
What:Ultra Snowshoe Race - 100 miles and Snowshoe Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, and 6 Mile Option. The course will be a rugged 6.5 mile loop in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Each loop has 1200 vertical. When:100 mile race starts Friday, March 2nd at 8 a.m. and has a 36 hour cut off. All other distances start Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Course closes at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3rd. Available on site lodging option:The Amee Farm Lodge Lodging:Amee Farm, Trailside Lodge, Swiss Farm. Camping is available at many state parks in the area that offer camping and lots of smaller motels and B & B's as well. Rules:Don't cut the course. Don't litter. Weather:Cold. It's Vermont in March. People still ski in May so you could even see some snow. Please watch the weather leading up to the race and plan accordingly. Expect cold temps. Food:We will have a checkpoint at the top of the mountain with minimal aid and we'll do the same at the start/finish. We will have something warm at each aid station and something warm when you finish. If there is anything particular that you like please bring it. |
DROP BAGS:We will have a tent set up and you can leave bags with food and clothes at the start/finish.
PARKING:We have parking at the Amee Farm Lodge on route 100. There will be Event Parking signs and a designated parking area. The lot may fill and if it does you will be directed 1 mile away from Amee Farm to a lot which has been cleared specifically for overflow parking. Please park in designated areas. You may be towed if you are parked illegally.
Schwag and Awards:Shirts, hats, cool finishers awards. Directions:Pittsfield is on route 100 North of Killington. Airports:Easiest airports to fly into are Burlington, VT and Albany, NY. NO REFUNDSContact: Andy Weinberg andy@peak.com |
From Amee Farm, follow Barn Dance. Right onto The Stairs. Right onto Riverside Run. Left onto unlabeled blue trail (Crazy Mazie). Left (East) onto unmarked trail that parallels the VAST trail uphill. Left onto Escalator for 0.2 mi. Right (East) onto unmarked forest road that intersects with upper Noodle's Revenge and The Overlook (the marked 1320' overlook). Continue south on unmarked road that intersects Luvin It at its midway juncture. Continue to the summit. Cut onto Labyrinth and follow south. Make a left (E) onto Green Trail. Follow N and merge onto Fusters (N). Follow for 3/4 mi and make a Left (W) onto unmarked road to the intersection with the lower Fusters. Briefly follow W and follow a second unmarked road S to the river and back to Barn Dance.
6.5 miles