Runners participate in Glacier Nordic Club's 41st Big Mountain Run
Racers take off at the start of the 41st annual Big Mountain Run on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Ryan Strotnicki crosses the finish line first with a time of 35:17. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Deneb Linton finishes up the Big Mountain Run on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Runners make the final traverse under the summit house to the finish line of the Big Mountain Run on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Racers near the finish line of the Big Mountain Run on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Scarlet Kaplan on her way to second place in the Big Mountain Run on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Findley Dezzani nears the finish of the Big Mountain Run and would finish in first place in the juniors division. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Second place finishers, Scarlet Kaplan and Drew Coco, play rock, paper, scissors before choosing their prizes. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
The top six finishers of the Big Mountain Run, from left to right: Alyssa Foote, Scarlet Kaplan, Katrina Ivancic, Ryan Skotnicki, Drew Coco and Ben Trefry. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
The fastest finishers in the junior division of the Big Mountain Race. From left to right: Katya Aronow, Addie Nerdig, Findley Dezzani, Boden Dezzani, Liam Browne. (Not pictured, Ethan Amick) (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Huckleberry, the yellow Labrador, seen here before the Big Mountain Run, won the Top Dog award. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
On Saturday, 73 gritty runners participated in the 41st Annual Big Mountain Run. Conditions were hot and hazy for the 3.8 mile race up the Danny On trail.
The event is hosted each year by the Glacier Nordic Club. All proceeds from the race, which sports a 2,200-foot elevation gain, support the non-profit Glacier Nordic Ski Team.
King of the Mountain, Ryan Strotnicki finished with a time of 35:17 and Queen of the Mountain, Kai Ivanici ran 44:51.
Princess of the Mountain was Findley Dezzani in 56:46 and Prince of the Mountain, Ethan Amick, ran up the mountain in 41:55.
Six runners ran times (plus 10 minutes for female runners) that were equal to or less than their age, thus earning a cupcake and joining the Birthday Club.
