Less than two days before the official start of the 2011 Tevis 100-mile endurance ride, Mother Nature dropped six to 10 inches of snow on Robie Park, the ride’s official start point in California’s High Sierra Mountains.

The Tevis ride was rerouted after parts of the trail received six to 10 inches of snow.

With reconnaissance photos showing deep, wet snow at both the starting point and at the mile 36 vetting station, the Tevis Board of Governors made the decision to drastically reroute the Tevis track. The ride will start at the traditional finish line and run a 100-mile loop into the lower Sierra Mountains