2019 Buddy Werner U14 PNSA Championship/U14 WR Qualifier #3 Mt. hood Ski Bowl March 8, 9, 10, 2019 - Events Program

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2019 Buddy Werner U14 PNSA Championship/U14 WR Qualifier #3 Mt. hood Ski Bowl March 8, 9, 10, 2019 - Events Program
2019 Buddy Werner U14 PNSA
Championship/U14 WR Qualifier
             #3
      Mt. hood Ski Bowl
     March 8, 9, 10, 2019

       Events Program

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2019 Buddy Werner U14 PNSA Championship/U14 WR Qualifier #3 Mt. hood Ski Bowl March 8, 9, 10, 2019 - Events Program
Dear Race Families,

We look forward to your participation in the 2019 PNSA Buddy Werner U14 Championship Race and U14
Western Region Qualifier #3 at Mt Hood Ski Bowl Resort, hosted by Mt. Hood Race Team & Academy.

The following pages include useful information about the race weekend and events. Snow conditions
on Mt. Hood are fantastic and we’re looking forward to a great race weekend!

Seth McCadam
Progam Director
Mt. Hood Race Team & Academy

                                       TABLE OF CONTENTS

Daily Race Schedule                                                                page 3

Race Seeding                                                                       page 3

Race Headquarters                                                                  page 4

Social Events for Athletes & Parents                                               page 4

Athlete Gifts                                                                      page 5

Venues                                                                             page 5

Race Photos                                                                        page 6

Lift Tickets                                                                       page 6

Awards                                                                             page 6

Other Important Race Information                                                   page 7

Coaches Information                                                                page 7

Revised Race Announcement                                                          page 8

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2019 Buddy Werner U14 PNSA Championship/U14 WR Qualifier #3 Mt. hood Ski Bowl March 8, 9, 10, 2019 - Events Program
Daily Schedule (NOTE: SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED FROM RACE ANNOUNCEMENT
DUE TO SNOW CONDITIONS)
Friday March 8
        Event: Slalom
        Venue: Challenger
        Schedule:
               Lifts open to competitors: 9:00 am
               Run 1 Inspection: 9:00-9:45 (girls skiers right, boys skiers left)
               Run 1: 10:00
               Run 2 Inspection: 12:15 – 1:00
               Run 2: 1:15 (girls skiers right, boys skiers left)

Saturday March 9
       Event: Super G Timed Training Run
       Venue: Reynolds Run
       Schedule:
              Lifts open to competitors: 9:00am
              Inspection: 9:15 – 10:15
              Timed Training Run: 10:30

        Event: Super G Race
        Venue: Reynolds Run
        Schedule:
               Race Start: 1:15

Sunday March 10
       Event: Giant Slalom
       Venue: Reynolds Run
       Schedule:
               Lifts open to competitors: 9:00am
               Run 1 Inspection: 9:15-10:15
               Run 1: 10:30
               Run 2 Inspection: 1:00 – 1:45
               Run 2: 2:00

Race Seeding
This race is the annual PNSA Buddy Werner Championship for U14 age class. This race is also being
used by PNSA as one of three qualifier races for PNSA U14 athletes to attend the U14 Western Region
Championships in Big Sky, Montana.

This race will consist of one timed Super G training run, one Super G race run, one Giant Slalom race and
one Slalom race.

Consistent with the Buddy Werner Championship rules, athletes are first run seeded by their team for
this race. Coaches for each team have submitted their athlete seeding list to Race Administration.
Start lists are generated by seed, with all 1st seeds starting first, followed by all 2nd seeds, 3rd seeds,

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2019 Buddy Werner U14 PNSA Championship/U14 WR Qualifier #3 Mt. hood Ski Bowl March 8, 9, 10, 2019 - Events Program
etc., until all athletes are seeded. Second run order (two run races) will be reverse order of top 30,
followed by remaining athletes in first run place order.

Race Headquarters
Race headquarters will be upstairs in the Multorpor Lodge in the Ski Bowl East side of the resort.
Athletes will pick up bibs each morning at race registration desk and return bibs after each race in finish
corral. Location of the Multorpor Lodge is shown in map below.

        Multorpor Lodge

Social Events
Social events for athletes and parents have been arranged on Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

Athletes:
        All PNSA athletes are invited to the Ski Bowl Tube Park for complimentary tubing in a reserved
        portion of the park.
Parents:
        All PNSA parents are invited to a private social hosted by Mt. Hood Race Team & Academy
        upstairs in the Mutlorpor Lodge next to the 70 meter bar. No-host bar with appetizers
        provided.
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2019 Buddy Werner U14 PNSA Championship/U14 WR Qualifier #3 Mt. hood Ski Bowl March 8, 9, 10, 2019 - Events Program
Athlete Gifts
All registered athletes will be provided a commemorative Buddy Werner Championship race T shirt and
neckie. These gifts can be picked up at race registration desk.

Venues
        SL Venue: Challenger Run                SG & GS Venue: Reynolds Run

Slalom Venue:
The Slalom venue is the Challenger run accessed by the Cascade (Green) chair on the Ski Bowl East side
of the resort.

SG & GS Venue:
The Super Giant Slalom and Giant Slalom venue is the Reynolds run on the Ski Bowl West side of the
resort. Athletes and spectators on skis can access the top of Reynolds run by taking the Multorpor
(Red) chair from the Ski Bowl East side and following a cat track to the base of the Upper Bowl (black)
chair. After offloading the Upper Bowl chair, stay left and follow the trail to the top of Reynolds Run.

Athletes, spectators and race volunteers should be aware that from the bottom of Reynolds run it
requires two chair lift rides, on Lower Bowl (blue) and Upper Bowl (black), to reach the top of
Reynolds run. Turn around time is approximately 20 minutes and should be planned.

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Non-skiing spectators who park in the Ski Bowl East lot can reach the bottom of Reynolds run by walking
the Lake Trail Trail (approx.. 1.5km) to base area of Ski Bowl West, taking a resort shuttle or driving to
the Ski Bowl West lot.

Race Photography Packages
Mike Julianna Photography is offering a race photography package for Buddy Werner athletes. This is a
great way to get outstanding action photos of your racer (see example of Mike’s photography below).

2019 U14 Buddy Werner Championship Photo Package offered by Mike Juliana Photography
   • All photos of an individual athlete from the event – Saturday and Sunday races and Awards
   • Delivered via email to Racer
   • Also posted in online gallery to share with family and friends
   • Price: $45 per racer available for purchase at https://www.mikejulianaphotography.com/Buy-
       2019-BWC-Pass

                                                                               athlete: Michel Macedo at
                                                                               Golden Rose

                                                                               photo credit: Mike Julianna
                                                                               Photography

Lift Tickets
Lift tickets will be available daily at the lift ticket building in the Ski Bowl East parking lot. Three-day
tickets will be available for purchase.

Awards
Awards will occur daily, 30 minutes after race conclusion, outside the MHRTA team building in the Ski
Bowl East base area. Awards will be given to top 3 finishers of each gender. On Sunday, 1st place
awards will be provided to overall boy, overall girl, overall boys team, overall girls team and overall
team.

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Other Important Information
A reminder to all athletes, race volunteers, spectators and coaches that the Super G race is a speed
event occurring in a controlled venue. Only race officials and race volunteers are allowed within the
venue during the race, with all dispatch controlled by race officials. No carrying jackets, skis, or other
gear is allowed in the venue. For the safety of everyone involved, these rules will be strictly enforced.

All spectators must remain outside of the race venue with good viewing spots available at high road
crossing, low road crossing, skier’s left of lower Reynolds and the finish arena.

Coaches Information
Team Captains Meetings:
The first Team Captains meeting will occur at 7pm Thursday at the Mt. Hood Academy Haus, 88153
Government Camp Loop, Government Camp, OR 97028.

Team Captains meetings will occur immediately following awards on Friday and Saturday upstairs in the
MHRTA team building at Ski Bowl East.

PNSA Coaches Forum:
There will be a PNSA Coaches Forum held Friday immediately following the TC Meeting.

Please Support Our Race Supporters and Sponsors

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REVISED RACE ANNOUNCEMENT

                                2019 Buddy Werner Championships
                                        U14 Qualifier #3
                                           U14 Finals
                                            Mt. Hood Ski Bowl Ski Area
                                                Mt. Hood, Oregon

Event Schedule:       3/8, Friday:        M/W SL on Challenger
                      3/9, Saturday:      M/W SG on Reynolds Run (Training and Race Runs)
                      3/10, Sunday:       M/W GS on Reynolds Run

Eligibility:     All 2018-19 USSA licensed U-14 PNSA competitors.

Event Registration: Entry fees $55.00/per event (includes souvenir T shirt)
               Individuals must register and pay on-line via USSA website https://my.ussa.org/myussa . Individual phone,
               email and mail entries will not be accepted.

Releases:        Registered athletes must return hard copy of Mt. Hood Ski Bowl and MHSEF releases attached. No release –
                 No bib!

Entry Deadline: On-line registration will close Mar 5th @11:59 pm. No Late Registrations will be accepted.

Lift Tickets:    $35.00 per day racer ticket will be available at Ski Bowl East (Multorpor) Ticket Office.

Race Headquarters: Multorpor Lodge 2nd Floor. Race HQ will be open each morning at 7:30am in the Multorpor Lodge.

TC Meeting:      Thursday March 7, 7:00pm at Mt. Hood Race Team & Academy Haus, 88153 Government Camp Loop,
                 Government Camp, OR 97028. Racers must be represented to be placed on the start list for Friday’s race. Other
                 TC meetings TBD.

Racer Bibs:      Bibs will be issued each morning at Race HQ. Hard copies of each release form must accompany every athlete at
                 check in to receive bib. No Release - No Bib. $50.00 will be charged for lost or damaged bibs.

Awards:          Presented each day to the top 3 in each event. Sunday awards will include 1st overall M, 1st overall W, 1st overall M
                 team, 1st overall W team, 1st overall combined team.

Lodging Partner: Collins Lake Resort http://www.collinslakeresort.com/ For Lodging please call (503) 272-3051 and mention
              the Buddy Werner Championships for special pricing and lodging packages.

Race Photography:       2019 U14 Buddy Werner Championship Photo Package offered by Mike Juliana Photography
                        Photos of an individual athlete from Saturday & Sunday.
                        ·     Delivered via email to Racer
                        ·     Also posted in online gallery to share with family and friends
                        Price: $45 per racer available for purchase at https://www.mikejulianaphotography.com/Buy-2019-
                 BWC-Pass

Race Volunteers: Non-host club volunteers can register to volunteer for the race
              http://www.shredreg.com/team/MHRTA/races

MHRTA Partners:

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