2019 Inferno Course Updates and Notes

Attention All Racers and Volunteers!

Please read the following notes and updates pertaining to the 2019 Tuckerman Inferno Pentathlon course.

Gear Drop-Off Logistics:

• Access for gear drop off at the Glen Ledge Campground will close at 8 am.  
• After 8:00 AM only race staff vehicles will be allowed past the train tracks.
• Foot and bike traffic will be allowed.
• All support crews should drop off bikes before 8:00am.  
• We will provide a shuttle van with a boat trailer from parking at Patches Store into the Kayak - Bike transition zone and back.
• All kayaks will be transported out to the parking lot behind Patches Store at the completion of the kayak leg where support teams can retrieve boats & gear.
• View this map for detailed parking logistics at Patches store location

Start - Story Land

• Parking is in the Main Storyland Parking Lot
• Please be mindful of the construction and park as far to the south end of the lot as possible
• Race Start will be on the opposite (west) side of the road, use caution when crossing the highway on foot.  
• Dry/plowed space at the start is limited so only racers should line up behind the start flags.
• The RUN leg has not changed and will proceed up Glen Ledge Rd to Attitash/Thorne Pond area

Run - Kayak - Thorne Pond Recreation Area

• Parking for the Run-to-Kayak tranistion is at Bear Peak parking lot only.  
• Do not park in the off-highway overflow parking by the entrance to Bear Peak.  
• Only event staff and gear drop off are allowed in the Thorne Pond Parking lot area.
• Runners will bear right after the gate and follow the packed-down path along the pond to the edge of the field to the transition zone to tag Kayaker.  
• Kayakers will run across the field, through woods to Kayak Launch point
• Be prepared for running through deep snow, especially if it is warm.

Kayak Leg

• Immediately below the put in, there is a sharp turn with downed trees to avoid on the right.  It is easily avoidable by looking left, paddling with left boat angle.
• Other concerns are:
  • The occasional tree branch sticking out from shore
  • Some braided stretches with downed trees,
  • 6-10 foot high walls of residual ice along some sections of the riverbank that block egress
  • and of course the cold water
• Avoid choosing channels you are unable to see down.  
• At least two side channels are completely blocked by logs.
• Please make sure that all lifejackets, helmets, and thermal protection are correctly worn.
• No duct tape or tethers are used to secure gear or a person into a boat, this presents a significant hazard should the boat capsize.

Kayak - Bike - Glen Ledge Campground

• All parking will be behind Patches Market. Do not enter campground road. See this map for details.
• Vehicle Traffic into/out of the campground will be closed after 8 AM so please have all bike drop-offs positioned before then.
• A Van with a Canoe Trailer from Saco Bound will provide a free shuttle service to/from the transition zone.
• View this map to see the flow of racer traffic existing the river and transitioning to bikes

Bike Leg

• The loop through Jackson Village is CLOSED this year
• Bike traffic will head STRAIGHT up Route 16 to Pinkham Notch

Bike -Hike Transition - Directissima Parking Lot, Pinkham Notch

• No change for 2019. Race support team parking only in this lot.

Ski Leg

• All Ski Leg Racers are required to wear an avalanche beacon
• Limited beacons are available for rent at registration
• Hike-Ski Transition will be set out of avalanche terrain
• We will have a beacon check as part of the transition zone