A hundred and seventy-five runners take off on the 21st Sandia Snowshoe Classic, Saturday, January 18, 2025. Karl Walczak and Michelle Hummel, center, were the first male and female to finish the race. Walczak has won it 3 times and Hummel has won it every year since 2011.
Alex Tucker, left, and Jason Burnette, both from Cedar Crest, straps on snowshoes before the start of the 21st Sandia Snowshoe Classic, Saturday, January 18, 2025.
People straps on snowshoes before the start of the 21st Sandia Snowshoe Classic, Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Olympia Boyd, 5, snacks on a chunk of snow while waiting for runners to return during the 21st Sandia Snowshoe Classic, Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Allan Miltenberger, with Friends of the Sandia Mountains and the Sandia Nordic Club, cheers for runners as they cross the finish line during the 21st Sandia Snowshoe Classic, Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Lando Vannata competed in the 21st Sandia Snowshoe Classic in bitter cold weather wearing a short sleeve shirt, Saturday, January 18, 2025.
A hundred and seventy-five runners take off on the 21st Sandia Snowshoe Classic, Saturday, January 18, 2025.
