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January 10-12, 2025
Schedule of Events
TEAM SIGN-UP ~ December 1, 2024 thru January 5, 2025
ALL TEAMS MUST SIGN-UP ONLINE!!!
Monday, January 6
10:00am - 6:00pm ~ Team confirmations by phone.
Friday, January 10
8:30 am ~ Course Inspection Opens
9:15 am ~ Mandatory Novice and Snowboard Lite Meeting on the track - MUST SIGN WAIVER!
10:00 am ~ Course Cleared for race prep
10:30 am ~ Competition starts ~ Novice, Snowboard Lite
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ~ Dinner and Novice Awards - All weekend competitors MUST sign waiver! - Location TBD
Saturday, January 11
8:30 am ~ Course Inspection Opens
9:15 am ~ Mandatory Competitor Meeting on the track
10:00 am ~ Course Cleared for race prep
10:30 am ~ Competition starts ~ Junior, Sport, Twisted Switch, Open Snowboard
2:00 pm ~ Open (Pro) Ski with Gap Jump
6:00 pm ~ Dinner and Daily Awards at 4-H Event Center
6:30 pm ~ Auction at 4-H Event Center
9:00 pm ~ TBD Concert at 4-H Event Center
Sunday, January 12
8:30 am ~ Course Inspection Opens
10:00 am ~ Course Cleared for race prep
10:30 am ~ Competition starts ~ Junior, Sport, Twisted Switch, Open Snowboard, Slope Style
2:00 pm ~ Open (Pro) Ski with Gap Jump
6:00 pm ~ Awards Ceremony / Dinner at location Ouray Elks Lodge #492
2025 Competitor Information (please read all)
Online sign-up will open December 1, 2024 and close at 11:59 pm on January 5, 2025.
**There will be NO "in person" sign-up!**
Novice and Snowboard Lite will compete on FRIDAY January 10, 2025. The top 3 finishing teams will have the option to be entered in the Sport/Open Snowboard competitions free of charge on January 11 & 12, 2025.
All teams MUST be verified either in person or over the phone on Monday January 6, 2025. This is to ensure that anybody on the "waitlist" will still have time to travel. Teams that are confirmed on January 6, 2025 will NOT be eligible for reimbursement; these monies will already be calculated into payouts, but substitutions will be allowed up until the competitor meeting on the day of first competition within each division.
Novice and Snowboard Lite teams must sign waivers BEFORE THEY RACE on FRIDAY January 10, 2025, and all other divisions must sign waivers FRIDAY NIGHT, January 10, 2025 after the Novice Awards.
Horses CANNOT run more than 2 times per day, with 1 exception for the Twisted Switch or Junior Divisions.
Junior Division - Free (Both Rider and Skier must be 12 or under to be eligible for awards)
Novice Division - $100 - Match/Draw (Skiers limited to 1 match entry and will receive one draw run)
-Capped at 25 Match teams (Total of 50 runs)
Snowboard Lite - $100 - Match/Draw (Boarders limited to 1 match entry and will receive one draw run)
-Capped at 25 Match teams (Total of 50 runs)
Twisted Switch Division - $150 Single Match -Details TBA (2 entry limit)
-Capped at 10 Match teams
Sport Division - $150 Single Match (Skiers limited to 3 runs)
-Capped at 40 Match teams
Slope Style - $100 Single Match (Skiers limited to 2 runs)
Open (Pro) Snowboard - $200 - Single Match (Boarders limited to 4 runs)
-Capped at 40 Match teams
Open (Pro) Ski - $200 Single Match (Skiers limited to 4 runs)
-Capped at 40 Match teams
Division Formats
Junior - will follow the match format. We will work to ensure that every interested Junior competitor gets a chance to compete. Junior times will be calculated to include obstacles and gates. Both team members must be 12 or younger to be eligible for awards.
Novice and Snowboard Lite - All teams in the Novice and Snowboard Lite Divisions will follow the 1 Match, 1 Draw format. For every Match team entered there will also be a Draw team created. Entry Fee includes both runs. Teams will only race 1 time on Friday January 10, 2025. The top 3 placing teams will have to option to compete in the Sport (for Novice Teams) or Open Snowboard (for Snowboard Lite Teams) on Saturday and Sunday if they choose. Teams that choose not to compete in the draw cannot match for a second run in the Novice or Snowboard Lite.
Twisted Switch Division -Info coming soon
Sport -will follow the single Match format. Skiers and riders must have a complete team to sign up. Sport Skiers may enter up to 3 times in the Sport Division but do have the option of entering the identical team or a new team in the Open Division so long as no horse runs more than two times per day with exceptions for Junior and Switch-A-Roo.
Slope Style - This division will showcase slope style skiing. This is more about the technical aspects of style on jumps/tricks, rather than speed. Competition will be judged by the crowd and prizes are to be announced.
Open Snowboard & Open Ski Divisions - will follow the single Match format. Skiers and riders must have a complete team to sign up. All teams will run the track one time both Saturday and Sunday. Open Snowboarders and Open Skiers may only enter 4 times in a single division.
**Competitors will be allowed to ride up to 4 times per day with exception to the Twisted Switch and Slope Style.
**Competitors will be allowed to ski up to 4 times per day with exception to the Twisted Switch and Slope Style.
**Competitors will be allowed to snowboard up to 4 times per day with exception to the Twisted Switch and Slope Style.
**CLOSES AT 11:59PM ON JANUARY 5, 2025**
Discount Competitor Lodging Options
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