General Rules of Participant Qualification Minimums

 

If there is only one (1) participant in an age group at an event, that age group will be declared ‘no contest’ and the point count for that age group of that days event will be forfeit for the Grand Prize except in the need to accommodate the tie breaking protocol. However, that participants points will be tallied and qualify them for the Freestyle Freeload cash prize event held at the last race for the three oldest age groups of each division. They will also qualify for that days event prize.

Also in the event that there is only one (1) participant in a specific age group, that person may be placed in the next closest age groups heats but will still only qualify for their original age group prize. They will not receive points toward the Grand Prize for either of the involved age groups and they will not qualify for any prizes of the secondary age group. However, that participants points will be tallied and qualify them for the Freestyle Freeload cash prize event held at the last race for the three oldest age groups of each division.

Any one age group must have at least two (2) participants in two (2) events of a series to qualify for that age groups winner to receive a Grand Prize.

 

Unclaimed Prizes

 

All prizes, awards, trophies or medals not claimed at the award ceremony on the day of the event must be claimed at Freestyle in the Mountain Inn within seven (7) days.

Prizes, awards, trophies or medals not claimed within seven (7) days are forfeit and will be put back into Freestyles prize pool.

 

Unfortunately prizes given with size issues can generally not be traded out. Freestyle and its agents can not trade out prizes for reasons of size, color, brand or any other discrepancy.

·        Staring Gate Assignments- Starting gates will be numbered 1-4 going left to right. Gate assignments will be determined by order of registration and by advancement.

·        Start- The starting call will be, “Racers Ready…Go”. The pause between “Racers Ready” and “Go” will vary.

·        Advancement/Elimination- In the preliminary heats the first two racers who successfully pass through all of the gates and cross the finish line will advance to the next heat. A racer who misses a gate must go back uphill and successfully pass through the missed gate before continuing or they will be disqualified. In the final heat of each division racers will be racing for the positions of 1st through 4^th.

·        Contact- “ Intentional contact by pushing, pulling or other means which causes another competitor to slow down, fall or exit the course is not allowed and is and automatic disqualification. Unavoidable “casual” contact may be acceptable. All contact infractions will be at the discretion of course judges.” – FIS Snowboard Cross Rulebook.

·        Bibs- After a racer is eliminated, disqualified, or finishes the final heat in their division, they must return their numbered racing bib to the race official positioned a short distance past the finish line. Please slow down after crossing the finish line to make this possible and safe.

·        Prizes- Prizes will be awarded to the racers who finish 1^st-3^rd in each division at an awards ceremony held after the race. The location for the ceremony will be posted at the registration area. The time for the ceremony will be announced at the conclusion of the race. An additional series championship prize will be awarded to the competitor in each division who accumulates the most points throughout the three event series.

Points will be awarded as follows:

1^st in division- 50pts

2^nd in division- 40pts

3^rd in division- 30pts

4^th in division- 20pts

attending race- 5pts

advance once- 10pts

advance twice- 12.5 pts

advance three times-15pts

advance four times- 17.5 pts