THE RULES.

Details, details, details.

The official rules, regulations and ways to ensure that everyone has a great time!

#1 GOAL: FUN!

Our goal is that you go home at the end of the day with a smile on your face and a story to tell your friends. This is fat bike racing in the midwest, don’t take it too seriously. We don’t! The weather is going to be unpredictable.

3.8” TIRES

All bikes must have tires that are 3.8” wide both front and rear. This is to protect the groomed surface, narrow tires create ruts which damage the trail. Is your bike equipped with tires that are narrower than 3.8”? Sorry Charlie, it ain’t riding Snow Crown.

HELMET

A bike or snowboard helmet is required. No helmet? No race for you.

PRIZES

We’ve got some great prizes lined up for our series winners as well as cash prizes and swag bags to podium places at all the events.

EQUAL PAYOUTS

Both men’s and women’s categories are going to be incentivized with the exact same prizes.

SERIES SCORING

To be scored in the Snow Crown series a rider must register for the entire series before the first race. Points will be awarded based on how you place in each race with the best out of 3 races being counted towards overall score.

1 point for 1st place, 2 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, etc. Series Total Points is the sum of your best 3 places. Lowest total is best.

In the event of a series point tie, if both riders raced all 4 races we will base scoring on best 4 out of 4 instead of 3 out of 4. If only one of the riders raced all 4, that rider will be declared the winner. If both riders only raced 3 out of 4 races the winner will be the one who finished ahead of the other person at the first race they both raced together.

PLATES

Series plates can be picked up from the registration table on race day. Save the plate we give you, it will be used for the entire series. If you need a replacement plate the fee is $5.

PRERIDING

On race day you can only preride the course before the races start, or if there is enough time to get in a lap before the next event; no preriding during an event. You will get DQ’d.

NO SANDBAGGERS

If you won your category in the series last year, consider yourself bumped up to the next category and please register accordingly. If you mess this up and register for the wrong category your races will not count towards series points after we discover your error.

We reserve the right to bump a rider up or down a category; this means you Cat 1 roadie registering in the Novice category. No sandbaggers in Snow Crown!

NO JERKS

No jerks at Snow Crown. We will heckle you until you crawl away with your tail between your legs for any of the following refractions:

• Intentionally crappy passing. The rider in the front has the line, if you can’t get around him/her without affecting them, you’ve gotta wait until you can bucko.

• Hissyfits. Did you lose 12th place because of a timing error. Tough cookies. Go have a timeout in the corner.