
- This event has passed.
We’re bringing back the Shovel Races! Race down the slopes on a snow shovel in this exhilarating competition that’s perfect for speedshovel enthusiasts of all ages. Here’s everything you need to know:
Registration:
Friday, January 31 | 9 AM – 7 PM in Village Haus
Saturday, February 1 | 7 AM – 9 AM in Village Haus
Event Schedule:
Friday, January 31:
- Practice Day: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Saturday, February 1:
- Little Scoops Finals: 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
- Each Little Scoop racer gets one run.
- Qualifying Runs Men’s and Women’s: 10:00 AM – 2 PM
- Course open, each racer gets two runs, with the fastest run being used to determine placement for finals.
- Finals: 2:30 PM – 4 PM
- The top 10 times will advance to finals.
- Finalists get one run, with the best times determining 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
- Finals run counts; we will not count your time from qualifiers if the qualifying time is faster.
- No protests.
- Awards: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Join us in Village Haus for awards and prize money presentations and live music from Ry Taylor.
Race Categories:
- Men’s: Ages 13+
- Women’s: Ages 13+
- Kids “Little Scoops”: Ages 12 and under
Registration Fees (All Registration Includes a 2025 Shovel Race T-shirt):
- $75 – Adults (Lower Mountain Lift Ticket Included)
- $50 – Adults (Lower Mountain Lift Ticket NOT Included)
- $20 – Kids 12 and under (Includes Lower Mountain Lift Ticket)
Prizes:
- Men:
- First Place: $1,000
- Second Place: $750
- Third Place: $500
- Women
- First Place: $1,000
- Second Place: $750
- Third Place: $500
- Little Scoops:
- First Place: Large Pizza
- Second Place: Medium Pizza
- Third Place: Small Pizza
- Pizzas provided by sponsor Pizza Stop
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Kit Carson Coop | Lindsey Homes | Bluebird Mountain Sports | Alpine Lumber
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Coldwell Banker Mountain Properties-The Weeks Group | Pizza Stop | Mountain Home Services | Resort Properties of Angel Fire | John R Sutton General Building Contractor, Inc.
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Durban Builders | Music from Angel Fire | Angel Fire Small Animal Hospital | ReMax Mountain Realty | Off Grid Grow Co. | Cottam’s of Angel Fire | High Country Ski Rental | Brenda & Brian Waters | Angel Fire Rotary Club | Land & Home Services | Sweet Shirt Co. | Linda Weir, CPA | Morning Star Restaurant | Coldwell Banker-Catherine Moon | Dale Jackson Custom Building, LLC
The “Little Scoops“ category is for fun and does not include cash prizes.
Rules:
- All shovels must be “grain” shovels. Competitors may bring their own or Angel Fire Resort will have shovels from sponsors Alpine Lumber and Bluebird Mountain Sports.
- Competitors must wear a helmet and eye protection for all practice and competition runs.
- No physical alterations are allowed to the running surface of the grain scoops (shovels) other than the application of wax or similar type substance to the underside or bottom of the scoop. You may adhere tape or other similar materials to the handle of the shovel to make it easier to grip. You may paint the seat of the grain scoop but no traction aiding substance is allowed.
- Barging the start gate constitutes a false start. First false start in a heat is a warning, second false start in a heat is a disqualification.
- If a racer is not sitting on their shovel upon crossing the finish line, that racer will receive a DNF (did not finish) for that run. Should a racer come off their shovel during a “Time Trial” or Little Scoops run, they will receive a DNF for that run and will be required to immediately move laterally off the course. Should a racer come off of their shovel during a “Heat” run, the racer can get back on their shovel and legally cross over the finish line to finish the heat.
- No protests
- During Finals, that run counts; we will not accept the qualifying time if that run is faster.
- You must make a concerted effort to self-arrest after crossing the finish line, or you will get a DQ.