Caldera Burn 2025
Canyon Lodge • 1000 Canyon Blvd. Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 Organized by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLCAbout this event
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Lung–burning fun for all at the Mammoth Caldera Burn – a ski mountaineering challenge. Starting from Canyon Lodge at Mammoth Mountain, participants will skin their way through five ascents on Mammoth Mountain to complete this battle against themselves and the terrain. Ski mountaineering (ski mo), a high-altitude up and down challenge imported from Europe, is rapidly becoming one of the hottest new winter sports in North America.
The Short Course is perfect for backcountry skiers of any skill level interested in learning new aspect of the sport. The Long Course is designed to showcase Mammoth's steep, technical skiing.
Early Bird Registration $75 (available until March 21, 2025)
Advance Registration $85 (available until April 13, 2025)
Week-of Registration: $95 (April 14-18, 2025, no day-of registration available)
There will be walk-up registration available during bib pick-up (at Canyon Lodge) on Friday, April 18th from 4-7pm. There will be no walk-up or on-site registration on the morning of the race. Category changes must be made by the end of bib pick-up on Friday, no changes will be allowed the morning of the race.
All other event details below.
Event details and schedule
Event Schedule
Friday, April 18
4-7PM On-Site Registration + Check-In Welcome Party @ Canyon Lodge
6PM Mandatory Racer Meeting + Course Briefing @ Canyon Lodge
Saturday, April 19
6:30 AM Last-minute Packet/Bib Pick-up @ Canyon Lodge
7:00 AM All entries closed - any bibs not collected will be marked as a DNS.
7:30 AM Race Starts (staggered by division) @ Canyon Lodge
12:30 PM Awards, Raffle + After party @ Start/Finish area, weather pending
** Schedule is subject to change, participants will receive email updates with any changes**
Week-of Registration (available online) closes at 11:59pm PT on Friday, April 18th. There will be walk-up registration available during bib pick-up on Friday, April 18th from 4-7pm. There will be no walk-up or on-site registration on the morning of the race.
Bib pick-up will be from 4-7pm on Friday, April 18th at Canyon Lodge. There is a mandatory racer meeting at 6 pm during bib pick-up. If you are absolutely unable to pick-up your bib on Friday evening, please email raceadmin@mammothresorts.com to make other arrangements. There will be last-minute bib pick-up available on race day from 6:30 - 7 am. Any bibs not picked up by 7am on race day will be marked a DNS and unable to participate- no late starts.
All bibs will be checked at the Start area prior to the race start. Please plan to start lining up in the Start corral at 7:10 am.
Course Descriptions & Links
Long course is approximately 5000 feet of gain.
Short course is approximately 2500 feet of gain.
Course details will be released at the beginning of February.
Equipment Rentals
Mammoth Mountaineering Supply is offering 20% off demo rates for Ski Mountaineering Racers. Give them a call at (760) 934-4191 for more information and pricing!
Refunds & Cancellations
A full refund, minus Active.com processing fees, will be provided until 24 hours before the event. No refunds will be available after 7:30 am on Friday, April 18th. You do NOT need to purchase the Active.com Refund add-on, Mammoth Mountain will honor the above refund policy and below cancellation policy.
If the event is cancelled for weather or any other reason, full refunds will be honored. In the event of inclement weather, delays may occur. Event Organizers will share method for day-of communication in the event of delays.
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Categories
Youth Short Course - Youth Short Course
Adult Short Course - Adult Short Course
Masters Short Course - Masters Short Course
Youth Long Course - Youth Long Course
Adult Long Course - Adult Long Course
Masters Long Course - Masters Long Course
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