Join us for the 2026 Season Kick-Off and Registration Party at Big Sky Brewing Company
Thursday, November 20th, 5:30-7:30 PM
What to expect at the Party:
Thursday, November 20th, 5:30-7:30 PM
What to expect at the Party:
- Sign up on-site for the 2026 Rando Radness Series.
- Gear Swap – Got extra ski gear? Bring it! Need some gear? Bring your $$$. We’ll have space to display your items and label prices. If someone’s interested, find each other and make a deal.
- Test your transitions – Bring your setup (boots/poles/skins/skis or board) and race through a skins-off transition. We’ll have a timer, leaderboard, and prizes for the fastest times.
- Hone your skincare routine – Learn how to care for your skins before, during, and after races at our mini skincare clinic.
- Hang out with awesome people – This event is just a selfish reason to get this amazing group together and get stoked for winter before the season kicks off in January. Whether you have been there all previous nine seasons, or you are just hearing about the series for the first time, we hope you will join us
- Bonus: The first 30 people get a free Big Sky Brewery beverage on us.
Join us for the 2026 Rando Radness Series - Our tenth annual!
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!
2025 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 8th
- Week #2 - January 15th
- Week #3 - January 22rd (Vertical Race Up Paradise)
- Week #4 - January 29th
- Week #5 - February 5th - Season Finale - partners race, pizza party, costumes, raffle, and prizes)
Registration (2026 registration will open on 11/20/2025 at 5PM):
- $20 per race OR if you pre-register online for the whole series, it will be just $80 - that's $16 a race!
- We have a youth category in 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 racer check in 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'ish 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. Learn more HERE.
- First 125 to sign up for the whole series will receive a 2026 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 on January 8th and 15th. They begin just outside of Snowbowl Bar.
- 5:15-6:10: Check-in and chip pick up inside the Snowbowl Bar.
- 5:15-6:15: Course Recon and warming up
- 6:15: Race Start in Snowbowl Base Area just outside of Snowbowl Bar
- 7:15'ish: Race Finish
- 7:45: Awards in the Snowbowl Bar (we will have awards for the top three per gender in each category.)
- 7:15-9:00: 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. These clinics are free and open to all interested in improving their skills moving up and down hill on touring skis.
We will offer skiils clinics before the first two races this year. These clinics are free and open to all interested in improving their skills moving up and down hill on touring skis.
Race Format:
The Rando Radness will consist of a set loop course, which participants can complete 4 times. However, there is a twist - if the overall leaders lap you on the course once, then you will only complete three laps. If they pass you twice, then you will complete just two laps. This way, everyone finishes the event at a similar time. The race typically lasts between 45 to 60 minutes to complete.
Each week the course will change, but is likely to 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 Rando Radness will consist of a set loop course, which participants can complete 4 times. However, there is a twist - if the overall leaders lap you on the course once, then you will only complete three laps. If they pass you twice, then you will complete just two laps. This way, everyone finishes the event at a similar time. The race typically lasts between 45 to 60 minutes to complete.
Each week the course will change, but is likely to 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.
Mandatory Gear:
- Leashes or brakes for your skis or snowboard
- Headlamp! (It'll be dark on the skintrack and partially lit on the downhill section.)
- Skis OR Split Snowboard
- Skins
- Poles
- Boots
- Helmet (safety is cool!)
Categories:
Choose the category that best suits the weight of your equipment AND racing style. We will score & have awards for winners in each of these categories. At the end of the day, choosing the right category for you is a bit of both art and science. Specifically, if your gear is barely over the lightweight category suggestions and you are racing hard and winning the heavy metal category by a long shot every week, consider bumping into the lightweight gear category.
Choose the category that best suits the weight of your equipment AND racing style. We will score & have awards for winners in each of these categories. At the end of the day, choosing the right category for you is a bit of both art and science. Specifically, if your gear is barely over the lightweight category suggestions and you are racing hard and winning the heavy metal category by a long shot every week, consider bumping into the lightweight gear category.
- Lightweight: The lightweight gear/race category includes folks on lightweight and race-specific touring gear. If your boots are 1000 grams or lighter, and your skis are under 1000 grams, consider being in the lightweight category.
- Heavy Metal: The heavy metal category includes folks on heavier touring gear. If your boots are over 1000 grams and your skis are over 1000 grams consider being in the heavy metal category.
- Splitboard: Do you have a snowboard? Is it cut in half? Have some skins for it? Come on up!
- Youth: All participants under 18 can join the youth category.
Series Scoring:
As mentioned earlier, we are excited to provide you with accurate results and series scoring over the course of the 5 races.
As mentioned earlier, we are excited to provide you with 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
- We do not have a great way to score the team's race in a way that makes sense for
End of Season Party and Raffle:
- Every year we have 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, and heckle one another.
Looking for more races to do this winter? Check out the Big Sky Skimo Cup!
Thank You to our Rando Radness Partners!
