Last year someone brought up the idea of a NASTAR Team so I signed up as a DIVA with NASTAR, although I did very little of that kind of raceing I will do 5 or so this year.
Another DIVA PM'd me and she is as nuts about raceing as I am. So I was hopeing we could find just 3 more of you who can race in USSA this year, either as a Master (over 18) or a competitor (the Juniors and adults who aren't ready to get off the US team ladder).
The Masters races are a bit more challenging than Nastar but a good Nastar skiier can handle it, esspecially now since this year the slalom rules make it MUCH easier by eliminateing the control gates. Reading a course is no longer a nessecary skill.
If we can get just 5 of us USSA will make us a sanctioned club and we can even hold sanctioned events ( The Ski Diva Cup? )
I would be willing to pay for the Team fee and maybe even get Patches Made that say SKI DIVA Raceing and a Nastar and USSA logo on them.
While all USSA raceing is set to FIS course specs (Same as the World Cup) the course setters take it easy on the Masters. So again it is not as big a jump from NASTAR as it would be if you register as a Competitor. Then the courses are every bit as tough as any World Cup.
So what this is , is a chance to ski an actual Super G or Downhill, dual slalom, and of course an unmodified Slalom and GS. And there is only 1 Gold 1 Silver and 1 Bronze per race in each age group (groups of 5 years so 65 to 70 are in the same group)There are also combined races where you can win a medal for combined SL and GS races, CUPs for the regional Championships and National Championships.
You also get deep discounts on skis, bindings, poles and clothes at several stores designated as Race Centers.
I haven't really looked yet but if we could do this we may be the first all woman's team.
Not to mention this WILL make you a better skiier.
Another DIVA PM'd me and she is as nuts about raceing as I am. So I was hopeing we could find just 3 more of you who can race in USSA this year, either as a Master (over 18) or a competitor (the Juniors and adults who aren't ready to get off the US team ladder).
The Masters races are a bit more challenging than Nastar but a good Nastar skiier can handle it, esspecially now since this year the slalom rules make it MUCH easier by eliminateing the control gates. Reading a course is no longer a nessecary skill.
If we can get just 5 of us USSA will make us a sanctioned club and we can even hold sanctioned events ( The Ski Diva Cup? )
I would be willing to pay for the Team fee and maybe even get Patches Made that say SKI DIVA Raceing and a Nastar and USSA logo on them.
While all USSA raceing is set to FIS course specs (Same as the World Cup) the course setters take it easy on the Masters. So again it is not as big a jump from NASTAR as it would be if you register as a Competitor. Then the courses are every bit as tough as any World Cup.
So what this is , is a chance to ski an actual Super G or Downhill, dual slalom, and of course an unmodified Slalom and GS. And there is only 1 Gold 1 Silver and 1 Bronze per race in each age group (groups of 5 years so 65 to 70 are in the same group)There are also combined races where you can win a medal for combined SL and GS races, CUPs for the regional Championships and National Championships.
You also get deep discounts on skis, bindings, poles and clothes at several stores designated as Race Centers.
I haven't really looked yet but if we could do this we may be the first all woman's team.
Not to mention this WILL make you a better skiier.
