Taos Ski Valley Up & Over Trail Run Weekend
Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 9:00 AM MDT
- Location
- Taos Ski Valley, NM
- Po Box 91, 87525
- Type
- TRAIL
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At a glance
Conquer challenging alpine trails and vertical climbs with breathtaking views at this celebratory 20th-anniversary trail running weekend.
- Fun
- Scenic
- Competitive
- Quirky
- Festive
Fun
Scenic
Competitive
Quirky
FestiveThe Taos Ski Valley Up & Over Trail Run Weekend offers a demanding high-altitude experience amidst the stunning New Mexico mountains. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this event features a notoriously challenging 10K, an all-new 20K for those craving serious vertical, and the grueling VerticAL's VertK up Al's Run. Runners can also take on the "Double Trouble" two-day challenge or bring young ones for the kids' fun run. Expect breathtaking views and technical descents, making for a memorable and competitive weekend.
What to expect
- Experience a demanding high-altitude trail run with significant vertical gain.
- Enjoy stunning views of Kachina and Wheeler Peaks and technical descents.
- Choose from a 10K, a new 20K, or the unique VerticAL's VertK.
Standout details
- 20th Anniversary celebration
- Challenging high-altitude climbs
- Panoramic mountain views
- Kids' 1K fun run
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Distances & registration
6 optionsRegistration for all distances is through the official signup link above.
- 1K
Sun, Aug 2, 9:30 AM MDT · From $38.86
Opens Aug 3, 2025, 6:00 AM MDT · Closes Aug 2, 2026, 5:30 AM MDT
- 1K
Sun, Aug 2, 9:00 AM MDT · From $12.18
Opens Aug 3, 2025, 6:00 AM MDT · Closes Aug 1, 2026, 7:59 PM MDT
- 10K
Sat, Aug 1, 9:00 AM MDT · From $63.42
Opens Aug 3, 2025, 6:00 AM MDT · Closes Aug 1, 2026, 5:00 AM MDT
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- 11K
Sat, Aug 1, 9:00 AM MDT · From $86.90
Opens Aug 3, 2025, 6:00 AM MDT · Closes Aug 1, 2026, 5:00 AM MDT
- 20K
Sat, Aug 1, 9:00 AM MDT · From $76.23
Opens Dec 29, 2025, 7:00 PM MST · Closes Jul 31, 2026, 7:59 PM MDT
20k Double Trouble
Sat, Aug 1, 9:00 AM MDT · From $108.25
Opens Jan 8, 2026, 9:06 AM MST · Closes Jul 31, 2026, 7:59 PM MDT
Vibe Check
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Serious TestTrail + hills, altitude
- Mostly trail
- High altitude
The course
- Trail
- Hilly
- Timed race
From the organizer
Spanning the first weekend of August, the Up & Over Trail Runs Weekend challenges runners with a demanding 10K Trail Run course on Saturday. On Sunday, runners can take on the daunting VerticAL’s VertK.
Taos Ski Valley Up & Over 10k Trail Run
Hosted on Saturday, the 19th Annual Up & Over 10K is notoriously challenging with many runners returning year-after-year to beat their PBs. There are many groups that run together; friends, co-workers, and whole families who want to take on the mountain. The course is a formidable and scenic 2,612’ climb from 9,321′ at the base, topping out at 11,819′. Expect amazing views of Kachina and Wheeler Peaks, followed by a technical descent through high alpine terrain.
ALL NEW! The Up & Over 20K to Celebrate 20 Years of Up & Over Fun!
The Taos Ski Valley Up & Over Trail Runs is raising the bar for our 20th Anniversary with a 20K challenge built for runners who crave serious altitude and even more attitude. This commemorative course packs a challenging 4,700 feet of vertical gain as you charge up rugged alpine trails, crest jaw-dropping ridgelines, and bomb down technical descents only TSV can deliver. It’s raw, it’s beautiful, and it’s absolutely not for the faint of heart. If you want bragging rights that last long after race weekend wraps, this is the race you’ll remember forever. Lace ’em up and button-up those chin straps!
VerticAL's VertK
On Sunday take on the 3rd Annual VerticAL's VertK, a daunting vertical 1K up TAOS’s famed Al’s Run. In winter, Al’s is an intimidating long, steep black diamond ski run directly under Lift 1, carved with seemingly infinite measure of moguls. VerticAL's participants will scramble up from the base to the finish at the top of Al’s – a grueling gain of 1,497’. Due to the demanding terrain, this event will be open to participants 16+ years old.
Double Trouble
Take on a two-day challenge with the Up & Over 10k on Saturday and VerticAL's VertK on Sunday. Each race will be timed - with a special prize going to best combined overall male and female.
Up & Dn Kid's Fun Run
This one is just for the kids - a mini-version of our classic Up & Over 10k run, this course will take the young runners up Pioneer Run and back down again at a distance of 1k. Let the kids join in the fun with their own 2nd Annual Up & Dn!
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