– Shedhorn Mountain Races will be held at Big Sky Resort, Montana on Saturday, April 9, 2016. There will be two different, concurrent courses: Ski Mo and Randonee. The Ski Mo course is the final stop in the 2016 COSMIC series and has a total $2,000 cash purse awarded to the top male and female competitors. The Skimo course crosses the summit of Lone Mountain twice, covering 18 miles with a robust vertical gain of over 9,000 feet. Special equipment is mandatory due to the precipitous terrain. New this year, the Randonee course will be a non-technical traditional Randonee race covering 11 miles with a 5,000’ vertical gain. Racers in both events will explore the breadth of terrain and vastness of The Biggest Skiing in America. Sponsors of this year’s Shedhorn Mountain Races include: Subaru, Coca Cola, Spy Optics, STRAFE Outerwear, SCARPA, La Sportiva, CAMP USA/Contour Skis, Dynafit, Upslope Brewing Company, Griggs Orthopedics, Julbo, Dynastar, Hagan Ski Mountaineering, Voile, Atomic, Mountain Khakis, Skratch Labs, Untapped Maple, Discrete Apparel and Darn Tough Socks, Rocketpure, Voketab, Bluewater Ropes and Probar.
Casey Heerdt Co-Race Director advises “This year’s Skimo course will descend the best Lone Mountain has to offer in the spring. The Big Couloir, Three Forks off the Headwaters Ridge and possibly high action in the North Summit Snowfield. Just like touring in the spring, you’ll be climbing in the sun and skiing in the shade. If speed is your thing we have designed the Shedhorn Randonee. This course is about breathing hard with fast descents on Andesite mountain. You can’t just race you have got to ski.”
The Ski Mo race is limited to 100 participants and starts at 7 a.m. The Randonee race caps at 250 participants and starts at 7:30 a.m. Early registration deadline is February 15, 2016. For complete event information and registration visit bigskyresort.com/skimo.
Join for the After Party—Whiskey A-Go-Go in the Mountain Village Plaza from 5:00-8:00 PM featuring a Montana Whiskey Tasting.
