The Rut 50K is an extremely challenging mountain run held on Big Sky Resort property. Race participants will find themselves covering ALL types of terrain including jeep roads, forested single track trails, alpine ridge lines and even to the iconic summit of Lone Peak! There are sections of this course, including …
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The Rut 50K is an extremely challenging mountain run held on Big Sky Resort property. Race participants will find themselves covering ALL types of terrain including jeep roads, forested single track trails, alpine ridge lines and even to the iconic summit of Lone Peak!
There are sections of this course, including the ascent and traverse of Headwaters ridge, as well as the ascent and descent of Lone Peak, which are EXTREMELY STEEP & TECHNICAL with sections of exposure and potential rockfall hazard. We will have safety personnel along these sections keeping an eye out for runners and assessing any objective hazards, but the responsibility falls on the race participant to be aware of your surroundings and other runners. This is a true mountain course so please treat it with the respect it deserves! We strongly encourage you to become familiar with the course terrain before registering for this event.
The Rut 50K by the Numbers:
- Distance: 31 Miles / 50K
- Elevation Gain: 10,500 ft / 3,200 Meters
- Elevation Loss: 10,500 ft / 3,200 Meters
- 60% Single Track
- 25% Dirt Road
- 15% Off Trail
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Challenging, lots of "ups and downs".
This really isn't your typical 28k trail race. You climb 3 different mountains and they all have their different challenges. Mike Foote and Mike Wolfe are some sick people that … MORE
This really isn’t your typical 28k trail race. You climb 3 different mountains and they all have their different challenges. Mike Foote and Mike Wolfe are some sick people that created an awesome crazy hard course. If you get a chance to run this race take it and enjoy all parts of the race even though you will hate how hard it is during. Tip: work on climbing and descending.. RUN THE RUT!!!