Cirque Series - Killington VT

Join us for another year of Cirque Series at Killington.  8.2 miles featuring 3,010' ft vert.

The 8.2-mile course kicks off at the base of the K-1 Gondola. With 3,010’ ft of elevation gain, you’ll end up summiting three of Killington Resort’s six peaks. Counter Clockwise course direction, running up from K1 Base Area immediately ascending the service road until you hit Buster Bunny. You will go around Snowdon Peak at 3,592’ ft. From there, you’ll tackle The Great Northern Trail & Ridge run. Here you will run the Cat walk & give it all you got to tackle & summit Killington Peak at 4,242’ ft. You will descend a small set of metal stairs and you will be at AID STATION #1 at Mile 3.16  You will be greeted with spectacular views of the Green Mountains of Vermont. From here you will start your way down the mountain over some speedy service and jeep roads.  The entire way down you will have amazing views. You will travel down Bear trax all the way down to Bear Mountain Peak.  You will then take the flowy trails of Bear Cub until you hit AID STATION #2 at Mile 6.6.  You will make your way up Bearly trail to one last spicy surprise.  Needle's Eye is a steep quarter mile finisher with a staggering 45% degree climb. After you catch your breath it is a quick descent down Bittersweet to the Finish Line at K-1 where you started. finishing out the race right where you started.

**The race course is located in the Green Mountain National Forest. 
**Course subject to change as necessary
**Every competitor is subject to a strict cut-off time, just past Killington Peak summit at Aid Station #1, of 1:20 hrs (competitor will take Chairlift back down). We typically see 2-10 people not make cutoff. 700 ft' elevation gain)

SAFETY LANGUAGE
The course is steep, rocky, grassy, wet & slippery. You will be pushing hard for the summit, putting yourself to your capacity, lungs, grit, and strength. Please note, we will have the course well marked, it is imperative, for your safety, you follow precise path of flagging. Please be mindful of other competitors, if you encounter an injured competitor please inform the nearest course Marshall, EMT or Rescue Services.  Course is well marked with orange flagging, if you suddenly find yourself on a path without immediate orange flags to indicate the route, please turn around, go back the way you came until you get back on trail with orange flags. 

We will provide hydration for all participants at two aid stations & finish line.

Cancellation / Refund Policy:  the race organizers reserve the ability to cancel the event due to unsafe weather, any variety of circumstances, etc. Race organizers will make the best decisions when it comes to protecting the safety of all runners. This means we reserve the right to adjust, cancel, reroute, or reschedule as we see fit.

Because the bulk of our costs come before the event even occurs we will not be able to extend refunds to those who wish to cancel their registration. We will assess things appropriately & fairly, to the best of our abilities. If the race is popular enough to create a waiting list, we will also treat your entry fairly with specifics TBD.

Race registration is non transferable & cannot be rolled over to subsequent races. We will always treat our community fairly but also ask that you be sympathetic about the realities of putting on a great event. Anyone running under a bib assigned to another athlete will be banned from future Cirque Series Races, we take this very seriously because it creates a safety issue.

Cateories:
*SPORT: This category is for people that don't have a ton of mountain experience, and wouldn't call themselves strong runners. But are ready to test themselves.

*EXPERT: This category is for people with a lot of mountain experience, consider themselves strong hikers with competent running skills.

*PRO: This category is for professional & sponsored athletes. 

Results
Results will be posted here 48 hours after the event.

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Friday, June 25, 2027:  3pm-6pm - early bib pick-up: Killington, VT, K-1 lodge

Saturday, June 26, 2027: 7:00am-8:30am - Bib pickup available at the race venue, K-1 lodge. Please arrive early enough to pickup your packet and get ready. We will start promptly at 9AM.