Broken Arrow Skyrace course maps and aid stations

Each lap leaves the Village on the Western States trail toward Highway 89, about 3.25 miles that may be the most runnable of the day. Then it climbs to Snow King, along Red Dog Ridge and across the KT-22 saddle to the Headwall and the Stairway to Heaven, the high point at about 9,000 feet. You drop into Shirley Basin past Siberia at mile 8.85, climb about 550 feet out of the snowiest part of the course to High Camp at mile 11.75, and run back down to the Village to do it all again.

The Village aid station at halfway is the only place your crew can help you, and where your drop bag waits. You pass Siberia and High Camp again on the second lap, but the organizer gives their miles for the first lap only, so the stops list has them once. In 2026 it started Saturday at 7 AM, with a 12 hour cutoff.

The 23K draws the elites. It has the biggest prize money and was a gold label race in the 2026 WMRA World Cup. It's one lap of the loop the 46K runs twice, climbing nearly 5,000 feet from the valley floor at 6,200 feet. The landmarks along the way include Emigrant Pass, at 8,750 feet on the Western States route, and views into the Granite Chief Wilderness. The last descent from High Camp follows the Thunder Mountain singletrack.

There are no drop bags and no crew on the course. In 2026 it started on Sunday in waves from 8:00 to 9:10 AM, elites first, with a 7 hour cutoff. It's the most popular distance and the organizer expects it to sell out soon after registration opens.

The organizer says many runners call the 18K "the 23k without any 'runnable' sections": nearly 3,800 feet of climbing in 11 miles. It goes up Red Dog Ridge and the headwall of KT-22, then along the rocky ridge to the Stairway to Heaven and the top of Washeshu Peak. Siberia comes at mile 4.9, then a fast descent to the bottom of Shirley Canyon and a climb back out to the Julia Millon Memorial Aid Station, "Julia's", at mile 7.6. From there it's downhill to the finish.

In 2026 it started on Friday at 10 AM, with a 6 hour cutoff. The race warns that a 10 AM start is usually hot.

The organizer calls the 11K a "gateway drug" to the longer races. It heads east out of the Village on the Western States trail toward Highway 89, turns onto a dirt road after 2 miles and climbs over Snow King Peak, then comes down a steep mile, about 730 feet, to the finish.

In 2026 it started on Saturday at 8 AM, with a 4 hour cutoff. You have to be 16 or older.

The Ascent, once the VK, goes straight up from the Base-to-Base Gondola Plaza to the summit of Washeshu Peak, over steep rock slabs, off-trail talus, scree and maybe snow. The top is the Headwall Ridge, with a bolted hand line and the Stairway to Heaven ladder. In 2026 it was a WMRA World Cup race and the USATF uphill mountain running championship, and it started Friday at 8 AM.

There are no aid stations, only a feed station at the finish. Your drop bag, no bigger than one foot each way, goes to the top of the Siberia lift. From the finish you walk 1.66 miles down to High Camp and take the tram. About once every five years wind or weather stops the tram, and you go down on foot.