2026 - Gore-Tex Kahtoola Uphill
2026 distances
Trail running
Cambium Fun Climb
The Cambium Fun Climb is the shortest race course and the most fun! With a length of one mile, the course starts and ends outside of the Fremont Restaurant & Bar, climbing around 600 feet up Southern Belle and coming down North Star.
Midway Climb - Traction
Please select this race if you are using Kahtoola MICROspikes® or other traction devices to ascend and descend. The Midway Climb is deceiving since it climbs 1,550 feet (and the longest course is only about 600 feet higher). The course starts and ends outside of the Fremont Restaurant & Bar, climbing up Southern Belle to Lower Ridge and coming down Midway Catwalk to Lower Bowl, for a total length of 3 miles.
Lumberyard Öo’mawki Climb - Traction
Please select this race if you are using Kahtoola MICROspikes® or other traction devices to ascend and descend. The Lumberyard Brewing Company Öo’mawki Climb is the biggest challenge! Climbing up nearly 2,200 feet, this course starts and ends outside of the Fremont Restaurant & Bar, goes up Southern Belle to Lower Ridge to Upper Ridge and comes down Spur Catwalk to Lower Bowl for a total length of 3.5 miles.
Skiing
Midway Climb - Skinning
Please select this race if you are skinning up and descending on skis or a splitboard. The Midway Climb is deceiving since it climbs 1,550 feet (and the longest course is only about 600 feet higher). The course starts and ends outside of the Fremont Restaurant & Bar, climbing up Southern Belle to Lower Ridge and coming down Midway Catwalk to Lower Bowl, for a total length of 3 miles.
Lumberyard Öo’mawki Climb - Skinning
Please select this race if you are skinning up and descending on skis or a splitboard. The Lumberyard Brewing Company Öo’mawki Climb is the biggest challenge! Climbing up nearly 2,200 feet, this course starts and ends outside of the Fremont Restaurant & Bar, goes up Southern Belle to Lower Ridge to Upper Ridge and comes down Spur Catwalk to Lower Bowl for a total length of 3.5 miles.
Race-day weather
Conditions on February 21, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 6:14 PM local time (MST) in Flagstaff on February 21, 2026 — 11h 09m of daylight.
Course
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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, 23 Flagstaff events
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