Alley Loop

United States flag Crested Butte, Colorado, United States

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Alley Loop runsignup.com
Date 30 Jan, 2027
Races 9 distances
Entry fee $25.00 – $105.00
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Alley Loop

About the event

The Alley Loop is not your typical Nordic Marathon… It stands both as a premier American Birkebeiner Qualifying event, in addition to being Crested Butte’s most outrageous costume party of the year!  The course winds its way through snowy streets, alleyways and narrow bridges through the heart of downtown Crested Butte.  You’ll find yourself cheered by town revelers as you navigate a crazy gliding costume assemblage…  Racers are sometimes forced into making daring passes and depending on their luck, may even get waylaid on a bridge for a moment.  Once you make it through town, you are rewarded by pristine tracks and exhilarating vistas throughout the Crested Butte Nordic trail network.

If you like normal, you may want to look for another race.  If you are up for anything… this is right up your alley!

Races offered

30Jan

42K Classic

Winter sports

Distance
42K
Start time
09:00
Entry fee
$105.00
30Jan

21K Classic

Winter sports

Distance
21K
Start time
09:05
Entry fee
$90.00
30Jan

42K Skate

Winter sports

Distance
42K
Start time
09:15
Entry fee
$105.00
30Jan

21K Skate

Winter sports

Distance
21K
Start time
09:25
Entry fee
$90.00
30Jan

10K Freestyle

Winter sports

Distance
10K
Start time
10:30
Entry fee
$60.00
30Jan

Sit Ski 10K

Winter sports

Distance
10K
Start time
10:30
Entry fee
$60.00
30Jan

5K Freestyle

Winter sports

Distance
5K
Start time
13:00
Entry fee
$50.00
30Jan

1.5K Freestyle

Winter sports

Distance
1K
Start time
13:15
Entry fee
$25.00
30Jan

3K Freestyle

Winter sports

Distance
3K
Start time
13:15
Entry fee
$30.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for January in Crested Butte.

Temperature-16.5° / -3.2°
Feels like-21.1° / -7.8°
Sunshine hours6h 45m
Rainfall2.3 mm
Snowfall1.6 cm
Wind6.1 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity70.7%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:22
Sunset18:10

About Crested Butte

Learn more about the host city, Crested Butte.

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Crested Butte is a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains region of Southwestern Colorado. Crested Butte is a destination for skiing, mountain biking, and outdoor activities.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Alley Loop.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Spencer Warejoncas M 25 Crested Butte, CO 13:57.15
🥇 B. LARSON M 10 Crested Butte, CO 15:09.62
🥇 Albert Hesse M 23 Gunnison, CO 1:03:04.17
🥇 Nathan Schultz M 50 BOULDER, CO 1:11:45.5
🥇 Jeff Paulson M 41 Boulder, CO 1:30:39.54

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