Mountain States Cup · MSC Picks
MSC Picks is a free prediction game, scored against the official results of the Mountain States Cup finale at Purgatory.
Open to residents of the United States, any state. Void where prohibited.
Under 18? You can play — enter with a parent or guardian's email. That address is the entry of record and the one we contact.
One entry per person per contest. Entries that break the rules can be removed.
An entry is your email, a display name, and all nine picks, sent from the picks page.
The pick sheet for each class lists everyone entered in that class at Purgatory, and nobody else — a rider who is not on the start list can't win it. Cards show the rider's name and hometown. Riders ranked in the class this season are listed first.
Picks lock at the time posted on the picks page.
Until lock, entering again with the same email replaces your earlier picks. It never adds a second entry.
Scored per class, against the official finals results.
In a podium class, a perfect winner call is worth 10 on its own: 5 for the slot, +5 for the winner.
A rider who doesn't appear in the official results scores 0 in any slot you gave them. If the official results list fewer than three places in a podium class, the unfilled places score nothing; a winner class with no official winner scores nothing — points are never invented.
If officials amend the results, scores re-run to match them.
After lock we show, for each class, every rider the field picked and how often — the share of entries that called them to win.
Before lock, nothing about the field's picks is shown.
Ties on points break to the earlier entry.
Replacing your picks re-stamps your entry to the time of the replacement.
Winner gets a free 2027 Mountain States Cup season pass.
The winner is the top card after tie-breaks, contacted at the entry email after scoring is final.
Your email identifies your entry and reaches you if you win. Nothing else — unless you check the box.
Check “Keep me posted on MSC racing” and MSC may email you about the series. Leave it unchecked and MSC won't.
Public surfaces show display names and anonymous aggregates — the field's call, the leaderboard. Emails never appear anywhere public.
Questions about the game or your data reach the series at mountainstatescup.com.