We Need Your Help for Spring Championship!!
All proceeds go to support our High School Skiers & Boarders!
Volunteers Needed!!!
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**All Volunteers - Please sign in at the hill Saturday & Sunday morning
and report for 8 a.m. Race Worker Meeting.
RACE OFFICIAL INFORMATION
OVERVIEW: The State HS Association generally follows USSA rules when conducting races. Courses need to be set in a legal way and the necessary race officials need to be present.
LEVELS OF RACING: FIS (Federation of International Skiing) has several layers. The USSA is organized under FIS. Levels of racing are World Cup, NorAm (North American) and USSA. Standings are based on a point system.
RULES: There are rules for the athletes, coaches, officials and courses. Some examples—length of skis for the different types of races, distances between gates and length of the courses. In general, if you have a question, consult the USSA competition guide. In USSA run order is based on points. In high school racing run order is based on seeding.
High School Ski Racing is not a WIAA sanctioned sport. Doing so would prevent athletes from racing USSA while they were doing their High School team, which likely would have taken the best athletes out of high school racing.
OFFICIALS:
Race Jury: Comprised of the Technical Delegate, the Referee, and the Chief of Race. Their job is to resolve any problem that might occur with the race or a racer. The TD is the highest level of race official and is generally the chief decision maker during the race. The TD is responsible for the overall conduct of the race (in compliance with rules and maintenance of safety). The Referee reviews the course to make sure it is legal and safe. The Referee deals with defaults or DQs of racers, handles protests if they occur and files the report of the race along with the TD. The Chief of Race directs preparation for the race and supervises technical areas and will lead the coaches meeting where rules for the race will be discussed and decided.
Licensed Officials: Includes roles of the Race Jury and others as listed. At the high school level individuals may be skilled in the job but not necessarily USSA licensed, but often are.
Chief of Timing and Calculation: Is responsible for the coordination of officials at the start and finish of the racecourse as well as activity in the timing shack. They make sure the timing equipment is reliable and accurate.
Chief of Course: Is responsible for preparation and setting of the courses. Works in accordance to decisions of the Race Jury. Needs to know the terrain and conditions and rules associated with each type of racecourse.
Chief Gate Judge: Organizes and supervises the work of the Gate Judges. Designates which gates they will watch and places them in position. Collects gate cards on individual racers and delivers them to the referee.
Race Administrator/Secretary: Is responsible for the secretarial work prior to, during and after the race. This includes getting teams registered, collecting fees and organizing the race. Makes sure are forms are completed and filed.
Non-licensed Officials: It takes about 50 officials and workers to make a race happen.
Course Workers: Must be able to ski. They maintain the course for the racers by raking out ruts, resetting gates, slipping the course, etc. Depending on the day this can be a fun or grueling day. Generally need about a dozen.
Gate Judges: Generally don’t need to be on skis but it can be easier to get to the upper parts of the course if the judge has skis. They watch each racer pass through the designated gates to make sure it was done in a legal fashion. Fill out a gate card for any racer that made a fault or did not finish. Can only record what is seen. Follows the 70% rule. Must have seen the actual bib number to fill out a card. Number of judges needed depends on the course and the weather. Generally need the most for slalom races. Ten per race is often needed.
Score Board: Record the announced times as the racer finishes the course. This is not the official time but racers and families check it often. Generally need two or three individuals.
Announcer: Sits in the timing shack and announces racers on course, those on deck to race and finish times.
Race Desk: Help with overall coordination. Answer questions, record sign in and outs of race workers and equipment. Distribute lift tickets, meal tickets, run orders, etc.
Starter: Works with the timing shack on setting up the start equipment. Sends or holds a racer.
Assistant Starter: Needs a strong voice and ability to work in chaos. Lines the racers up so they are ready to go when their number is called to prevent delay of the race.
