Climb Nittany has generously offered a discount to our community - $9 for equipment and a day pass on Friday & Saturday when you mention PICL. Open Friday 3-10 PM and Saturday 9-6 PM.
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Schedules are tentative and subject to change.
GRiT Advisory Board
Saturday
8:00 AM Pre-Ride Open*
9:00 AM Last Call for Pre-ride Start
9:00 AM HC/TD Meeting at Trailer^
9:30 AM Pre-Ride Closed & All Riders Off Course
9:45 AM Staging V & JV1 Boys
10:00 AM Racing Begins
11:05 AM Staging JV2 & JV3 Boys
Awards V & JV1 Boys
12:10 PM Staging V, JV1, JV2 & JV3 Girls & HS 1-Lap
Awards JV2 & JV3 Boys
1:25 PM Staging MS Adv, 8th, 7th & 6th Girls & MS 1-Lap
Awards V, JV1, JV2 & JV3 Girls
2:15 PM Staging MS Adv, 8th, 7th & 6th Boys
Awards MS Adv, 8th, 7th & 6th Girls
3:30 PM Racing Concludes
Awards MS Adv, 8th, 7th & 6th Boys
Awards will take place continuously throughout the day at the podium arch.
^Each team must have a HC, TD or delegate present.
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Online registration closes the Tuesday before the event at 8:00 PM. No day of registration.
In order to participate in this event, students must be fully registered and paid for this event in NICA Pit Zone.
If you have not yet been invited to register, please contact your Head Coach/Team Director. Independent riders, please contact PICL Registration at registration@pamtb.org. For questions regarding the NICA Pit Zone, please use this form.
DO NOT check-in at the Information tent. Riders will get number plates from their Head Coach/Team Director prior to their first event.
DO NOT lose or throw away your number plate. You will use this for every event. There is a $10 fee to replace number plates if lost or forgotten. Replacements are available at the Information tent. -
If pre-riding prior to event weekend, this is the proposed route, but some connections between trails have not yet been completed. Please ride on designated trails only.
This venue is public.
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Pre-rides are for course preview and should be ridden respectfully at a responsible pace during designated times. Always yield to event staff.
Student-athletes and coaches on course during pre-ride must have their number/coach plate affixed to their bike.
Pre-ride groups are expected to maintain NICA ratio guidelines. Student-athletes may not pre-ride alone.
Riding the course in the days and weeks leading up to the event weekend is permitted. If the course is on private property, please obtain permission from the land manager/owner beforehand. If the course is on public property and you’ll be riding in a large group, please notify the land manager/owner prior to arrival.
Please use care while riding public and private trails as our representation of PICL and NICA greatly impacts relationships with venues and their park and trail users.
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Teams will set up festival-style in the designated area.
Pit Zone Unloading/Loading is open only to Pit Zone Access Pass holders and can only be utilized during these times:
Saturday 7:30 - 9:30 AM
There is no parking in Pit Zone Unloading/Loading.
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Park in designated areas only per Infield Map. Handicap parking is available.
Be respectful and follow directions of all on-site parking volunteers, staff and signs. Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and will result in immediate expulsion from the event.
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Volunteering keeps you close to the action while helping to ensure the event is a success. Positions are available throughout the event - there’s a spot for everyone!
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP LINK IS HERE!
Once you’re signed up, fill out the volunteer waiver, so you’re ready to roll upon arrival.
Not sure which position is right for you? Check out the descriptions and training videos by clicking here.
Still have questions? Email PICL Volunteering at volunteer@pamtb.org.
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Visit the GRiT tent to offer and receive the PICL community’s best words of encouragement and advice to make THIS race day as amazing as possible.
Hint: I bet the “best” advice isn’t what you’d think.
See you there!
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There is a pump track located right next to our home base that offers a variety of features on it that may encourage riders to get their wheels off the ground and to perhaps reach beyond their skill sets. It is NOT part of PICL activities for the weekend and any injuries that may occur as a result of riding within the pump track are not covered by PICL/NICA insurance.
Riding in the park is at your own risk and the parents/guardians of riders assume the risk and responsibility for their riders.
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Alabaster Coffee
Real Food Taste
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Camping is available on-site at Harvest Fields and can be booked through the league through BikeReg using this link.
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It is your responsibility to read and understand the Event and Venue Rules and Reminders, as well as the PA Handbook.
Penalties will be assessed to individuals and teams for breaking and disregarding rules at NICA events. Penalties may include loss of individual or team points, time penalties, and event expulsion. Inappropriate behavior is not tolerated toward any volunteer, staff member, or other community member.
General Event and Venue Rules• Garbage - Pack it in, Pack it out.
• Staging area is for riders and coaches, ONLY. Parents can head to the start, finish, and fan zones.
• NO parking in Infield or Pit Zone.
• NO bike riding in Infield or Pit Zone - WALK your bike.
• NO smoking, fires, alcohol, gas generators, inappropriate language, or dogs (except clearly marked service dogs) in Infield or Pit Zone.
• NO conflicts and disputes in Infield or Pit Zone.
• Leashed dogs are permitted at public venues outside of Infield and Pit Zone unless otherwise specified.
• Gas grills are permitted at venues in Fan Zones unless otherwise specified.
• For Drone Policy, see the PA Handbook.
Camping
For PICL events being held at established campgrounds, please follow all campground rules regarding check-in, check-out, quiet hours, etc. which are set and enforced by the campground staff.
For PICL events that offer camping via partnership with the venue, the following rules apply:
• You MUST pre-register.• Camping is on your own and at your own risk.
• Camping is ONLY family camping - riders MUST camp with parents.
• Quiet time is 9 PM to 7 AM.
• NO gas generators overnight.
NICA and PICL Reminders
Event details are subject to change. Please check back often for the most current information.PICL reserves the right to modify or cancel events should it be deemed necessary to do so. The league will notify event attendees via email and social media should modifications be required. Please make sure that you are receiving these communications; see FAQs for more information.
Safety
Incident reports are mandatory whenever a student-athlete or coach is injured during a NICA activity if any of the following occurs:
• Medical care is received
• Time lost from work or school
• Time lost from practice beyond day of event
NICA Insurance coverage is for registered student-athletes and registered coaches injured while participating in sanctioned PICL/NICA event activities. Please see the FAQs for more information. -
This EAP form and its contents are intended for use ONLY by trained NICA Coaches and Event Staff for the purpose of holding NICA Activities and Events. This EAP form is intended to be shared only by a NICA Licensed Coach and Staff Member via a NICA official communication or webpage. If you have not received these materials directly from NICA, NICA does not warrant, either expressly or impliedly, the accuracy, timelessness, or appropriateness of the information contained in these materials and, further, NICA disclaims any responsibility for content errors, omissions, or infringing material and disclaims any responsibility associated with relying on the information provided in these materials.