Meet Information
Called the Copper Mountain Cup for 2 seasons, we changed the name to the Summit Stinger because:
- Copper has a pro ski race called the Copper Mountain Cup and they wanted to avoid confusion.
- To highlight that the race is hosted by Summit High School
- To accentuate the challenge of the race, featuring the 22% grade climb of "The Stinger"!
The World's Toughest!
The highest and toughest GRASS high school cross country course in the World! (Not officially confirmed, but we are reasonably confident with the claim.)
There are some fast courses in Colorado. This isn't one of them. No PRs will be set here. The course is 94% grass, tops out at 9800 feet with 87 feet of climbing each lap and has a max gradient of 22%!
Think of it as a race on a course much harder than your Regional course or State - to prepare your runners physically and psychologically and make those courses seem easy.
The course is a 1667m college-style loop lapped three times. Splits for each lap will be recorded and published. The three loops along with several bends make the course very spectator/ coach/photographer friendly. Coaches and spectators can see the runners seven to ten times with minimal effort.
Race Times (Updated 9/24/2023):
9:30 Middle School Coach's Meeting at Start Line
10:00 Middle School Boys (race unlimited, score 4)
10:03 Middle School Girls (race unlimited, score 4)
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11:00 High School Boys (race unlimited, score 5)
11:30 High School Girls (race unlimited, score 5)
12:00 Awards
Course Records
Boys - Ryan Olree, Denver South, 2022, 18:37
Girls - Isabel Allori, Liberty Common High School, 2022, 20:19
Packet Pick-Up
Packet pick-up will be on the walkway to the course, or in case of inclement weather, inside the Transportation Center in the Alpine Parking Lot.
Timing
Bib chip timing by Maverick Sports. Live Results will be posted here:
Registration
Register on co.milesplit.com NLT 28 September. All athletes will be timed, so please register all your athletes that will be racing and only those athletes that will be racing.
Awards
Middle School awards will be presented to the top seven individuals.
High School awards presented to the top ten finishers in each varsity race and the winning teams.
Results
Final results will be posted online and on MileSplit. Live results at https://coppermountaincup.itsyourrace.com
Directions
From the East - Take I-70 west to Copper Mountain - Exit 195 onto SH-91 South toward Copper Mountain/Leadville. Go 0.5 miles (past the stoplight at Copper Road) and turn right into the Alpine Lot.
From the West - Take I-70 east to Copper Mountain - Exit 195. Take the ramp onto SH-91 South toward Copper Mountain/Leadville. Go 0.5 miles (past the stoplight at Copper Road) and turn right into the Alpine Lot.
Parking
There is ample parking at the Alpine Lot adjacent to the race start/finish area. Please instruct your buses to park on the east side of the Alpine Lot.
Restrooms
Heated restrooms with running water are located in the Transportation Center on the north end of the Alpine Lot, within 200 meters of the start/finish area.
View full meet information and course map at
Race Fee
