2025 Sandia Snowshoe Classic

Click to enlarge map. Download the GPX file for the course here.

Click to watch an 8-minute video summary of the event.
Click to access Albuquerque Journal feature about the event including 7 great photos by Eddie Moore.

Paul Karas served as course marshal at position #3, the intersection of South Crest and Switchback Trails as the runners proceeded downhill toward Ellis Trailhead. Paul shared 94 photos that he took. The first runners arrived at his station just under three minutes after the start of the event at; 11:00:00. Time (hhmmss) is shown at the bottom of a photo. Thanks, Paul! Snowshoers, enjoy finding yourselves.

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Full-resolution copies of Paul’s photos can be found here. File names indicate the date/time the photos were taken.

Stefan Martin served as course marshal at a position near Ellis Trailhead where the course starts back uphill (see map below). Stefan shared 232 photos taken at this station that appear below in order of runners’ times of arrival at the station shown at the bottom of the photo (hhmmss). Thanks, Stefan!

Full-resolution copies of Stefan’s photos can be found here. All photos taken by Stefan during the event can be found here.

Top male finishers: 2nd – Brantley Lutz (27:13); 1st – Karl Walczak (25:20); 3rd – Brian Hutsel (27:38). These three finished in same order last year. Photo credit: Cliff Giles
Race Director Mike Madden with top female finishers:
2nd – Erin Castillo (34:12); 1st and 2nd overall – Michelle Hummel (27:07). Third place finisher Katie Herman (39:10) unavailable. Photo credit: Silke Bletzer

All race results available here.


Former and current event directors – Jeff Young (2001-2005), Lou Romero (2014-2017), Steve Roholt (2019-2020), Mike Madden (2022-present)

Special thanks to our partners and sponsors.

Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School. Photo credit: Stefan Martin
Cibola Search and Rescue. Photo credit: Stefan Martin