GoPro Mountain Games 2016
Summer is just around the corner and we’re kicking it off with one of the most highly anticipated events of the year: the GoPro Mountain Games, June 9 – 12! The country’s largest celebration of adventure sports, music, and the mountain lifestyle, with events ranging from the Steep Creek Kayak Championship to the Bouldering World Cup, mountain biking, DockDog competitions, and more.
Interested in competing against the pros? Want to see if your pup can stand up to the other DockDogs? Or just looking to get outside and hit the trails for a run or a bike ride? It’s not too late to register to compete! Visit www.MountainGames.com to register now! Register by May 31 to ensure your spot and the best entrance rates.
We’ve got a packed weekend planned from Thursday morning to Sunday evening. See below for some of the featured events, for the full event schedule visit www.mountaingames.com.
Thursday, June 9
- 10:00a: Mountain Click Photo Comp – Start
- 10:00a: Steep Creek Championship – Start
- 3:30p: Kayak Freestyle – Qualifier
- 7:30p: J Roddy Walston & The Business – Showtime
- 7:30p: Steep Creek Championship – Awards Ceremony at Checkpoint Charlie
See the Full Event Schedule at www.mountaingames.com
Friday, June 10
- 8:00a: GoPro MTN Enduro – Start
- 9:00a: Climbing World Cup – Male Qualifier
- 10:00a: The Yoga Girl Experience – The Yoga Girl Experience – Magic in Motion
- 12:30p: Kayak Freestyle – Semi-Final
- 3:00p:Climbing World Cup – Female Qualifier
- 3:30p: GoPro MTN Enduro – Awards
- 4:00p: Raft Cross – Qualifier
- 5:00p: 5K Run – Start
- 6:00p: Rocky Dog Trail Run – Start
- 6:30p: Tracksuit Wedding – Showtime
- 7:30p: Katchafire – Showtime
See the Full Event Schedule at www.mountaingames.com
Saturday, June 11
- 7:00a: Costa 2 Fly X-Stream – Qualifier/Round 1 – Soccer Fields
- 7:30a: Mountain Masters Disc Golf – Qualifying Day 2
- 8:00a: Down River Kayak Sprint – Start
- 9:30a: Down River SUP Sprint – Start
- 10:00a: Climbing World Cup – Semi-Finals M+W
- 10:15a: EverBank XC Mountain Bike – Awards Ceremony – Kids Race
- 11:45a: EverBank XC Mountain Bike – PRO, Expert, Single Speed, UMC PRO1
- 12:00p: Slackline Invitational – Semi Finals Round 1
- 1:30p: Volvo Mountain Mud Run – Kids and Family Start
- 2:30p: Volvo Mountain Mud Run – All Mountain Madness Division Start
- 3:00p: Coors Light River Town Happy Hour – Party Time
- 3:30p: DockDogs Extreme Vertical – Start
- 4:00p: Kayak Freestyle – Finals
- 4:30p: Climbing World Cup – Finals
- 5:00p: Kayak Freestyle – Awards Ceremony
- 7:30p: Bonfire Dub – Showtime
- 7:30p: Flashflight Disc Nite – Start
- 8:30p: Stephen “Ragga” Marley – Showtime
- 9:00p: Altitude Bar and Grill – Party Time!
Sunday, June 11
- 8:00a: Costa 2 Fly X-Stream – Finals
- 9:00a: Volvo Road Bike Time Trial – Start
- 9:30a: Mountain Masters Disc Golf – Finals
- 9:30a: Ultimate Mountain Challenge – TT Start
- 11:00a: Citizen Climbing – Wave 1 & Paraclimbing
- 11:00a: Paraclimbing – Start
- 11:30a: Youth Climbing – Awards Ceremony
- 12:00p: SUP Cross – Qualifier
- 12:00p: Trail 10k-ish – Awards Ceremony at Checkpoint Charlie
- 12:30p: Slackline Invitational – Finals
- 1:30p: DockDogs Speed Retrieve – All in One Finals
- 2:00p: Citizen Climbing – Wave 2
- 3:00p: SUP Cross – Finals
- 3:00p: Ultimate Mountain Challenge – Awards Ceremony
- 3:30p: Volvo Road Bike Time Trial – Awards Ceremony at Checkpoint Charlie
- 4:00p: 8 Ball Kayak Sprint – Finals
- 4:00p: DockDogs Outdoor Big Air – Big Air Finals: Pro, Semi-Pro Contender & Amateur
- 4:45p: 8 Ball Kayak Sprint – Awards Ceremony
- 5:00p: Costa 2 Fly X-Stream – Awards Ceremony – IBridge
- 5:00p: SUP Cross – Awards Ceremony
See the Full Event Schedule at www.mountaingames.com
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