Moonlight Race Series

About the Event

Sunlight Mountain and Cripple Creek Backcountry are teaming up again to bring the Moonlight Race Series back for the 2025/26 season! We couldn't be more excited to to bring the uphill community together for 4 nights of type A fun!

Racers will have the option each night to race on a long or short course with multiple fast accents and downhills. The two courses will be the same for all four races(snow willing) so participants can see their progression in fitness, skinning, skiing and transitions throughout the season. Come out to push your own best time or just move casually with friends.

We all know that we try a little harder when that bib is strapped on so come out and get your suffer fun on! There will be schwag, beers and hot chocolate waiting for you at the finish line!

All racers are required to have a headlamp and a helmet.

Remember to stay on our designated uphill routes while training.

Racer check in will be between 5:15pm and 5:45pm in front of the main lodge(times will shift by 30 min for the last 2 races).

Check out the race map under "Race Info". Yellow is up and red is down. The short course will be the first accent and the first decent all the way to the bottom.

Races Offered

Rando Race 1

Dec 18, 2025

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Distance — Rando Race 1

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18:00

Rando Race 2

Jan 15, 2026

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18:00

Rando Race 3

Feb 19, 2026

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18:30

Rando Race 4

Mar 19, 2026

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18:00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat -6.7° / 3.1°

wb_sunny -11.1° / -0.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 5.8 /

water_drop 66.3%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat -6.7° / 3.1°

wb_sunny -11.1° / -0.5°

air 5.8 km/h

water_drop 66.3%

About Glenwood Springs

Learn more about the host city, Glenwood Springs.

Glenwood Springs is located in the western half of Colorado, United States of America, right where the south central, Front Range, and northwestern regions meet. It is in Garfield County roughly halfway between Vail and Aspen. Resting at about the same elevation as Denver, Glenwood Springs is famous for its hot springs pool.