Hi, this is Harald Zundel from Team Venture Four. I'm here at the finish line of the Salomon X-adventure World Cup in Snowmass. Truly it was a tremendous event, very challenging for all competitors, professionals, as well as amateurs.

Elevation gain was just incredible. I don't think anybody really realized, or recognized, the elevation changes that would be involved here at the race. I think all the competitors really had a good time and that they were definitely stressed to their limits, so to speak.

Personally for our team, Venture Four, we had a pretty good race. Our goal was to come here in the top-20, and we got that, so we're happy. Certainly there are some things we need to work on, but we definitely had a great, great event here.

The organization was just outstanding. All the volunteers were at the right place at the right time — had no problems with that. Overall, a well-run event. I'm happy we finally have a Salomon X-adventure event in the States and hopefully it will continue for the following years. The low cost for the race itself is definitely a big bonus to attract new adventure racers to this community — this ever-rising community in the United States of America.