RULES SEEDING SEEDING Top five in each event

RULES & SEEDING

SEEDING • Top five in each event are “A team” • Team results: take the top three A team times and combine • Team results combine SL and GS • USCSA randomly draws bibs within each seed for the first run • May switch the order of the second run • Usually flip the top 30 A team athletes (e. g. 30, 29, … , 1, 32, … , B team athletes)

BIBS WILL NOT BE IN ORDER. PAY ATTENTION TO THE START LISTS. 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 2 3 5 Kristina Mills Female Paige Papineau Female Julia Jenaway Female Marissa Gallmeyer Female Nicki Gallup Female Meghan Schultz Female Cole Kubick Male Nick Cortes Male Ethan Johnson Male Sam Horne Male Dylan Larson Male Joseph Weber Male Adam Brandmire Male Adam Brewer Male Jake Abbott Male John Frischmon Male Nicholas Cunningham Alexandra De. Young. Female Matt Zambon Male Riley Bretting Male Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Male Alpine Snowboarding Bib assignments for the year.

SEEDING • Run orders determined by: • Time trails • Race results • DNFs, DSQs, NPSs • • We will set the run orders to get the best team result possible Run orders may change throughout the season GS and SL do not have to be the same run order Qualifications to race A team • DIVISIONALS: Must race A team or B team GS and SL twice (four days) • REGIONALS: Must race A or B team at Divisionals • If these qualifications are not met, you may still race on B team ***Everyone can travel and race regardless of standings, you just may be lower in the run order. ***

RACE DAY Slalom on Saturday GS on Sunday Subject to change I. III. IV. V. VI. Registration Inspection Run 1 Reset, Inspection Run 2 Awards on Sunday

INSPECTION • Must have bib with you • They make you wear it over jackets • Typically give little time to inspect (two at the most) • Side slip or plow only • Must have skis on • Must be out of the course at the end of inspection time • Please try to inspect in groups to go over the course

STARTING PROCEDURE SL GS • Run at irregular intervals • “Ready. . . Go” • Must start within ten seconds of “Go” • Run at regular intervals (usually 30 seconds) • Ten second count down • Must start at “Go” • Valid start if + or – 5 seconds of “Go, ” otherwise DSQ

START • Do not miss your start due to gate keeping!!!! • Leave gate keeping station unattended if you have to get to your start on time • Cycle through starts faster then you expect • If you do miss your run, they may or may not allow you to go • Take runs and warm up before your run. . . reflect on the course • Racers who ran the course should try provide course reports to athletes running later and run down clothes in cold weather

SLALOM COURSE • Soft eared helmets are allowed • MUST SKI OUT IF: • DSQ if you get passed by another skier • DSQ if you loose a ski more than two gates above the finish • You can hike in SL • Go “up and around” gate you missed • Both ski tips must round gate • Including after hiking • Finishing: • Both skis • One ski • Two feet (if loose ski between last gate and finish line)

GS COURSE • Must have an FIS approved helmet • MUST SKI OUT IF: • DSQ if you loose a ski more than two gates above the finish • DSQ if you come to a stop • You cannot hike • Both ski tips must round gate • Finishing: • Both skis • One ski • Two feet (if loose ski between last gate and finish line)

OBSTRUCTIONS If it effects your run: • Stop immediately go to the nearest gate judge to request a rerun • Ski down along the side of the course • May appeal to a member of a jury for a rerun • Must ski out prior to obstruction • Examples: Course maintenance crews in the way, running into a skier in the course If it does not effect your run keep skiing! • It is valid to turn around a missing gate

SL skis do not meet the 17 m radius requirement. If you have skis that do not meet the requirement, let me know. I will put you at the bottom of the run order so that a NPS will not affect the team results for that race. USCSA seems adamant that racers use skis designed for the corresponding event.

GATE KEEPING, ETC. You must help with the following items, however DO NOT MISS YOUR RUN TO COMPLETE THEM! • Gate keeping • • Each college will be assigned a station There will be a clipboard and pencil to record each bib number Draw a diagram if their was a DSQ The chief gatekeeper makes regular runs down the hill to collect diagrams • Video recording • We need people at the bottom to take video of MTU skiers and snowboarders during the race • We do own our own camera • Course reports and running down jackets

WAXING • Waxing usually takes place in the race room the Thursday prior to the race weekend • If you need help or suggestions, team members will help you and borrow you tuning equiptment

CLOTHING ORDERS

FUTHER QUESTIONS