alyeska aug 8 abasin aug 22 snowbird sept 19 targhee race info faq merch volunteer contact discrete. Cirque series snowbird, ut results competitive timing. Skiing the snowbird cirque burke alder entrepreneur. Any athlete choosing to dnf must notify a member of the cirque series staff, course volunteer, course marshal, emt, or. Discrete clothing cirque series hill climb races with. Well, on saturday, september 7th, my wish came true. Trying to catch up discrete cirque series snowbird. Cirque series is in its third year formerly known as peak series and is taking the show on the road.
Its called the steepest and longest of all the summer mountain runs on the 2019 discrete cirque series. Next on their list of locations is alta, utah july, alyeska, alaska july 27, arapahoe basin, colorado august 10, sun valley, idaho august 24 and snowbird, utah september 7. Turn onto the ridge trail feel the burn in your legs with large sweeping views of snowbirds cirque and mt. Full results for all six cirque series races are available on their results page. Prizes prizes will be distributed at the end of each event and for the overall series winners. Get on the list email address this information will not be shared partners in promoting utah powder. Visit website the final stop of the 2017 discrete cirque series. The cirque series is straight fire, these running events are taking utah, colorado, idaho, and other locales across the united states by storm. The elevation is serious but the mileage is manageable, and the race is as hardcore as you. Visit on in the vendor village to pickup a pair of demo shoes for the race and to grab some prerace fuel to help push you up and over peaks.
Arritola adds cirque series win at alta mountain sports. It is near the end of november and i am barely getting around to updating the website about this race. The idea of running all the way up to the peak of a mountain, and then back down seemed crazy. Anyone running under a bib assigned to another athlete will be banned from future cirque series races, we take this very seriously because it creates a safety issue. Technical descending from hidden peak at cirque series. I jumped in to the cirque series race in august as a chance to put in a hard effort, with lots of vertical as a final preparation for nolans 14. You also getting hooked up with a swag bag from our. Discrete clothing cirque series hill climb races with julian carr. Below is a picture of the northeast facing cirque with the snowbird tram in the distance. Make your way down a steep and technical section of trail, being sure to save enough energy for one more uphill section to the cool refreshing shade and air of snowbird s ski through tunnel. The cirque series races caps participants at 500 and takes place at brighton, alta and snowbird, ut as well as abasin, co, sun valley, id and alyeska, ak. There are three categories in which the prizes will be given out. Once at the top of silvertip runners will face a very steep climb. Catch your breath and loop around the backside of hidden peak and make your way down to gorilla pass and head straight up to the summit of mt.
Trail run project is part of the rei coop family, where a life outdoors is a life well lived. Trying to catch up discrete cirque series snowbird challenge of. Sport division beginner intermediate, expert divison, pro. The second race in the cirque series lands in alta, ut on july th, 2019. It mimics the many races that take place in europe where mountain running is a staple. Millicent 10,452 ft, youll catch your breath, run along the ridge towards the saddle between mount wolverine and mt. Cirque series snowbird, ut sport division beginner intermediate saturday september 7, 2019 snowbird, ut us. To search for finishers in video with clickable links and for results go here. Sport division beginner intermediate, expert divison, pro division, and volunteer.
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