Re-iterating that tracking/registration is not mandatory for the CTR. Just show up and ride! If you do want to be on the Tracking Leaderboard, sign up here:
https://form.jotform.com/trackleaders/ctr19There is a limit of 74 (USFS non-permitted groupsize) that can sign up for the Group Depart. If that actually fills up, you can always sign up for an ITT.
Race is still going off on 7/28 at 4am in Durango! There may be, perhaps, some additional hike-a-bike on lingering snowfields this year, but even with the huge snowpack in the San Juans, I'd expect the trail to be mostly clear at the end of July. Downed trees may be a bigger slowdown than snow...
Finally, the ownership of Velorution Cycles has changed hands, so I intend to move the start location somewhere else in town. I'd love some suggestions. Ideally, a place with plenty of parking and a public restroom that is open at 4am...