Date: Tuesday, September 10
Location: Owl Creek Road at the entrance to Two Creeks Base Area, Snowmass Village.
Start Time: 5:30pm
Event Type: Road
Course Description: The classic Snowmass Circuit road race starts near the entrance to Two Creeks Base Area on Owl Creek Road in Snowmass Village. At the start, racers will head west on Owl Creek Road and make a right hand turn onto Brush Creek Road for a fast decent. After the descent, racers will make a sharp right-hand turn through the roundabout onto a climb up Highline Road, then make a final right-hand turn back to the Start/Finish on Owl Creek Road. Each lap is approximately 3.7 miles in length.
Course Map: One lap
Waves / Start Times / Laps:

NOTE THAT THE FIRST WAVE STARTS AT 5:30PM TO ACCOUNT FOR SUNSET TIME

Wave 1: 5:30 PM – 3 LAPS – All categories except Men’s A, Women’s A, Men’s B
Wave 2: At conclusion of Wave 1 (~6:05) – 5 LAPS – Men’s A
Wave 3: Three minutes after Wave 2 (~6:08) – 5 LAPS – Women’s A, Men’s B

Reminder:  *** since this is a road race on open roads, Middle School racers are NOT ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE***

Warm-Up: Please do not warm up on the race course after 6:00pm. After that time, please ride toward Aspen on Owl Creek Road. Be respectful of traffic and property during your warmup. Do not block cars, and do not urinate in public. If caught urinating, you will be disqualified from the evening’s race. Plan accordingly.

Race Day Sign-In: Everyone must sign-in at each race regardless of membership level. Race day sign-in will take place from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the start of the race (unless specifically noted otherwise). Race numbers are issued for each discipline for the entire season. Bring your number to every race – lest you have to wear the handwritten Number Of Shame! Race day entry fees are free for juniors and full members, $20 for non-members.

The 2019 Castle Creek Road Race is presented by The Aspen Times.

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Race Name: Castle Creek
Location: Register at Aspen Valley Hospital parking. Race starts on Castle Creek Road near the Music Festival campus.
Parking: Do not park at AVH. Please park in Aspen and ride to registration.
Start Time: 6:00pm
Event Type: Road
Party: There is no party this week.

Course Description: This 22 mile road race features about 2,000 feet of elevation gain over the rolling terrain of Castle Creek Road. The race will be staged near Music School Road off of Castle Creek Road. The race will proceed approximately 11 miles up Castle Creek Road past Ashcroft and the Pine Creek Cookhouse to the end of the County Road and the turn off to Pearl Pass. From the turn around, proceed back down Castle Creek Road 10 miles, and at about mile marker 3.5 and get ready for an uphill finish at the top of the hill opposite South Hayden Road. All categories will use the same course.

Start Times:

Wave 1, Men’s A: 6:00pm

Wave 2, Women’s A, Men’s B: 6:03pm

Wave 3: All other categories: 6:06pm

Warm-Up: Please do not warm up on the race course after 6:00pm. After that time, please do not ride anywhere on Castle Creek Road except when riding to the start line. Be respectful of traffic and property during your warmup. Do not block cars, and do not urinate in public. If caught urinating, you will be disqualified from the evening’s race. Plan accordingly.

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Location: Smuggler Mountain Road, Aspen
Start Time: 6:00pm
Event Type: Mountain Bike
Party: Post race party at 520 grill

Course Description:

Long Course: Take Smuggler Mountain Road to Behind the Sign (BTS) Trail, turn left at Picnic Loop. Turn left onto Lollipop, stay right on Lollipop, turn left on Lollipop Cutoff, right onto Lollipop Cutoff and right back onto Lollipop. Follow Lollipop Extension to Iowa Shaft Cutoff and turn right, then follow Iowa Shaft Shortcut and turn right on Hunter Creek Valley South Trail. Continue onto Hunter Creek Valley Trail. Turn left onto Hummingbird and climb up Upper Hummingbird. Turn right onto Hunter Creek Road and continue up to 4 Corners. At 4 Corners turn left then turn onto Secret Trail and continue to new Upper Plunge Trail. Turn left and descend Upper Plunge Trail, cross Red Mountain Road, and descend Lower Plunge Trail. At the bottom of Plunge, keep right onto Hunter Valley North, and continue to the finish line at connector trail to Hunter Valley South.

Short Course: Take Smuggler Mountain Road to Behind the Sign (BTS) Trail, turn left at Picnic Loop. Turn left onto Lollipop, stay right on Lollipop, turn left on Lollipop Cutoff, right onto Lollipop Cutoff and right back onto Lollipop. Follow Lollipop Extension to Iowa Shaft Cutoff and turn right, then follow Iowa Shaft Shortcut and turn right on Hunter Creek Valley South Trail. Continue onto Hunter Creek Valley Trail. Turn left onto Hummingbird and climb up Upper Hummingbird. Turn left onto Lower Plunge Trail. At the bottom of Plunge, keep right onto Hunter Valley North, and continue to the finish line at connector trail to Hunter Valley South.

Course Map (Long & Short): https://caltopo.com/m/L64V

Start Times:
Wave 1: 6:00pm – Long Course – Men’s A
Wave 2: 6:05pm – Long Course – Women’s A, Men’s B
Wave 3: 6:10pm – Short Course – All other categories

Date: Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Event Type: Mountain Bike
Location: RFTA Intercept lot, Brush Creek Bike Path
Party: Post Race Party at Slow Groovin BBQ
Start Time: 6:00pm, please be prepared for cold and possibly darker conditions at the finish.
Course Description: Riders will begin at the Brush Creek Intercept lot and ride the Brush Creek Bike Path toward Snowmass Village, then turn onto Ditchline, ride Viewline to Deadline, turn right onto Deadline, and descend to Highline Trail. Riders will then turn left onto Highline Trail and ride down to Owl Creek Road and cross to Tom Blake Trail (traffic marshals will be in place for the road crossing). Riders will follow Tom Blake all the way to Funnel Work Road where you will make a sharp left and then go up the road  25 meters to the finish on the work road. You will finish under the Elk Camp Gondola. See revised map for details. 

Course Map: Brush Creek–Deadline–Tom Blake (Revised)

Start Times 
Wave 1: 6:00pm – Open Men
Wave 2: 6:05 pm – Open Women, Advanced Men
Wave 3: 6:10 pm – All Other Categories