For elite mountain athletes, the Audi Power of Four Race Series is the quintessential test of endurance, skill and mental fortitude. Stretching across winter and summer, and featuring three disciplines — ski mountaineering (or SkiMo for short), mountain biking and trail running — each race has become a marker in the personal lives of the athletes. The routes vary, but each one threads together a route that goes up and over Snowmass, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and, finally, Aspen Mountain.
Whether you are game for the whole enchilada, looking to compete in the shortened "Power of Two" race, or you want to cheer on the racers, we have the lowdown for you here.
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Whether you are game for the whole enchilada, looking to compete in the shortened "Power of Two" race, or you want to cheer on the racers, we have the lowdown for you here.
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"You have to have the fitness, because there’s a lot of vertical and you’ll be racing a really long time."
–Max Taam, four-time Power of Four SkiMo Champion. rich-text
–Max Taam, four-time Power of Four SkiMo Champion. rich-text
Audi Power of Four Ski Mountaineering
March 2, 2019
The Audi Power of Four Ski Mountaineering Race (known as SkiMo by many) is a premier winter endurance race, utilizing the unique and amazing terrain of each of the four Aspen Snowmass mountains. Racers start in Snowmass before dawn, and skin their way up and over the mountain, before descending (and ascending) Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Aspen Mountain.
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Audi Power of Four Trail Run
July 13, 2019
The Audi Power of Four Trail Run comes during the apex of summer, and tests endurance athletes with a grueling 50K run over all four mountains of the resort: Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass. The route varies per year. Participants can also choose to run in shorter races that are still nothing to sneeze at: the 25K and 10K routes offer plenty of challenge.
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Audi Power of Four Mountain Bike
August 17, 2019
The 2019 Audi Power of Four Mountain Bike Race may be the shortest and fastest of the three Power of Four races, it is possibly the most demanding from a technical standpoint. Riders cover 36 miles of blistering single- and double-track trails with around 9,300 feet of vertical connecting Snowmass, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Aspen Mountain.
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