XTERRA PRESS RELEASE MOUNTAIN CHAMPS COURSE: The aptly named XTERRA Mountain Championship race venue at Snowbasin has seen world-class competition before as home to the downhill and super G races of the 2002 Winter Olympic events, but this time the competitors will be in the water, on mountain bikes, and in trail running shoes.It starts with a 1.5K swim in the calm and clean Pineview Reservoir (at the same time there will be a hot-air balloon launch!) which is a 20-minute drive from downtown Ogden and situated at about 5,000 feet above sea level. At the first transition area, racers will hop on their mountain bikes to start a 30K ride to the Snowbasin ski area. The ride traverses dirt and rocky trails as it meanders into Wheeler Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon shrouded in oak, aspen and pine trees.
From there the trail opens into a field splattered with a colorful array of wildflowers. Competitors climb about 1,800 feet on the way to the ski area, and once there they'll loop through the spectator-friendly base area before switching gear at T2 and heading out on an idyllic, hilly 10K trail run. The run course zigzags its way through aspen groves and fields of wildflowers and tops out at about 8,000 feet before finishing near the bottom of the Olympic downhill ski run.
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i saw the results... how was the race for you?
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