[FWM News] Western Regionals, National Championships entries

[Far West Masters news]

The Western Regional Championships, hosted this season in the Far West 
division at Mammoth Mountain, are coming up soon.  This should be a 
great event, so mark your calendars and get your entries in!

(and don't forget next weekend's SG races at Mammoth, which provides an 
opportunity to tune up on the championship venue)

It's time to start planning for the national championships in March at 
Copper Mountain CO.  The annual masters national championships features 
challenging competition from around the country.  But it also is a 
social event, an opportunity to make friends with masters racers around 
the county, and to visit a different area.  Competitors with a diverse 
range of experience and skill participate.  We encourage everyone to at 
least consider nationals - those who have competed in past seasons will 
be glad to share their experiences and encourage first-timers to 
participate.


Western Regionals Entries
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The 2011 Skier's Edge Western Regional Championships will be held on 
Feb. 3-6 at Mammoth Mountain, CA. This is a 4-day, 4-event championship 
event, opening with super-combi and SG racing on Thursday and Friday 
and the GS/SL technical events on the weekend. Mammoth's experienced 
race crews know how to put on a great event and as the host division 
this season this is will be a highlight of our racing season.

Entries are due by Wed. Feb 26; late entries in the final week prior to 
the event are subject to $15/race late fee, so get your entries in 
now!! Entry forms can be printed and mailed to Mammoth with a check, or 
register online at SkiRaceReg.com.

Event announcement with details and lodging info:
   
http://farwestmasters.org/announcements/2011/Race_Announcement_Masters_Western_Regionals_2011.pdf

Printable entry form:
   http://ussamasters.org/forms/evententry_wr.html

Online registration for races and banquet (under Far West Masters):
  http://skiracereg.com/

Discounted lodging packages are available at the Mammoth Mountain Inn. 
Daily air service to Mammoth is now available as an option for 
travelling competitors, with connections from Reno, San Francisco, San 
Jose, and LA.

Nationals Entries
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Entries for the Copper Mountain national championships Mar. 22nd 
through March 26th should be submitted to Far West president Mark 
Mirviss by Feb. 1 - send by mail (address on Contacts page) or deliver 
at the next race.

For entry form and instructions visit the nationals page on 
ussamasters.org or use the Nationals Entry button on our own Race 
Entries page. Please write one check to Copper Mountain for all events, 
as described on the entry form. To be eligible, you must have a USSA 
Masters competition license and be a current member of Far West Masters.

Because each division has a quota based on their USSA memberships, our 
Far West team selection criteria is that you should have raced in four 
FW Masters races in the current 2010-2011 season or six in the prior 
season. We do expect additional entry slots to be available after the 
initial submission from all divisions under their quota limits on Feb. 
15, so by all means send an entry if you'd like to compete. If you 
don't make the initial Far West team selection you'll be placed on a 
waiting list that we will draw from after the first round of division 
entries are completed on Feb. 15.

Entries for the national championship Downhill, which is being held at 
Ski Cooper CO on March 19th and 20th (the weekend prior to the Copper 
nationals), should be made through SkiRaceReg.com - select the Rocky 
Mountain Masters race series to enter.

Event information:
   http://ussamasters.org/2011/nationals

Printable entry form for Copper nationals:
   http://ussamasters.org/forms/evententry_wr.html

Online registration for DH nationals at Ski Cooper (under Rocky 
Masters):
  http://skiracereg.com/