What to bring:
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Camping chairs
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Sunscreen
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Binoculars
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Camera
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What NOT to bring:
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Alcoholic beverages
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Amenities:
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Onsite gift shop
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Hillz kitchen onsite provides breakfast, lunch & snacks
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Multiple public restrooms
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Onsite tiki bar for drinks beginning at sunset
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Spectator Manners: please be respectful to all of our staff members during this very busy event.
Want to skydive during your visit? RESERVE A JUMP before you go!
Dates
December 29th, 2024
to
January 2nd, 2025
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Collegiate Skydiving Disciplines
All of the official rules can be found in the Skydiver's Competition Manual, Chapter 7
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Objective:
On a freefall jump, teams perform a sequence of formations designated by the draw for each round.
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Exit Altitude:
2-way teams leave the plane from 11,500 ft
4-way teams leave the plane at 12,000ft
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Working Time:
Teams have 35 seconds from their exit from the aircraft to complete the formations.
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Rounds:
2-way teams complete in 3 rounds while 4-way teams compete in 6 rounds.
Draw:
The scoring formations of each round are decided by a random draw which is given to all competitors no later than 2 hours before the start of competition.
Scoring:
A team will score one point for each judge-able scoring formation performed in the sequence within the allotted working time of each round.
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2-way & 4-way Formation Skydiving
2-way Vertical
Formation Skydiving
All of the official rules can be found in the Skydiver's Competition Manual, Chapter 7
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Objective:
On a freefall jump, teams perform a sequence of formations designated by the draw for each round.
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Exit Altitude:
Teams leave the plane from 13,000 feet.
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Working Time:
Teams have 35 seconds from their exit from the aircraft to complete the formations.
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Rounds:
Teams complete a maximum of 4 rounds.
Draw:
The scoring formations of each round are decided by a random draw which is given to all competitors no later than 2 hours before the start of competition.
Scoring:
A team will score one point for each judge-able scoring formation performed in the sequence within the allotted working time of each round.
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6-way
Formation Skydiving
All of the official rules can be found in the Skydiver's Competition Manual, Chapter 7
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Objective:
A team of 6 leave the aircraft and build the required formation. Their working time begins when any team member (or a part of their body) crosses the door of the aircraft.
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Exit Altitude:
Teams leave the plane from 12,000 feet.
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Working Time:
Each formation must be completed within 35 seconds and held for a minimum of five seconds.Total working time is 40 seconds.
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Rounds:
Teams complete a maximum of 3 rounds.
Draw:
Each round consists of building one formation drawn from the current collegiate dive pool.
Scoring:
Each team receives a score (in seconds) for the completed 6-way formation that is held for a minimum of five seconds. If a team does not complete a 6-way formation, it will receive the maximum score of 35 seconds.
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All of the official rules can be found in the Skydiver's Competition Manual, Chapter 7
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Objective:
Competitors fly their canopies to a target center and performing a stand-up landing. The target dead center is 0.4 meters (16 inches) in diameter.
Team Event: A team of four individuals complete their first three individual Accuracy Landing rounds and their scores for those rounds are added together.
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Exit Altitude:
Teams leave the plane from 4,500 ft unless weather considerations require a minimum exit altitude of 3,500ft.
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Rounds:
Individuals complete a maximum of 4 rounds.
The first three rounds are used to score the team event.
Scoring:
Competitors will be judged on the following three tasks:
1. Accuracy - The distance between their first point of contact and the target center will be measured with a possible score of zero meters (dead center) to 15 meters maximum.
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2. Stand-up landing - Failure to perform a stand-up landing will add a 15-meter penalty to the competitor’s score.
3. Landing control - The competitor will receive a 15-meter penalty if, the first point of contact is not within the 30.4m diameter circle, or; the competitor fails to contain the landing within the 30.4m diameter circle.
Individuals who do not land within the 30.4m diameter circle will be given a default score of 45m.
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The individuals with lowest total accumulated scores will be the winners.
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Sport
Accuracy Landing
Awards
Spectators who would like to attend the awards banquet on January 1st, 2025 will need to purchase a ticket at manifest no later than December 28th, 2024. (This includes family members of the competitors).
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Medals will be presented to the first, second and third-place winners in the following events & classes: ​
