Grizzly 50k Relay Oct 11, 2026
Grizzly ultra relay #4! Team: The very early morning drive out to this event was a pitch dark blizzard survival situation. We had the snow tires put on the previous day thank goodness. It still wasn’t fun. It is cold, it is early. The Nordic Centre is lovely and warm. I’ve never noticed all the fantastic Olympic history before. It doesn’t get light until well after 7 and when the clouds briefly lift we get glimpses of the mountains. Next 2 photos are courtesy of Leithan Slade . Leg 1 (K). It is snowing pretty hard at the start. Leg 2 (S). It is still snowing. Big fluffy snow keeps going in my mouth. This is unpleasant. Toward the end the clouds break up, it’s definitely getting warmer. There is so much mud. I keep sliding in it. Leg 3 (K). Shit. Missed a turn. Shit. Leg 4 (S). The first 2 kms are all up. The views are beautiful and this leg tur...
