The Iconic Championship Throughout the Rockies
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Round 1

Angel Fire

Angel Fire, NM · June 12–14, 2026

The Chile Challenge is one of the longest-running downhill courses in the American West. Nearly two miles of raw New Mexico singletrack dropping 1,900 vertical feet through pine forest and high desert.

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Schedule

Tentative Run of Show — Finalized schedule posted race week

Thursday, June 11 — Optional Pre-Event Day
Athlete Check-In 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Trackwalk 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Friday, June 12 — Practice Day
Athlete Check-In 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Women's Only Practice 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Downhill Practice — Cat 2 / Cat 3 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Downhill Practice — Pro / Cat 1 1:30 – 5:00 PM
Saturday, June 13 — Practice + Seeding
Athlete Check-In 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Downhill Practice — Cat 2 / Cat 3 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Downhill Practice — Pro / Cat 1 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Seeding Runs — Pro / Cat 1 3:15 – 4:30 PM
Sunday, June 14 — Race Day
Practice — Cat 2 / Cat 3 8:00 – 9:45 AM
Cat 3 / Cat 2 Racing 10:00 AM – 12:25 PM
Cat 2 / Cat 3 Awards 12:40 – 1:10 PM
Practice — Pro / Cat 1 12:25 – 1:55 PM
Pro / Cat 1 Racing 2:10 – 3:50 PM
Pro / Cat 1 Awards 4:05 – 4:35 PM

This year's course is the best track Angel Fire has ever put together. One course for all categories — steeps at the top, high-speed World Cup sections at the bottom. What else could you want?

Upper Supreme → Fo Sho → Shizzle → World Cup → Drops & Lollipops → World Cup

Vertical Drop 1,900 ft
Summit 10,677 ft
Discipline Downhill
Lift Access Chairlift to start gate

Angel Fire Resort is about 2.5 hours northeast of Albuquerque via I-25 and NM-434. The last stretch through the Moreno Valley has no cell service for about 20 miles. Download your maps before you leave Taos.

Resort Angel Fire Resort
Address 10 Miller Ln, Angel Fire, NM 87710
Airport ABQ (2.5 hr) or Taos (45 min)
Parking Free at resort, lot fills by 8:30am

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Resort Campground
$15/night, first-come first-served. Tent + RV (max 19 ft), no hookups. Porta-potties on site, no campfires (cook stoves only). Red lot = camping. Blue lot = overflow camping. Green lot = car parking.
Angel Fire Resort Condos
On-site, walk to staging. Book through the resort — they go fast once registration opens.
Dispersed Camping
Free on National Forest land (Carson NF surrounds the resort). No services — bring everything you need.
Taos Lodging
30 minutes away. More restaurant and nightlife options. Good fallback if camping isn't your thing.

You don't need a ticket to watch. The finish line viewing area is free and open. For mid-course viewing, there's a spectator trail that gets you to two key corners — about a 15-minute hike from base. Bring a chair for the finish area. Cowbells encouraged.

  • Finish line area has the best view and a live announcer
  • Mid-course spectator trail is marked — follow the orange flags
  • Bring binoculars for upper-mountain viewing
  • Food vendors are at the base area
  • No spectators on the course itself — marshals will redirect you

Angel Fire is a small mountain town. Don't expect big-city amenities, but the locals are welcoming and the setting is hard to beat.

  • Zebadiah's is the go-to restaurant — get there early, it fills up
  • Angel Fire General Store has groceries and camping supplies
  • Taos (30 min) has better grocery stores and restaurants
  • Cell service is spotty on T-Mobile — Verizon is most reliable here
  • The sunset from the resort is worth sticking around for
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Emergency: Holy Cross Hospital, Taos (30 min) · (575) 758-8883
On-site EMT at base area during all race activities