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Since it’s origination in 1982, the Le Grizz 50-mile Ultramarathon has commenced every autumn on the second Saturday of October. From 1982 to 2014, an upwards of 100 runners stood half awake on the frozen ground near Spotted Bear Ranger Station alongside the Hungry Horse Reservoir, waiting anxiously for a ceremonial shotgun blast to signify the start of one of the oldest 50-mile footraces in the world, and the first in Montana.
In 2015, Le Grizz changed both in ownership and location, having moved to the North Fork of the Flathead River. For several years, the race started and finished at the historic Polebridge Mercantile. In 2023, road construction projects on the North Fork Road near the Canadian border re-routed the course onto Big Creek Road, starting and finishing at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center. In 2024, Le Grizz will start and finish at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, but the race is back on the North Fork Road!