Randy Beckner Memorial & Follow Your Heart Skiathlon - Montana Winter Cup #4 & #5
About this race
Pattee Canyon
Missoula, MT
Pattee Canyon Road, Missoula, MT 59803
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
8:30am - Check in, Bib Pick Up & New Registration Opens - Gazebo in the lower area
9:30am - 1km Race Starts - Grid = U18, U8, U6, Beginner Adults
10:00am - 5km Skate Race Starts - Grid = U18, U21, U16, Masters, Everyone
11:00am - 10km Skate Race Starts - Grid = U21, U18, Masters, U16, Everyone
12:15pm - Podiums for all races
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
8:30am - Check in, Bib Pick Up & New Registration Opens - Gazebo in the lower area
9:30am - 1km Race Starts - Grid = U18, U8, U6, Beginner Adults
10:00am - 5km/5km Classic/Skate Skiathlon Race Starts - Grid = U18, U21, U16, Masters, Everyone
11:15am - Podiums for all races
Race number 4 & 5 in the Montana Nordic Cup! Held at Pattee Canyon Recreation Area Wax recommendations will be emailed the week of the race and on site waxing will be available for free (Thanks to the Ice Badgers Coaches).
Parking can be tight at Pattee Canyon, please park along the road on the right hand side for overflow parking and be nice! :)
Randy Beckner is a legend in the Montana Endurance Sports Scene. He was a high level biker, triathlete, and Nordic skier. Later he worked for MTCX as the head wax technician. He taught MTCX about Montana Winters. We hold this event in his memory. He loved Pattee Canyon, he loved the Ice Badgers, and he loved coaching and watching skiing.
The 1k course will use 3 laps on the lower ZANY area of Pattee. The 5km course will be two laps and utilize the meadow and lower picnic loop. The 10km course will be 4 laps on same circuit. For the Skiathlon, we'll utilize the same courses. Ski transitions will happen in the ZANY Field at Pattee Canyon, you must switch equipment at the transition.
Post race is a chili feed potluck. "We'll provide the chili, you provide the cornbread". All racers receive a prize (even adults!).
Pick your distance
Skiing
Saturday - 1k Classic/Skate Race (Recommended for Beginners/Kids)
Saturday - 5k Skate Race
Saturday - 10k Skate Race
Sunday - 1k Classic/Skate Race (Recommended for Beginners/Kids)
Sunday - 10k Skiathlon - 5k classic then 5k skate
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Missoula, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:43 AM and sets at 5:57 PM local time (MST) in Missoula on February 13, 2027 — 10h 14m 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, 63 Missoula events
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