After making its X Games debut in 2017, Snow BikeCross returns to Buttermilk Mountain for Winter X Games on January 27. 20 total riders will compete in the BikeCross event and 8 more will compete for Snow Bike Best Trick, a new snow bike discipline added this year.
Snow BikeCross
Like SnoCross, racers battle on a closed-course track lined with rollers, jumps and bermed corners. 20 riders will lineup for ten laps in Round One of the competition where the top six will advance to the final. In the Final, riders complete approximately 20 laps with final finish order determining their ranking.
Competition Format Athletes Laps Score
Round One 20 (2 heats of 10) Approx. 10 1-6 each heat advance
Final 12 (1 heat of 12) Approx. 20 Finish order
Of the 20 athletes competing, 3 are Raze Moto sponsored, including Cody Matechuk who took the bronze medal in last year’s competition. Mark Wilson and Darrin Mees will also be running Raze Moto gear including the Wingman ECU and heated bars.
Track Preview
The course will partially overlap with a section of the Snowmobile SnoCross course at the base of Buttermilk Mountain and has been designed to allow for big jumps over the motocross-inspired features.
Snow Bike Best Trick
Growing from the popularity of Snow BikeCross at X Games, Snow Bike Best Trick adds the freestyle element to the sport, combining the thrill of freestyle motocross with Snow Bikes. Much like Moto X Best Trick, eight riders will have two runs to land their most unique and progressive trick in order to win X Games gold. Snow Bike Best Trick is judged on overall difficulty and execution of their trick.
Competition Format Athletes Runs Score
Final 8 2 Best score
When To Watch
Even though the 2017 Winter X Games officially starts on Thursday, January 25, the Snow BikeCross race won’t happen until Saturday, January 28 at 3:15 pm MT. Snow Bike Best Trick starts at 8PM MT on Sunday, January 28. Click here to get more information on the full event schedule and when to watch.
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