All Home Team Questions Answered Here!
The PDF below includes comprehensive information for Home Team families.
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FAQ's For Home Teams
What is a U-Class? Your U (Under) Class is the age group that you will compete in. Each U class is specific to age on Dec. 31st: U16 – age 14-15, U14 – ages 12-13, U12 – ages 10-11, U10 – ages 8-9, U8 - ages 6-7.
What equipment is needed?
Warm Winter jacket
Snow pants, Base layer
One pair of skis, preferably all mountain skis, snowboard for Snowboard team members. Ski poles that are the right size (does not apply to snowboard)
Boots that fit and that are age appropriate
Good quality properly fitting Ski Socks
A proper ski helmet that fits
Goggles, gloves and neck gator (on snowy/wet days two pairs of gloves one for morning and one for afternoon are bonus to have)
Handwarmers may be kept in your child’s jacket for cold days
Sunscreen this may be kept in your child’s jacket.
Bogus Basin Season Pass (not included in BBSEF team fees)
A good backpack to transport all gear to and from the mountain Which days does my child compete?
What events do home teams compete in?
All home team athletes compete are automatically entered in our Coaches Cup series. All members compete on the same day they train. Saturday Athletes train and compete on Saturday and Sunday Athletes train and compete on Sunday.
This series include a one-day Giant Slalom (alpine) or Slopestyle or mini Big Mtn.(freeski/Snowboard), a one-day Slalom (alpine) or mini Big Mtn or Slopestyle(freeski/Snowboard), and our Coaches Cup Finale. The Coaches Cup Finale is four events over two days. The four events are Slalom, Giant Slalom, jumping and either a slopestyle or mni Big Mtn. event. Awards will be given to 1st-5th, place in the Coaches Cup races with participant ribbons for all competitors. We also have an end of season Coaches Cup Overall award based on points earned at coaches cup event.
What are the different disciplines?
Alpine Disciplines - Giant Slalom (GS): The Giant Slalom is the most fundamental alpine event. Most young racers will start with Giant Slalom races. It is the closest event to pure freeskiing. GS is also considered a technical event.
Slalom (SL): A slalom course is the shortest in distance, but contains the greatest number of turns. Turns are short, quick and continuous. Slalom is considered a technical event.
Freeski Disciplines - Slopestyle ski/snowboard competitors enter a course that has a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. The other discipline is a mini-Big Mountain event. In competition athletes are judged on, the degree of difficulty of the tricks, how well the athletes perform their tricks and overall (the whole package, including the athlete’s personal style).
Who is the governing body for skiing and snowboarding? US Ski and Snowboard, is the governing body for the sports of alpine ski racing, freeskiing, freestyle and snowboarding in the U.S. It is the US Ski and Snowboard training system that we use as a guide for our training programs and skills quest.