The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is bringing its 2010 USSA Alpine Masters National Championships to Baldy from March 29-April 2. The championships include four events—super combined, super giant slalom, giant slalom and slalom.
Super combined on Warm Springs opens the five-day racing series Monday, March 29. Super G is Tuesday and Wednesday, March 30-31, the C/D groups on Tuesday and the A/B groups on Wednesday.
The slalom and giant slalom racing for all groups will be Thursday and Friday, April 1-2.
Aspen/Buttermilk in Colorado will stage downhill, at the Skier's Edge National Downhill Championships on Monday, Feb. 15, over President's Day weekend. Registration is through the Rocky Mountain Web site rmmskiracing.com.
Park City (Utah) Mountain Resort will stage the season's other major Masters competition, the 2010 Skier's Edge Western Regional Championships, from Feb. 4-7 at the site of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Events are super combined, super G, giant slalom and slalom. Visit the Park City Web site for details.
Sun Valley Masters skiers will continue to tune up for the major events during the 2009-10 Intermountain Masters/Jans Cup winter schedule, intermountainmasters.org.
Baldy will stage the second of 10 Intermountain Masters events when the Formula Sports Skoch Cup returns for SG/GS/SL racing Jan. 15-17. Other scheduled races are:
Jan. 30-31 at Snow King in Jackson Hole, Wyo. (GS); Feb. 19-21 at Big Sky, Mt. (SG); Feb. 27-28 at Park City (SL/GS); March 5-7 at Wolf Mountain, Utah (GS/SL); March 12-14 at Snowbasin, Utah (SG/GS); March 20-21 at Pebble Creek (SL); and April 8-11 at Mt. Bachelor, Ore. (SG/GS/SL).
According to the Intermountain Masters Web site, Masters ski racing is the premier adult ski racing series in the country. Governed by the USSA, it welcomes racers of all levels—from beginners who enjoy exciting race courses, to former college racers and Olympians. Racers range in age from 18 to over 80 years old, competing in five-year age groups (25-29, 30-34, 35-40, etc.).
Intermountain Masters maintains overall season standings for all active competitors, using the old World Cup points system.
Overall standings are based on the best results in up to one half of the total races held. The top men and women in overall are awarded special leader bibs to wear during the following season. Last year's overall winners were Bob Skinner and Dana Alexandrescu.
