Lightning Ridge Relay 2025

LIGHTNING RIDGE RELAY 2025

Supported by Anon, Uinta, & Skullcandy

Lightning Ridge Relay is back for its second year! The famous Lightning Ridge hosts the relay course, consisting of a skin up The Ridge, a race through gates down Weber Bowl, and a skate, skin, or foot race up Slow Poke back to the start line. This is a co-ed event, teams consist of 3 skiers or 3 splitboarders. Team uniforms are HIGHLY encouraged.

A $600 cash prize awaits the first-place teams! Second and third-place teams won't leave empty-handed either—enjoy prizes from our generous sponsors.

This event is capped at 34 teams, register early to guarantee your spot! Online registration is highly encouraged. Same-day registration will be available if the event doesn’t sell out.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

• This is a co-ed event and teams consist of 3 skiers or 3 splitboarders.
• Registration for a team of 3 is $60.
• A team captain, who will be the point of contact, registers the team with a team name.
• All team members must check in on the morning of the event to sign a liability waiver.
• If a participant is under 18, a parent or guardian must be at check-in to sign their liability waiver.
• Check-in will be in the Powder Keg from 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM.
• All team members must have a season pass or lift ticket to participate.
• Instructions to redeem discounted event lift tickets will be emailed to the team captain once registration is complete.
• Helmets are required during the downhill portion of the relay.
• Online registration is highly encouraged. Same-day registration will be available if the event doesn’t sell out.

EVENT TIMELINE

• 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Check-In @ Powder Keg
• 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Rider Meeting @ Old Lightning Ridge Cat Pickup
• 10:30 AM | Skiers Heat Starts Relay
• 10:35 AM | Splitboarders Heat Starts Relay
• 1:00 PM | Podiums and Prizes @ Old Lightning Ridge Cat Pickup

RULES

• You must skin up on touring skis or a splitboard setup - NO scaled skis
• NO skin skiing - You must remove skins to ski down
• You must complete all gates; 69 seconds will be added to your time for each missed gate
• 69 seconds added to teams without costumes
• -69 seconds for skinning up with open Uinta beer
• Baton must be handed off to teammate - Throwing baton or passing baton off before Old LR Shack will result in disqualification
• NO physical contact with other competitors - Contact will result in disqualification
• Knocking over signage, rope lines, bamboo or other event terrain markings results in disqualification
• Ducking ropes or exiting event terrain results in disqualification
• You must finish with all the gear you started with