US Ski & Snowboard
SuperTour Opener, West Yellowstone, Montana
There will be only one coaches meeting on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30. Start Lists for all races will be available for review at the meeting. To ensure efficiency, please review the closing dates of the races below and make sure your athlete's information is entered correctly.
Saturday, December 1, 2018 • US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Freestyle Sprint
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Schedule:
10 AM Qualifiers. 15 second intervals with 5 minute break between mens and womens races. Top 30 men and women proceed to quarterfinals. Top 12 Junior men and women proceed to heats.
Sprint Heats Schedule (DRAFT): 5 minutes between starts
Details of the sprint race will be covered at the ONLY coaches’ meeting, 5:30 PM Friday, November 30 at Race Headquarters (Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, 30 Yellowstone Ave)
10 AM Qualifiers. 15 second intervals with 5 minute break between mens and womens races. Top 30 men and women proceed to quarterfinals. Top 12 Junior men and women proceed to heats.
Sprint Heats Schedule (DRAFT): 5 minutes between starts
- Juniors "A" final (11:20am)
- Juniors "B" final
- 10 minute break
- Women Quarter Finals (5 heats of 6 racers; top 2 + lucky loser proceed to semi-finals)
- Men Quarter Finals (5 heats of 6 racers; top 2 + lucky loser proceed to semi-finals)
- 10 minute break
- Women Semi Finals (2 heats of 6 racers)
- Men Semi Finals (2 heats of 6 racers)
- 10 minute break
- Women “A” Finals (1:00pm approximate start time)
- Men “A” Finals (1:10pm)
Details of the sprint race will be covered at the ONLY coaches’ meeting, 5:30 PM Friday, November 30 at Race Headquarters (Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, 30 Yellowstone Ave)
Sunday, December 2, 2018 • US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Freestyle Interval Start Race
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Sunday, December 2 • WYSEF Juniors Race
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Details of the races will be covered at the coaches’ meeting, 5:30 PM Friday, November 1 at Race Headquarters (Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, 30 Yellowstone Ave)
Awards & Prize Money: Prize money is awarded in accordance with standards set by the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association SuperTour. Awards and prize money for the Sprint race will handed out at the ceremony on Saturday night (7:00pm at the Holiday Inn). Awards and prize money for the Mass Start race will be handed out at the venue immediately following the conclusion of the race. All athletes must be present to receive their awards.
Awards & Prize Money: Prize money is awarded in accordance with standards set by the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association SuperTour. Awards and prize money for the Sprint race will handed out at the ceremony on Saturday night (7:00pm at the Holiday Inn). Awards and prize money for the Mass Start race will be handed out at the venue immediately following the conclusion of the race. All athletes must be present to receive their awards.
Prize money awarded to the Top Male & Top Female Athletes in the SuperTour races:
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1st Place: $750
2nd Place: $500 |
3rd Place: $250
4th Place: $200 |
5th Place: $150
6th Place: $100 |
Medals will be awarded to the top 3 males and top 3 females in the SuperTour races.
Medals will be awarded to the top 3 Junior males and top 3 Junior Females in the SuperTour races.
Medals will be awarded to the top 3 Junior males and top 3 Junior Females in the SuperTour races.
Organizing Committee:
Collegiate Athletes: In all sports except tennis, a student-athlete or prospective student-athlete may accept prize money as long as the amount of the prize is less than or equal to his or her expenses for participating in the competition, such as meals or lodging. The prize money may not pay for expenses of parents or coaches.
Cancellation: If the SuperTour Races are cancelled by the Jury on Thursday, November 29 at noon (for Sprint) and/or Friday, November 30 at noon (for Freestyle races) due to lack of snow or other natural cause, a partial refund will be issued once non-refundable expenses are calculated. If races are held and a racer does not compete, no refund will be issued.
The Rendezvous Ski Trails will remain open to trail pass holders during all races. Courses will be marked and accessible only to race personnel, registered athletes, and coaches during the event.
- Yellowstone Ski Festival Director: Moira Dow, info@SkiRunBikeMT.com
- Yellowstone Ski Festival Assistant Director: Dave Jessup, davejessup70@gmail.com
- Chief of Competition: Travis Hansen, travisdhansen@me.com
- Timing Contractor: SportStats US, mac@sportstats.us
- Chief of Course: Samsara Duffey, mtnlace@gmail.com
- Chief of Stadium: TBD
- Chief of Grooming: Doug Edgerton
- Chief of Range: Marc Sheppard, altiusguns@gmail.com
- Race Secretary: Mindy Morris, mail4minz@gmail.com
- Technical Delegate: Al Pokorny,
- Asst Technical Delegate: Tomas Gedeon
- USSA Nordic Program Manager: Bryan Fish, bfish@usskiandsnowboard.org
- Volunteer Coordinator: Brenda Holland -- contact directly if you are interested in helping at the races. hollandbrendadh@aol.com
Collegiate Athletes: In all sports except tennis, a student-athlete or prospective student-athlete may accept prize money as long as the amount of the prize is less than or equal to his or her expenses for participating in the competition, such as meals or lodging. The prize money may not pay for expenses of parents or coaches.
Cancellation: If the SuperTour Races are cancelled by the Jury on Thursday, November 29 at noon (for Sprint) and/or Friday, November 30 at noon (for Freestyle races) due to lack of snow or other natural cause, a partial refund will be issued once non-refundable expenses are calculated. If races are held and a racer does not compete, no refund will be issued.
The Rendezvous Ski Trails will remain open to trail pass holders during all races. Courses will be marked and accessible only to race personnel, registered athletes, and coaches during the event.
