Greenville, SC, United States · Saturday, January 23, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Snowbird Challenge

109 days away
50 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 50 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

34.8526° N, 82.3940° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~31 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, January

Daytime high 9°C
Night low -2°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 10 h 14 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for January — NASA POWER, grid elevation 474 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 50km 31 Luis Fuentes · 03:40:38 Kaitlyn Martin · 04:19:04
2024 50km 61 Nhan Nguyen · 03:43:35 Jennifer Lybrand · 03:36:12
2023 50km 47 Bernard Vermeersch · 03:53:30 Jennifer Davis · 03:37:50
2022 50km 28 Blake Pratt · 03:31:05 Jennifer Lybrand · 03:46:45

The field shrank 49% between 2024 (61) and 2025 (31). 39% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

  • gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 50 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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