Helly Hansen Big Mountain Battle - 2009 BCS

Yeah, snowboarders are allowed to enter. Says it in brackets in the first paragraph.

Register day of, Marc from Helly Hansen says he is expecting quite a few day of registrants... why don't you be one of them? The event is killer.***Smugglers Notch Day of Registration info***Registration is open on race day from 8am to 9:30 and will be held at the Madonna Sterling Base Lodge. Be there early to plan your attack on the course. Event starts at 10am.

Having doen the race and depending on snow condition some of the race would be classfied and expert. if you are solid intermediate you might be fine.

Write your answer here... Chad, sorry for the delay in replying. Registered competitors will bypass the regular liftline.

Hey Deb, you can totally take part in the event. We are offering 1/2 price for mountain employees. you can sign up on event day and just show us your employee pass to receive your discount.Spread the word! Smuggs is the final stop before the Battle in the Bowls in Aspen. We want to make Smuggs the biggest stop of the series.Thanks for your email and please let me know if you have any other questions.

The comp will be judged by GPS. There will be checkpoints laid out throughout the mountain, designated lifts, runs and hikes you will need to do before coming into the finish. we will track everyone in real time by Flaik GPS.There won't be anyone at checkpoints or at the top or bottom of runs to watch you, we will be watching from the computer. Boot packing will be the way to go.See you there Dan

Hey JS, Here is what I can tell you about the event without giving too much of the surprise away. The hike will be boot pack, snowboarders are welcome and this is nothing like a randonee.There will be designated checkpoints, hikes, lifts and runs that you must complete to finish the course. it will all be tracked by real time GPS.I hope this answers your questions. Looking forward to seeing you out at Stevens next weekend.Thanks JS

Between 2-4 hours at the first stop, Squaw Valley... each stop will be a bit different but expect the times to be about the same.Hey Ross, Marc here from Helly Hansen. Josh is right in his statement above but I thought that I would elaborate on it a bit. The comp is 4 hours in length but if you can get to all the designated checkpoints, lift rides, runs and hikes faster, then you can finish before the 4 hours are up.

Get on Live Chat and ask.

You can sign up day of at the resorts between 9a and 10a.

These are teams of 2!!

No age divisions, just who can complete the selected runs and check points the quickest, as well as the most vertical drop and most runs skied, and most lift rides.

Nope, the hikes are really short and there should be boot packs already in!

The online deadline for each event is the Wednesday before each event, you can also register day of at the mountain.

Aspen is actually handling the registration for the Battle of the Bowls

Marc here from Helly Hansen. We like to keep it a surprise for the morning of so that everyone has the same time to plan out their day. registration is open from 8am to 9:30am so the earlier you get there on event day the more time you'll have to plan out you day.

there is a men's, a ladies', and a mixed division... as well as divisions for ski, snowboard, and mixed.Marc here from Helly Hansen. There is, for this year, only one division, Open. Until the event grows we are just going to have the one division. This event is not just about speed, it's about being smart with you plan of the most efficient route around the mountain to get all the checkpoints, lifts, runs and hikes.