Big Sky Ski Team

Great Job Big Sky Freeride Team!

BSSEF Freeride athletes competed in the Jackson Hole Junior Freeride Open this weekend and posted strong results.  Podiums included, Lucy Amsden, who took 2nd and Gracey Speth placed 3rd in the Girls 12-14 age group.  Jackson Raden placed 2nd in the Boys 12-14 age group and Micah Robin Placed 2nd in the 15-18 age group. Download complete results here.  Congratulations to all, way to represent!

• Girls 12-14: Lucy Amsden 2nd, Gracely Speth 3rd, Ruby Speth 5th
• Boys 12-14: Jackson Raden 2nd, Jack Amsden 8th, Nic Manship 10th
• Boys 15-18: Micah Robin 3rd, Cash Munro 8th, Soloman Amsden 13th

Freeride athletes are judged in 5 categories: Line Choice, Control, Fluidity,Technique and Style/energy.  To learn more about the sport, see the rule book here.

New Meeting Place for Alpine and Freeride Programs

Beginning immediately, athletes must be dropped off and picked up in the morning, at lunch, and at the end of day at the Summit Hotel patio instead of the Ramcharger Race Shack.  Kids must use the ski racks at the patio.  Lunches and packs should be left in the Mammoth Room.  This change is in effect for all training days, including Wednesdays and Fridays.

Our programs have simply outgrown the area around the Race Shack.  Big Sky Resort has requested the change in order to alleviate congestion at the base of the lifts.

Use of the Race Shack area is restricted to coaches, volunteers, and athletes who are helping to move gates and other training equipment.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Keely's Ski Camp for Girls

From Keely Kelleher:

I just got the go ahead from Snowbird Mountain Resort to hold a big mountain freeskiing camp for girls.  I strongly believe that free skiing can help your racing, and racing can help your free skiing.  I think bringing the two realms of free skiing and racing together in my camps will only create stronger, more confident and competent all around skiers. 

Weekend Camp April 14th and 15th
Ages: 11-16
Level: Intermediate to expert 
Coaches: TBA, they are going to rock!
Price: TBA
Place: Snowbird, UT

The complete details of the camp will be coming out in the next week; however, if you are interested now or have girls that are please send me an email and I will reserve a spot for them. 

I tried my best to make sure this camp was at the end of the competition season for both racers and freeskiers. Please let your friends know! I am very excited.

Update: Download camp information here.

All January Alpine Training Schedules Available Online

The updated training schedules through January 2012 for the Junior Development, Buddy Werner, Youth Ski League, Masters, and Freeride programs are now available here.

Training Schedules Update

The Freeride and Masters' training schedules are available online here.  The YSL, Buddy Werner, and Junior Development training schedules for January will be posted as soon as they are made available by the coaches.

Team Photo on Saturday, December 31st

The BSSEF team will have its photo taken after lunch this Saturday, December 31st.

Know Your Coaches

Embedded below is a slideshow presentation of the 2011-2012 BSSEF Alpine and Freeride coaching staff:

Are You a USSA Member?

Remember: All participants in any BSSEF program must be a paid up members of the USSA.  A link to the official roster of USSA-BSSEF members as of this morning can be found here.  If you are not on the list, enroll online at MY.USSA.ORG.

Freeride Program Kicks Off Season Next Saturday

The BSSEF Freeride Team is bigger and better than ever this season.  The program hits the slopes next Saturday, December 12th.  If you aren't familiar with what's going on in the junior freeskiing world, check out the following clip from last year's JFT championships in Snowbird:

JFT World Junior Championships Finals, Snowbird 2011 from Subaru Freeskiing World Tour on Vimeo.

 

Freeride Team Jackets to be Distributed on 12/17/11

The Flylow Gear team jackets have arrived! We will be passing them out at 8:30am in the Mammoth Room (second floor of the Mountain Mall) on Saturday, December 17th. Which is also the FIRST day of Freeride! See you all there.