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🚨 REGISTRATION IS FINALLY OPENING TOMORROW - JAN 28 @ 8AM!! 🚨 We are celebrating our 30th anniversary! Here’s the scoop (short version): ⭐ The course is changing (it's going to be awesome) ⭐ 33M & 15M are Saturday; 9M & 5M are Sunday (you know you want to do both days!) ⭐ Opportunity to run a 3‑day Staged Race (you know you want to do all 3 days!) ⭐ Sign up early and save Due to uncertainty issues with the US Forest Service, we made the difficult decision to move the course from Big Bear's North Shore to Big Bear's South Shore and Maple Hills trails. We're sad since this is the 30th year of this event and we can't celebrate on our traditional course. But, we are focusing on the good, actually the awesome, things we have in store for this year's event. Amazing courses along Skyline trail and the South Shore with majestic views of Big Bear Lake and San G and the valley and beautiful flowy singletrack that you can't beat! Have you seen? 👀 You have the opportunity to join our friends at @transrockiesrunning for a 3-day Stage Race (June 12-14, 2026). Run Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday. Get a bunch of cool and exclusive swag, happy hours each day 🍺, exclusive sponsor giveaways, and lots more! [All runners on Saturday and Sunday run the same courses - so if you are signed up for the 3-day and a friend is running the 33M or 15M on Saturday - you're running together. Same for Sunday.] On Friday, there's an exclusive Vertical stage. We do expect to sell out earlier than usual. And we're offering our early bird pricing right now. SEE YOU IN BIG BEAR 🐻 THIS JUNE! 🏔️✨

Come run with us in Big Bear June 12-14, 2026! Join us for 3 days of running, with multiple distance options, along with a single day option for the 30th Holcomb Valley Trail Run. Registration is opening January 28 and we will also have some exciting new updates to share. Details coming soon! 🐻⛰️🌲

Race day might be one day, but putting on a trail race is a multi-day adventure! Behind every trail marker, water station, and finisher medal is a crew that starts before sunrise and doesn’t stop until long after the last runner crosses the line. From flagging trails, loading trucks, buying supplies, and setting up aid stations, to breaking down tents, sweeping trails, hauling gear, and making sure we leave the area better than we found it. Thank you so much to all of the volunteers, crew members and behind-the-scenes heroes who made the Trail Magic happen! We're working on results and photos and will get those out to everyone ASAP!

Or does it? 😇 Running is officially having a moment! Everyone is lacing up and logging miles and we love to see it. 🙌 So tell us, what gets you out there? Why do you run?

February is running 🏃‍♀️out of days! Prices increase on March 1, this Sunday. Don't miss the 🎉 30th year 🎉 of the Holcomb Valley Trail Run! Saturday: June 13 15 Miles | 33 Miles Sunday: June 14 5 Miles | 9 Miles Hikers welcome in the 5 and 9 Mile distances. Custom shirts, bibs, blingy medals for all finishers. Age group awards, kids race, and more! Want to run multiple distances/days? The 3-day staged option is for you! Spend Friday-Sunday running all the trails in Big Bear and hanging with the trail community. Check out the website for all the details. Lodging specials coming soon! #bigbearlake #california #trailrunning #ultrarunniing #holcombvalleytrailrun @ultrasignup

This Valentine's video never gets old ♥️ See you for some hugs in Big Bear this June! Early bird pricing through Feb 28 😍 📷: Thanks to @howiesternphoto for capturing these moments 🤩

DNF = Did Not Frost ❄️ Happy Holidays from Big Bear 🐻

Join us for the 4th Annual Big Bear 4th of July Fun Run! Kick off the holiday with a fun trail run at Maple Hills Trails! 🔴 Saturday July 5 at 8:00 am ⚪️ Maple Hills Trails 🔵 Awards and custom finisher medals ​ A fun event for the entire family. We offer 3 distances - 5K, 10K, 15K. Please note this race takes place on trails. Sign up at runbigbear.com

Join us for the 4th of July weekend Fun Run!! 🇺🇸 This classic race is back by popular demand, but this time we are racing on the trails! 🔴 Saturday July 5 at Maple Hills Trail ⚪️ 5k / 10k / 15k distances 🔵Sign up at runbigbear.com Sign up now and join the trail fun this holiday weekend! #trailrun #funrun #fourthofjulyweekend #socalrunning #socalrunner #bigbearlake

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 28th Annual Holcomb Valley Trail Run! Photos and Results are up on our website. Please support our photographers @vspicturescom and @zach.cr3 . Two course records were broken this year! Chad Hall @chadoflife crushed the 14-year old record set by @jorgepacheco100 in the 33 mile by over 20 minutes and Stina Johansson brought the course record for the 7 mile to under an hour! We had the best of the best volunteers along the course and from start to finish 🙌 We were delighted to hear all the runners singing their praises when they crossed the finish line. Thanks to @hykenergy , @hopwtr , and @cranksports for keeping everyone hydrated on a hot day at high elevation in sunny #BigBearLake. Thank you @visitbigbear for supporting this legacy event, @bearvalleyhospital for taking care of any runners in need at the finish, our talented and reliable ham radio team led by K6DDZ and K6CUB tracking all runners, @bearvalley_sar for assisting runners from Van Dusen, and so many rockstars from @mountainsfoundation and @big_bear_trails 👏 We had a fantastic day and we hope you did too. See you next year!! 📷 @zach.cr3 @vspicturescom This event took place on Public Lands in the beautiful @san_bernardino_national_forest 🌲

As a boxer. I train to push limits — and Big Bear Lake is the place to be to get that edge. 🥊🏔️ This weekend, I am joining the Holcomb Valley Trail Run to prove that high-altitude training in Big Bear Lake isn’t just for show — it’s a game changer. If you want real endurance, train where it counts. Race hard. Recover in nature. Big Bear has it all. 💪 _____________________ #RonaldoTheBoxer #VisitBigBear #HighAltitudeTraining #BigBearLake #HolcombValleyTrailRun #BoxingConditioning #TrainAtElevation

Online registration for Holcomb Valley Trail Run closes TODAY Wednesday June 11 at midnight! Open spots in all distances and only about 10 spots left in the 33 mile. Don’t miss the train on this race! Register online at @ultrasignup and onsite registration available at packet pickup on Friday between 4-5:30pm. Onsite reg adds $10. Also check out our amazing medals that link together!! #holcombvalleytrailrun #trailrunner #ultra #ultrarunninglife #ultrarunners #trailrun #hiking #socalhiking #socalrunning #runmoreworryless