History

December 9th, 2012 will be the 21th annual Day of Infamy Snowshoe Race with the first race in 1991 directed by Ann Hopkinson and Fletcher Anderson. They started this race to honor the servicemen who lost their lives in Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Wanting to increase the popularity of the race, it was developed into a benefit race for the animal shelters around Garfield & Pitkin County. Last year the race had 200 participants and raised $3,000 which was divided between Colorado Animal Rescue, Rifle Dog Pound, Animal Rescue Foundation, and Mid-Valley Animal Rescue.

This race has a reputation of fun and folly with awesome prizes following the race from our great sponsors listed below.

Information

This race is an 8k race that winds through beautiful Babbish Gulch. There is usually 10k of groomed track on Sunlight's Cross Country system. The race course uses the best snow available. The track may even lead off onto a single track couse. The course is regularly packed (machine or by foot) before the race day. If you have any questions feel free to contact the race director at the address or phone number listed below.

 

Registration for the race can be done locally before race day at Summit Canyon Mountaineering (8th and Grand in Glenwood Springs) and Independence Run and Hike in Carbondale for a pre-registration fee of $20. Please be sure to register before closing on December 8th as all registrations are picked up then. Day of race registration is $22 and will take place in the back of the Day Lodge at Sunlight Mountain Resort at 9 AM. Race begins at 10 AM. Please make all checks out to "Day of Infamy Snowshoe Race ". Registration includes t-shirt.

You can also go to Race Packet and print out the registration form and liability form and send it with the pre-registration fee of $20 (make checks payable to "Day of Infamy Snowshoe Race") directly to C.A.R.E. at:

2801 County Road 114
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

You can contact Dorothy Howard if you have questions at

Phone #: 970-379-2593

Tax ID#47-0901617

Please be sure to read the liability form and initial where it asks for your initial and be sure to send it plenty early so it will be received in time.

Tubbs Snowshoes will provide snowshoes for racer's that need them. Also they have been kind enough to donate snowshoes to be given away at the prize drawing that follows the race. All the prizes are given away as a drawing so everybody has a chance to win. Summit Canyon Mountaineering provides 1st and 2nd place prizes and door prizes for the competitors.

Classes

This race has Men's and Women's classes and age classes of 45 and under and over 45.

More Info?

If you have further questions feel free to call Dorothy Howard at 970-379-2593.

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Sponsors

Be sure to thank the many sponsors listed below that help make this race so much fun!

Our Sponsors:

Alpine Bank
Beaver Creek Nordic Center
Dalby, Wendland & Co, PC
Orthopaedic Associates
Glenwood Oral Surgery P.C.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Something Sweet
Yampah Builders, Inc.

Atlas Snowshoes
Big O Tires
Blue Sky Ski & Snowboard
The Book Train
Bow Tie Cinemas
Carbondale Recreation Center
City Market
Colorado Mtn. College
Double Dog Pub
Elmer Suds Liquor Mart
Fiesta Guadalajara
The Gear Exchange
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
Glenwood Springs Golf Club
Grand Valley Hospital
High Tails
Independence Run & Hike
Italian Underground
Innermountain Distributing
McDonald's
Moe's Original BBQ
Mountain Sports Outlet
New Castle Family Fitness
Osage Gardens
The Pit Stop
Shaggy Dog
Source Gas
Turtle’s Liquors
The Upper Crust
Uncle’s Pizza
Valley View Hospital
Vitamin Cottage
Whitehouse Pizza

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