USSA Central Division Jr Championships

Marquette Mountain, MI

February 20-22, 2015

U16/U14 Fact Sheet - Note all times are Eastern Time *Subject to change

****Important information - Please read carefully ****

Location:Marquette Mountain - Marquette, Michigan

Official Lodging:Holiday Inn Marquette –- 1951 U.S. 41 West,Marquette, MI 49855

Contact Ann for special pricing @ 906-315-4224

Dates*: (subject to change)

February 20: U16 - 1SG(Upper Rocket) then

U16 – 1 run of SL to score a Super Combined (Alpine Combined AC)

U14 - SGTraining then SG race & 1 Kombi (wear your SL skis for Kombi)(Snowfield)

February 21:U16 –M SL, W GS(Cliffs)

U14 - 2 Runs Non-Scored W-GS, M-SL (Lower Rocket)

February 22:U16 - W-SL, M-GS(Cliffs Ridge)

U14 - 2 Runs Non-Scored W-SL, M-GS (Lower Rocket)

Eligibility:U16 Requirements: Athletes born in 1999 or 2000 must have a USSA Competitor Membership and be registered as members of their region by January 5th, 2015 and submitted completed online registration form by February 12, 2015.

U14 Requirements: Athletes born in 2001 or 2002 must have a USSA Youth Membership and be registered as members of their region by January 5th, 2015 and submitted completed online registration form by February 12, 2014.

Registration:

Check In:February 19, 8:00-9:00pm – In the Timber Room at the Holiday Inn

February 20-22, 7:30am-9:00am - Marquette Mt.

Entries:Entry must be completed byFeb. 15, 2015 - Costwill include entry fees, race bib, & t-shirt.

U14’s$135(+ 5% processing fee),USSA non-scored

U16’s $165 USSA Scored events

You must confirm by paying entry fees by Feb 15, 2015.Pay by logging into you’re athletes MY USSA account (this is where you joined USSA online) at Check your Tools for your Athletes event registration. 1) Select the Central U14/U16 Championship event that applies to your athlete's age and gender and pay via credit card through the USSA site.You will see one event listed for each age group but the payment will include all events for the weekend.

$25 Late Fee after Feb 15

Register for T-shirt size by Feb 15 here:

Lift Tickets:

Price per day is as follows (mention racing): Friday $34, Saturday $39, Sunday $39, 3 day ticket $112

Contact Marquette Mt. @ 906.225.1155 or

Coaches - contactJesie for additional training 906-225-1155 or

Coaches must be USSA Members in good standing and register using this link to attend this event:

Team CaptainsMeetings*:

February 19 - 8 PM- room TBA @ the Holiday Inn

February 20 - 4:30pmMarquette Mt

February 21- 4:30pm Marquette Mt

(All athletes must be represented at the team captains meeting)

Rules:USSA Rules will apply – Scored and non-scored events

Awards:4 PM* each day at Marquette Mt

Awards will be given to the top 10 athletes per day in the U16/U14 age categories.

The U14 results will bebased on the sum of two race point results for awards per event contested that day

U14 SG and KK will each have a top 10

The U16 results will be based on the scored race result (SG and SC will each have a top 10)

Top 3 Combined Overall Winners determined by the sum of all place points of events contested.

Ties will be broken by the best place result, 2nd best result, etc, then race pts if needed.

RC Junior Champion selections will be announced following the Awards on Sunday

Waxing Facilities:Holiday Inn will have 2 areas for waxing NO WAXING IN THE ROOMS!

Notifications:Will be located outside the Iron & Copper rooms at the Holiday Inn and outside the timing building at the ski area. Results, schedule changes and other notices will be posted at the official notice boards.

Volunteers:Parent Worker Volunteers sign up posted here

All parents are expected to work at least 2 days of this event.Worker assignments will be posted at the Holiday Inn and mandatory check in and sign up for jobs before athletes can register. Many worker positions get a free lift ticket for the day.

All workers must check in each morning to get their free lift tickets if appropriate.

Please check in by 8:00am each morning.

Gate Judges & hand timers must be at the start 15 minutes prior to the start of each run.

Junior Championship (JC) Selection &Race Info:

This information can be found on the USSA Central Division website

RC Jr Championship jackets will be in the ski shop for sizing info

We will have an online store set up for ordering this year

Online Store will open @ 4:30 pm EST

2015 USSA Central Division Junior Championships