Hardrock 100

2026 Call for Art

We would like to invite you to submit your photograph or original art for consideration as the official print for the 2026 running of Hardrock. The theme and focus for this submission is something that encapsulates and represents the “wild and tough” spirit of the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run and/or the natural beauty of the Hardrock course.

Your artwork will be used for the finisher posters and all publicity for the 2026 running of Hardrock. Hardrock will pay for all expenses associated with copying and producing your work into the various formats.

Submission specifics:

  • Can be a photograph you took or original compositions you created
  • Please limit your submission to no more than 3 images. Submissions with more than 3 images will not be considered
  • Submit in jpeg or pdf file format. Submissions with links to websites, Google drives, etc. will not be considered
  • Selection will be made in late March by a panel of photographers, graphic art specialists, printers and past winners of this contest

The deadline for submitting artwork is SundayFeb.1st, 2026. Please send submissions, along with any questions, to .

2026 Entrants & Wait Lists

Congratulations to all of our entrants for 2026 Hardrock! We look forward to seeing you in Silverton!

Snow Conditions Update - December

It’s the first week in December and while all eyes are turning to the Hardrock lottery on Saturday, it’s also the time for the inaugural snow report! After a rather anemic start to the 2025-2026 snow season, the San Juan finally saw some significant snow during the last part of November. The snowfall in Silverton so far this snow year has been about 15” - well below the historical average of 30”, but about the same as last year. Unfortunately, the updated winter forecast indicates an increased likelihood of drier conditions in Colorado heading into 2026, driven by the prediction of below-normal snowfall and above-normal temperatures as La Niña conditions build.

See the current and historical snow pack conditions table.

CONGRATULATIONS to 2025's Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship winners!

We are proud to announce this year’s Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarships to six graduating High School seniors and 10 Continuing Education students for a total of $47,000. Now in its 26th year, this scholarship was established in memory of Joel Zucker who died after finishing his third Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run in 1998. This year marks 165 scholarships for a total distribution of $366,050. All college-bound applicants from Silverton are considered as well as students in the surrounding San Juan Mountain communities that volunteer at the Hardrock Hundred Run. Read the full press release.

High School:

  • Jacquelin Acosta, Colorado Mesa University
  • Syri Christensen, Fort Lewis College
  • Mylah Gallegos, New York University
  • Priya Hartman, Berry College
  • Karely Ortega, Colorado State University
  • Alejandro Torres Saldana, Metropolitan State

Continuing Education:

  • Daniela Acosta, University of Texas
  • Raja Braford-Lefebvre, NOLS Wilderness Medicine
  • Katelyn Cunningham, Berry College
  • Miranda Hall, Gonzaga
  • Bennett Levine, Western Colorado
  • Jaden McNeese, Western Colorado
  • Belen Roof, NOLS Wilderness Medicine
  • Caroline Thompson, University of Colorado
  • Kharis Weller, Western Colorado
  • Molly Wright, American University

Donations are Appreciated!

Hardrock 100 At a Glance

100-mile run with 33,197 feet of climb and 33,197 feet of descent for a total elevation change of 66,394 feet with an average elevation of 11,186 feet - low point 7,680 feet (Ouray) and high point 14,048 feet (Handies Peak).

We acknowledge the land the Hardrock 100 traverses is the ancestral homeland of the Ute, Puebloan and Diné people. Information about this land is often told from dominant perspectives, without full recognition of the original land stewards. We invite others to join us in this acknowledgment to heal, renew and reaffirm the First Nations’ history and continued presence in Colorado and pay tribute to these traditional homelands and its people.

All or part of this operation is conducted on Public Lands under special permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.