[FWM News] FIS Masters Cup and National Championships

[Far West Masters news]

There's still time to get your entry in for this weekend's Rick Conrado SG races at Mammoth, with 
the first two races (Friday afternoon and Saturday morning) counted for the masters National Speed 
Series standings.  Online registration on SkiRaceReg is open until 9pm this evening.

Looking further ahead on the season calendar, we have two "big events" on our western region 
calendar.  The international masters circuit returns to Mammoth with a 4-day FIS Masters Cup event 
on Feb. 28-Mar. 3 at Mammoth Mountain, while the annual USSA masters national championships will be 
held at Big Sky MT on Mar. 18-23.

Registration is open for both events on SkiRaceReg.com, so sign up and plan your racing vacation 
time if you can make it, both of these events will feature great racing on excellent venues.  Don't 
miss the fun!

FIS Masters at Mammoth
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The FIS Masters are returning to Mammoth! Following up on the extremely successful 2012 FIS Masters 
World Criterium, held in March 2012 at Mammoth Mountain CA, the International Masters Cup circuit 
returns to the US and Mammoth Mountain with a 4-race event on February 28 - March 3. SG training 
will be available for all competitors on Wednesday Feb. 27. Thursday and Friday feature two SG 
races for all groups, followed by a weekend of 2 SL races for each group A/B/C.

FIS international masters competitions are open to racers 30 years or older by Dec. 31, 2012. You 
must have a current USSA Masters competition license as well as a FIS Masters license, available 
from USSA for $30.

Additional information and links are available on the 2013 Phillips 66 FIS Masters Cup page on 
ussamasters.org and in the event announcement and detailed schedule published by the Mammoth Race 
Department.

Information and results: http://ussamasters.org/2013/imc
Race Announcement: http://ussamasters.org/news/2013/FIS_Masters_Cup_2013_Info.pdf
Event Schedule: http://ussamasters.org/news/2013/FIS_Masters_Cup_2013_Itinerary.pdf

Event registration is available online on SkiRaceReg.com and includes lift ticket as well as race 
entry. (Competitors with Mammoth lift passes should print and submit the "no lift" entry form for 
race-fees only)

Register online: http://www.skiracereg.com/fismasters
No-lift entry form for racers with Mammoth passes: 
http://ussamasters.org/news/2013/FIS_Masters_Entry_no_ticket.pdf

Note: online entries on SkiRaceReg.com show US masters age classes. Subtract 1 to adjust to 
international masters age classes for this event!

Nationals Entries
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This year's national championships will be held at Big Sky MT on Mar. 18-23. The 2013 nationals are 
a four-event championships with the DH championships colocated with the 3-event SG/GS/SL nationals. 
Big Sky has hosted many successful masters events and features excellent race venues,

Information and results: http://ussamasters.org/2013/nationals
Online registration: http://www.skiracereg.com/nationals
Printable entry form: http://ussamasters.org/forms/evententry_nc.pdf