Snowbasin 58K

Course

The course climbs 1650 m+. With 28 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 44% of the distance is uphill, 45% downhill and 12% flat. The longest climb runs 8.6 km at an average 6.3% grade (540 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.8 km at 7.1% (408 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 22.5% over 0.3 km. The steepest descent drops at 21.6% over 0.4 km. Surface: 93% trail and 5% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 69.4 FlatKM.

Poles

The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 24 of 100), with 56% of the load in the first half: 1 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 29, target pace until km 47, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 19.2–35.0 km · 1017 m D−, -6.4% · 40% of the race ahead → target pace
• 52.5–57.7 km · 314 m D−, -6.0% · 1% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 6°C to 14°C, around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 23%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 2% of days around this date.

Results

261 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Sean Mccauley (United States) in 4:35:36. Women's winner: Lotti Brinks (United States) in 5:18:56.