Category Archives: Trail Running

The “Three Pass Loop”: East Snowmass to Snowmass

Ben July 30, 2020 2 Comments

With the Sheep Mountain 50K coming up on August 1st (possibly the only trail race I’ll end up running in 2020) it was time to ramp up the miles and get some longer days in. This summer I’ve really tried to take advantage of the diversity of trails accessible from relatively close to home and explore some new routes to keep things interesting. In the spirit of continuing that I decided to head over to Snowmass Village and check out a cool route known colloquially as the “Three Pass Loop”. Keep Reading…

Half Peak Trail Run

David Yarian July 7, 2020 2 Comments

After a very fun run of the two unnamed centennials behind Lake City two days prior, I was keen to try to get one more peak in before departing the area. But with an 11:00 AM checkout time and two families ready to head back to Denver, Josh and I knew we would have to be quick. Thankfully, we felt confident we had just enough time to sneak up and down Half Peak the morning of our departure. Keep Reading….

San Juan Solstice Substitutes

David Yarian July 5, 2020 2 Comments

The San Juan Solstice 50 miler down in Lake City has had a rough couple of years. In 2019, the historic snow and avalanches in the San Juans rendered the course un-runnable (not to mention the threats of flooding in town), which cancelled that year’s race. The 2020 version was scrapped again, unfortunately, as this time we had COVID to thank. Keep Reading….

Gore, HCW and Eagle-Vail Trail Runs

Ben October 23, 2019 4 Comments

As the snow falls outside with summer pretty definitively in the rear view, I thought it would be fun to look back on a few of the better trail run adventures Anna-Lisa and I did over the latter part of the season. Amidst trying to wrap up my last few Bicentennial 13ers this fall, we were able to get out and explore several local Gore and Holy Cross Wilderness trails. Keep reading…

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