The Primal Quest staff is already in Montana and hard at work preparing for the race. Over the past few days we’ve had a few reports from the field trickle in with news on the conditions of the course, which is shaping up to be as challenging and beautiful as any we’ve ever seen.

Obviously, following yesterday’s announcement, teams can surmise that there is snow, and plenty of it, in Big Sky Country. The addition of snow shoes to the mandatory gear list should indicate what teams can expect, and course designer Chris Caul noted yesterday that there is still 10′ of snow above 9000′, with more snow continuing to fall. In addition to that, temperatures have dropped into the low 30′s, making for challenging and cold conditions out on what will be the race course. 

At lower altitude we’re experiencing a different issue, as the rivers have begun to rise, making the rivers fast and cold. However, historical trends indicate that the rivers should rise, and fall fairly rapidly, meaning that at this time we don’t anticipate that the water will be unusually high or fast by the time the race starts. The rivers will undoubtedly remain cold, and challenging, but not dangerously so. 

Over the course of the next ten days or so, we’ll post more updates on the course conditions as it is warranted. Check back here regularly for the latest course news. 

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