Minutes from Nov, 9, 2023 Meeting

 

SARA is a youth ski racing league affiliated with US Ski & Snowboard. Our host mountains are located throughout NC, OH, VA, and WV (members are welcome from any state). From here you can:

• Check out our Race Schedule
• Learn about our host mountains on the About menu
• Join SARA by clicking on the Registration link on the Joining SARA page (information about fees and deadlines can also be found there)
• Register for a race as a SARA member or US Ski & Snowboard visitor

Check out our SARA 101 Audio Link to find out the basics.

 

We are accepting nominations for an Athlete Board Representative for the 2024-2025 Season. The board will vote on the nominees at our Spring Board Meeting. You can find a link to the form here.

We make every effort to send out information via email, but the BEST way to get the latest updates is by following us on social media - Facebook or Instagram.

 

 

Photos of Snowshoe Race: 

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Post Season Opportunities:

2023 Dates below. 2024 dates will be added as they are available.

Eastern High School Championships 

Mittersill Cannon Mountain - New Hampshire

03/03/2023 to 03/05/2023

Team Race format - Tech Only

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Ronnie Berlack Grand Prix (U16 Eastern Championships)

Sugarloaf - Maine

03/13/2023 to 03/17/2023

This is the qualifier for U16 Nationals and spring invitational camps, high intensity event. Please talk to the age class chair if you think that you are interested in this event.

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U16 Eastern Finals

Attitash Mountain Resort - New Hampshire

03/18/2023 to 03/21/2023

U18 Eastern Finals

Attitash Mountain Resort - New Hampshire

03/22/2023 to 03/25/2023

 

Eastern Finals are a more relaxed post-season opportunity for which SARA has a good number of slots. Similar in level to Piche, but with the opportunity to work on lowering points. Can sign up for Tech only or Tech and Speed days.

 

Francis Piche Invitational March 15-19 2023, https://www.skireg.com/francis-piche-invitational , U12-U14 only event 

 

 

 

Summer Camps

There are a host of summer camps available in places like Mt. Hood and Europe. 

The Southeastern Alpine Race Camp at Mt. Hood (flyer attached) is a camp in its eighth year of operation, run by a group of dedicated volunteers as well as Camp Director, Sara Beeken, and Head Coach, Thea Young. Our goal is to provide affordable, quality, elite ski race training to southeastern athletes.  SARC runs for 2 sessions each summer and campers have the option to sign up for either or both of the weeks. More information at this link: https://www.sarcmthood.com/mt-hood-training-program

 

Chris Shephard at Wintergreen also hosts wonderful Summer Training opportunities. Email [email protected] for more information.