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| Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships |  |
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| Event Information & Booking Your Trip | |
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Winter Park has created vacation packages exclusive for Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships competitors including discounted lodging, lift tickets, air & ground transportation, race clinics and more.
Click the links below for more information and to see how you can take full advantage of these great offers.
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| How do I qualify? | |
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The Resort Rankings are used
to qualify Alpine racers for the Nature Valley NASTAR National
Championships. Participants receive a Resort Ranking at each resort where they race
after completing just ONE Nature Valley NASTAR race. Participants qualify if
they are ranked in the top
three in their age & gender category in their division at any
Nature Valley NASTAR resort as of Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
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Participants in the Platinum Division, Gold Division, Silver Division and Bronze Division are eligible to qualify for the National Championships.
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If a participant qualifies at
more than one resort, the racer will qualify at the resort where they earned their best ranking.
If the person is ranked #1 at more than one resort they qualify at the resort where they earned their lowest handicap.
If this happens, the participant next in line at the resort (i.e. the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc. place participant) will qualify.
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The Resort Rankings are also used to qualify Snowboarders and Telemark skiers for the National Championships.
Participants receive a Resort Ranking at each resort where they race after completing just ONE Nature Valley
NASTAR race. Participants qualify if they are ranked among the top twelve in their age & gender category at
any Nature Valley NASTAR resort as of Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
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National Rankings are used to qualify Physically Challenged Racers for the Nature Valley NASTAR
National Championships. Participants within these disciplines receive a
National Ranking after completing just ONE Nature Valley NASTAR race.
Participants within these disciplines
qualify if they are
ranked in the top two hundred in
their age & gender category in their respective rankings as of
Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
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Monday, February 15, 2010 is the last day for participants to qualify for the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships. All results must be posted by participating resorts to nastar.com no later than Monday, February 15 at 11:59 PM (EST).
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| Did I qualify? | |
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| What do I do if I qualify? | |
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Qualifiers that would like to attend the 2010 Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships
must register using any one of the following three methods. Registration is limited to the first 1,400 qualifiers.
- REGISTER ONLINE
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Click on the "CONGRATULATIONS" banner on your Race Record and follow the steps. For security reasons, you must login to access the online registration feature. For information on how to login click here.
- NASTAR encourages all qualifiers to register online.
- Your entry fee will appear on your credit card statement as a charge to Warren Miller Entertainment.
- CANNOT REGISTER ONLINE?
- Phone NASTAR National Championships Registration: (303) 253-6428
- DOWNLOAD THE INVITATION
- Click here to download the invitation.
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The deadline to register is WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010 at 8:00 PM (mountain time). You will not be able to
register online after this date. Space is limited to the first 1,400 competitors that register.
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If you register online you will receive confirmation immediately.
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Have a question? Contact NASTAR at (303) 253-6428 or nastar@bonniercorp.com.
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| Who will I compete against? | |
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Racers will compete within their age & gender category in the division and
discipline
in which they qualified for the National Championships as of
February 16, 2010. This information is
indicated on a
participant's Race Record. Click here for instructions on how to view your Race Record
or Race Records for any registered Nature Valley NASTAR participant.
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There are
four divisions Alpine racers may compete in at the National Championships - Platinum Division,
Gold Division, Silver Division or Bronze Division.
Racers will compete in the division
in which they qualified for the National Championships
as determined by their qualifying handicap as of February 16.
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Silver and Bronze Division racers that earn a medal/handicap that is two divisions higher than their qualifying division during the first day of competition at the National Championships will break out of their division and they will be bumped to their new division. If a bronze level racer earns a gold medal handicap during the first day of competition (Friday) at the Nationals, that racer will be moved to the gold division and must race in gold division for the second day of competition (Saturday) and will earn a final result in the gold division. If a silver division racer earns a platinum medal handicap during the first day of competition (Friday) that racer will be moved to the platinum division for the second day of competition (Saturday) and will earn a final result in the platinum division. Only silver and bronze division racers can get bumped to a new division. There is no breakout rule for Gold and Platinum Division racers. For additional information on Nature Valley NASTAR Divisions click here. Competitors that breakout of their qualifying division after the first day of competition will be moved to the higher division for the remainder of the event.
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Snowboarders, Telemarkers and Physically Challenged Racers
will be placed in one of
three Non-Alpine divisions according to their discipline regardless of their handicap - Snowboard Division,
Telemark Division or Physically Challenged Division.
Snowboarder and telemarkers will compete in their age and gender group. There are sub-divisions within the Physically Challenged Division and Racers are differentiated according to their disability.
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There are a total of 46 possible age & gender categories (23 male, 23 female) in each
division (i.e. Platinum Division, Gold Division, Silver Division, Bronze Division, Snowboard Division, Telemark Division,
Physically Challenged Divisions).
Age categories are as follows: 1-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-20, 21-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44,
45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95+.
Racers will compete in the age & gender category in which they
qualified for the National Championships as determined by their age as of December 31, 2009.
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For additional information on Nature Valley NASTAR age categories and divisions or to find out your competitor status go to your Race Record at nastar.com.
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| What Division will I race in? | |
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If you compete as an Alpine Skier, NASTAR will place you in one of four Alpine Divisions based on your qualifying handicap as of Feb. 16th, 2010. Either the Platinum Division, Gold Division, Silver Division or Bronze Division. If you only have one race day, your Resort
Ranking handicap will determine whether you are placed in the Platinum Division, Gold Division, Silver Division or Bronze Division. If you have two to four race days, your State Ranking handicap will determine whether you are placed in the Platinum Division, Gold Division, Silver Division or Bronze Division. If you have five or more race days, your National Ranking handicap will determine whether you are placed in the Platinum Division, Gold Division, Silver Division or Bronze Division. The NASTAR Handicap Chart shows the handicap needed in each age & gender category to be placed in a particular division. Click here to view the NASTAR Handicap Chart.
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Some participants may change divisions after Feb. 16th, but those competitors will compete at the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships in the Division in which they qualified as of Feb. 16th, 2010.
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If you compete as a Snowboarder, Telemarker or Physically Challenged Racer, NASTAR will place you in one of these Non-Alpine Divisions according to your discipline regardless of your handicap - either the Snowboard Division, Telemark Division or Physically Challenged Division. There are sub-divisions within the Physically Challenged discipline and racers are differentiated according to their disability.
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Your Racer Division is indicated on your Race Record.
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| What is the competition format? | |
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National Title Competition
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Racers, competing in their age & gender category in their division and discipline, will take two runs on Friday and two runs on Saturday. The best handicap earned Friday and the best handicap earned on Saturday will be averaged to determine each competitor’s final handicap. |
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Competitors will be seeded by gender & age within their division. Physically challenged and telemark division competitors will race first on the Silver & Bronze Division venues followed by the alpine divisions. The snowboard division will compete on its own course - separate from the alpine racers. There will be three venues for the Platinum & Gold Division racers and three venues for the Silver & Bronze Divisions, snowboarders, telemarkers and competitors under 4 years of age and competitors 75+ years of age.
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For Friday’s races, adults 21 and older will race in the AM and the Kids, 20 years and younger will race in the PM. Competitors will race in bib order at 20-second intervals on each course. The second run will start as soon as all racers have completed their first run.
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The breakout rule will be applied to silver and bronze division racers. Silver and Bronze Division racers that earn a medal or handicap that is two divisions higher than their qualifying division during the first day of competition (Friday) will be moved to that division for the second day of competition (Saturday). Competitors that breakout of either the bronze or silver division must compete on the Platinum/Gold race venue on Saturday. Competitors that move up or breakout will use their best handicap earned during Saturday’s race to earn their final result (i.e. their breakout handicap which was earned on an easier course will not be used to determine their final result.
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If a bronze division racer earns a gold medal handicap during the first day of competition at the Nationals, that racer will be moved to the gold division for Saturday’s competition and will earn a final result in the gold division. If a silver division racer earns a platinum medal handicap during the first day of competition that racer will be moved to the platinum division for Saturday’s competition and will earn a final result in the platinum division. Only silver and bronze division racers can get bumped to a new division. There is no breakout rule for Gold and Platinum Division racers.
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For Saturday’s races, the kids 20 years and younger will race in the AM, and the adults 21 years and older will race in the PM.
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The best handicap earned each day will be averaged (added together and divided by two) to determine each competitor's final National Championships handicap. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be presented to the first, second and third place finishers in each age & gender category in each division during Saturday's awards ceremony. |
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The competitor with the best final handicap in each age & gender category in each division will win a National Title!
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Final Race of Champions Competition |
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Competitors who win a National Title will be invited to compete in Sunday's "Nature Valley NASTAR Race of
Champions" in a winner-take-all race in one of four disciplines - Female Alpine, Female Combined (snowboard, telemark & physically challenged), Male Alpine, Male Combined (snowboard, telemark & physically challenged).
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Each qualifying racer will carry their winning National Championships handicap into the race to level the playing field. If a participant’s winning handicap is higher than the handicap maximum for their division, they will be assigned the maximum handicap for their division. |
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Within each discipline, competitors will be seeded by their National Championships handicap
with the highest handicaps racing first. Each racer will get one run.
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During each discipline's race, the competitor with the fastest handicapped time will ascend the podium
until he/she is bumped off by a faster discounted time.
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Immediately following each discipline's race,
the competitor
with the fastest handicapped time will receive a "Race of Champions" trophy and
be crowned the overall "Nature Valley NASTAR National Champion"!
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Within each discipline, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be presented to the three competitors with the fastest handicapped times. In addition,
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be presented to the competitors with the fastest raw times.
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The male and female racers that post the fastest raw times will win a trip to Chile to train with the US Ski Team!
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Resort Team Competition
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Unless selected otherwise during the online registration process for the National Championships, competitors will represent the resort from which they qualified in the Resort Team Competition.
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Resort teams will be scored based on a team point average. Team members score points for their team based on their final National Championships handicap. Only the top six point gainers from each resort will be used to score points for their resort team. The number of team points earned by these top point gainers are added together and divided by six to get the Team Score.
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In the event of a tie, a 7th team member's National Championships handicap will be factored in to the Team Score. If the tie persists, National Championships handicaps for additional team members will be factored in to the Team Score until the tie is broken.
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The NASTAR Handicap Chart shows the handicap needed in each age & gender category to earn a
particular number of team points. Click here to view the NASTAR Male & Female Handicap Chart.
The number of team points indicated on the chart is a range. Since team points are interpolated,
the exact number of team points you earn will be within this range.
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Resort Team awards will be given to the first, second, third, fourth and fifth place resort teams. The resort team with the highest Team Score will be awarded the National Resort Team Title!
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| Press Release | |
WINTER PARK RESORT TO HOST ANNUAL NASTAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
» www.skiwinterpark.com/nastar
World’s Largest Recreational Ski & Snowboard Race Program Moves to Winter Park Resort for 2010
Bonnier Mountain Group, publisher of Skiing magazine, SKI magazine, Warren Miller Entertainment and owner of NASTAR, the world’s largest recreational ski and snowboard race program, announced today that Winter Park Resort in Winter Park, Colorado, will be the official host site for the 2010 Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships March 25 – 28, 2010.
For the past four years, the national championships were held at Steamboat Ski Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colorado where over 1,000 racers competed each year during this multi-day event. This winter, NASTAR will celebrate the event's 42nd Anniversary and 1,300 racers are expected to compete in the Nature Valley National Championships.
Racers qualify for the National Championships by earning a top-three ranking in their age division at any of the 120+ Nature Valley NASTAR ski resorts throughout North America. In 2009, competitors age 3 to 90 from 43 states as well as Canada, Australia, Chile and England competed in age and gender categories in alpine, telemark, snowboard & physically challenged categories for the chance to win a National Title.
“Winter Park Resort is extremely excited and proud to be partnering with NASTAR to host the National Championships this March," said Gary DeFrange, president and chief operating officer of Winter Park Resort.  "With so many people anticipated to attend this year's event, winter sport enthusiasts will enjoy Winter Park Resort’s tremendous value coupled with our close proximity to Denver. It seems only fitting that we celebrate our 70 anniversary with such a long standing event and hope the racers and their families enjoy the many recent additions to the resort including the Village at Winter Park, four new lifts, new terrain and lodging.”
“There’s little doubt that Winter Park will prove to be a tremendous host,” said Bill Madsen, director of operations for NASTAR. “The resort and the town itself have a great ski racing heritage and will be a terrific destination for NASTAR competitors of all ages. Winter Park is truly excited to showcase all that they have to offer with the NASTAR community. Next season’s NASTAR National Championships will be an event not to be missed.”
Kicking off in mid-November at 120+ resorts throughout the country, ski and snowboard enthusiasts racing NASTAR will have the opportunity to qualify for the NASTAR National Championships through season-long resort rankings. The three-day competition will take place March 25 – 28, 2010 at Winter Park Resort and will bring together top recreational ski and snowboard racers of all ages and abilities from across the country to compete for national titles while enjoying three days of spirited competition, first-class skiing, warm western hospitality, partying and fun.
Developed by SKI Magazine in 1968, NASTAR (NAtional STAndard Race) is the largest recreational ski and snowboard race program in the world. Since the program’s inception four decades ago, more than six million racer days have been recorded by NASTAR. Last season alone, over 220,885 NASTAR racer days were recorded and a record 553,808 starts.
To contact Winter Park:
970-726-1564 (Local)
303-316-1564 (Denver)
866-441-2718 (Toll Free)
wpinfo@skiwinterpark.com
www.skiwinterpark.com/nastar
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GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON !!!
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