Chief Joseph Rust Buster

About the Event

Work out that rusty classic technique and stretch your lungs at the 10KM Rust Buster to get you prepped for race season. Or just come have a good time looping through the Chief Joseph Trails located on USDA Forest Service lands with old and new friends. 3KM race skate or classic also available for those 12 and younger.

The race is capped at 70 participants total (10k plus 3k). Sign up soon!
The trails will be open to recreationalists during the event. Please be courteous and share the trail.
This race will timed using "old fashioned" timing technology. Thanks for your patience in advance.
Carpool. It's cool. It's fun. And we have limited parking. There is NO PARKING on HWY 43.

REGISTRATON OPEN 11/10. *** $5 PRICE INCREASE - After 12/7 ***

*Chief Joseph Trails are located near Lost Trail Pass at the MT/ID border and near Lost Trail Ski Area. The trails are on the north side of Hwy 43.

For more information about the event location and trails please visit the Bitterroot Cross Country Ski Club web page: https://www.bitterrootxcskiclub.net.

Races Offered

10K Classic

Dec 13, 2025

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — —

timer

10:00

3K Skate/Classic - Kids

Dec 13, 2025

straighten

Distance — 3K

terrain

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timer

11:15

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Sula.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat -7.7° / 3.3°

wb_sunny -12.1° / -0.2°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 6.0 /

water_drop 74.3%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat -7.7° / 3.3°

wb_sunny -12.1° / -0.2°

air 6.0 km/h

water_drop 74.3%

About Sula

Learn more about the host city, Sula.

Sula is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. It is named after the community of Sula, which it encompasses, and was established about 2010, prior to that year's census. The population of the CDP was 37 at the 2010 census.