Red Lodge Randonnee Races
About this race
UPDATE: THE 2026 LONG COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SNOW.
We encourage you to sign up for the Vertical on Friday and Short Saturday to get that extra vert AND we'll give you 30% off!
WATCH THE 2026 PRE-RACE MEETING VIDEO HERE!
Race schedules: Vertical on Friday night, Short and Long on Saturday morning!
Grab your touring set up (alpine, tele, or splitboard) and give it a go on one of three courses designed to be fun and challenging for all abilities.
New to uphill travel? Keep it simple with the Vertical course -a straight shot up Lazy M where only the ascent is timed. The Vertical Course features 1,900ft of elevation gain over 3.5 miles.
Want to try your hand at skimo? Take on the Short Course -an intro course with skinning and boot packing ascents and fun descents. The Short Course features about 2,200ft of elevation gain over 4.25 miles. You'll be timed from start to finish.
Ready for the challenge? Take on the Long Course and find yourself with multiple skinning and boot packing ascents and challenging descents as you travel around some of the best terrain on Red Lodge Mountain. The Long Course features approximately 4,550ft of elevation gain over 6.5 miles. You'll be timed from start to finish.
We're proud to be part of the 2026 Big Sky Skimo Cup! See how you stack up against other participants. All registered participants will be automatically entered into the Big Sky Skimo Cup.
BONUS: If you don't already have a season pass, a full day lift ticket is included in registration for the SHORT AND LONG COURSE ONLY so you can ride the lifts all day after the race! A huge thank you to our generous partners at Red Lodge Mountain for making that (and this entire event) possible!
Pick your distance
Skiing
Vertical
A vertical only race with a just for fun ski down. Participants will start at the Main Base Area and skin up to the top of Grizzly Peak. Approximately 3.5 miles and about 1900ft of elevation gain. Headlamps and helmets required!
Short Course
A taste of skimo racing for the curious! Participants will start up in the base area and head up Lazy M to the top of Grizzly Peak, transition, ski down the Barriers, transition, boot pack up the old lift line and skin over to the top of Royals, transition and finally ski down to the finish by Miami Beach! A little over 4 miles and approximatly 2,500ft of gain.
Long Course
THE 2026 LONG COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SNOW. Take the scenic and adventurous route around Red Lodge Mountain. Participants will start at the base area and head up Lazy M to the top of Grizzly Peak, transition, ski down the Barriers, transition, boot pack up the old lift line and skin over to the top of Triple Chair and onto Side Saddle for a boot pack up East Side Mines and more skinning to the the top of Cole Creek Lift. They'll transition and head down Hellroaring to the summer access road for a transition to skinning followed by a boot pack up to the top of Royals. Another transition and descent down Lobo followed by a transition at the base of the Palisades lift and a final transition before heading up Columbine to a finish on Miami Beach. This course is 6.83 miles and features 4550ft of gain. *Strict cut off times will be enforced on this course.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Red Lodge, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 5:59 PM local time (MST) in Red Lodge on February 26, 2027 — 10h 59m 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, 8 Red Lodge events
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