RACE SCHEDULE AND RACE TRAINING FOR 2007-2008
As a member you can take advantage of the club subsidized weekend ski and snowboard race program and gate training program. They take place every weekend at Seven Springs starting in December and going through March. As a member of our racing team, you will compete against members of other local ski clubs.
PLEASE CLICK ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
DO YOU WANT TO
BECOME A BETTER SKIER THIS YEAR?
It’s
getting to be that time of year again when the snow will be falling and we will be able to
ski once again. I’m sending you a special invitation to join our race team.
We’re busy planning the year’s events, team training dates, and race dates. Some
of you will be honing your skills and some will be doing it for the first time. To join
our championship team, please fill out the application and mail it back to me as soon as
possible so I can process it before our ski season begins.
Our Pittsburgh
Ski Club Racing at Seven Springs will have all the gate training and race dates listed in
the November’s Pittsburgh Ski Club Newsletter. You may also look on our Pittsburgh
Ski Club website for this information. After each day’s race, your times for the
day’s event will be listed in the Pittsburgh Ski Club Racing shadow box on display at
Seven Springs.
Along with
your help, I’m sure we will be having the best team again for any ski club in the
region. You may participate whether you are a beginner or an experienced racer. Of course,
your age is never a factor with us. So, please return your application to me as soon as
possible. And, feel free to sign up a friend or bring one along for the fun, partying and
excitement!
You are not
permitted to shadow the gates or go into the skier line of gates during or prior to the
beginning of a race. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. At the end of the race
season, we will have an awards party where we will be giving away some very nice prizes.
Remember,
everyone is a beginner at one point or another. Just come on out and join the team and
I’m sure you will become a better skier and have some fun as well.
Paul Schade |
PSC Director of Racing |
OVERVIEW OF THE 2007-2008 PSC CHAMPIONSHIP RACE SERIES
Come out and experience the thrills (and spills) of running the gates by joining your fellow Ski Club members in the Club Championship. All skill level of skiers are encouraged to enter. Everyone who participates in our series has a chance to win skis, bindings, and poles.
Racing is a great way to improve your skiing ability because you learn to turn, turn, TURN. Almost every weekend the Club will sponsor a FREE racing clinic on the slopes at Seven Springs. You are not required to enter the Club Championship to attend the race clinics, BUT you must be a current member of the PSC.
To race during PSC scheduled times on the race course you must enter the Club Championship. See the Race and Training Schedule. Only the members entered in the Club Championship for the season will be eligible to win awards at the end of the season. As always, skiing the gates will be subject to weather and snow conditions, so be sure to check at the Seven Springs Race Shadow Box next to the Ski School desk on the day of the race or clinic.
The Championship Series costs only $20 for the season for any PSC member. This fee
includes:
THE 2007-2008 SKI TEAM SEVEN SPRINGS TRAINING SCHEDULE *
12/22/07 Giant Slalom training 10:00 am to 12:00 Avalanche Slope
01/05/08 WPSC training Nastar 10:00 am to 12:00 Little North Face Slope
01/06/08 Slalom training
10:00 am to 12:00
01/27/08 Giant Slalom
training 10:00 am to 12:00
02/02/08 Giant Slalom training timed runs 10:00 am to 12:00 Avalanche Slope
02/09/08 Slalom training 10:00 am to 12:00 Avalanche Slope
02/16/08 Slalom training
10:00 am to 12:00
02/23/08 Giant Slalom training 10:00 am to 12:00 Avalanche Slope
03/01/08 WPSC Council Cup
training 10:00 am to 12:00
*All dates subject to weather and course conditions. ALWAYS Check the board for times and course.
THE 2007-2008 OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE SCHEDULE *
12/23/07 Giant Slalom race 10:00 am start Avalanche Slope
01/20/08 Slalom race 10:00 am start Avalanche Slope
02/03/08 Giant Slalom race 10:00 am start Avalanche Slope
02/24/08 Giant Slalom race 10:00 am start Avalanche Slope
03/01/08 WPSC Council Cup Race 12:00 start Avalanche Slope
03/02/08 Slalom race 10:00 am start Avalanche Slope
*All dates subject to weather and course conditions. ALWAYS Check the board for times and
course.
OTHER 2007-2008 RACES AND EVENTS OF
IMPORTANCE *
01/05/08 Nastar Mixer Race 12:00 start Little North Face Slope
02/16/08 WPSC RACE OF THE DECADES 12:00 start Little North Face Slope
02/29/08 WPSC Super G Race 12:00 start Gunner Slope
*All dates subject to weather and course conditions. ALWAYS Check the board for times and
course.
HOW CAN I JOIN THE PSC RACE TEAM?
To enter the PSC Championship Series, clip the application from your newsletter, or use your computer printer to print a blank race team application by clicking on RACE TEAM APPLICATION. Then, fill out the application and send it in with a check for $20 payable to the address listed on the application. If you have a question, please send Paul Schade or Craig Morris, our Racing Co-Directors, an e-mail at racing@pittsburghskiclub.org .
You may use your computer printer to print this blank application for the Race Series. Fill it out and include your check for $20 payable to the PSC for the Race Series. Remember, if you are not a member of the PSC you must ALSO send in a membership application and the appropriate $25 membership fee.
Remember, the Race Series is limited to PSC members. If you need to begin or renew your PSC membership, you can click on APPLICATION to get a blank PSC membership application form which can be printed by your computer printer, then filled out and mailed with your PSC $25 membership fee.
Ski racing is definitely a helmet sport. The use of ski racing helmets (although not required) is strongly suggested!
... Larry Collins, Past Director of Racing
Because the club subsidizes part of the cost, these activities are limited to members only. If you are considering joining the PSC, you can get more information in several ways. If you are wondering what other activities the PSC has, you can just click on INTRODUCTION . To find out more about the club, you can click on MORE INFORMATION. To apply for membership, you can simply click on APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP.
If you need to have a general question answered, or need more information about our PSC activities or about membership, you can always call Club Information at 412-281-SKIS and leave your request on voice mail. And, yet another way to get information is to send the club an e-mail message by clicking on info@pittsburghskiclub.org
If you need to begin or renew your membership, you can click on APPLICATION to get a blank PSC membership application form which can be printed by your computer printer, then filled out and mailed.
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