Snow Sports

INTRO

Complete Manual for Collegiate Nordic Skiing http://farwestnordic.org/articles/OneWeekinMarch-Abridg.pdf

• 170+ Member Institutions
• 5,000+ Annual Student-Athletes
• 250+ Alpine Racing Teams
• 100+ Snowboard &  Freeski Teams
• 40+ Nordic Teams
• 11 Conferences & 6 Regions
• Governing body : NCAA I, II, III teams and
• Governing body : United States Collegiate Snowsports Association (USCSA)
• Many schools offer unaffiliated skiing clubs
• Good number of European skiiers are recruited to varsity programs

Team performance is emphasized, a departure from the typical individual or world cup scoring format in skiing. Teams field 5 or more racers with the top three performances being used for the team score.

Overall team performance is considered separately for each discipline, so a college can field any single or combination of a women’s alpine, men’s alpine, women’s cross country, men’s cross country, women’s snowboarding, men’s snowboarding, women’s freestyle, men’s freestyle, women’s jumping and men’s jumping.

Alpine Skiing

https://skiracing.com/validating-the-college-path/  Great article explaining reality of college Alpine racing.

The USCSA offers events in all 11 Conferences for the Alpine Skiing discipline. Competition levels vary, with the Eastern Conference being the only Conference currently offering FIS sanctioned racing during the regular season. Regional and National Championships are highly competitive.

Snowboarders interested in speed events must register under the Snowboard Discipline.

Types of Events:

• Slalom
• Giant Slalom
• Dual Slalom

Snowboard & Freeski

The disciplines of team based Snowboarding and Freeskiing continue to show strong growth within the organization. The types of events offered vary significantly conference to conference, so please check current calendars and member institutions for more information. This discipline also includes speed events for Snowboarding.

Types of Events:

• Railjam
• Slopestyle
• Big Air
• Skiercross & Snowboardcross
• Snowboard Giant Slalom
• Snowboard Slalom

Nordic

One of the fastest growing disciplines, many conferences offer Nordic events and some conferences even combine to provide more racing opportunity. Event types alternate yearly between Classic and Freestyle, with a highly competitive Regional and National Championships.

Types of Events

• 15km Mass Start
• 5km Interval Start
• 5km Sprint
• Team Sprint

Nordic (Ski) Jumping

​The USCSA welcomed Nordic Jumping several years ago and continues to offer jumping as a discipline at select venues. If you have interest in jumping, please contact our National Office for more details.

Types of Events:

• K90
• K45