Cardboard Box Derby 2025

Participate in Peek'n Peak's 2025 Cardboard Box Derby!

Participate in Peek’n Peak’s 2025 Cardboard Box Derby!  

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March 15, 2025

Cardboard Box Derby 2025

Saturday, March 15 during Spring Fest at The Retreat! 

Calling All Cardboard Craftsmen: Start gathering boxes and sketching your plans for Peek’n Peak’s 2024 Cardboard Box Derby!  We are encouraging organizations, co-workers, family, and/or friends to get together and turn cardboard, glue, tape, and paper into vehicles that can sustain a trek down the snow tubing hill!  

Register Your Team Now!

Rules for Participants:

  • “Vehicle” may be no wider than 12 feet.
  • “Vehicle” must be able to carry at least 1 person across the finish line and can carry up to 6 people. Pilots must finish the race IN the box.
  • Participants must be ages 3 and older.
  • All boxes must be able to withstand more than one trek down the hill.
  • All riders are required to wear a helmet.
  • Designs must be family-friendly, no obscene writing or stickers allowed.
  • Pushers may push up to the “Hands-Off” line.
  • Anyone visibly intoxicated will not be allowed to run.
  • Un-sportsman-like conduct will be cause for disqualification.
  • Costumes and team spirit are encouraged and appreciated.
  • Waivers must be signed for all participants.
  • Waivers must be signed for all participants under the age of 18 by a legal guardian.
  • Boxes may be constructed of any of the following:
  • All paper products
  • Wax paper or plastic wrap
  • Cardboard
  • Duct, packing, or Scotch tape
  • Wax, paint & stickers allowed
  • No sleds that were used in the previous Peek’n Peak Cardboard Box Derby’s will be permitted to enter

Prizes will be awarded to Kids and Adults Separately:

  1. Creativity: structural design, team costumes, concept, etc.
  2. Best Team Spirit & Attitude
  3. Best Time: Fastest vehicle to successfully make it down the hill.

Race Format

  • 2 sleds per heat (number subject to change depending on # of sled entries)
  • The winner of each heat moves on to the next round
  • All qualifying sleds will move into the bracket, losers eliminated until we have a winner.
  • Box must be able to run more than once if it wins a heat or to break a tie, or it will be eliminated

Times:

  •  Registration/Check in at 9:30 AM at the Retreat
  •  Sled inspection begins at 10 AM on the Tubing Hill
  •  Derby begins at 11 AM on the Tubing Hill
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