If you are planning on skiing in FIS races this year and haven't registered yet, the FIS registration through USSA (the only way to do it) deadline is August 15th. After this deadline passes there is a steep late fee assigned to this membership. 

If you don't know if you should sign up for this, talk to your coaches. A discussion of what races you might attend this year should be happening now so you can decide if FIS is the way to go for you.

If you are not planning on skiing in any FIS Races and just want a USSA membership, then the USSA deadline is October 15th.
 

May 7, 2019

Dear Central Division Region 1 Member and Parents,

We wanted to let the parents and athletes know about a change in our fee structure for Central Division and its Regions. CR 1, 2, 3, and 4 jointly decided, after a year of work, to have our National, Divisional and Regional fees collected at one time through the national registration process at the US Ski and Snowboard, your MYUSSA account. We will no longer be registering or paying through this website.

This change will affect all athletes from U8 through Seniors, including college.

The request that a “one-stop shop” for all fees and registrations for the Division and the Regions came from parents that wanted to streamline our registration process, instead of having to do it twice. Along with this, it will, hopefully, alleviate some confusion as to what has been paid and what hasn’t as we enter a new ski season. This change will make it so there is no chance that any of the Regional fees will be missed by athletes and cause issues at races.  

Moving our registrations and fees under US Ski and Snowboard will makes our deadlines the same as theirs. U19 and older athletes that plan to participate in FIS (an additional cost not noted in the table below) must be paid by August 15, 2019 to avoid late fees. All other athletes must be paid by October 15, 2019 to avoid late fees. If you have questions about whether you should sign up for FIS or not, talk to your coaches.  

Below is the breakdown of costs.

Thank you,

Central Division R1 Executive Board

You've seen Portillo on our bibs and on our trailers -- Now it's time to see Portillo in person! 

Portillo is a long-time proud sponsor of Region 1 racing, providing significant cash support each season. 

There is no better place to ski in our summers. In fact, several World Cup teams train there each season.  Please see the attachments; one provides an overview of the Portillo experience, and the other describes their summer race camps. 

Bill Guidera from Team Gilboa represents Portillo, and he will be at Afton this weekend for our races.  Feel free to find him with you questions, (he'll be in white pants and a black jacket). You can also contact Bill directly at billguidera@hotmail.com and 952-826-9306.

www.skiportillo.com

Many thanks. 

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