The Mountain States Cup

$3,000 first. $2,000 second. $1,000 third. Male and female prize money matched equally at every event.

Every MSC round is USA Cycling sanctioned. Earn national ranking points.

Race the same sanctioning body that governs the Pro Downhill Series and the 2030 UCI World Championships in Durango.

Registration closes the Tuesday before race week. No onsite registration. USAC license required — one-day licenses available at checkout.

Friday course inspection and open practice. Saturday Cat 2/3 finals. Sunday Pro and Cat 1 finals.

Cat 2/3 riders get to watch the pros race and ride the bike park the rest of the day. Families are home by dark.

USAC rider insurance. Timed seeding and finals. Access to the expo village. Series points toward the overall title.

Lift tickets available through each venue — details on individual event pages.

Youth, Junior, Open age, and Masters brackets for men and women.

Full category list drops with registration.

Women make up 6 to 14 percent of downhill fields globally. Not just in the US — everywhere. The riders exist. The infrastructure to convert them doesn't — yet.

Nine dedicated race categories for female racers. Equal prize money. Infrastructure designed to make showing up feel obvious, not brave.

Every sport that invested in women saw the returns. Surfing, climbing, trail running, skateboarding, freeride, motocross — all of them. Downhill is next.

Bring her. Her entry is on us. Anyone can be a buddy — men, women, doesn't matter. You show up together. She races.

The hardest part — wondering whether this is for her — is already answered.

Every event, one buddy wins a Fox fork by raffle. But that's not why you'll do it. You'll do it because you've seen what racing did for you — and she hasn't gotten that yet.

Every MSC event includes dedicated practice windows for women and girls — time on course to learn the lines without someone coming in hot behind you while you're seeing a section for the first time.

Not mandatory. You can still ride your normal category window if you prefer. The option is there because it makes the experience better. Built into the schedule at every round.

What would make you show up? What's kept you away? What does your daughter need to feel ready?

Every message gets read. This is how it gets built.