Broken Arrow Skyrace
Olympic Valley, United States • 19-21 Jun 2026
Broken Arrow Skyrace - June 18 to 21, 2026
The Broken Arrow Skyrace is a multi-day, multi-distance mountain running event at Palisades Tahoe in Lake Tahoe, California. The event follows a skyrunning model with extensive vertical gain and loss, technical off-trail scrambling, exposed ridge sections, ladders, hand lines, scree and potential snow slopes. Much of the terrain is above the tree line and offers high alpine views of Lake Tahoe.
Distances and special formats include:
- 46K : signature distance; limited to 800 runners
- 23K : World Mountain Running Association World Cup course
- 18K : course including Red Dog Ridge and Stairway to Heaven ladder
- 11K : 11 km with ~569 m vertical; limited to 600 runners
- Ascent : short, steep vertical race; limited to 600 runners
- Iron Face Challenge : 5.75 miles with a Via Ferrata section; limited to 100
- Triple Crown : Ascent plus 46K plus 23K; limited to 200
- Iron Crown : Iron Face plus 23K plus 46K; limited to 25
- Trail Futures NTN : youth competition for ages 10 to 18
- Kid's Race : for ages 10 and under; roughly 1 km course
Participants receive race apparel, finisher items and sponsor samples; specific swag and itemized packages vary by distance. The event includes age and weight requirements for selected distances and may impose mandatory gear for adverse weather. Organizers reserve the right to reroute or cancel due to unsafe weather and enforce non transferability of entries. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.