FRIGUS 2026
4.7 mile race, 15k and 1 mile Kids Race Snowshoe Race
WHAT
The Endurance Society's annual snowshoe festival
Kids Race will be 1 mile loop or out and back
The 4.7 mile race will be a single loop with about 750' of gain
*see course description for details on completing the 4.7 mile and kids race together.
The 15k will be a single loop with approximately 2300’ of gain
WHERE
Moreau Lake State Park
605 Old Saratoga Rd, Gansevoort
New York, 12831
WHEN
February 28, 2026, 9:00 AM
DETAILS
All participants will receive a finisher award. The top male and female racers of each distance will also receive awards. Custom Endurance Society Medals and Swag will be given to all finishers.
SNOWSHOE RENTALS: Snow Shoe Rentals will be available on a first come first serve basis, We typically have a limited number of pairs from Dion. rentals will be an addon question as part of the registration checkout. We will remove the question when rentals are sold out. Moreau lake also has MSR rentals available. These are available directly at the main park office, and would be first come first serve. We do not track their availability.
MANDATORY GEAR: Snowshoes, (it is a snowshoe race). Map of the park for 15k (this will be provided, but can also be downloaded from Moreau lake website).
We will have fires on the beach to keep warm.
Restrooms will be Port-a-John in the parking lot and there is a really nice shed with a composting toilet that you pass on the course just before you head into the woods at the warming hut. this is .5 mile in to the race.
Hot Food and Aid will be at the Finish line.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
All distances will have the same start and finish, on the beach in front of the nature center.
1 mile Kids Race - For those who want to race with your kids and still participate in the other distances we have that covered. The kids race will start on the same course as the other distances and be a .5 mile out and back. Parents can drop their children with another adult, and take an alternate route to re-join their race at the 1.5 mile mark.
4.7 mile race - The 4.7 mile race will start on the same course as the other distances and run the first .5 miles on a basically flat wider wooded trail that wraps the shoreline of the lake. Reaching the "Warming hut" Runners will cross the road and head into a 1 mile easy gradual climb gaining about 450 ft while twisting through the trees and crossing a few wet spots. This should all be frozen over but be prepared if it is warm. at 1.5 miles you will reach the high spot on the course and it will split from the 15K. After about .5 miles you will meet up with the 15K course again and stay with them to the finish.
15K - The 15k course will start and finish the same as the 5k. At 1.5 miles into the 5k the 15k will branch off and go up a fun and easy climb until it reaches the races high point. From this, it traverses a plateau, and soon heads downhill for a good mile, of fast runnable terrain. After a second small hill of about 800 ft., you will have completed almost all of the elevation gain for the 15k at about mile 4.5. From here the remainder of the course is mostly downhill, fast and runnable.
ELEVATION PROFILES
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4.7 Mile Race
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15K Race
