Flow Through the Snow Challenge
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Flow Through the Snow Challenge

Anchorage, Alaska, United States View on map
Nov 15, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027 (America/Anchorage local time)
Running

About this race

Join the Flow Through the Snow Challenge, a winter mileage challenge for ConocoPhillips workers inspired by the routes of the TAPS, APL, and KPL pipelines.

From mid-November through mid-January, participants can log miles through walking, running, biking, skiing, swimming, or other mileage-based activities as we virtually follow Alaska’s pipeline corridors together.

All distances are approximate, adjusted to challenge you!

Alpine-PS1 - 75 miles
PS8 to PS12 - 250 miles
PS1 to PS8 - 500 miles
Alpine-VMT - 875 miles

Pick your distance

Running

Alpine to Valdez - 875 miles

Nov 15, 2026 Ultra 12:00 AM
Free
Open

Pump Station 1 to Pump Station 8 - 500 miles

Nov 15, 2026 Ultra 12:00 AM
Free
Open

Pump Station 8 to Pump Station 12 - 250 miles

Nov 15, 2026 Ultra 12:00 AM
Free
Open

Alpine to Pump Station 1 - 75 miles

Nov 15, 2026 Ultra 12:00 AM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Anchorage, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -9.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) -4.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -16.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -10.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
81.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 15, 2026 (AKST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 15, 2026 (AKST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
7h 15m

The sun rises at 9:06 AM and sets at 4:21 PM local time (AKST) in Anchorage on November 15, 2026 — 7h 15m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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  • 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, 54 Anchorage events

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