2022 GoPro Mountain Games registration is open!
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2022 GoPro Mountain Games registration is open!


Posted by: Tom Boyd

Summer Mountain Games registration opens as Winter Mountain Games Preview event gets under way

Registration is now open for the 20th annual GoPro Mountain Games. The event, which welcomes thousands of mountain athletes and tens of thousands of spectators to Vail, Colorado, each year, is set to take place June 7-12, 2022.

The list of competitions reads like a “dream-come-true” for outdoor-sports enthusiasts. Early-bird registration rates will be available for events including: fly fishing, kayaking, rafting, SUP, climbing, mountain biking, road biking, trail running, yoga, disc golf, DockDogs, kids’, junior, and family events, and more.

“When the snow melts and summer comes around there is a lot of bottled-up energy in the outdoor and mountain sports world. People want to get outside, get moving, and get together, and all of that positive energy will find a home at the 2022 GoPro Mountain Games in Vail,” said Dave Dressman, Event Director for the GoPro Mountain Games, a project of the nonprofit Vail Valley Foundation. “There is a high amount of exhilaration and excitement from our athletes, our team here at the Vail Valley Foundation, our partners at the Town of Vail and Vail Resorts, and all of our sponsors, to welcome the world back to Vail and to take this event to the next level.”

New events and old favorites are available as registration opens for this world-renowned summertime celebration of athletes, art, music, and mountains. Register HERE.

Beginners, weekend warriors, and pro athletes are all encouraged to sign up and compete. More than $130,000 in prize money will be up for grabs.

Concerts, art, and FREE spectating activities are also a big part of the event. The Mountains of Music concert lineup, ancillary events, art installations, spectator entertainment and more will be announced in the coming weeks and months.

The 2022 event will be the 20th anniversary of the Mountain Games, which has become known as the best all-around outdoor mountain experience available anywhere in the world.

After a year off in 2020 due to the pandemic, the GoPro Mountain Games was among the first major events to open to spectators when a slightly pared-down version was held in 2021. The 2022 edition, said organizers, will bring the event back to and beyond 2019 levels of activity and celebration.

The event will feature two additional days of competition (Tuesday, June 7, & Wednesday, June 8) and will include new venues, new events, and a top-shelf concert lineup.

 

Announcement comes as Winter Mountain Games gets under way

The summer GoPro Mountain Games registration announcement comes as the Winter Mountain Games Preview event gets under way, also in Vail, Feb. 25-27. The event, which is also hosted by the Vail Valley Foundation, features USA Skimo national events, the Fat Tire Bike Challenge, XC Snowshoe 5K and 10K events, the 5K Dog Derby Snowshoe Race, the Nature Valley Bootlegger hill climb, plus live concerts from Low Cut Connie, Galactic, JoJo Hermann, and Moon Taxi, at Solaris in Vail Village Friday and Saturday evenings.

A full-fledged version of the Winter Mountain Games is planned for early 2023. To take part or learn more, visit winter.mountaingames.com.

 

What’s new for summer Mountain Games? A GoPro Dual Slalom … and more

 

Six days of celebrating mountain lifestyle and culture

For the first time ever the GoPro Mountain Games will take place over six days rather than four. The event will open with the highly-spectator-friendly GoPro Dual Slalom bike competition qualifying round to take place June 7, 2022, at the Minturn Bike Park in Minturn, Colorado, located 10 minutes away from Vail Village. GoPro Dual Slalom action will continue at the Minturn Bike Park through Wednesday, June 8. This action-packed new event will be held in partnership with the Town of Minturn, Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance, and Strait Acres.

Steep and sweet whitewater

The TINCUP Steep Creek Championships at Homestake Creek has long been known as the elite-level kayaking opener to the GoPro Mountain Games. The event will be held one day earlier than usual, on Wednesday, June 8, at its usual venue at Homestake Creek near Red Cliff, Colorado. This move allows competitors to rest and shift focus to the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifiers at the I-Bridge in Vail Village on Thursday, June 9.

The return of climbing

Climbing makes its return to the GoPro Mountain Games for the first time since 2019 with the very popular CELSIUS Citizen Climbing as well as a North American Cup Series climbing event, in partnership with USA Climbing. The climbing wall will return to Mountain Plaza and events will take place June 9-12, with youth climbing leading the way on Thursday, June 9.

The adidas Terrex 20K Anniversary Run will celebrate 20 years

The adidas Terrex 10K Spring Runoff, the adidas Terrex Après 5K Trail Run, and the Rocky Dog Trail Run have long been staples of the GoPro Mountain Games trail running events. This year a new event, the adidas Terrex 20K Anniversary Run, will be added to the lineup to celebrate 20 years of the GoPro Mountain Games.

Concerts at The Amp, family-friendly competitions, and more

The GoPro Mountain Games will once again feature a vibrant and interactive Mountain House Gear Town sponsor village, where spectators can engage with top outdoor brands throughout Vail. Gear Town opens on Thursday June 9 and continues through Sunday June 12.

The event will also host a variety of daytime music in multiple venues along with nightly concerts at the Vail Valley Foundation’s Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, the ever-popular Orijen DockDogs (and other dog-friendly) events, a wide array of kids adventure sports events and activities, slackline demonstrations, the return of the Nature Valley Mountain Mud Run, the legendary Pacifico 8-ball Kayak Sprint and so much more.

The 2022 GoPro Mountain Games will also feature more junior divisions in bike and run events to accommodate more levels and age groups of riders.

 

List of competition events announced to date*:

Tuesday, June 7

GoPro Dual Slalom

Minturn Bike Park

 

Wednesday, June 8

GoPro Dual Slalom

Minturn Bike Park

TINCUP Steep Creek Championship

Homestake Creek, Red Cliff

 

Thursday, June 9

YETI Catch Wars

Eagle River

GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier

Gore Creek, Vail Village

Gore IV Kayak Challenge

Gore Creek, Vail Village to West Vail

Rocky Dog Trail Run

Vail Village & Vail Mountain

Try DockDogs

Lionshead, Vail

Orijen DockDogs Big Air waves 1-4

Lionshead, Vail

Dueling Dogs Qualifying Duels 1-2

Lionshead, Vail

 

Friday, June 10

North American Cup Vail presented by CELSIUS
qualifiers

Mountain Plaza, Vail Village

Pacifico Raft Cross

Gore Creek, Vail Village

CELSIUS Yoga

Vail, exact location TBD

adidas Terrex Après 5K Trail Run

Vail Village

Orijen DockDogs Big Air waves 5-7

Lionshead, Vail

Orijen Dueling Dogs rounds 3-5

Lionshead, Vail

Try DockDogs

Lionshead, Vail

 

Saturday, June 11

YETI 2 Fly X-Stream qualifiers and Semi-Finals

Vail Village

Kids Bike Race

Golden Peak, Vail Village

GMC Down River Kayak Sprint, Pacifico Raft Sprint and YETI SUP Sprint

Gore Creek, East Vail to Vail Village

North American Cup Vail presented by CELSIUS Semi-Finals and Finals

Mountain Plaza, Vail Village

Oakley XC Mountain Bike

Vail Village & Vail Mountain

CELSIUS Yoga

Vail, exact location TBD

Mountain House Disc Golf rounds 1-2

Maloit Park, Minturn

Nature Valley Mountain Mud Run

Family and ‘All Mountain Madness’ divisions

Vail Village & Vail Mountain

GMC Kayak Freestyle finals

Gore Creek, Vail Village

Orijen DockDogs Big Air waves 8-9

Lionshead, Vail

Orijen DockDogs Extreme Vertical

Lionshead, Vail

Dueling Dogs rounds 6-8

Lionshead, Vail

 

Sunday, June 12

Kids Cast & Catch

Big Horn Park, East Vail

Road Bike Time Trial

Vail Village to top of Vail Pass

YETI Fishing finals

Location TBA

YETI SUP Surf Cross

Gore Creek, Vail Village

adidas Terrex 10K Spring Runoff

Mountain Plaza, Vail Village

adidas Terrex 20K Anniversary Run

Mountain Plaza, Vail Village

Pepi’s Face Off presented by JUNK Brands

Mountain Plaza, Vail Village

CELSIUS Yoga

Vail, exact location TBD

Mountain House Disc Golf rounds 3-4

Maloit Park, Minturn

CELSIUS Citizen climbing and Youth Climbing waves

Mountain Plaza, Vail Village

Orijen DockDogs Big Air wave 10 & finals

Lionshead, Vail

Orijen DockDogs Speed Retrieve finals

Lionshead, Vail

Dueling Dogs rounds 9-10 & finals

Lionshead, Vail

Pacifico 8-Ball Kayak Sprint

Gore Creek, Vail Village

*Schedules and locations subject to change. Additional events expected to be added.

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