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  • each evening our friends at The Village will arrange seating for roughly 50 people in Adirondack chairs and bench seating around the fire pit to enjoy the talks and films. There is ample room for standing and we encourage you to please bring your own chair if possible

  • With fall approaching there is a noticeable decrease in temperatures and we recommend you make use of your puffy coat, warm jacket, or blankets for each evening in the Village - perhaps snag one of the spots around the fire pit :)

    average nighttime lows this time of year are low 40’s, and day time highs in the hight 60’s

  • Best Day Brewing will be on site and cans available to all runners post race

    Numerous restaurants and bars throughout the Village open for dining options

  • special thanks to MMSA for the subsidized rate for our event and keeping the gondola spinning an extra week just for us. access to Summit and McCoy aid station is possible through purchased gondola ticket or hiking along designated Mammoth Mountain Trail and Dragon’s Back Trail

    PRE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE

    2026 Operating hours

    fri: 8:30am-12:30pm

    sat: 8:30am-3:30pm

    sun: 8:00am-1:30pm

    Prices (usually $49)

    Adult (23-64) $19

    Young Adult (13-22) $19

    Child (12 and under) FREE

    80+ FREE

    NEW Ikon Pass Holder FREE

    Employee FREE

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THURSDAY

OFFICIAL CRAFT SHAKEOUT

  • Join CRAFT and GU for a FREE Demo Run to kick off Mammoth Trailfest 2026, apart of The Gravel World Tour!

    • Craft Elite Run Team and Trailfest head crafter Tim Tollefson will lead the way

    • Demo Craft's Vild 1 and Xplor Pro running shoes

    • Sample new products from GU Energy Labs

    • 5K out-and-back on the final miles of the trailfest race courses

    • First 100 = FREE Black Velvet Coffee and Craft The Gravel World Tour™ Shirt

    • Free and open to all

    Reserve your spot NOW

  • tune into the livestream broadcast as Dylan from FreeTrails prognosticates and provides commentary for the weekend of racing - watch in person at Limelight Lounge

  • Village at Mammoth Plaza: 6201 Minaret Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

    come learn, listen, and support our wonderful partners of Mammoth Trailfest!

  • bib pickup will be located at Trailfest tent in Village at Mammoth plaza. (Black Velvet Coffee plaza)

  • Mammoth Sauna Co. will be in the Trailrest recovery zone adjacent to the finish-line to provide runners access to their wood-fired sauna and cold plunge. FREE for all registered runners

  • have you seen the course profiles? come try the poles courtney, sally, tim, and many runners have loved for years! free demo's and instruction on using poles

    Interested in also using them for your race?! Registered racers can pick up a pair from the LEKI booth in the late afternoon or early evening the day before your scheduled race - not two days prior - so everyone hoping to demo gets a chance

    once you complete your race, please return the Demo poles ASAP so another runner can use them 

  • Village Plaza

    ALL runners to attend, open to public

    head crafter Tim Tollefson will provide detailed information and updates about all Trailfest races and answer questions

    GU’s head of innovation and product development, Roxanne Vogel, will also present about product on course and address nutrition questions

  • Ballet Folklorico de Las Flores students will perform 2 short traditional ballet folklorico dances to celebrate Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month and officially kick off trailfest.

  • Help kick off the weekend as we celebrate some of the best athletes in the country - each will run through the crowd before being presented on stage

  • Come spend the night with Sally and Tim! Hosted on the Village stage they have some fun things in order for all that attend

    GU will provide hot cocoa and stroopwafel sundays!

wednesday 🤫

  • bonus local group run from Distant Brewing! Come hangout with the locals before Trailfest officially kicks off

    This is a flat 5.2 miles with the first .5 mile    s and last .5 miles on pavement, options to turn early as needed

  • Founder of Ballet Folklorico de las Flores

    Sofia was born in Ixtlahuacan Del Rio, Jalisco, Mexico, and in 1996, she moved with her parents and 7 siblings to Mammoth Lakes, California. She began dancing ballet folklorico at the young age of 5. She offers no cost dance lessons to adults and kids so she can share the beauty of her culture

    Sofia is an ultrarunner that enjoys the trails with her dogs. She ran her first trail marathon in 2016 and was immediately drawn to the energy that the racing community offered. Movement is important in her healing, and she feels blessed to be able to do all types of activities in the Eastern Sierra

  • Dani Moreno is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex and co-host, with Emkay Sullivan, of the sub-hub podcast. The podcast aims to bring more participation to the sub-ultra distances as well as highlight races, series, and athletes from a global perspective. Dani was third at Mont Blanc Marathon and OCC in 2022, and 5th overall in the Golden trail World Series in 2021

  • Emkay is a pro runner for Craft, 2x Western States Golden Ticket Winner, and only athlete to ever win trailfest. 50k, 26k, and dba!

  • Fan favorite Sally will return for the entire weekend with us!

  • Not sure I have more words to write so please fill in your own bio for me… :)

FRIDAY

  • Friday 9/25 7:45am-8:45am

    Tamarack Lodge/Cross Country Ski Center Yurt: In front of Yurt; 163 Twin Lakes Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

    *can pick up bib Thursday 4-7pm in Village at Mammoth Plaza at Trailfest tents

  • please join us on the summit and help cheer in all the runners and enjoy donuts, drinks, and good vibes to kick off an amazing weekend - BIG SCREEN onsite to watch runners climb dragon's back (cowbells while supplies last)

    recommend taking gondola 8:30am-12:30pm

    first runners will finish around 9:30 - final runners 11:30

    Discounted tickets can be purchased at the Adventure Center at Main Lodge Gondola Building

  • friday 9/25 7:45am-8:45am - bib pick up at Tamarack Lodge/Cross Country Ski Center Yurt: In front of Yurt; 163 Twin Lakes Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

    SPECTATORS: Take the free shuttle from Village (behind gondola building) to Main Lodge to grab a gondi ticket and join the Summit Party! Food and beverage for purchase on top. Pre book tickets here

  • Limelight hotel is offering a great family friendly space all weekend!


    Located just across the street from the Village plaza (behind gondola building) Limelight will have complimentary hot cocoa and poster-making activities located right in their Living Room

    They will also livestream the races throughout the hotel so you won’t miss a beat

    *Families are welcome to come relax and recoup from all hours of the day, even outside family programming hours

    run, hike, or walk the world famous Dragon’s Back Trail to a Summit Party on the top of Mammoth Mountain!

    3 miles with 2,400 ft vertical gain, straight up

    technical trail at high altitude, proper preparation and caution advised

    we have dedicated medical staff, patrol, and volunteers along course

  • Village at Mammoth: 6201 Minaret Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

    Engage with our amazing partners, watch the runners start and finish, and peruse the Village for shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities

  • have you seen the course profiles? come try the poles courtney, sally, tim, and many runners have loved for years! free demo's and instruction on using poles

    Interested in also using them for your race?! Registered racers can pick up a pair from the LEKI booth in the late afternoon or early evening the day before your scheduled race - not two days prior - so everyone hoping to demo gets a chance

    once you complete your race, please return the Demo poles ASAP so another runner can use them 

  • Mammoth Sauna Co. will be in the Trailrest recovery zone adjacent to the finish-line to provide runners access to their wood-fired sauna and cold plunge. FREE for all registered runners

  • @ the Runners for Public Lands Tent

    Bryant Baker, Director of Advocacy and Education at RPL will lead kids of all ages in an exploration of the natural world around us! Meet at the RPL Tent in the vendor village.

  • Village at Mammoth Plaza at the Trailfest tents (Black Velvet Coffee plaza)

  • Meet at the Eastern Sierra Pride tent right next to Village Stage for a fun run - all abilities and people are welcome! come as you are :)

  • Come out on to the main village plaza to listen to Emma’s sport psychology workshop on mental fortitude. Emma is a Mental Performance Consultant based in New York back at Trailfest for her second year presenting! She focuses on endurance athletes and has worked with triathletes, ultramarathon runners, and trail runners. This year’s presentation takes an evidence-based model of fortitude and breaks it down into actionable steps you can take to better prepare for the trails, here at Trailfest and beyond. Interested?

    Reserve your spot! First 35 to reserve a place will receive a FREE mammoth Trailfest notebook! Reserve now → https://forms.gle/qMzgz22iHtNegDA96

  • Interested in public lands? Do you know what a sugar pine looks like? Do you like happy hour? Have you ever seen a Tule Elk?? We’ll be hosting a special “Public Lands” style Trivia happy hour hosted by the one and only Bryant the Shrublander!

    Event is free, but a recommended donation of $5-$10 per person goes directly towards supporting Runners for Public Lands, a local california-based non-profit, whose mission is to build inclusive running communities dedicated to protecting the environment

    Join us for a night of trivia, learning about public lands, and supporting a good cause! Bring a team or join a table! We’ll also have a raffle with rad prizes and RPL goodies

    Check-in at RPL tent between 4:00pm-5:00pm

  • In pink Trailfest tent next to start/finish line - come decorate and get glammed up for Tenkay! Led by Callie and Scott

  • DJ Skunk Puppy will be turning tracks from 6:00pm-9:00pm in the village plaza and accompanied by Desert Peach aerialists - who will bartend from the air?!

    she will launch TENKAY runners onto a lollipop trail of the cruisiest california carpet while keeping the village party alive and ready for their return

    grab a drink, cowbell, and glowstick and kick off the weekend right!

  • starts and ends in the village at 6:45pm. headlamps required

    single loop course - no reused trail - nearly 800 feet of vertical gain/loss

    description - up uptown trail, bib marked at party summit, down downtown trail

    2.4 mile buttery singletrack climb, party aid station, an additional mile of california carpet prior to your second trip to party station, final 2.5 mile cruiser singletrack descent to the village finish line party

    daylight - sunset 6:54pm, civil twilight 7:20pm - headlamp required

    follow GREEN flags, ribbons, and signage with reflective tape. disco lights will also be in the trees to help lead the way

  • Emma Wagner is a graduate sport psychology consultant working toward her Master's degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Springfield College, and is based in Connecticut. She holds a Bachelors degree from The College of William and Mary. In the future, she hopes to gain her Psy.D in clinical psychology.

  • Katie Asmuth is a pro ultrarunner for Saucony, a mom of 5yo and 7yo boys, and a Nurse Practitioner that has an ever-present desire to adventure and explore wild places on foot. She gets endless inspiration by the ridgelines and peaks in her backyard in Mammoth Lakes. She is pumped to share these local trails with you!

    Other sponsors: Gnarly, The Feed, Xoskin, Kapik 1

  • Bryant is a runner, naturalist, photographer, founding member of the Runners for Public Lands Board of Directors, and the Director of Conservation and Research at Los Padres Forest Watch

  • tenkay launches with DJ Skunk Puppy and Desert Peach Performers!

    Desert Peach is a performance troupe based in the Eastern Sierra Nevada of California. They are a group of classically trained movement and aerial artists born out of the desire to bring creativity, wellness, and self-expression to events throughout California and Nevada.

Saturday

  • Village at Mammoth Plaza at the Trailfest tents (woodchip area)

  • Grab a cowbell and line the Village Plaza to help send off our 50K runners as they take a grand tour of Mammoth Lakes and summit Mammoth Mountain before cruising back into the Village throughout the afternoon. Parting words - hopefully motivational? :) - by Tim Tollefson

    There will be 3 waves this year; 7:30am, 7:40am, 7:50am - cutoffs extended and AG awards are chip timed. Your wave will be emailed in September

  • follow along LIVE right from the SUMMIT or Village Plaza on the big screen as runners tackle the 50k course

    bring a cowbell (or any other noice making item!) and cheer your heart out!

  • Pick up your kids bib at the pink Trailfest Tents next to Start/Finish wood arch in the Gomez Plaza

    Thank you Mammoth Lakes Rotary for the help!

  • have you seen the course profiles? come try the poles courtney, sally, tim, and many runners have loved for years! free demo's and instruction on using poles

    Interested in also using them for your race?! Registered racers can pick up a pair from the LEKI booth in the late afternoon or early evening the day before your scheduled race - not two days prior - so everyone hoping to demo gets a chance

    once you complete your race, please return the Demo poles ASAP so another runner can use them 

  • Limelight hotel is offering a great family friendly space all weekend!


    Located just across the street from the Village plaza (behind gondola building) Limelight will have complimentary hot cocoa and poster-making activities located right in their Living Room

    They will also livestream the races throughout the hotel so you won’t miss a beat

    *Families are welcome to come relax and recoup from all hours of the day, even outside family programming hours

  • Come cheer on the little ones as they tackle a 1K run over the bridge and through the woods. Run starts and finishes under same start line as 26K/50K races

    Thank you Mammoth Lakes Rotary for the help!

  • Join us for storytime in the Black Velvet Coffee plaza (where bib pick up is located)

    Come grab a spot on the rug for a special  Trailfest reading of original books by Mariah Clark Skewes (Tim’s mom!) Author of Never Mimic a Woolly Mammoth, Smudge, Pudge, and Woolly Mammoths in Mammoth!

    Black Velvet coffee will provide free churro waffle bites and orange slices for all kids

  • Village at Mammoth: 6201 Minaret Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

    Engage with our amazing partners, watch the runners start and finish, and peruse the Village for shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities.

  • Recover after your miles with reclining camp chairs, stretching mats, foam rollers, and limited post-race assisted stretching and recovery massage following the 26K and 50K. Then visit our community reflection zone to share what the trail taught you, what keeps you moving, or what being “in it for the long run” means to you.

    Optional recovery-service donations support Elevate’s lifestyle medicine and community wellness programs, helping keep them affordable and accessible.

  • Mammoth Sauna Co. will be in the Trailrest recovery zone adjacent to the finish-line to provide runners access to their wood-fired sauna and cold plunge. FREE for all registered runners

  • In pink Trailfest tent next to start/finish line - come decorate and get glammed up for Tenkay! Led by Callie and Scott

  • An additional benefit from our friends at Elevate, Courtney Ernst will be providing body work in the Elevate Trailrest area to help you recover

  • Village at Mammoth Plaza at the mammoth Trailfest tents (Black Velvet Coffee plaza)

  • tbd… :)

  • Zoë Rom is a writer, podcaster, ultrarunner, and comedian based in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley. Her stand-up has been featured at the RISE and Snowmass comedy festivals, and she has opened for Brittany Brave and Ben Roy. She also performs with Consensual Improv, which has opened for The Second City and Trevor Noah. Zoë loves long races that remind her no matter how badly a stand-up set is going, at least it will be over in ten minutes.

  • Children’s Book author (and Tim’s mom) Mary will lead story time after Woolly’s 1k

    Whether through the gentle messages in her whimsical children's picture books or my more serious writings for teens and adults, Mary hopes to encourage the imagination and create a springboard to thoughtful conversations.  She truly believe that by listening to one another's stories, we can create a kinder, more loving world

  • Callie is an ultra trail runner and body positivity advocate, currently residing in Prescott, AZ, with an insatiable curiosity to find the fun in every run. She wasn’t always a runner. In fact, she grew up despising it. But, thanks to a complete lifestyle overhaul that helped her lose 200 lbs, Callie discovered a newfound love for running, and all the places it allows her to explore. Now, she uses her story and experience to inspire others to chase their dreams, big or small, believing that running truly belongs to everyone.

  • Scott is a trail and ultra runner, and founder of RunFastah — an endurance coaching business. Scott grew up just north of Boston and then spent most of his 20s and 30s exploring the world through running, hiking, cycling and climbing, absorbing the array of cultures Earth has to offer. Outside of running, he’s also a huge fan of electronic music and stand up comedy. If you can’t find him running, you’ll find him dancing or laughing.

  • Zoë Rom is a writer, podcaster, ultrarunner, and comedian based in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley. Her stand-up has been featured at the RISE and Snowmass comedy festivals, and she has opened for Brittany Brave and Ben Roy. She also performs with Consensual Improv, which has opened for The Second City and Trevor Noah. Zoë loves long races that remind her no matter how badly a stand-up set is going, at least it will be over in ten minutes.

Sunday

  • Village at Mammoth Plaza at the Trailfest tents (Black Velvet Coffee plaza)

  • have you seen the course profiles? come try the poles courtney, sally, tim, and many runners have loved for years! free demo's and instruction on using poles

    Interested in also using them for your race?! Registered racers can pick up a pair from the LEKI booth in the late afternoon or early evening the day before your scheduled race - not two days prior - so everyone hoping to demo gets a chance

    once you complete your race, please return the Demo poles ASAP so another runner can use them 

  • that's right, get your hairs did

    grab the shuttle from village plaza to main lodge to buy a discounted gondola ticket - bring a cowbell (or any other loud noise making item!) and cheer your heart out from the summit!

    both the SUMMIT and Village Plaza will have big screen you can follow the runners on as they tackle the 26k course

  • Grab a cowbell and line the Village Plaza to help send off our 26K runners as they take a difficult tour of Mammoth Lakes and summit Mammoth Mountain before cruising back into the Village throughout the afternoon

    all AG awards will be based off chip timing. Wave assignments will be emails prior to race

  • Grab a cowbell and line the Village Plaza to help send off our 26K runners as they take a difficult tour of Mammoth Lakes and summit Mammoth Mountain before cruising back into the Village throughout the afternoon

    all AG awards will be based off chip timing. Wave assignments will be emails prior to race

  • Grab a cowbell and line the Village Plaza to help send off our 26K runners as they take a difficult tour of Mammoth Lakes and summit Mammoth Mountain before cruising back into the Village throughout the afternoon

    all AG awards will be based off chip timing. Wave assignments will be emails prior to race

  • grab your gondi ticket and head up to the summit for an unforgettable summit party while runners crest the highest ski area in california

    cowbells, a big screen live streaming, high school band, and much more!

  • Limelight hotel is offering a great family friendly space all weekend!


    Located just across the street from the Village plaza (behind gondola building) Limelight will have complimentary hot cocoa and poster-making activities located right in their Living Room

    They will also livestream the races throughout the hotel so you won’t miss a beat

    *Families are welcome to come relax and recoup from all hours of the day, even outside family programming hours

  • Village at Mammoth: 6201 Minaret Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

    Engage with our amazing partners, watch the runners start and finish, and peruse the Village for shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities.

  • Recover after your miles with reclining camp chairs, stretching mats, foam rollers, and limited post-race assisted stretching and recovery massage following the 26K and 50K. Then visit our community reflection zone to share what the trail taught you, what keeps you moving, or what being “in it for the long run” means to you.

    Optional recovery-service donations support Elevate’s lifestyle medicine and community wellness programs, helping keep them affordable and accessible.

  • Mammoth Sauna Co. will be in the Trailrest recovery zone adjacent to the finish-line to provide runners access to their wood-fired sauna and cold plunge. FREE for all registered runners

  • An additional benefit from our friends at Elevate, Courtney Ernst will be providing body work in the Elevate Trailrest area to help you recover

  • On Village Stage

    Help us welcome the final 26K finisher up on stage as we celebrate them before launching into the overall and age group DBA, 50k, 26k, and Triple awards at 3:20pm as they all pose for the paparazzi

  • our friends at Roark will be providing custom cans, wood fired pizza, and a four lapper you cannot miss 😭

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