Mountain Pacific Curling Association

SAVE THE DATES! October 21- 23, 2022 REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 8th!

Coming this Fall: the inaugural MoPac 25 & Under. You asked for it and it’s coming!

Where: Coyotes Curling Club, Tempe Arizona

What is a 25 & Under? The total number of a team’s curling experience must total 25 years or less.

How do I calculate the time? See the eligibility guidelines under the 25 & Under tab.

Registration is first come, first serve, but please take note of the deadline dates below.

Game play will start on Friday morning with the first draw as early as 8:00am (depends on the amount of teams registered). Sunday events including afternoon finals followed by award ceremonies so be prepared to make travel plans accordingly.

Starting on August 8th, the first 2 teams from each MoPac club who sign up are guaranteed a spot. Club majority is determined when 3 or more members are from the same club. Other teams will be added to a waitlist and will be added as space allows after August 15th. If you are not part of the first 2 teams from your club that is registered, make sure to get on the waitlist because rarely does the committee turn a team away!

Team registration fee is $320 payable to MoPac via PayPal. A link will be sent out once your team registration has been confirmed.

Determining eligibility: 
Questions regarding eligibility can be directed to the 25&U committee (25u@mopacca.org) and the committee will make any and all final determinations.

Read about it here.

For those in the LA area on Saturday, May 21st, the Curling Mexico and the World Curling Federation are bringing their Olympic Celebration Tour to LA! Members of the public can sign up for a FREE 60-minute Learn-To-Curl session at the Southern California Curling Center and learn from their instructors as well as Olympic Curling Gold Medalist Tyler George, and Curling Mexico athlete Adriana Camarena. Also on hand will be staff from Rock Solid Productions Inc. who bring floor curl and street curling to the public. Anyone in the LA area is welcomed to see the event. Now is the time to get more people trying out the sport. If you know of anyone who may be interested, they can sign up at CURLING.LA/OCT

Nominations are now open for the Tim Irish Volunteer Service Awards 2022. Time to nominate those superheroes in your clubs who have lived the Spirit of Curling and made a difference over this past season. The Award recognizes those who have given excellent service to curling. Volunteers can be nominated by their home and will be recognized by MoPac for their hard work. In past years, these nominations were done concurrently with nominations for the International Tankard, however with cancellation of the Tankard for a second year, the Service Award nominations were moved later in the season to allow clubs more time to determine their nominees. The period for nominations will remain open until Saturday, April 30th. To nominate a candidate clubs should submit a nomination here.

The 23 Rocky Mountain Bonspiel is adding a new component this year – Camp and Curl!  The 3-game guarantee spiel takes place April 22nd to the 24th on the scenic Weber State Campus area of Ogden, Utah. This year the Ogden Curling Club has secured a large campground on a nearby 84-acre site. Happy curling campers will enjoy a game and then chow down on BBQ as they enjoy the beauty of the Fort Buenaventura area or indulge in a 18-hole disk golf competition.  As Club members will tell you “having the best arena ice you can have on hockey ice” means teams playing the following weekend at Arena Nationals can play in the Rocky Mountain spiel as a last training opportunity before Nationals event.  Good ice isn’t an exaggeration; the ice magicians at Ogden will have a three-day prep to ensure the ice is not only good, but memorable. And to help share love for the sport anyone who wants to volunteer can also stay and participate in an adaptive Learn-to-Curl event. So register now! 

This past year has been difficult yet a new curling season awaits and brings the promise of bonspiels, championships and other curling events. It also brings opportunities to reconnect with friends and make new ones, even if done with social distancing. With this in mind the Lake Tahoe Epic Curling club (LTEC) plans to kick off their Spiel season with the Thin Air II spiel, October 15th to 17th, in the midst of beautiful Lake Tahoe.

The organizers hope to have participants from as many clubs as possible.  All clubs within MoPac are invited to send a team! Time for clubs to represent! Anyone interested in playing can contact Eric Hazard (775) 600-1972 to learn about registration details.

Note: Despite recent wildfires, the town and rink were untouched and the rink will be ready to welcome curlers.

Where will you be on August 24th to the 27th? Maybe at Great Parks Ice & Fivepoints Arena in Irvine, California? Tickets are on sale for the event which promises Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Doubles events in the four rink facility. For ticket information visit the website and join our friends from the Orange County Curling Club as we proudly welcome a nationally broadcast curling event to Southern California! View schedule here.

Nominations are now open for several key positions within the MoPac Board. This season the positions up for election are Vice-Chair, Secretary, and two At-Large Representatives. Descriptions of the positions are found in the MoPac Bylaws. MoPac Assembly Representatives will be voting on the MoPac Board positions in May. Nominees do not need to be current Representatives. Nominations can be submitted on behalf of a third person or by the nominee themselves. To submit a nomination, please send an email with the person’s name, email or phone number and home club information to: nominations@mopacca.org. Nominations will remain open until May 23.