Broken Arrow Skyrace
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Broken Arrow Skyrace : Palisades Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, CA
The Broken Arrow Skyrace is a multi-day mountain running event held June 18 to 21, 2026 at Palisades Tahoe near Lake Tahoe. The program includes multiple distances, youth events, and special multi-day options. Courses feature high-alpine terrain, much of it above the tree line, with steep slabs of rock, scree, potential snow slopes, exposed ridgelines, bolted hand lines, ladders, and a via ferrata section on one course.
Race entries include limits and age minimums for some distances and select events are capacity limited. The event offers a youth national component, Trail Futures NTN, for athletes roughly ages 10 to 18, and a kids race for age 10 and under that covers slightly less than one kilometer, is untimed, and charges a $20 entry fee with day-of registration available.
The 2026 edition awards $150,000 in cash prizes distributed among the Ascent, 23k, and 46k events, with prize allocation by placing and gender. Post-race activities include food, beer, music, seminars, films, and family-oriented programming. Registration opens December 8 at 9:00 AM PST and closes June 10 at 11:59 PM PT; some distances commonly sell out and several offer waitlists. Partial credit and withdrawal policies vary by distance and deadlines apply. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
- 46K: signature distance; ascend more than 10,000 feet; limited to 800 runners.
- 23K: world cup course; ascend over 5,000 feet; 7 hour cutoff.
- 18K: ~11 miles with ~3,800 feet of climbing.
- 11K: ~11 km with ~569 m vertical gain; limited to 600 runners.
- Ascent (Vertical K): steep 3 mile ascent; limited to 500 runners; age minimum applies.
- Iron Face Challenge: via ferrata section, 5.75 miles; limited to 100 participants.
- Triple Crown / Iron Crown: multi-day combinations with limited fields.
- Kids Race and Trail Futures NTN for younger runners.
