Frosty Squatchy | Sassquad Trail Running

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Frosty Fat Sass es una fiesta de senderos para corredores y excursionistas de todas las edades y ritmos. ¡Únase a nosotros el sábado 25 de enero de 2025 para la octava edición anual de Frosty Fat Sass! Los corredores y excursionistas pueden inscribirse para una carrera de 5 km, 3 horas, 6 horas o la carrera Kids 1M. Los fondos recaudados en esta fiesta de senderos se donarán a South Mountain Conservancy .

REGISTRO

VOLUNTARIO

CÓMO LLEGAR

25 DE ENERO DE 2025

QUICK STATS

RACE FORMAT: Rixed-timed event on a 5K trail loop

CUTOFFS: Complete as many loops as you want in 6 hrs or 3 hrs. You can stop whenever you want (no DNFs!). 5Kers have all day to complete the 3.1 miles

ELEVATION/TERRAIN: Great mix of hard packed carriage trails and technical singletracks with rocks and roots. 300 ft elevation gain per loop.

CAPACITY: Capped at 200 participants across all events

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: NJ Transit Bus Route 73 (Newark - Orange - Livingston Mall) + 15 min walk OR NJ Transit Train to Mountain Station + 20 min walk. Please check train/bus schedules; if they don't match your start time; email us and we can help coordinate a carpool!

This is a Sassquad OG event.. This was the very first official Trail Party we ever hosted back in 2018. We had 100 people show up and at the end of the race, people wanted to know when the next Sassquad event was! It all really snowballed after that! We have kept this as a Fat-Sass style event, meaning - no swag, no aid, and no whining (unless you don't see Sasquatch, then you can whine a little!).

Check out our Trail Party Handbook for even more deets about this Trail Party!

Founded in March 2000, the South Mountain Conservancy is a volunteer, non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the South Mountain Reservation through active stewardship, advocacy, and education. Through volunteer activities, public programs and partnership with the Essex County Parks Department, the SMC serves as a steward and advocate for the South Mountain Reservation. The SMC strives to preserve, protect, and enhance the ecology, infrastructure and natural beauty of this regional park and to foster public appreciation and support for it. Since 2018, we have raised over $20,000 for the Conservancy!

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR REGISTRATION?

Bib & Safety Pins
Water at the Aid Station
Awards for top 3 male, female and non-binary
(This is our only fat-ass event where you'll need to bring your own fuel and hydration!)

AID STATION:

This is a Fat-Sass event which means that we do not have an aid station. Runners/hikers need to BYO fuel and hydration. Bring your favorite snacks and feel free to bring extra to share with the crew! We'll provide coolers of water, please bring a cup/bottle/hydration pack with you so you can refill your water. We always have a fully stocked first aid kit and AED at Squatch HQ. Our first aid kit includes menstrual products and wipes. We also provide private changing tents that are available for use before, during, and after our races.

PACERS:

As with all of our events, Squatchers over the age of 60 and AWD (athletes with disabilities) can have a pacer/guide at any time. Please pre-register your pacer with us before the start of the Trail Party. Pacers are not allowed for folks under the age of 60 and who are not an AWD.

CREW:

All runners/hikers can have a Crew join them at the Trail Party for the duration of the event. Crew access is only available at Squatch HQ. Crew cannot aid their runner/hiker at any other spot on the course. Crews are encouraged to bring ice if they anticipate their runner/hiker needing ice during the event. Crew are welcome to set up their pop-up tents at Squatch HQ in the designated areas. All tents and canopies MUST be staked/weighted down (they will fly away if they aren't staked down). The start/finish at Squatch HQ is an awesome spot for friends and family to hang out! Plenty of picnic tables to use and a large field for kids to run around. We have a range of fun games that your family can enjoy: corn hole, connect four, a giant rainbow parachute, and the Squatch Hunt. Don't be shy, join in on the fun!

Introducing the new Rucking Division for the Frosty Squatchy 3 Hour event! We've got two divisions based on weight: Lightweight (15 lbs) and Heavyweight (30 lbs). Both divisions are open to men, women, and nonbinary athletes; just let us know at check-in which division you are entering. You gotta use a pack or ruck for carrying the weight (no weight vests!). The 15 lbs or 30 lbs is your pack's "dry weight", so that's weight before you add water, snacks, your umbrella and poncho etc etc. This is our annual fat-ass event so we do not have the GoRuck patches for this race. We do have patches for the Rucking divisions at the Big Bear North in April and the Thunder Chicken in August.

The race starts and finishes at the Turtleback Rock Picnic Area off of Walker Road in West Orange at the South Mountain Reservation. We'll be able to fit about 110 cars in the Turtleback Rock Picnic Area Lot. After the main parking lot is full, our Volunteers will direct overflow parking to the side streets off of Walker Road. Please do not park illegally or block anyone's driveways on those side streets. Interested in carpooling? Email us!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

8:15am-8:45am - all events check-in

9am - all events start

12pm - 3H ends

3pm - 6H ends

*Your final loop only counts if you finish it before 3pm

COURSE MAP

CURSO GPX

CÓMO DESCARGAR GPX

We use the same 5K loop from our Squatchy Leftovers race in November. There are portapottys at the start/finish area. There's 300 ft of gain. The course is a great mix of mellow carriage roads (dirt or gravel-wide trails) and a bit of technical singletrack with rocks and roots. The first mile is a wide dirt trail. The 1/2 mi 200+ ft descent at mile one is very rocky from erosion. There is a 100 ft climb at mile 2.5. The last mile is a singletrack with rocks and roots. This is a GREAT intro to the trails if this is your first event or you're just starting. If you're going to be out there for 3 or 6 hours, we recommend a grippy shoe that can give ya some comfort over rocks and roots. We will always provide a detailed trail conditions report leading up to the race and will include recommendations for any winter traction devices! You can download the GPX file and map below. Trekking poles are allowed at all of our events.

The course will be well-marked with neon pink/reflective ribbon. We have large red directional arrows at each of the turns. To learn more about how we mark the course and what the ribbons and signs look like, squatch on over to the Sassquad Trail School to watch the information video about our course markings!

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Preguntas frecuentes

P: ¿Cómo es el clima en West Orange, NJ en enero?

A: Frío. Nieve. Quizás granizo. Lluvias pequeñas y punzantes, lluvias fuertes, lluvias que entran de lado y, a veces, lluvias que suben directamente desde abajo. Vístete con ropa abrigada. Lleva varias capas. Sé inteligente. El año pasado tuvimos un clima increíble, ¡con temperaturas de 10 °C!

P: ¿Puedo llevar a mi perro?

R: No, nuestra póliza de seguro no cubre a los perros en ninguno de nuestros eventos. ¡Gracias por su comprensión!

P: ¿Cómo es el circuito de 5K?

A: 83,870 % de senderos de doble ancho y 16,130 % de senderos de una sola pista. Muchas colinas, rocas y raíces. Consulta el mapa y el perfil de elevación en la parte superior de la galería de imágenes. El final del circuito te lleva detrás del zoológico Turtleback; escucharás el silbido del tren del zoológico toda la mañana y, aunque no puedas ver a los animales desde el sendero, ¡quizás los escuches!

P: ¿Cómo es el clima en West Orange, NJ en enero?

P: ¿Puedo inscribir a mis hijos en el Frosty Fat Sass?

R: ¡Sí! Este es un evento para toda la familia. Envíenos un correo electrónico si desea registrar a sus hijos y le enviaremos un código para que se inscriban por $10 cada uno.

P: Mi amigo y yo no estamos inscritos para la carrera, pero aun así tenemos pensado venir a correr. No comeremos en el puesto de asistencia ni nos llevaremos una medalla o un obsequio. Está bien, ¿no?

R: NO, ESTO NO ESTÁ BIEN. Esto se llama ser un "bandido de la carrera" y es robar. No pagar por una carrera y correr la carrera es robarle a la organización de la carrera (incluso si no llevas comida ni regalos). No hagas esto en una fiesta de Sassquad ni en CUALQUIER otra carrera. No está bien. Si te haces un bandido en una carrera, se te prohibirá registrarte en cualquiera de nuestros eventos de Sassquad.

P: ¿Qué comida debo llevar?

A: 15 Dr. Pepper's, una caja de chocolate, guisantes y zanahorias, brochetas de camarones, camarones criollos, gumbo de camarones, camarones con piña, camarones con limón, camarones con coco, camarones con pimienta, sopa de camarones, guiso de camarones, ensalada de camarones, camarones y papas, hamburguesa de camarones, sándwich de camarones.

P: ¿Puedo tener un marcapasos?

R: Al igual que en todos nuestros eventos, los participantes mayores de 60 años y los atletas con discapacidades pueden tener un acompañante o guía en cualquier momento. Complete el formulario de registro de acompañantes con anticipación y asegúrese de recoger un número de acompañante durante el registro. No se permiten acompañantes para otros corredores y excursionistas sin la aprobación previa del director de la Trail Party.

P: Podría perderme en una bolsa de papel marrón. ¿Se marcará el recorrido?

R: Mamá siempre tenía una forma de explicarme las cosas para que yo pudiera entenderlas. Así que SÍ, marcaremos el recorrido como lo haría mamá para que puedas entender qué camino tomar. Tendremos cintas de colores brillantes a lo largo del recorrido y muchas en todas las curvas.

Q: Are there any restrooms?

R: Sí, hay baños portátiles al inicio y al final.