Snow to Surf Race

 

 

Book your boat rental for Sunday April 26, 2026

 

The race starts near the summit of the Mount Washington Alpine Resort with an uphill LeMans-style start in order to avoid the mammoth cluster that a mass downhill alpine start would deliver.

Race transitions then follow in this order.:

1. Nordic skiing over a route that varies yearly with spring snow conditions.

2. Two Running legs combining the Strathcona Parkway with a downhill trail.

3. A cross country Mountain Bike leg from the base of the Parkway to the Fish and Game Club on the shore of Comox Lake.

4. Paddlers on the Kayak leg round a set of buoys to finish at the Cumberland Lake Park Campground.

5. Road cyclists follow a route through historic Cumberland to Highway 19A then South to a turnaround through the seaside Craigdarroch suburb and North to the entry to the City of Courtenay where they dismount and are met by paddlers for the final leg.

6. Canoeists then race on one of the world’s shortest navigable rivers and across an estuary to the Comox Marina and the Finish Bell that signals the end of the struggle and awaiting refreshment.

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