RacesPacific Northwest
Pine to Palm 100
Demand
4 out of 5
How much it asks
Worth
4 out of 5
Worth the flight + fee
Williams, Oregon to Ashland, Oregon, United States
Scorecard · is it worth it?
Worth the flight if the mountains match what you want.
The card
Pine to Palm is still in this catalog because a retired mountain 100 does not stop being a mountain 100 the week the RD walks away. Hal Koerner retired the event after September 2025. We still score the product. Demand is 4: a point-to-point through the Siskiyous from Williams toward Ashland, on the order of 20,000 feet of gain, Pacific Crest country, heat and smoke as September features, a finish in a town that is actually a town. It is not 5 because the altitude is not San Juan-thin and because the technicality is trail and dirt, not a scramble siege. It is not a 3 because this was never a jeep-road 100 with a famous name glued on.
Worth is 4, destination. People flew to southern Oregon for this range, and they were right to if they wanted a West Coast 100 that was not Western States and not a circuit sticker. The scenery is pine to oak, ridgeline, a drop into Ashland. Organization confidence is low, on purpose. The public record is a race that happened, a retirement, and no 2026 date we will invent.
If a successor appears under another name, that is a different card. The RD retired the event after 2025, so no next date or fee is posted. This is a score for a race that existed, not a memorial page. We are not going to skip a mountain 100 because the RD retired. We are not going to pretend it is still on the 2026 calendar. If you wanted Oregon, this is the 100 we would have told you to fly for. If you wanted a 2026 start, look at Squamish, Cascade Crest, or White River and stay honest about what you wanted: a live date, or this course.
Who it is for
West Coast mountain 100-mile runners who wanted the Siskiyous point-to-point and understood it as a Koerner race, not a Life Time product.
Who should skip
Anyone who needs a 2026 date on the calendar before they will read a card. The product is scored; the next edition is not promised here.
Weekend
Official handbook facts
- Start
- 06:00
- Pacer from
- 65 mi
Pine to Palm 100 2025 UltraSignup listing · retrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)
Field
Last editions · 100M scored distance
Field evidence: who showed up, who finished, how long. DNF is that evidence, not a difficulty score. Public results, scored distance only.
2025
- Starters
- 158
- Finishers
- 125
- DNF
- 21%
- Win
- 18:08:30
- Median
- 28:57:24
2024
- Starters
- 54
- Finishers
- 36
- DNF
- 33%
- Win
- 21:47:41
- Median
- 31:15:59
2023
- Starters
- 70
- Finishers
- 41
- DNF
- 41%
- Win
- 20:59:46
- Median
- 29:03:05
Overall field only. Not a pro or sponsored subset.
Climate
Typical September at the start area · historical race-week weather
- Typical high
- 82°F (28°C)
- Typical low
- 57°F (14°C)
- Typical precip
- 1.2 in (32 mm) / September
- Days with rain
- 15% of days
- High point
- 7,546 ft (2,300 m)
2015–2024 September means at the start / massif. · Open-Meteo ERA5 / climate · retrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)
Map
Dimensions
Ten 1–5 scores with a one-line why. Organization has a separate confidence tag.
Supporting dimensions · organization confidence low
A point-to-point 100 through the Siskiyous. Classic American mountain 100, not a loop party.
On the order of 20,000 ft of gain. Enough to be a mountain 100 without a 14er poster.
Trail, dirt road, Pacific crest country. Technical enough, not a scramble 100.
September in the Siskiyous: heat possible, smoke possible, cold nights. Real, not tropical.
High points toward 7,500 ft. Real, not San Juan-thin.
Ashland / Williams. Southern Oregon is a flight plus a drive. Not Chamonix week.
A respected West Coast 100 with a Koerner fingerprint. Not an icon.
Hal Koerner retired it after September 2025. We score the product that existed; future editions are unknown.
A mountain 100 without a circuit tax. Fee not yet sourced. Destination if you wanted this range.
Siskiyou ridgelines, pine to oak, a finish in Ashland. Pacific Crest country, not a canal.
| Dimension | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
Distance & format How much does the advertised distance and format actually ask? | 4 out of 5 | A point-to-point 100 through the Siskiyous. Classic American mountain 100, not a loop party. |
Vertical How serious is the climbing, not just the mile marker? | 4 out of 5 | On the order of 20,000 ft of gain. Enough to be a mountain 100 without a 14er poster. |
Technicality Hands, poles, route-finding, or just a long dirt road? | 3 out of 5 | Trail, dirt road, Pacific crest country. Technical enough, not a scramble 100. |
Climate Heat, monsoon, ice, or a friendly summer afternoon? | 3 out of 5 | September in the Siskiyous: heat possible, smoke possible, cold nights. Real, not tropical. |
Altitude Does the air change the race, or is it a talking point? | 3 out of 5 | High points toward 7,500 ft. Real, not San Juan-thin. |
Logistics How hard is the weekend around the race: travel, crew, lodging, rules? | 3 out of 5 | Ashland / Williams. Southern Oregon is a flight plus a drive. Not Chamonix week. |
Prestige & field Does the start list and history change what the weekend feels like? | 3 out of 5 | A respected West Coast 100 with a Koerner fingerprint. Not an icon. |
Organization From public evidence, does the event look competently run? | 3 out of 5 | Hal Koerner retired it after September 2025. We score the product that existed; future editions are unknown. |
Value Entry fee, travel tax, and lottery friction versus what you get on course. | 4 out of 5 | A mountain 100 without a circuit tax. Fee not yet sourced. Destination if you wanted this range. |
Adventure & scenery Would you fly for the place even if nobody kept score? | 4 out of 5 | Siskiyou ridgelines, pine to oak, a finish in Ashland. Pacific Crest country, not a canal. |