Cannonball MTB Festival

For enquires and access to all pit area sites, please fill out this form.

Riders will be awarded points based off their position in each event, except Deity Whip Wars. These points will be tallied to determine the overall King & Queen of Cannonball for each category.

You are not required to enter all events to be eligible for King or Queen of Cannonball. Check out the Rules and Regulations for a full rundown of how the points system works.

Yes, all categories will have a seeding run on Friday to determine the start order for finals on Saturday.

All competitors must have an AusCycling Race Membership or purchase an Event Licence which is valid on the day of the event.

Cannonball MTB Festival is also conducted under the guidelines provided in the AusCycling Member Protection Policy.

Age categories are calculated based off the riders age as of 31 December 2025.

Osprey All-Mountain Enduro: 2 days lift access. Includes Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th
Fox Flow Motion Cup: 2 days lift access. Group A: Includes Tuesday 11th & Wednesday 12th Group B: Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th
Rockshox Australian Open Downhill: 2 days lift access. Includes Friday 14th & Saturday 15th.
Boost Mobile All Event Entry: 6 days lift access. Monday 10th – Saturday 15th

Additional practice days can be purchased online when you register or at Valley Terminal Guest Services. No lift access is required for the Oakley Pump Track Challenge, Deity Whip Wars or Maxxis Dual Slalom.

All entries will close 6pm on Monday 3rd February unless sold out prior. There will be no late entries received after this point.

The Fox Flow Motion Cup will be run across 2 days with Group A competing on Wednesday 12th & Group B competing on Thursday 13th.

• Pro Men & Women
• U19 Men & Women
• U17 Men
• Amateur Men
• Masters Men 30+

• U17 Women
• U15 Men & Women
• U13 Men & Women
• U11 Men & Women
• Amateur Women
• Masters Women 30+
• Masters 40+Men & Women
• Super Masters 50+ Men & Women
• Novice Men & Women
• E-Bike Men & Women

All competitors will have to complete a qualifying run on the mornings of each event. Based off this, heats will be made for the finals to be held at night. Not all competitors will qualify for finals.

No. Competitors can go and complete 1 qualifying run whenever they want on the morning of each event. There will be no start order.

Yes, there will be a start list for qualifying runs. This will be published by 10am Tuesday 11 February. If you can not make your qualifying start time, please seek out commissaire or race officials. All competitors will be assigned one lane of the course depending on categories, for ONE qualifying run only.

Log In to your Online Shop Account and navigate to ‘My Offers’. You’ll have the choice of a discounted Multi Event Entry or discounted Individual Event Entries.

Yes. The Pro Men, Pro Women, U19 Men & U19 Women will have their own practice session on the Rockshox Australian Open Downhill course. The session will be on Friday & Saturday morning between 9:30am – 10:45am. No other categories will be permitted to ride the course during this practice session.

The novice category is geared towards first timer mountain bike racers who are keen to have a crack but have never entered a competition before. If you have raced a little before and are a confident rider then the amateur category will be better suited to you.

Yes. All events will require the use of a full-face helmet.

A full face helmet and knee pads are compulsory for all events. The Rockshox Australian Open Downhill requires for all competitors to have both knees & elbows covered with either jersey & long pants or elbow & knee pads as per AusCycling regulations. U11, U13, U15 & U17 competitors must wear full finger gloves, full length jersey, knee pads & elbow pads. Please study the Rules and Regulations to determine what safety equipment is required for each race.

The Deity Whip Wars is an invite only event.

We have a fully operational workshop at Valley Terminal. Qualified mechanics are on hand specializing in pre-race suspension setup and everything you need to ensure your bike is race ready. SRAM & RockShox will also be providing tech-support across the weekend for all your suspension, brake & drivetrain needs.

There will be some trail closures in place across the Cannonball week. Stay up to date with all trail closures here.

All volunteer information can be found here.

Yes. An E-Mountain Bike is a bike operated with two energy sources, human pedal power and an electric engine, which only provides assistance when the rider is pedalling.

E-Mountain bikes entered in all Cannonball events must adhere to the following bike standards:

• Engine of maximum 250 watts
• Engine assistance up to 25km/h
• Pedalling assistance only, although a start-up assistance not exceeding 6km/h without pedalling is allowed
• Wheel sizes shall be a minimum of 26 inches
• Gearing roll out distance: maximum is 9.0 m
• Bikes must be commercially available and of mid (crank) motor format only

Please study the Rules and Regulations to determine if your bike is eligible for racing.

Yes.

Cannonball MTB Festival will fall under the Thredbo Cancellation Policy. If a competitor injuries themselves prior to competing they are entitle to a refund minus a $20 cancellation fee once a valid doctors certificate has been presented.