The riders gripped, swigged and passed a flask of whiskey as they huddled closely together atop fat bikes at the base of Sunlight Mountain Resort on an icy Tuesday night.
Two silvers and a bronze marked the Roaring Fork Valley’s top performers in the Colorado High School Cycling League’s state mountain biking championships over the weekend.
Glenwood’s Chloe Lutgring sat alone at the finish line for a few minutes, dry heaving. She pushed herself far more than necessary. She didn’t know how big her lead was, so she kept pushing.
Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
In the third year the Snowmass 50 which formerly went under the Power of Four name has been held exclusively in Snowmass Village, the locals and the younger generation shined bright.
The Snowmass 50 is a highly contested mountain bike race that traverses the many trails at Snowmass Ski Area. Participants must complete two 25-mile loops that gain nearly 10,000 feet in elevation throughout the trail race.
This year the event offered three divisions, a 50-mile solo race, 25-mile solo race, and a 50-mile team race where each member does a single lap in the relay.