Competition format and rules

General rules:

- With the exception of the amateur qualification, all event segments are co-ed (open to men and women), but performances are judged separately.

- There is no pre-determined order. Riders perform their two judged runs within the allotted time whenever they choose.

- In the event of a tie, riders will go on to the next round or receive their share of the purse.

- The competition requires the mastery of two different disciplines: the Big Air and the rail jam featuring a rail with various surface textures revealed only on the first day of competition.

Amateur qualifications:

Men only

Jam format:

The 80 participants will be divided in two groups of 40. Each group will have 120 minutes for all their riders to perform two judged runs.

Rules:

- Riders must inform the starter which of their runs will be judged and which trick they will perform on the jump.

- If the trick called is not performed successfully, no points will be awarded for the jump.

- The jump and rail each account for 50 percent of the final score.

- If riders successfully complete the trick called on their first jump, they cannot repeat the same trick on their second judged run.

- Tricks on the rail can be the same for both judged runs.

Riders who rank in the top three during qualifications will move on to the RIDE Shakedown semi-finals on Saturday with the invited pros.

Rail Jam qualifications:

Men and women

Jam Format – Best overall:

No pre-determined order. Men and women compete together. Jam lasts 90 minutes. Three men and three women will be invited to the semi-final to compete with the pros.

Rules:

All runs during the 90-minute period will be judged. Judges are looking for the top three male and female riders, in other words those who demonstrate a wide variety of successful tricks while using the rails to the fullest. Men and women are judged separately. 

Rail Jam Semi-finals

Men and women

Format - Best overall:

No pre-determined order. Men and women compete together. Jam lasts 60 minutes. Two men and two women will go to the finals.

Rules:

All runs during the 90-minute period will be judged. Judges are looking for the top two male and female riders, in other words those who demonstrate a wide range of successful tricks while using the rails to their fullest. Men and women are judged separately. 

Rail Jam Final

Men and women

Format – Best Trick

Rules:

Four riders will take turns performing. They will have two trial runs each. Judges are looking for the best trick by men and women given the obstacle used, the trick itself, the execution and the landing. In the event of a tie for the top two spots, the purse will be awarded proportionally. 

RIDE Shakedown

Semi-finals

Length of the Jam: 120 minutes. 16 men and 8 women will go to the finals.

Finals

Length of the Jam: 60 minutes. Purse will be divided among the top three men and the top three women.

Rules:

- Riders must inform the starter which of their runs is to be judged, which trick they will perform during the jump and wait for confirmation by the judges.

- If the trick called is not successfully performed, no points will be awarded for the jump.

- The jump and rail each account for 50 percent of the final score.

- If riders successfully complete the trick called on their first jump, they cannot repeat the same trick on their second judged run.

- Tricks on the rail can be the same for each judged run.

- Men and women are judged separately.