Name: The New Year's Plunge
Start: 2027-01-01
End: 2027-01-01
Location: Billings

About the Event

Start your New Year with a splash of adventure! Join us at Lake Elmo for the New Year’s Plunge, a refreshing way to kick off the year surrounded by community, crisp air, and a little bit of crazy fun. Run or walk around Lake Elmo, then celebrate your finish with an optional polar plunge into the icy waters to welcome the year with energy and courage! Have no fear, we have heated tents on site for you to hang out before you head home.

Whether you’re chasing a personal best or just here for the plunge and laughs, this event is all about starting fresh, having fun, and saying Yes. You. Can. in the new year!

Each registration includes:

1 Towel (Register by 12/20)
1 Free Drink from 105 Brewery
Post-Plunge Heated Tents & Drinks

We will have Billings Fish & Wildlife on site to talk about ice fishing and snow shoeing around the area. Learn how you can continue to be active even in the cold months around the area.

Start Times:

10:00AM for 5K Runners
10:15AM for 1.5 Mile Walkers/Runners (1 Lap)
Plunge-Only Participants can go any time between 10:05 - 11:00AM.
The post-run plunge is optional. We will have a water team on site to assist until 11:00am. Take your time or hop right in!

Packet Pickup will be at 105 Brewing.

Thursday, December 31st from 3:00 - 6:00PM.
Address: 815 Yellowstone River Road, Billings, MT 59105
Race Day Pick-Up is available starting at 9:30AM by the bathroom building.

6h 32m

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0.7 mm

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0.4 cm

air Avg wind speed

12.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)

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Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

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Low (1.4)

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62.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:48

nightlight Sunset

17:57

About Billings

Learn more about the host city, Billings.

Billings is the largest city in Montana in Yellowstone County, with an estimated 110,000 people (2019). As a destination, Billings does a significant amount of convention business and is also the host to various regional events such as music festivals, athletic contests, rodeos, and outdoor activities. Billings hosts the largest hospitals in a 500-mile radius, as such the medical profession is a major source of employment in the area. Billings also is a frequent overnight or meal stop for westbound visitors to Yellowstone National Park, as it is the last major city for visitors going to the park via the Beartooth Highway.