Pica's Margarita Cup - Locals' Race League

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2022 Dates:

Jan 24 - GS / Feb 7 - Dual GS / Feb 21 - Super G / Feb 28 - Dual GS

Time to start getting your teams rounded up! Registration opening early December.

Event Info

The 13th Annual (2022) PICA’S MARGARITA CUP, Locals' Race League

The "Marg Cup" is a fun and social, locals' race league with a competitive spirit. Skiers and snowboarders of all abilities are welcome to race for the Cup. The scoring has been designed to give even novice racers the ability to earn a high score and help their team win. Racers enjoy:

Professional racecourses
Huge weekly raffles
Live announcer and DJ
Awesome Championship prize packages
...And just the right amount of friendly trash-talking!

Teams (4-6 people) can register as self-sponsored or as business-sponsored. All business-sponsored teams will compete for series championship title and prizes as well as the business championship title. We call it the "league within the league." This is a great way for local businesses to compete against one another and promote their business while supporting the athletes of the JHSC: 100% of the entry fees support the Club.

2022 Covid-19 Procedures:

Racing will be relatively the same as in a normal year
We ask racers to respect the six-foot social distancing guidelines
Facemasks are not required when outdoors
Facemasks will be required when in the Snow King Base Lodge
Food and drink will not be served this year
Events are subject to change based on local metrics and public health guidelines
Please do not attend a race if you have come in close contact with someone who is positive for Covid-19 and/or if you are experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea

Registration

Attn Registered Racers:

Here's your checklist:

Sign your online waiver HERE.
Pick up your bib number at the registration table at the Snow King Base Lodge, 2:00-5:15pm on race day.

Click HERE if you need help finding a team or teammates

REGISTRATION FEE INCREASES:

10% increase after 1/21/22
15% increase for day-of registration on 1/24/22

Registration for teams ends on January 24th

SELF-SPONSORED Team Details:

"Citizen" team not affiliated with a business
The name of your team cannot be a business name
Series prizes:
- 1st place: $1,500 credit to Stio, swag from Marg Cup sponsors, Championship Title, bragging rights
- 2nd place: Pica's Taqueria Gift Certificates ($75/person)
- 3rd place: Pica's Taqueria Gift Certificates ($50/person)
Self-Sponsored Team Entry: $500

BUSINESS-SPONSORED Team Details:

Business-Sponsored teams get exposure for their sponsor AND race for additional league prizes
- The name of your team can incorporate a business name but does not have to
- Marketing of business sponsor: Each Business-Sponsored team's sponsor will be promoted at each race and through league communications
Business-Sponsored team prizes:
- Business teams race for the Marg Cup championship title & prizes (listed above) PLUS their own business-league prizes:
  - The team featured on the Business League plaque at Pica’s Taqueria
  - Custom, 30% larger margarita cup for each team member to use at Pica's for a year
  - Four free margaritas per team member
Business-Sponsored Team Entry: $700

DON'T HAVE A SNOW KING PASS?

Snow King offers $30 racer tickets with Marg Cup bib sticker
All racers must have a valid pass or lift ticket to race

Results

2022 Pica's Margarita Cup Results

2021 Pica's Margarita Cup Results

2020 Pica's Margarita Cup Results

2019 Pica's Margarita Cup Results

2018 Pica's Margarita Cup Results

2017 Pica's Margarita Cup Results

2016 Pica's Margarita Cup Results

2015 Pica's Margarita Cup Results

Volunteer

Volunteer Sign Up

Course & Venue

The course is accessible from Snow King's Cougar lift. Racing opens at 2:30pm and closes at 6:00pm under the lights.

For races with a combined-time format, racers must take two runs for a combined time result. For races with a fastest-time format, racers must take at least one run to get a result.

Racers must purchase a one-day Snow King lift ticket or a Snow King season's pass to participate in each event.

Snow King racer tickets $30 with Marg Cup bib sticker

Awards

MARG CUP SERIES PRIZES: (Full Prize Updates Coming Soon)

First Place: CHAMPS

$1500 Stio Credit + TBD

Second Place

6 $75 Gift Cards to Pica’s + TBD

Third Place

6 $50 Gift Cards to Pica’s + TBD

BUSINESS CLASS PRIZES:

30% larger, custom cup for margaritas at Pica’s to use for a year
Gift Certificate to Pica's equivalent to approx 4 margaritas
Names of each racer on Marg Cup Plaque at Pica’s

SERIES SWAG ITEM: (TBD)

Rules & Regulations

Teams:

Racers must be 18+ years old
Each team consists of 4-6 racers
Racers are constant for the entire season and CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED.
Racers CANNOT be substituted (it says it twice for a reason)
If a racer is injured, they may be replaced for the remainder of the season.
Substituting a racer for event one run will result in the disqualification of the team's season ranking.
Team must be paid in full before race #1. Venmo is a great option for sharing payment on the back end.

Scoring:

Race results are scored by gender
Each racer will be assigned points descending from 20-1, beginning with 20 for first place. After every 20 places, the points “restart,” i.e. a racer finishing 21st, 41st, 61st, 81st, etc. gets 20 points - the same amount as the 1st place finisher, and so on.
The best 4 point-scoring racers will be used for each team’s weekly score
DNF and DQs will result in a score of zero
Hiking is permitted, and as long as the proper passage is made the time will post
Each team will receive a total score for each race which will count toward the overall series results

Ties:

Should any two teams within the top three overall tie in points, the following method will be used to break the tie: the fifth pointed team result within each race will be added to each race's calculation for a new, overall point total. The team with the higher amount of points wins. Should the teams still tie, the sixth pointed team result within each race will be added to each race calculation. Should the teams STILL tie, the winner will be decided by a good old-fashioned bare-knuckle brawl. ...just kidding!

Results/Posting:

Results will be posted to the website following each race
Cumulative points for the entire series by the team will be used to determine winners.

Raffle:

Raffle is for registered racers in the Pica's Margarita Cup
Each race will have its own raffle
Some prizes will be drawn ahead of time and announced throughout the race - Winners need not be present to win
Some prizes will be held to the end of the race - Winners will need to be present for these prizes
The final event's raffle will include a grand prize
- Racers from the entire series will be eligible whether they previously won other prizes or not

Event Sponsorship

Interested in sponsoring The Pica's Margarita Cup?

Email Jeff Moran, at jmoran@jhskiclub.org if you're interested in becoming a Pica's Margarita Cup Sponsor.

CLICK HERE if you are a business interested in sponsoring a business-class team.