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Alley Loop

Alley Loop

Crested Butte, Colorado, United States View on map
Jan 30, 2027 (America/Denver local time)
Skiing

About this race

The Alley Loop is not your typical Nordic Marathon… It stands both as a premier American Birkebeiner Qualifying event, in addition to being Crested Butte’s most outrageous costume party of the year!  The course winds its way through snowy streets, alleyways and narrow bridges through the heart of downtown Crested Butte.  You’ll find yourself cheered by town revelers as you navigate a crazy gliding costume assemblage…  Racers are sometimes forced into making daring passes and depending on their luck, may even get waylaid on a bridge for a moment.  Once you make it through town, you are rewarded by pristine tracks and exhilarating vistas throughout the Crested Butte Nordic trail network.

If you like normal, you may want to look for another race.  If you are up for anything… this is right up your alley!

Pick your distance

Skiing

42K Classic

Third lap cut off time 12pm

Jan 30, 2027 Marathon 9:00 AM
$105.00
Open

42K Skate

Third lap cut off time 12:05pm

Jan 30, 2027 Marathon 9:15 AM
$105.00
Open

21K Classic

Jan 30, 2027 Half-Marathon 9:05 AM
$90.00
Open

21K Skate

Jan 30, 2027 Half-Marathon 9:25 AM
$90.00
Open

10K Freestyle

Jan 30, 2027 10K 10:30 AM
$60.00
Open

Sit Ski 10K

This 10K course is for sit ski racers. Registration allow participants to register themselves and a guide (if applicable).

Jan 30, 2027 10K 10:30 AM
$60.00
Open

5K Freestyle

Jan 30, 2027 5K 1:00 PM
$50.00
Open

3K Freestyle

Jan 30, 2027 3K 1:15 PM
$30.00
Open

1.5K Freestyle

Jan 30, 2027 1K 1:15 PM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Crested Butte, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -14.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 0.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -20.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -2.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
11.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
61.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 30, 2027 (MST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 30, 2027 (MST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 11m

The sun rises at 7:15 AM and sets at 5:26 PM local time (MST) in Crested Butte on January 30, 2027 — 10h 11m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — Alley Loop

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 8 Crested Butte events

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