Join us for the 2023 Rando Radness Series!
The Snowbowl Rando Radness Series is a celebration of human powered winter travel. This community event is open to everyone looking for an excuse to get outside, be active and spend time with friends in the heart of winter. All levels and abilities welcome!
2023 Dates:
Rando Radness will be held for 5 consecutive weeks on Thursday night at Snowbowl
Rando Radness will be held for 5 consecutive weeks on Thursday night at Snowbowl
- Week #1 - January 19th
- Week #2 - January 26th
- Week #3 - February 2nd (Vertical race up Paradise)
- Week #4 - February 9th
- Week #5 - February 16th (Season Finale - Partner race, pizza party, costumes, raffle)
Registration (2023 registration will open at 8AM on 12/6/22):
- $18 per race OR if you pre-register online for the whole series it will be just $75 - that's $15 a race!
- We will have a youth category in 2023 for all participants under 18. Races will be $15 or $60 for whole series.
- Pre-register online for whole series and save the hassle of needing to check in each night. Please register online before coming up to Snowbowl. We are discouraging onsite registration to make packet pick up smoother.
- Series registration must be done online and before the first race of the series.
Everyone Receives:
- Chip Timing from our friends at Competitive Timing.
- An hour of fun racing/recreating on a marked course.
- Race Series Scoring for overall position in each category.
- Awards & SWAG to nightly category winners.
- Opportunity to join a free skills clinic before the first two races and an avalanche education clinic before the third race. Lean more HERE.
- First 100 to sign up for the whole series will receive a 2023 Edition Rando Radness Hat!
- A sense of camaraderie and community amidst a dark, cold (yet beautiful) Montana winter.
Nightly Schedule:
- 5:15 PM Skills Clinics begin just outside of Snowbowl Bar
- 5:30-6:20: Racer Check-in and chip pick up inside the Snowbowl Bar.
- 5:30-6:30: Course Recon and warming up
- 6:30: Race Start in Snowbowl Base Area just outside of Snowbowl Bar
- 7:30'ish: Race Finish
- 7:30-9:00: Hang out, connect, and celebrate with food and drink in the Snowbowl Bar.
Skills Clinics:
We will offer skiils clinics before the first two races this year, and an avalanche clinic with West Central Montana Avalanche Center before the 3rd race. These clinics are free and open to all interested in improving their skills.
We will offer skiils clinics before the first two races this year, and an avalanche clinic with West Central Montana Avalanche Center before the 3rd race. These clinics are free and open to all interested in improving their skills.
Race Format:
The Rando Radness will consist of a set loop course which participants will complete as many times as they can in an hour. Depending on your speed this will be around 3-5 times. Each week the course will change, but is likely include a skin track with kick turns, a bootpack and a fun descent down Sunrise bowl. Each race will always start and finish right in the Snowbowl base area. The race typically lasts between 50 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes to complete.
We are always looking to keep the racing fun and fresh. With this in mind, week 3 will be a vertical race to the top of Paradise ski run and week 5 will be a partners race to finish off the season!
The Rando Radness will consist of a set loop course which participants will complete as many times as they can in an hour. Depending on your speed this will be around 3-5 times. Each week the course will change, but is likely include a skin track with kick turns, a bootpack and a fun descent down Sunrise bowl. Each race will always start and finish right in the Snowbowl base area. The race typically lasts between 50 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes to complete.
We are always looking to keep the racing fun and fresh. With this in mind, week 3 will be a vertical race to the top of Paradise ski run and week 5 will be a partners race to finish off the season!
Mandatory Gear:
- Headlamp! (It'll be dark on the uptrack and partially lit on the downhill section.)
- Skis OR Split Snowboard
- Skins
- Poles
- Boots
- Helmet (safety is cool!)
- Backpack
- Stoke (On second thought, this is also mandatory.)
Categories: (We will score & have awards for winners in each of these categories)
- Lightweight/Race: The lightweight gear/race category includes folks on race specific skimo gear.
- Heavy Metal: This is most of the racers including all other alpine touring ski set ups.
- Splitboard: Do you have a snowboard? Is it cut in half? Have some skins for it? Come on up!
Series Scoring:
As mentioned earlier we are excited to provide you accurate results and series scoring over the course of the 5 races.
As mentioned earlier we are excited to provide you accurate results and series scoring over the course of the 5 races.
- You can earn points in any of the five races.
- Your best 4 results will count towards your overall score.
- The Scoring: Below shows the points breakdown for 1st-25th positions for men and women. Each race is scored evenly in the series. Those who do not score in the Top 25 of each event will receive 1 point for participating. (25,24,23,22,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1)
- This scoring system means you can win the series without winning an individual event. By racing well at all four races you have the best chance of having the highest overall score.
- Points will not carry over categories if you race different categories throughout the season
End of Season Party and Raffle:
- We are working on putting together a fun raffle and party w/ drinks and pizza for everyone and their family. This will happen as part of the awards ceremony on the last evening. Costumes highly encouraged!
Spectating:
The races are perfect for spectating. By design a lot of action happens in the transition zone at the base of Sunrise Bowl just outside of the Snowbowl Bar. Bring the family up, trade off the kids, drink a beer and heckle. Spectating is strongly encouraged and appreciated by the participants.
The races are perfect for spectating. By design a lot of action happens in the transition zone at the base of Sunrise Bowl just outside of the Snowbowl Bar. Bring the family up, trade off the kids, drink a beer and heckle. Spectating is strongly encouraged and appreciated by the participants.
Looking for more races to do thus winter? Check out the Big Sky Skimo Cup!
Thank You to our Rando Radness Partners!
