Some Far West competitions are part of race series either designed to select athletes for higher level events or for season-long awards in each age class. This page includes a summary of these series. Also, all FIS competitions are entered by selection only. This page contains links to various FIS Selections and subsequent accept/decline decisions. Click the links below to take you to a specific topic.
*mids may not appear as alternates*50% initial selections must be J2's
Men Women
February 24-25, 2012
FIS WR Open/FW TBD
8
2.9.12
60M & 60W
2 GS
online registration
Men Women
February 26-27, 2012
FIS WR Open/FW Squaw Valley
8
2.9.12
60M & 60W
2 SL
online registration
Men Women
March 8-13, 2012
WR JR Champs - FIS
8
2.17.12
25Men
19 Women
SG/GS/SL
Invitational
Men Women
March 26-29, 2012
FIS WR Open,Park City
9
3.13.12
25M & 25W
2 GS/2 SL
mids may not appear as alternates
Men Women
April 6-11
WR Elite Spring Series
10
3.22.12
Autos +
11M and 10W
SG/GS/SL/SC
mids may not appear as alternates
Men Women
April 8-11
WR FIS Open, Sugar Bowl
10
3.22.12
25M & 25W
2 GS/2 SL
mids may not appear as alternates
Men Women
April 13-19
WR Elite FIS Speed Series
10
3.22.12
Autos +
11M and 10W
2 DH/2 SG
mids may not appear as alternates
Men Women
Western Region Jr. Championships Selection Board
The J1/J2 Western Region Junior Championships selections use a regional selection board method which includes results of ceretain designated qualifiers. The appropriate columns on the selection board are updated after each qualifier series and results are published to keep everyone informed.
The first qualifier races are held at Squaw Valley in late January. The second qualifier races are held at Alpine Meadows in early February. The first column of the board will reflect the Slalom results and the second column on the board reflects the GS results. The SG qualifiers are held at Mammoth in late February. The qualifiers are completed and results will be compiled including the USSA points list columns which only includes eligible athletes who participated in each event. The boards will be posted and the results linked below.
SL and GS Qualifier Details Men's Women's
Far West Grand Prix Series
The current standings for the 2010/11 Season can be found at these links:
This is the elite series in the Far West for mid to J2 athletes. Combined season-long champions are awarded scholarships to be used toward racing expenses in the following season. Separate categories exist for Mid/J1 Men and Women and J2 Men and Women. Winners are awarded the following:
Overall Champion
$300 scholarship
2nd Place
$150 scholarship
3rd Place
$100 scholarship
The calculations are done using total, cumulative World Cup Points (WCP) earned in every race of the Grand Prix Seris. The series includes the Far West Divisional FIS (SL, GS and SG) and all four disciplines in the mid-J3 Far West Championships.
The places are determined by adding up the total World Cup Points earned during ALL the races. Each race is scored by separating the field into mid-J1 and J2 classes by gender. Foreign, out of division and J3 participants in each race are removed and results are stored by class.
J3 Junior Championships Qualifier ("Wild West") Series
The USSA J3 Junior Championships is a championship event for racers ages 13 and 14 from the five divisions of the Western Region.
The Far West fills the quota based on results from J3-only qualifier races in Slalom, GS and Super G. There are three separate weekends, each with three races scheduled. Athletes are able to use the best 5 results out of the 9 races in the series scored using "World Cup Points". Once the qualifiers are over the standings will be posted online.
