COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
(Choosing Your Adventure!)
MTB
30K & 60K Courses (Intermediate Terrain)
50K & 100K Courses (Advanced Terrain)
The Crowsnest Pass 100 Mountain Bike rides have 4 ride choices, on two unique courses. The 30K loop is made up of fire road, doubletrack and green/blue rated singletrack (intermediate terrain). It's a fast and flowy loop with great scenery - it's the perfect introduction to our event! The 60K ride is two loops of the 30k course (the perfect choice for endurance junkies who prefer green/blue trails).
The 50K loop (named the 'T-Rex' loop, after local legend Troy Misseghers who helped us design the loop) is a mix of fire road, doubletrack and plenty of black-rated (advanced) trails, including up and down the notorious Big Bear trail. This loop is tough! The 100K ride (our namesake race) is two loops of the 50K ride.
Course Questions? Email us at crowsnestpass100@gmail.com
50K, 100K or 150K Gravel Adventures
Gravel
The Crowsnest Pass 100 Gravel rides are all held on a 53 kilometre loop into the breathtaking backcountry of Crowsnest Pass. Don't let the distance fool you (only 53 kms?), this is a challenging ride with over 1100 metres of elevation gain per loop! The 100K ride is two loops of the 53K course (closer to 106K) and the 150K is three loops (yes, closer to 159K and over 3300 metres of elevation gain!) and is the sadistic sibling of the 100K MTB ride.
Think you've got what it take to ride in both the mountain bike and gravel events? Use code 'thedouble' for 25% off your race registration. Not sure what distance you'll want to do come event weekend? Sign up now, and if you'd like to chance your race distance closer to event day, email us and we'll make your change at NO COST.
Course questions? Email us at crowsnestpass100@gmail.com
BY THE NUMBERS
2
RACE
DISCIPLINES
1-3000+
ELEVATION
GAIN / METERS
30-100
MTB
DISTANCE / KM
50-150
GRAVEL
DISTANCE / KM
NOT INCLUDED
Babysitting; you need to be able to take care of yourself out there! The ride courses are tough and they favor the prepared. The terrain is difficult even for the seasoned rider.
Bear spray and helmets are mandatory. Personal gear we strongly recommend bringing: tools, tubes, water storage, light jacket and a navigation device (with ample battery).
Race Awards; At this time we do not host race awards. This is due to the large gaps between race finishers. As we grow this may change, but for now, there is not a formal award ceremony.
Rest stops are stocked with lots of water and emergency nutrition. We find most riders prefer to choose their own nutrition, so pack your drop bag for your desired rest nutrition!
INCLUDED
Rest stops are stocked with water, toilets, tools, sunscreen, bug spray, emergency food and first aid kits. Please pack a bag of your rest-stop nutrition to be dropped off the day before or early morning of) the event. Riders will be sweeping the course with satellite communications. If you are injured or in trouble stay on course! Intersections and turns will be marked with tent signs and the course will be marked with CNP100 pin flags. Your race map is available as a .GPX, .KML, or on the TrailForks app. We use over 300 signs and 1200 pin flags to mark our course every year.
NOTE: The cows in the area like to disturb signs so keep a map loaded on your phone in case an intersection has been tampered with by cow activity.
Buckles & Medals
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100 km mountain bike finisher belt buckle
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60 km mountain bike finisher medal
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50 km mountain bike finisher medal
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30 km mountain bike finisher medal
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150 km gravel bike finisher belt buckle
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100 km gravel bike finisher medal
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50 km gravel bike finisher medal
SAFETY
Our team and volunteers will take your safety seriously and we will run multiple sweeps equipped with satellite communications. If you run into trouble and need help stay on course and communicate with others about your situation so they can relay it to the rest stop equipped with satellite communications. That being said, this race is for riders that can take care of themselves. We will have safety sweeps, stocked rest stops and satellite communication support. If you get injured, due to the distance and access to the course, it may take time before our team is aware of your situation and able to respond.
CNP 100 DONATES A PORTION OF EACH REGISTRATION
Crowsnest Pass 100 is always looking to get more involved in the community. The Crowsnest Pass 100 donates a portion of every rider's registration back to the local trail association, United Rider of Crowsnest. If you see an opportunity to get more involved with CNP100 please contact us and let's start the conversation!
Crowsnest Coffee Company is a lifestyle, as well as a lovingly crafted roast. We take pride in the quality of our beans, and staying true to our quest to deliver the best from our beans and ourselves.
Alpenland has served Lethbridge and the surrounding area with the best in outdoor sports gear and apparel since 1976, with 3 store locations in Southern Alberta.
Our mountain community of Crowsnest Pass offers amazing singletrack, stunning views, and accessible trail heads. When we established UROC in 2009, our vision wasn’t just to build mountain bike trails, it was to build a mountain bike community.
After a few years in the Crowsnest Pass area, we knew this was where we belonged. After careful thought, November 1st 2019, we were enthusiastic to invest in the community.
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