Pica's Margarita Cup - Locals' Race League

Jan 25 - GS / Feb 1 - Super G / Feb 22 - Dual GS / Mar 1 - Dual GS

We have reached our team capacity - registration is now closed.

Thank you for supporting the Marg Cup! We'll see you at the King.

Event Info

The 12th Annual 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
Pica's margaritas & tacos
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.

Covid-19:

Racing will be relatively the same, with added precautions such as mandatory face masks and social distancing of at least 6 feet when waiting to take your runs and spectating
Food and drink from Pica's Mexican Taqueria will be served outside with no inside gathering - we encourage you to get your food to go
To learn more about JHSC's Covid-19 policies and procedures, CLICK HERE
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 for a safe, contact-free race:

Sign your online waiver HERE. Check if we’ve received your waiver HERE. No waiver = no racing.
Download WHATSAPP, set it up with your phone number, and click HERE to join the Pica's Marg Cup Group. Text notifications will include crucial information about the Marg Cup and Covid protocols day-of, including a mandatory symptoms survey for each race that must be completed by noon.
Once you have done the two steps above, you can pick up your bib number and race tickets at the outdoor registration table near Snow King Base Lodge, 2:30-6pm on race day. This year, you must show your racer tickets at the start, so bring them with you each race run!

Click HERE if you need help finding a team or teammates

REGISTRATION FEE INCREASES:

10% increase after 1/22/21
15% increase for day-of registration on 1/25/20

Registration for teams ends on January 25th

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 $25 racer tickets with Marg Cup bib sticker
All racers must have a valid pass or lift ticket to race

Results

ALL Pica's Margarita Cup Results

2021 Pica's Marg Cup Results

Race #1 Results by Team Detailed

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 $25 with Marg Cup bib sticker

Awards

MARG CUP SERIES PRIZES:

First Place: CHAMPS

$1500 Stio Credit
6 Snow King Treetop Adventure certificates
6 Stio Beanies
6 JHSC Avalon7 Facetubes

Second Place

6 $75 Gift Cards to Pica’s
6 Teton Maple Exchange 1-gallon jugs of maple syrup

Third Place

6 $50 Gift Cards to Pica’s
6 one-hour King Tubes tickets
1 case Melvin beer

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:

Mizu Camp Cup with Lid

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.
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 (6:00) - Winners will need to be present for these prizes
The final event's raffle on will include a grand prize
- Racers from the entire series will be eligible whether they 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.