USSA Eastern Freestyle

Brrr...just got back from Sugarbush. It was a little chilly but the crowds were warmed by some hot mogul action this weekend from our Central Region mogulers! Congrats to the winners on Saturday - Cole Derrick from Sugarbush and Delia Whyte from Okemo and on Sunday - John Lanka from Killington and Sammi Stolar from Killington. Thanks to all the efforts by Sugarbush to get the meet off. There are a bunch of photos from today - check 'em out... Click Here for Coach Deb's

TD SCHEDULE 2009

To all : Attached is the current 2009 TD and TD shadow schedule for Eastern Freestyle. (version 1.0 dated 1/1/09)

Several Things to remember:

A- Please contact the organizer 3 weeks before your assigned event.
B- The shadow list is far from complete and will be a work in progress. Shadows only need to contact the assigned TD.
C- Any volunteers for the open meet?
D- As always these assignments are subject to modification and change.

Online Registration closes at 5pm today. Training is available tomorrow. Go to the Mt Ellen side of the mountain. Show your USSA card at ticket window for $20 training ticket. Considerable wind up there today with many lifts on hold so we are hoping that Coach Smith is staying warm!!!

LIVE report:
Course is done!!!! snowmobile ride this morning, -18 degrees F at summit. landings will need to be chopped in the morning, bumps slipped and stepped, training by 11. Use mid mountain lodge, bring backpack up first lift.

Jonathan Smith (Smitty)
Sugarbush Freestyle Programs Director

The Sugarloaf crew is gearing up for their A Opener this weekend. The course is set to be seeded this evening, jumps will be built on Wednesday and the course will be ready for training on Friday. Friday's training tickets are $30 at the competition center. All Eastern A competitors are reminded to bring their Eastern bibs for the event. Bibs are provided for all new A skiers. Last year's bibs can be replaced if you produce a tattered one. Later today check the jump qualification list to be sure everyone's jumps are listed. (I am trying to get to it!!!

Due to the weather forecast (rain then COLD temps) Sugarloaf mountain management feels that it would not be prudent to bring everyone up to the Loaf this weekend. Therefore, they are rescheduling the event to Jan 3 and 4.

The Sugarloaf reservation department has been alerted to the re-scheduling of the Greg Francoeur Memorial Mogul Event to January 3rd and 4th and a block of condominiums has been reserved for the January competition. To change a reservation, people need to call the Sugarloaf reservations department at (207) 237-2000 and identify themselves as freestyle competitors. The reservations department will work with you to change your reservation or if you wish, refund your money. Competitors are encouraged to make their reservations as soon as possible, as January 3rd and 4th are during the busy Holiday Vacation week.

The EFCC has done a total re-write of our section in the USSA Competition Guide. Please find it attached below. This document replaces and overrides the Eastern section in the USSA Competition Guide, pages 23-31. PLEASE PRINT AND PLACE IN YOUR GUIDE!

EVENT ORGANIZERS, COACHES AND OFFICIALS SHOULD ALSO PRINT THE “EASTERN DIVISION FREESTYLE POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL” (NEW FOR 08-09 - expected release date: December 6th, 2008).

Just a reminder:
Eastern 12: Coaches’ Lift Tickets
1. As voted in EFCC 2008 Spring Meeting Program Directors/Head Coaches must submit a list of their traveling competition coaches to the Eastern office by December 1st. (Extension granted to December 8th.) Please send list to: chairman@easternfreestyle.org.
2. This list will be available to all event organizers on the web site to be used for authorization of coaches’ lift tickets.
3. Additions or deletions from this list must be made the Monday prior to an event where you will be staffing new coaches.

We are holding a three-day freestyle holiday camp Dec 26-28 at Whiteface. The info is included in the attachment below and even more info is available at: http://nysef.org/BlogFR/bloggerFR.htm or www.nysef.org.

Any questions please feel free to e-mail or call.

Thanks,

Mike

Mike Kirchner
NYSEF Freeride Director
USASA Adirondack Series Director
mikek@nysef.org
518.946.7001

December 6th and 7th, Killington, Vermont
Location: Killington Grand Hotel, Top of the Killington Road - see signs, Northstar #1 Meeting Room on the Conference Level
When: Saturday, Dec 6th from 9am to 3:30pm; Sunday, Dec 7th from 9am to 4:30pm

See original notice on Eastern web site for more information...and to participate if you have not registered yet!