Gore-Tex Kahtoola Uphill to benefit Friends of Camp Colton

Race Website HERE

That's actually an incomplete description. The text on the web site, as well as the email I received from my Kahtoola Rep was just a bit vague about it. It's actually round-trip. I emailed and asked about it.

Race Time is Round Trip Time

As you can see, there are three different courses. What you can't see, is there are open and masters categories, as well as team and individual. I registered as a Masters Individual. You're allowed to use a slew of uphill traction devices, and must take your uphill motivators downhill. Um, if you want to ride a snowboard down, it has to be the split-board you shuffled up on.

Uphill Travel is allowed at Brighton Ski Resort

Since I'm training for Elbrus as my long-term goal, I'll be ascending in spikes, and I guess descending in spikes. Unless I don't make the cutoff and have to ride the chairs down. That would be sad. So I'm training outside a bit, within the range of recovery I know I can handle right now. I'm also on the treadmill and stairmaster quite a bit since it's easier to manage recovery.

Uphill Travel Restrictions at Brighton Ski Resort in Utah: CLICK HERE

There are cutoffs for the Agassiz Climb

• Please note to ensure racer safety, the Agassiz Climb has two cut off times enforced by Arizona Snowbowl staff. You will be disqualified if cut off times are not met.
• 1st Cut off Agassiz Climb 50 Minute cut off – Ridgeway and Upper Ridge split – If you are not to this point in the course 50 minutes after race starts you will be disqualified and will be required to follow the Midway Course back down to the lodge.
• 2nd Cut off Agassiz Climb 1 hour 15 minutes cut off- Top of Agassiz Chair Lift – If you are not to this point by 1 hour 15 minutes after race start you will be disqualified and berequired to download on chair lift.

Trail Running Winter Training at Silver Lake, up American Fork Canyon

Here is the list of Suggested Items, Rules and Gear 2016

Suggested Items

• Helmets for Skinning & Splitboard strongly suggested.
• Water
• Headlamp
• Hiking Poles
• Appropriate Clothing for conditions

Traction Options

• MICROspikes® footwear traction
• Snowshoes
• Crampons
• Skis with Skins (skins can come off at top of mountain to ski down)
• Splitboard

Rules

• What you use to go up the mountain, you must use to come down.
• No sledding down the mountain
• No alcohol on the mountain
• No bringing in personal alcohol
• No drinking in parking lot
• No Snowboarding down unless you use a splitboard

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