Our annual Alpine Officials Update and Certification will be held at Spirit Mtn on November 3-4 and Buck Hill on November 10-11.

FOR THOSE OF YOU COMING TO SPIRIT MTN:

If you are already certified and just need to come for the Update. Please plan on arriving at 8:00am on EITHER Saturday OR Sunday to check in and the Update will start at 8:30am. You should be finished about 10:30am.

If you are coming to get certified in one area or another, also plan on arriving about 8:00am to check in for the Update and then staying until mid-afternoon (3pmish). Please see the attached invite with the schedule to see which day you need to be there or if you need to be there both.

Spirit Mtn Signup HERE

FOR THOSE OF YOU COMING TO BUCK HILL:

If you are already certified and just need to come for the Update. Please plan on arriving at 8:00am on EITHER Saturday OR Sunday to check in and the Update will start at 8:30am. You should be finished about 10:30am.

If you are coming to get certified in one area or another, also plan on arriving about 8:00am to check in for the Update and then staying until mid-afternoon (3pmish). We will feed you lunch. Please see the attached invite with the schedule to see which day you need to be there or if you need to be there both.

Buck Hill Signup HERE

Region Members,

Welcome to the 2018-2019 ski season. I hope you all had a great summer and are excited about the upcoming ski season. Region 1 registration is now open so please register soon.

2018 -2019 REGISTRATION LINK

Region 1 has two separate programs, please make sure you are registering for the correct program. If you would like to compare programs you can visit our website Region 1 Programs. 

The following provides a short description of each program. Parents can choose either program each of their athletes. Registering more than one child at a time is easy.

Lunar Cup

The Lunar Cup program is available to U12 and under athletes. This program gives 4 days of racing plus all regional and USSA dues in a single price. The Lunar cup has a season long award which will be presented at our final Lunar Cup race of the year.

Additional Lunar Cup Information

USSA Program

Our USSA program consists of  Non-Scored and Scored racing. Athletes under 14 years on January 1, 2019 are Non-Scored. Athletes 14 and older on January 1, 2019 are Scored.  These programs require a USSA license as well as Region 1 registration.

If you are also planning to race FIS and are 16 or older you will need a FIS license which can be acquired during USSA registration.

• Non-Scored Program Information
• Scored Program Information
• FIS Program Information

Before you register for the USSA programs, you must have a valid 2018-2019 competitor license from USSA (FIS is optional for U19 athletes).  USSA Membership Link

Once you have your USSA registration you can register for the region here

Register for Region 1 USSA program

We are looking forward to seeing you on the hills this season. Stay tuned for more information on this years schedule.

Sincerely,

Rick Shideman
Region 1 President

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. 

Learn to tune your skis by a professional so you can get that perfect tune when you are traveling to races!

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