Alley Loop Nordic Marathon

FRIDAY – 2/3/23
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Wax Service drop off – Crested Butte Nordic Center

3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Walk-up Registration & Bib Pick-Up  –  Queen of All Saints, Parish Hall

4:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Friday Night Festivities TBD

SATURDAY – 2/4/23
7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Wax Service Ski Pick-up – Crested Butte Nordic Center

7:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Late Registration & Bib Pick-Up  No Day of Registration –  Queen of All Saints, Parish Hall

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Race Starts (42k’s/ 21k’s / 10k ) – Elk Avenue @ 2nd. Street

12:10 p.m. –  5k Race Start – Elk Avenue @ 2nd. Street

12:15 p.m. –  1k & 3k Youth Race Start – Elk Avenue @ 2nd. Street

1:00 p.m. – 42k Flower Ceremony & 1k/3k Podium Awards –
Elk Avenue @ 2nd. Street

3:00 p.m – Awards Banquet & Raffle – Center for the Arts 606 6th St

Virtual Presentation will also be made available on CB Nordic Facebook Live.

SUNDAY – 2/5/23
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – USCSA Collegiate Race Starts (5k Classic Interval) – Ruthie’s Run

Start Times
9:00 a.m. – 42K CLASSIC  (3rd Lap CUT-OFF 12:00 p.m)
9:05 a.m. – 21K CLASSIC
9:20 a.m. – 42K SKATE  (3rd Lap CUT-OFF 12:20 p.m)
9:25 a.m. – 21K COLLEGIATE
9:26 a.m. – 21K SKATE
9:35 a.m. – 10K 
12:10 p.m. – 5K (Finish Cut-OFF 2:10 p.m.)
12:15 p.m. – 3K & 1K

We’re working on what the 2023 Club Clash will look like. Stay tuned for more info!

For now, check out how the 2022 Club Clash worked:

Crested Butte Nordic is excited to unveil a new team competition integrated into the 2022 Alley Loop!
The Nordic Club Clash (rules detailed below) is designed to promote inter-club camaraderie, forming six person teams across ski disciplines and athlete generations.
Beyond uniting diverse athlete squads towards a collective goal, this fun spirited competition will be made all the more more thrilling with a $11,100 Cash Purse up for grabs!

TEAM PURSE PAYOUTS

1st Place Team – $3,600
2nd Place Team – $3,000
3rd Place Team – $2,400
4th Place Team – $1,500
5th Place Team – $600

Competition Rules:

• Teams will be scored across  the following six events –
  42K Skate, 42K Classic, 21K Skate, 21K Classic, 10K Freestyle & 5K Freestyle
• Teams are scored ‘cross country running’ style, with points awarded on the basis of finishing place (overall category results).
  Cumulative finish places across the six events will be tabulated to determine a team point score.
• The team with the lowest point score will be the overall winner.
• Teams must be precisely composed of 6 individual athletes, no more, no less.
• This is a mixed gender competition.
  ** Every team must include a minimum of 2 female athletes.
  * No age regulations is imposed on composition of teams.
• Each event must be raced by a different athlete. 
  No duplicate competitors will be allowed to race for their team in the 5K event.  ( Due to a modified afternoon start time for the 5K (12:10 p.m. Start), it will be feasible to race one of the longer distance events – 42k, 21k or 10k, and also in the afternoon 5K )
• A team does not need a formal Ski Club affiliation to compete.
  As long as athletes register online citing the same team name, they will be registered into the team competition.
• Clubs are permitted to form multiple teams out of their membership.
  During registration, athletes belonging to the same club should identify their specific sub-team name.
• Failure of an athlete to place in their event (DNF), will result in the team being disqualified.
• Tie Break Rule – in the event of a tie score among one or more teams, the winning team will be determined by the fastest 5K finish time.
• Deadline to finalize team registrants – Friday 2/4/22, 7:00 PM
  
• A single prize purse payout check will be written to one team/club representative.  (multiple check disbursements will not feasible)

Awards Banquet & Raffle
Presented
3:00 PM at Center for the Arts

42k SKATE PURSE
Info Coming Soon

42k CLASSIC
– Top 3 Male & Female –
Fischer Prize Packages

*All 42k finishers under 3 hours receive a
Sub 3-Hour Marathon Achievement Bell

21k,10k & 5k Podium
– Top 3 Male & Female –
Fischer Prize Packages

1k & 3k Youth
Every participant awarded a Finisher Medal
Top 3 Male & Female – Podium Medal

Age Class Awards

42k, 21k, 10k & 5k
Winners receive a Commemorative Pint Glass

Limited quantity of Wax Service Reservations are offered by Boulder Nordic Sport.
Reservations can be made through Online Race Registration,
or by calling the CB Nordic Front Desk at 970-349-1707

Non-Fluoro Race Wax – $50
Application of base layer glide wax + liquid race glide wax (non-fluoro).

– Drop Off & Pick Up Process –

Skis should be dropped off at CB Nordic Center Front Desk,
Alley Loop week – 8 AM to 6 PM.
Deadline to drop skis for service is Friday (2/3) at Noon.

Finished skis will be available for pick-up:
Saturday (2/4), 6:00 AM, inside the CB Nordic “Cat Barn”

Fluoro-free wax recommendations for the 2023 Alley Loop will be listed here.

Those wishing to reserve equipment for the Alley Loop may do so through Gearo.

Anyone who has reserved equipment through Gearo for the Alley Loop may pick up their equipment the evening before their race from 4:30 – 6 pm.
If you’d like to take advantage of this, please indicate your desire in the notes of their Gearo reservation. Day-of event pick up is also allowed.

Equipment must be returned the day of your race by 5:00 p.m.

2022
2022 Nordic Club Clash

2021
2021 Super Loop
2021 1k/3k Youth

2020

2019

RESIDENT PARKING RESTRICTIONS
The following Streets and alleyways will be in effect from –

THURSDAY Night 

 12:01 AM, Friday, February 3rd–SATURDAY, February 4th at 6:00 PM

FULL CLOSURE: No driving, no parking

• Elk Avenue : From the West End (Old Kebler)  to  3rd  Street 
• Elk / Maroon ALLEY – between 1st Street  and  2nd Street
• EAST side of 3rd St- between Totem Pole Park and Butte Ave
• Sopris / Whiterock ALLEY –  between 1st Street and 3rd Street

Alternate routes encouraged on Saturday:

• 3rd Street: WEST side of Street from Totem Pole Park  to Butte  Ave

FRIDAY Night  12:01 AM, Saturday, February 4th–SATURDAY, February 4th at 6:00 PM

FULL CLOSURE: No Parking, no driving:

• 1st  Street: Either side of street from Whiterock Ave to Maroon Ave

• 2nd Street NORTH of Elk Ave to Alley
• 3rd Street WEST side of Street from Whiterock / Sopris ALLEY to Elk Ave

Alternate routes encouraged on Saturday:

• 3rd Street WEST side of Street from Totem Pole Park to Butte Ave
• Butte Ave EAST of 3rd St

*Crested Butte Nordic would like to thank you for your support and accommodation for the most unique ski race in the country!*

We depend on close to 150 volunteers to pull together this very
atypical Nordic ski race!

To ensure Alley Loop is a success, we’re seeking an army of

Course Marshals, Bib Distributors, Start & Finish Line Assistants, Soup Tent Servers, etc.

Volunteer Here