This is an FAI category 2 event. Per FAI cat 2 requirements, 25% of spots will be held for international pilots, which will be chosen by WPRS ranking. Entry fee is $600 USD. The top 15 NTSS pilots will receive a $50 USD discount on the event fee. International pilots ranked in the top 400 in the WPRS will receive a $100 USD discount on the entry fee. Rankings will be as of April 1st, 2025. Rates increase to $650 USD after the early payment period (5 days from "waiting for payment" status), with discounts for ranking still applied.

Minimum qualifications: P4 or International equivalent. You can expect strong conditions in Monroe, very high altitudes and at times when we fly downwind, potentially limited places to land. If you do not have a P4 or international equivalent please contact the race organization with your flying background if you feel the Red Rocks Wide Open suits your ability.

Registration Process 2025

Your registration requires approval that you meet the minimum Pilot Entry Requirements for the US Paragliding Open Competitions 2025. Please refer to the 2022 USHPA rule book.

Approved pilots will be invited to pay for each competition according pilot rank (see below). Your place at a competition is not confirmed until we have received your payment for the competition. The Pilot Lists show the current status of your registration. The organization committee has the authority to accept or deny any application, regardless of ranking.

Pilots are listed for each competition in ranked order and confirmed entry to the competition will be prioritised based on rank.

Pilots will be ranked for the competition as follows:

US pilots will be ranked by date/time of registration (NOT date/time of payment).
Pilots of other nations will be ranked by their current WPRS position.

US pilots will be listed first, followed by pilots of all other nations by rank. The Panel reserves the right to award places out of ranking order. They also reserve the right to award wildcards where they feel it is appropriate.

15% of places are reserved for female pilots until 60 days prior to the start of the event. Thereafter unallocated places may be awarded to men.

IMPORTANT: When you register for a competition, if you do not enter your ‘correct’ FAI and CIVL numbers then you will not be ranked correctly. Your CIVL number you can look up with the link on the Registration page. Also when you register you will be required to enter your ‘FAI Sporting Licence Nationality’. This is not another nationality you happen to hold, nor is it where you were born, or where you currently live, but is the country that issued your Sporting Licence (‘United States’ for USHPA issued licences).

Once a competition is full, pilots will be added to a waiting list and then if a place becomes available it will be offered to the next highest ranked pilot on the list. The pilot will receive an email from us inviting them to pay their entry fee and will have 5 days to do so before the place is offered to the next highest ranked pilot on the list.