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Badwax 500
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Badwax 500

Missoula, Montana, United States View on map
Nov 27, 2026 – Mar 07, 2027 (America/Denver local time)
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About this race

BADWAX 500

500km Ski Club

11/27/26 - 3/7/27 (midnight)

10th Anniversary

BADWAX is a free ski club, where skiers enter their winter skis in a Google spreadsheet and try to accumulate 500km for the season.  At the end of the season, skiers receive a free shirt based on the number of years they've completed the challenge.  Here is the key for the shirt color you receive:

SHIRT KEY:

Mint - 1
Salmon - 2 
Aqua - 3 
Red - 4 
Brown - 5 
Green - 6 
White - 7
Yellow - 8
Purple - 9
Teal - 10 

 

BADWAX CHALLENGES:

Southside Power Hour - this is a season long competition, you can register a try at any time, there is a separate tab in the spreadsheet to record your result.  You ski the Southside of Pattee Canyon loop and see how many laps you can do in an hour, you can start your last lap at 59:59.

Pilcher Creek - during the period of 12/25 - 1/5, athletes classic to pilcher and back and record their best time, costumes encouraged.  Must be on classic skis. Pilcher is in the Rattlesnake.

Best All Around Skier - this is a season long competition based on Rando Radness and Montana Nordic Cup.  Finishes receive 25, 24, 23, ect.  Best overall male, female, and juniors.  Season awards also handed out at Follow Your Heart Skiathlon.

Double K Opportunities - do these items and give yourself double km

  • Any race with results on skis
  • Towing a chariot or towie strap (dog, cat, human)
  • Grill and Chill - must have 4 skiers attend, must have an open flame grill, must eat the food
  • Coaching - parks and rec, Zany, Ice Badgers
  • Party Bonus - Ski atleast 5km with 10+ skiers at once (can be randos, but must ski together)

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Running

BADWAX 500 Ski Club - Trying to get 500km

Nov 27, 2026 BADWAX 500 Ski Club - Trying to get 500km 4:30 PM
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 15 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Missoula, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -6.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 2.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -10.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 0.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
9.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 27, 2026 (MST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 27, 2026 (MST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
8h 55m

The sun rises at 7:55 AM and sets at 4:51 PM local time (MST) in Missoula on November 27, 2026 — 8h 55m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Badwax 500

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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, 74 Missoula events

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