Sky (Mini-Taur) is the 10.5km skyrace at Youth Skyrunning North & Central American Championships 2026 (Crowsnest Pass Gazebo Park, Canada). The race starts on June 28, 2026 at 08:00 AM. It starts in Crowsnest Pass Gazebo Park. The time limit is 5 h.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 950m+. With 90m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 46% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 5.1km at an average 16.4% grade (842m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.7km at an average 18.7% grade (883m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 38.9% over 0.6km. The steepest descent drops at 32.9% over 1.2km. Flat-equivalent effort: 18.5 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Bluff Mountain (2145m), 5.1km from the start.
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 1.9km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.
Quad damage risk is low (index 12 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 10°C to 19°C, with around 11°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 48%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 5% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Sky (Mini-Taur).
Other distances of Youth Skyrunning North & Central American Championships 2026Vertical (Minotaur VK) (4.0km)
Official websitemeettheminotaur.com
