United States Ski Association Northern Division
Welcome to the USSA Northern Division Pages, where you'll find information on alpine skiing and ski racing, including event schedules and the latest racing results.
The USSA Northern Division organizes alpine competition in Montana, Yellowstone National Park, and in the northern Wyoming counties of Park, Hot Springs, Big Horn, Washakie, Sheridan, Johnson, Campbell, Crook Weston, Natrona, Converse and South Dakota west of the Missouri River, within the framework of USSA, FIS and Western Region Programs, procedures and rules.
The USSA Northern Division Board of Directors, through its Alpine Competition Committee, coordinates and supervises activities in the area. For the name of the ski program in your area contact the Northern ACC Division Chairman or President at the address and telephone number listed below. USSA Northern programs are conducted by volunteers working with USSA staff in the Western Regional office.
New as of July 14, 2008
- A VERY TENTATIVE schedule for 2008-2009 is available in Excel format. The Excel document was furnished by Sherri Hale. This has been translated into the normal site layout, but THAT has not been "approved" by Sherri as valid yet. There are some differences in dates, based on conflicts between Sherri's scheduled and other published information. I am checking into these differences and will resolve them over the next week. This situation is normal for this time of year as everyone works on developing a good race schedule.
- Although the minutes of the June meeting are not yet available for publication, there were two presentations at the meeting that the board would like available for review immediately. One concerns a proposal for J4 and YSL races to be limited to one run. The second concerns a proposed restructuring of the board.
- The President's annual letter has been posted.
- Online USSA registration is now available! Go to https://webapps.ussa.org to register
or renew. Registrations
online are for the 2008-09 season.
Both new and renewing members who are U.S. citizens may use the online system.
- The dates for the Mt. Hood Summer Race Camps have been announced. More information to follow.
- Any
J2's and older for next year who wish to be on the list for any summer races will need to renew their FIS license by June 1st. If you are
a first time FIS registrant for next season (a 2nd year J3 this year), you should have received an information letter from USSA regarding FIS
registration. Complete information is also available at www.ussa.org under Alpine News.
- The Red Lodge Summer Camp has been canceled because the Beartooth Pass ski area is not opening. Roger Bay (BSEF) wajabay@yahoo.com and Roy Lohman
(WMRT) royl@skiwhitefish.com are in the
process of finalizing plans for summer camps at Mt. Hood. They probably
cannot accommodate everyone, but may have room for some athletes. Please
feel free to contact them with any questions you might have.
- More awards have been posted for the YSL Super Champs and the Northern Division Academic Awards.
- The minutes of the winter meeting have been published.
- The winners of the Northern Division Awards for 2008 have been posted.
- The 2007-2008 Northern Division handbook has been published.
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Parents are urged to review the USSA rules updates, including the latest equipment rules.
- There have been changes to the alpine equipment rules. Here is a chart showing those changes. When you buy new equipment, please refer to this guide.
- Information on quotas for National and International races is here, along with information on restrictions and procedures for foreign athletes.
- Policy reminder: Under-18 athletes cannot ride in
the vehicles driven by other athletes. Athlete drivers turn in their car keys
to the head coach when they arrive at an event. Only written parental consent
may override this policy.
- Teams providing "comps" to selected racers will need to send in the Division Head Tax form, located here.
2008 - 2009 USSA Deadlines and Form
It's time to get your racing license for next season! To compete in a USSA Sanctioned Event, an athlete must be a member of USSA. This year you can apply for your license ONLINE. Membership information can also be sent by mail by downloading the application form and mailing it to:
Please note completed applications will only be processed with proper payment. USSA accepts Visa, Mastercard, personal and cashiers checks. The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association prefers Visa.
The deadline to be included on the first alpine FIS points lists was June 1st. To assure that your membership is processed for inclusion on any list, your membership materials must be received by USSA at least seven days prior to the closing date for that list. Registrations are not considered received until they are complete. It is the athlete's responsibility to ensure that his or her USSA and/or FIS membership registration is received. You can contact USSA member services (435-647-2666)
to check the status of your application. Click here for the USSA registration form. Remember to include your Northern Division fees.
Please note: USSA and FIS points are not continually being updated they are recalculated for each new list. For more information on how points are calculated, see chapter 3 of your USSA Alpine Competition Guide.
FIS License Applications
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association alpine competitors registering for FIS who have not sent in their FIS registration by August 15, 2008 will have to pay $150. To complete registration USSA must have a
completed USSA Alpine Competitor application or renewal form, a completed FIS declaration and payment for USSA, FIS and any other
applicable division or state dues. This year, you can register online. Or click here to go and download the Adobe registration application.
The FIS and USSA hardcopy forms require the Adobe Acrobat Reader,
which is available free here.
Northern Division Handbook 2007
Download this useful guide to racing
rules for the Northern Division. This is now available in either PDF or Microsoft Word format.
Payment
Payments for racing fees can be made
to the following. If you are using credit card payment, please note that we only accept American Express, Visa, and MasterCard.
Northern
ACC Chairman
Roger
Bay
Bridger Ski Foundation
406-581-6480
acc-chair@northernussa.org
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Northern
Division President
Craig Krueger
P.O. Box 1135
119 Lakeside Blvd.
Whitefish, MT
59937
406-862-7781
pres@northernussa.org
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