Final ENTRY DEADLINE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th No later than 12:00 MIDNIGHT!

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1 40th WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL SKI & SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS MT. LA CROSSE LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN FEBRUARY , 2014 Congratulations on qualifying for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Alpine Racing Association s 40th Annual Wisconsin High School Ski & Snowboard Championships at Mt. La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Saturday, Sunday, & Monday, February , Final ENTRY DEADLINE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th No later than 12:00 MIDNIGHT! Thank you to Paschal Hammond Consulting of Ashland for the State Championships computer services. Thank you to our many 2015 sponsors, most especially our Olympian Sponsor First Supply & Gerhard s ONLINE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE & DEADLINE: In the interest of greater efficiency, coaches must submit their running orders online. Instructions for Internet access are given below. If you encounter any difficulties or problems with your online registration, please contact Jeremiah Burish, burish@explorelacrosse.com (608) , or Pat Hammond, pshammond@charter.net (715) REGISTRATION DEADLINE Running orders must be submitted to the web site no later than Midnight, Tuesday, Feb. 10, and preferably earlier if your conference has completed its races and your athletes have qualified. We will rely on your spelling of racers names for all print and livecast info. Running orders for all events go into print production Wednesday morning. Please be sure you have taken care of this important detail. It would be a disappointment to everyone if a qualified team were left off the run order. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible competitors, either team or individual qualifiers, must be high school students in regular attendance who have competed on a regular basis during the current season as team members for their respective conference teams. Registrations will be accepted from only those teams and individuals authorized by their Conference Directors. INTERNET ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS: In order to use the online Entry Form/Running Order registration form provided for the 40th Annual Wisconsin High School Ski & Snowboard Championships, please follow the directions below. Go to the online registration page which is located at the following URL: o o Click Register button. o Use the Password alpine2015 (without the quotes). You will use this password each time you enter this web site. o Enter/Edit your team/racer information. o Do NOT use cap-lock. o Any misspellings will end up on the Livecast. CHECK your team names!!!! o Make sure you identify your team affiliation in a fashion that is user-friendly for media coverage (e.g., include an explanation of an acronym, or include the related city and/or school districts).

2 o You will receive an confirmation of your registration. o You will later receive an with an attached printer-friendly version of your team s registration. NOTE: Do not divulge the password. Doing so may jeopardize the integrity of your team s racer data. WORKER REGISTRATION at SignUpGenius: Go to the online registration page which is located at the following URL: Scroll down and check edit on the jobs for which you or your parents wish to sign up. Then click on Submit and Sign Up at the bottom and fill in your name. You have the option of choosing a different name if you are signing up on behalf of more than one person. However, you will then need to edit each sign-up one at a time. FIELDING AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF GATE JUDGES HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM. We hope to have enough volunteer judges from every conference, so that each person will only have to work for one day, or if we get enough volunteers, work only one or two events. Our biggest need for help will be during the Slalom races and Men s GS. Volunteer workers for the snowboard competition should report to the Race Office on Saturday during Registration, 9-10 AM on Saturday, and again at 7:30 AM on Sunday. Volunteer workers for the skiing competition should report to the Race Office on both Sunday and Monday mornings at 7:30 a.m. At those times, workers will check in, receive their instructions and complimentary lift ticket, and verify that they will be available for their assigned job. A meeting of the gate judges will be held at 10 AM Saturday, 7:30 AM Sunday, and 8 AM Monday in the ULLR Room. Complimentary lunches provided for workers each day. Available at the Race Office. ON-SITE REGISTRATION, PACKET DISTRIBUTION, & PAYMENT: Report to the Sitzplatz at the times specified in the Schedule of Events (below) for your registration packet. Fees must be paid in full upon registration! Make checks payable to: WI HIGH SCHOOL ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS (see entry fees below). STATE MEET SOUVENIR SHIRT SALES: Ullr Room Pre-paid team orders can be picked up starting 8 a.m. Saturday, and should be picked up by a representative from each team preferably by Saturday evening. Extra shirts will also go on sale Saturday a.m, and will remain on sale through Monday. A limited # of State hats will also go on sale Saturday. The sale of State Meet apparel supports the costs inherent with putting on a race of this scope, so be sure to support this endeavor. It helps keep the costs down for our racers. Even teams who do not qualify are urged to purchase State shirts in support of our State Alpine programs! ENTRY FEES Team Qualifiers: The entry fee for each boys or girls SKI team or each SNOWBOARD team shall be $ for a maximum of seven (7) racers. This fee includes a two-day lift ticket for each competitor and run orders. The Racer Bib will serve as the lift ticket for the two competition days. Upon registration, team captains will be given the packet of their athletes bibs and run orders. Coaches themselves must sign in at the Race Office for their competition-day(s) lift pass, either during registration or in the morning of their first day of competition.

3 ENTRY FEES Individual Qualifiers: Ski and Snowboard Medalists, as determined by each conference, may participate as individuals in the State Meet. Entry fee is $ which includes two-day lift ticket and run orders. Follow same procedure for registration as team entries. LIFT PRICING: Training Days and Family ticket information: Lift tickets for athletes on non-competition days: $32 per racer. (Friday and/or Saturday prior to the competition, and also for snowboarders on the following Monday. Lift tickets for family members will also be reduced: Adult ticket: $35 per day Junior (ages 6-17) ticket: $32 Child (5 & under): Free Coaches with training athletes will receive complimentary lift tickets for Friday and/or Saturday s training, in addition to the Coach Credentials they will receive for the two-day race event. TRAINING COURSES: Training courses can be set on Friday and/or Saturday under the supervision of race organizer Bill Patza. Conferences must bring their own gates and collaborate with fellow conference members in the lane space(s) assigned. NO TRAINING WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE RACE VENUE, with the exception of the boardercross course on Friday. Check in at the chalet s front desk to contact Bill. EACH SKI and SNOWBOARD TEAM SHALL CONSIST OF NO MORE THAN SEVEN (7) MEMBERS. However, no more than six (6) and no fewer than four (4) members of each team may compete in each team event. Running orders may be different for each event. SCORING A. The time of a racer will determine his/her place in each event. The total of the places achieved by the racer in each of the events will indicate his/her place in the overall standings. The lowest number will represent first place, the second lowest will represent second place, etc. Ties will be broken by adding the racer s times in each event. The lowest times will represent first place, etc. B. Team scoring: Individual times of each SKI and SNOWBOARD racer will be recorded and placed numerically. The four best places recorded by each team will become the total place points for that team. The lowest team place points will earn first place, the second lowest combined place points will earn second place, etc. C. Team standings: The team's place points per event will be totaled. Lowest-point team will be the winner, with the second lowest number being the second place winner, etc. D. In the event of a tie in place points, both for team and individual standings, the total times for each party to the tie will be totaled to break the tie. E. Each DNF/DQ finisher will receive 400 race points which will reflect the order of finish for teams with fewer than the requisite number of scored racers receiving a time. TEAM CAPTAINS MEETINGS: 8:45 AM Saturday: A MANDATORY SNOWBOARD team captains meeting (TCM) will be held in the St. Bernard Room. 5:00 PM Saturday: A MANDATORY SKI team captains meeting (TCM) will be held in the Ullr Room. ALL TEAMS MUST BE REPRESENTED. If the coach cannot attend, a representative from the team MUST BE PRESENT. Any team not represented at the Team Captains Meeting, will not receive coach s credentials (complimentary lift tickets for coaches). Any registration packets not picked up by 5 PM will be the responsibility of the person speaking as team captain for that team at the TCM. That person must pay the entry fee and will be responsible for the proper distribution of racers bibs and all pertinent information included in the packet and discussed at the meeting.

4 WELCOME RECEPTION, Saturday 4-5 PM The La Crosse Convention and Visitors Bureau is continuing its sponsorship of our Welcome Reception. Encourage your racers and families to attend. MEDALS & TROPHIES: Because of the larger field (3-4x larger), skiing has more medals awarded that boarding. TEAM TROPHIES-Girls: Skiing 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd place. Boarding 1 st, 2 nd place TEAM TROPHIES-Boys: Skiing 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd place. Boarding 1 st, 2 nd place TEAM MEDALS-Girls: TEAM MEDALS-Boys: Skiing, 9 Medals to each team 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th place Boarding, 9 Medals to each team 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd place members Skiing, 9 Medals to each team 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th place Boarding, 9 Medals to each team 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd place members Individual TROPHIES: Sking Overall Champion, boy & girl Boarding Overall Champion, boy & girl Individual MEDALS: Top 3 finishers in each event and overall Ski Events include Slalom, GS, Super G Board Events include GS, BX, and Kombi ALL-STATE TEAM: All individual medalists will be named to the 2014 Wisconsin All-State team. These athletes, both skiers and boarders, are eligible to purchase an All-State Team jacket. Racers who participate in the Eastern Championships (skiers only see below) will receive their complimentary jacket as part of their trip package. EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM SELECTION: The Wisconsin All-State Ski Team will compete in the Eastern Region National High School Meet to be held at Attitash Mountain, Bartlett, New Hampshire. Accomodations have been arranged at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel. Other information on the team selection and the trip will be available at the Coaches Meeting and Award Ceremony. SELECTION PROCEDURE for All-State Team is attached. SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS: Nomination forms for the Weiss Family Sportsmanship Award may be submitted following the instructions on the form NO LATER THAN NOON ON MONDAY of the MEET to the Race Administrator. NOMINATION FORMS ATTACHED & AVAILABLE ON LINE. OFFICIAL STATE PHOTOGRAPHER: aperturebystevedavis.com WISCONSIN STATE HIGH SCHOOL SKI CHAMPIONSHIP RACE COMMITTEE Bill & Cindy Patza: Cindy (608) Bill (608) bcpatza@centurytel.net Lois Storlie: Home Phone (608) lstorlie@centurylink.net Remember, for issues involving registration, contact: Jeremiah Burish, burish@explorelacrosse.com (608) , or Pat Hammond, pshammond@charter.net (715) If your team has difficulty obtaining lodging, contact the LA CROSSE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU at Be sure to mention the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET when making reservations at area hotels in order to ensure a special racer rate. IMPORTANT: Please review RULES AS DETAILED at the end of this form.

5 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Awards will be presented on-hill at the conclusion of each day. (All Schedules & Times Subject to Change) The SKI competition will consist of one run each of Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super G. The Ladies Super Giant Slalom, Mens Giant Slalom, and Ladies Slalom races will be run on Sunday. On Monday, the Mens Slalom will start the races, followed by the Ladies Giant Slalom, and ending with the Mens Super Giant Slalom races. The SNOWBOARD competition will consist of one run each of Giant Slalom and Kombi on Saturday, with women running first, followed by men. On Sunday, there will be one Boardercross run. Women and men will inspect together, however women will run before womens Super G in Skiing, and men will run following womens Super G in skiing. CHECK THE SCHEDULE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS. All Times & Schedules Subject to Change! SATURDAY 8:45 AM Snowboard TCM (Team Captains Meeting) Race Officials & Coaches St. Bernard 9-10:00 AM Snowboard Registration Sitzplatz 10:00 AM Gate Judges Meeting St. Bernard Room (conducted by Chief Gate Judge, Boarding) 10:15-10:45 PM Boarder GS Course Inspection, 11:00 AM Boarder GS, women, then men, Dog Gone Start/Thunderation/White House 12:30-1:00 PM Kombi Course Inspection 1:15 PM Kombi (GS/BX), women, then men, Dog Gone Start/Thunderation/White House Awards following conclusion of the Kombi 4-5:00 PM WELCOME RECEPTION (ULLR Room) Racers, Coaches, Families 4-5:00 PM Ski Registration--SITZPLATZ 5:00 PM Skiers TCM (Team Captains Meeting) Race Officials & Coaches Ullr Room SUNDAY 7:30 AM Gate Judges Meetings St. Bernard ROOM (conducted by Chief Gate Judges, Board & Ski) 7:30-8:00 AM Course Inspection BOARDING: Women s & Men s BX SKIING: Women s Super G 8:00 AM OPENING CEREMONY 8:30 AM Women s Boarder Cross Race White House Run 9:15 AM Women s Super G Ski Race FIS Start/Thunderation/White House 10:45 AM Men s Boarder Cross Race White House Run 11:15-11:45 Course Inspection Upper 2/3 s of Men s GS 11:45-Noon Men s Final Full-Course GS Inspection 12:15 PM Men s Giant Slalom Race Dog Gone Start/Thunderation/Rainy Day 2:15 PM-2:45 Course Inspection Women s Slalom 3:00 PM Women s Slalom Dog Gone Start/Thunderation/White House Awards Following conclusion of Women s Slalom TCM, Skiers Following Awards (subject to cancellation) Finish Corral area MONDAY 8:00 AM Gate Judges Meeting St. Bernard Room 7:45-8:15 AM Course Inspection Men s Slalom 8:30 AM Men s Slalom Ski Race Dog Gone Start/Thunderation/White House 11:15-11:45 AM Course Inspection--Women s GS NOON Women s GS Ski Race Dog Gone Start/Thunderation/White House 1:45-2:15 PM Course Inspection Men s Super G 2:30 PM Men s Super G Ski Race FIS Start/Thunderation/White House Final awards following conclusion of Men s Super G

6 WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL ALPINE SKI & SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS RULES OF COMPETITION: NOTE: HELMET RULES WILL BE ENFORCED see B-5 below. NOTE: SINGLE GATE SLALOM & GS DETAILS see B-19 below. A. Central United States Ski Association rules will be followed, except when such rules would: 1. impose an egregious penalty or expense on non-ussa high school racers without securing greater safety, or 2. detract from the team nature of high school competition. B. Modifications or clarifications: 1. Hiking will be allowed in SL and GS. Hiker must make way for an overtaking competitor. 2. A ski racer who loses one ski may finish on the other for the last gate of GS and for the last two gates of slalom. 3. Legal passage of a gate: (Skiing: from tip of the ski to heel of the boot/boarding: at least the front foot fixed to the binding) must cross the gate line outside the turning pole s point of insertion. 4. Each competitor not ready to start when called by the starter shall be run at the end of their seed. In a situation involving Force Majeure, the racer would be inserted as close to the original start order as possible. 5. USSA helmet rules will be followed, with the following clarifications: No slalom helmets or face guards in speed events for skiers. It is acceptable for slalom helmets to be soft-sided. Hard-shell, speed-oriented helmets may be used in slalom however, face guard attachment is recommended. Boarders may use soft-shell helmets, snug fitting. 6. Knee braces and other similar aids must be covered for safety purposes. 7. Banned attire for boarders: no speed suits or other skin-fitted attire. No bare arms. Only loose-fitting attire is acceptable, including long-sleeved t s and soft shell jackets. 8. Any competitor claiming course obstruction or official's error shall be required to leave the course promptly and contact first the closest gate judge, and then Referee or finish Referee to request a provisional re-run. After the race, the jury committee of race officials will determine whether the provisional re-run will stand. 9. Re-runs, or provisional reruns, shall be authorized ONLY by the Referee, the finish referee, or another member of the jury. 10. Foul language, tantrums, or disrespect for race officials by a competitor on or about the course shall subject the competitor to disqualification for the event or the meet. 11. No alcoholic beverage consumption by any officials or contestants will be allowed during the race. 12. Competitor shall be disqualified if he/she enters the course without his/her bib visibly displayed. The racer s bib will serve as their lift ticket. 13. Protests shall be made no later than fifteen (15) minutes after the Referee s DQ Report is published at the conclusion of an event. Protests shall be made in writing by the competitor to the Referee, accompanied by a $25 protest fee. Protest forms will be available from the finish referee or timing. If disqualification is overturned, protest fee will be returned. 14. Course inspection shall be conducted by the competitors in the manner prescribed by the Chief of Race at the TCM. Weather- related changes may be announced on race day. Inspection violations will be grounds for disqualification if reported officially by a gate judge or race official and posted on the Referee s DQ Report.

7 15. Slipping of the course will be performed by the Course Maintenance Crew under the supervision of the Chief of Course. Slipping is permitted only between the seeds. Any violation of this rule by coaches or spectators will result in disqualification of the racer. 16. Racers should be cautioned to take no proferred assistance while attempting to recover from a mishap and resume a run. 17. Racers should be cautioned to take instructions FROM COURSE OFFICIALS ONLY. 18. NETTED COURSE ENFORCEMENT: Course officials ONLY will be permitted INSIDE netted areas. Coaches and other spectators will be required to remain outside the netting UNLESS assisting with course maintenance AT OFFICIAL S REQUEST. 19. SINGLE-GATE SLALOM/GS. Racers must hike a full 360 when missing a single-gate turn. 20. Baskets are required on the racers ski poles. 21. No helmet cams on racers allowed during competition. 22. No pedestrian traffic will be allowed on-hill beyond the finish arena WEISS FAMILY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL SKI & SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 Each coach is encouraged to submit the name of a racer or boarder who is participating in the 2015 Wisconsin High School Ski and Snowboard Championships for their exemplary performance, conduct, and sportsmanship. Submit the name of your nominee followed by a brief paragraph citing the specific reasons for the nomination to Lois Storlie, Race Administrator. Submit a hard copy of your nomination to Lois at the Sitzplatz race office NO LATER THAN NOON on Sunday for boarders and on Monday for skiers. The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremonies. NAME: TEAM: NOMINATING COACH: BRIEF STATEMENT describing nominee s qualification: