Febapple Frozen 50 is definitely a low-key trail race. I love the logistics as it's a 10 mile loop that's actually a figure 8 so you have access to your stuff twice every 10 mile loop. This worked out perfectly for me who had no crew for the 50 miler.
It was easy to grab our runner tracking device (no bibs) and swag (lightweight jacket) upon arrival. There were staggered start times for the 50 miles, 50K, 20 miles and 10 miles distances which really helped with the bathrooms and getting our stuff.
Markings were white flour arrows which were good for most of the day however my last loop, some had started to fade due to runner traffic, tons of water on the course and also it had gottten dark. But it was my 5th loop so I pretty much knew where I was going.
There was the main aid station at the start/finish area which we hit at miles 4 & 10 of each loop and a smaller aid station at mile 7 of each loop. The both had the basics but nothing extraordinary. The first couple loops they did have soda and some PB&J sandwiches however quickly ran out of this stuff. One loop the main station was out of water. I ran my 50 miles mainly on GUs, chomps, a couple bars from the aid station and some fruit from the aid station. It was sufficient but I'm used to having some additional options at an ultra longer than 50K.
I'm a huge fan of looped courses so of course I'm biased saying that I loved this course. I thought it was very pretty (even a few waterfalls) and had lots of varying terrains and challenges along the way. There were plenty of ups/downs. I think I ended up with 7000 feet of climbing in 50 miles. There were some very rocky, rooty sections which were made even more difficult by the ice (it was February!). I did wipe out on the ice! There however were some nice non-technical parts that were very runnable which was nice to be able to make up some time as I am not so fast on technical and there is a 12 hour time limit. As the day progressed, the ice was melting and the course became super sloppy. LOTS of deep, thick mud and TONS of water EVERYWHERE! It seems like there are lots of little streams running through these trails so there definitely would have been a number of stream crossings in dry conditions however given the melting going on, there were even more. There were also a few just sections of water just running down the trail. Given this race is in February, I'm pretty sure no matter what the trail is going to be either snowy or super sloppy which is what makes this race pretty challenging.
OVerall, I had a lot of fun and I would do the race again. I know now what to expect and would pack more food in my drop bags. I also was the ONLY female finisher so I won entry into any other NJ trail series race I want, pretty sweet! :-)

Read more about my day here: http://runningmarathonmom.blogspot.com/2016/02/febapple-frozen-50.html