RACER HANDBOOK

Updated Last: September 13th, 2025

PRE-RACE INFO

  • COURSE: Find 2024 course info on the Course & Maps page. 2025 Course info and maps to come.
  • WAITLIST: Once we hit the cap of 375 registered riders, registration goes to a waitlist. When a spot in the race opens (via a registered rider withdrawing) an invite will go to the first person on the waitlist. If invited from the waitlist, you’ll get an email and have 2 days to accept the invite, at which time your credit card will automatically be charged the registration fee. If you do not accept the invite within 2 days, your credit card will not be charged, you will be dropped from the waitlist, and the next person on the waitlist will be invited to register. The last date to accept an invite off of the waitlist is August 21st, 2025 at midnight Mountain Time.
  • WITHDRAWAL POLICY: Stuff happens. It might be injury or a major life change. Whatever happens you have the option to withdraw from the race until August 21st, 2025 at midnight Mountain Time. Your request to withdraw will be automatically processed and the credit card you used for registration will be refunded the registration fee minus a $40 processing fee.
  • PACKET PICK-UP: Friday, August 29th, 2025 from 3pm-7pm at the Skullcandy HQ building (same as the finish venue) – 6301 N. Landmark Dr, Park City. If you are racing, YOU MUST SHOW UP TO PICK UP YOUR NUMBER PLATE. If you would like to make a change to your category, you can do so at packet pickup. There WILL BE NO packet pick-up on race day morning.
  • RACE INFO SESSION: On Thursday before race day we will post a recorded race info session on our FB/IG stories. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that all riders watch this video for last minute race details. Feel free to email the RD with questions.
  • WEATHER & AQI CONTINGENCIES: The event is non-refundable.  If the scheduled Saturday of Labor Day weekend ever forces a cancellation, the plan will be to run the race on Sunday or Monday of Labor Day weekend (as long as conditions permit) or cancel the event outright if needed.  Additionally, the race director has the approval to finish the race at Silver Lake in Deer Valley, or at the Park City Mountain base area, cutting sections of the course as needed if racers are in danger due to AQI or weather.  Please understand, we can’t predict or control the weather/natural events, we will do everything in our power to complete the race, but your ENTRY IS NON-REFUNDABLE.  Thanks for your understanding!
  • AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI): We keep an eye on AQI as wildfires continue to be an issue in the west. After research and input from local experts, we have determined that an AQI sustained at or higher than 150 on race day would make physical activity unsafe for participants. In that case, the event will be postponed, and we will explore Sunday or Monday as alternate dates. If we completely cancel, regretfully, there will be no entry fee refund.
  • GOOD STUFF: Every racer gets something groovy just for registering, two raffle tickets at packet pick-up to bid on some great stuff, and a finish line food truck meal. AND if you survive to wheel across the finish line, you’ll receive your “I did it: recognition gift.
  • “I’M SOMEBODY” AWARD: Presented by Scott Sports and inspired by the character from the movie The Jerk, Navin R. Johnson was elated to finally see his name in the phone book and declared, “I’m somebody.” You typically see the same fast riders winning stuff at races because they podium time and time again. Well, this program is designed for those of us that finish…but not on the podium. We will draw a number between 41 and 275 (275 is our average number of actual finishers). Let’s say the number drawn is 191 and you are the 191st person to cross the finish line, you are going to win a Scott bike (model to be determined). PLEASE NOTE: Due to the ever-changing standings as we suss through DQ’s and get to a final “official” results list (sometimes not until late the following week after the P2P), the “I’m Somebody” award is given to the person that wheels across the finish line as the XXXth racer (whatever number is drawn on Friday night). We are well aware that the final results racer associated with the number will change during the week following the event, but we feel the approach we’ve taken gives us the random finisher selection we need to award the bike and properly expose our Sponsor during the event (we want to announce the winner at the finish line on Saturday when the winner crosses the finish line).
  • LODGING: Book a room at least 14 days in advance with our lodging partner, The Montage, for a discount. The hotel is located directly on the course, they are providing the water station at mile 32, and a free shuttle from the Montage to the start line on race morning and back to the hotel from the finish line after you finish. Arrange the shuttle in advance with the Compass Sports team at (435)604-1531.

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RACE DAY INFO

  • START AREA & PARKING
    • IMPORTANT – READ THIS…you MAY NOT leave your car parked at the Quinn’s Junction Trailhead (Start Area) all day on race day.
    • Most riders get dropped off at the start. The person who drops you off can park, stay to watch the race start, stick around to see you come back through this same area (mile 12 of the race), and then leave (PLEASE – NO LEAVING VEHICLES AT THE QUINN’S JUNCTION TRAILHEAD DURING THE RACE).
    • You can park at the finish line (Skullcandy HQ building at 6301 N. Landmark Dr, Park City) starting anytime after 3pm on Friday at Packet Pick-up. Park only in the UPPER LOTS – NO PARKING IN LOT CLOSEST TO BLDG).
    • You can also park at Park City Mountain Resort’s (PCMR) lot at 1345 Lowell Ave on Saturday AM and then ride your trusty steed to Quinn’s Junction Trailhead Start Area. The route is 3.9 miles and is mostly flat on a paved trail. There is public bus service from the finish line (Park City Kimball Junction Transit Station) back to PCMR after you finish the race.
    • If you stay at the Montage hotel, arrange a free shuttle from the Montage to the start line on race morning and back to the hotel from the finish line after you finish. Arrange the shuttle in advance with the Compass Sports team at (435)604-1531.
    • Again…you can’t leave a car at the Quinn’s Junction Trailhead Parking Lot (start line) all day –  It will be towed at your expense.
    • The start area is located at the Quinn’s Junction Trailhead in Round Valley. GPS coordinates are +40.679296, -111.469562.
    • Directions to Start Line from Salt Lake City: Take I-80 East toward Park City, take Exit 146 to merge onto US-189 S/US 40 S towards Heber/Vernal, take exit 4 towards Park City and turn right onto UT-248 5, take your first right into Quinn’s Sport Complex, take your first left at the dog park, and look for a lot of people with bikes.
  • RACER DROP BAGS: Each rider can have TWO drop bags. You are not required to have drop bags, it is just a nice to have if you don’t have crew meeting you at either of the two crew accessible aid stations. The drop bags can be left at the start line in two separate piles. One set of bags will go to Aid Station #1 (Mile 25 – Silver Lake at Deer Valley) and the other set of bags will go to Aid Station #2 (Mile 53 – Bottom of Park City Mountain). CLEARLY LABEL YOUR BAG(S) WITH YOU RACE PLATE NUMBER. Bags should be no larger than 60 liters (approx. 12″x12″x24″). No hard sided coolers. All bags will be returned to the finish line.
    • DROP BAG #1 for Aid Station #1 (Mile 25 – Silver Lake at Deer Valley): Your #1 bag will be waiting for you at the finish line when you finish. This bag is a great place for anything you would like accessible at the finish line (clothes, car keys, recovery drink, etc). This is also a great place to stash any last minute items you have at the start line just before you start (IE – jacket).
    • DROP BAG #2 for Aid Station #2 (Mile 53 – Bottom of Park City Mountain): Our goal is for your #2 bag to arrive at the finish line before you finish. In order for this to happen, after you have used the bag at Aid Station #2, you must move it to the “USED drop bag pile”. If you do not do this…you may have to wait for your #2 bag to arrive at the finish line with the last load of bags around 4:30pm.
  • RACE ROSTER: The list of registered riders and their categories will be posted to the website the week prior to the race. Go to “Race Info” and then click on “categories/roster”. If you would like to make a change to your category, you can do so at packet pickup the evening before the race.
  • RACE START TIME: P2P has 5 start waves. The first race wave will start at 7:00am on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
  • START WAVES:
    • The event is chip timed, so you don’t need to be in the front of your wave to get an accurate time.
    • Self-select your start wave. Be realistic. Start in the wave you feel you’ll most likely finish in.
    • Start Waves (these are estimated start times but the event is chip timed, so no stress)
      • 7:00am – Open/Pro Men
      • 7:01am – Open/Pro Women
      • 7:04am – Single-speed and Age Group 7-8 Hour Finishers**
      • 7:06am – Age Group 8-9 Hour Finishers
      • 7:08am – Age Group 9+ Hour Finishers

**Special note to our fast single-speed and age group (7-8 hr) riders – PLEASE, be respectful if you ride through the tail-end of the Open/Pro groups. Be polite, ask for the trail to make a safe pass. If we get complaints about you, you will be DQ’ed.

  • FEED ZONES / AID STATIONS: There will be 3 feed zones and one H20 station
    • Aid Station #1 (Mile 26.6) – Deer Valley at Silver Lake Lodge. Drop bags and crew access. Crews can not drive to Silver Lake). CREWS MUST PARK AT THE BASE OF DEER VALLEY (HERE) and ride the Sliver Lake Express Lift up to the aid station. Lift opens at 8am. Each racer will get two free lift tickets at packet pick-up to provide to their support crew. ALL SUPPORT MUST BE DONE WITHIN THE ZONE WE MARK OFF – IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO NOT IMPEDE DEER VALLEY’S PAYING LIFT-SERVED MOUNTAIN BIKERS.
    • H20 station (Mile 32.3) – Don’t blow by without topping off your water, you’ll regret it if you do. Located at the trail intersection of Corvair and Mid-Mountain. Support crews can park at The Montage and walk a 1/4-mile up to the water station. Upgraded this year, the Montage will hand out 180 prefilled bottle “handups” of water. Drop your bottle, grab a filled bottle, and pick your bottle back up at the finish line
    • Aid Station #2 (Mile 54.8) – Park City Mountain at the bottom of First Time Lift – North End of Base Area. Drop bags and crew access. Support crews need to use caution and stay clear of the racers getting to and from the Aid Station. 3:30pm cutoff time (racers must LEAVE aid station #2 by 3:30pm or they will be cut from the race).
    • Aid Station #3 (Mile 63.5) – The Oasis on Mid-Mountain. Just when you need it, you just might never leave. This location will have the good stuff and more, all aimed at getting you to the finish. NO SUPPORT CREWS or public hand-up allowed at this location.
    • Feed Zones / Aid Stations are NOT neutral  – meaning the timing clock is still rolling when you are in the aid station.
  • PUBLIC HAND-UPS: Riders can receive support, food, beverages, etc ANYWHERE along the course, with the following exceptions: NOT at Aid Station #3 at mile 65 and NOT anywhere that is not legal access (no parking areas, private property, etc). Anywhere else is fair game to receive hand-ups from your support crew.
  • FEED ZONE / AID STATION FOOD
    • Liquids – Water, Cold Coke (Aid Station #2 and #3), CarboRocket, CarboRocket 333 for one-off mixing (will not be pre-mixed), CarboRocket RocketLytes electrolyte capsules.
    • Gels/Chews/Other – We will have chews, waffles, and gels provide by GU.
    • Assorted Real Food – Fruits, sweets, and salty treats (Aid Station #2 & #3).
    • If there is a product you can’t compete without, we encourage you to bring it yourself via your support crew or drop bag(s).
  • CUT-OFF TIME: The cut-off time for LEAVING Aid Station #2 (mile 53) is 3:30pm. Racers that do not LEAVE Aid Station #2 before 3:30pm will be removed from the race. It is heartbreaking but we must maintain this cut-off in order to protect the safety of the riders, plan for volunteer shifts, and follow our permit restrictions.
  • RESULTS PROTESTS: Protests of results needs to be done at the finish line with the Race Director. Gather the details of your protest and present them before the presentation of the category awards being protested. Once awards to the top five have been presented, they are final. Positions below the top 5 can change after the award presentation but not after the day of the race.
  • RACE RULES

    • No headphones
    • There are a few sections that the course is on public paved roads and/or crosses paved roads. These roads are open to traffic and it is the riders responsibility to obey traffic laws and stay safe.
    • Helmets are mandatory
    • Be cool to the volunteers; they are some of the best folks you will ever meet – they are here on their own time.
    • BE KIND TO THE OTHER TRAIL USERS IN PARK CITY. These trails are for everyone and this IS NOT A CLOSED COURSE. This race has been granted permission to exist and it can be taken away.
    • Have an issue to report during the race or a question? Text us at (435)339-0901. This is a TEXT only phone number, no calls. Please program this number into your phone prior to the race. This phone number is only monitored during race week.
    • If you are dropping out of the race, please report your race plate number by sending a text to (435)339-0901.
    • Lights / Headlamps – If you are a back of the pack rider and expect to be finishing near cutoff, it is a great idea to have access to a light at Aid Station #2. The last few riders always end up needing lights.

POST-RACE

  • FINISH LINE FOOD: Racers will receive a meal and a drink from one of our two finish line food trucks. Redeem this meal by giving the food truck the wristband that each rider will receive at packet pick-up. DNF riders, you are welcome to come join us at the finish line and receive your free meal. Unfortunately we will not be serving beer at the finish line, we do not have a liquor license.
  • PAYOUT: The Park City Point 2 Point pays out $13,500 to the podiums.
    • Open Class (Male & Female) 1st – $2,000 | 2nd – $1,000 | 3rd – $750 | 4th – $650 |  5th – $550
    • The winner of each age group category receives $350
  • RACER RAFFLE: Each racer will get 2 tickets at the Friday night packet pick-up to put in for opportunity drawings. There will be approximately 10 different featured drawings, all thanks to our wonderful sponsors. Winners will be posted and announced on Saturday at the finish area.

 

SEE YOU ALL AT THE FINISH LINE!