South Tahoe Series Information

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR AWESOME SOUTH TAHOE SNOWBOARD SERIES NATIONALS COMPETITORS. COPPER WAS AMAZING AND SOUTH TAHOE MADE A GREAT SHOWING THIS YEAR ON THE PODIUM.

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VAST ACTION SPORTS PROVIDED ON COURSE AND PODIUM SHOTS THROUGHOUT NATIONALS.
TO VIEW YOUR ACTION AND PODIUM SHOTS GO TO VASTACTION.COM

Saturday, March 13th
Our final event of the season is now behind us. It was a BLUE BIRD brrrrr cold amazing day at Sierra at Tahoe. It was difficult to keep our competitors on the slopestyle task as the POWDER was amazing! :)
New members, guest members and existing members came out in full force to experience the great South Tahoe Series. Thanks to EVERYONE, parents, coaches, Park Crew, volunteers, for making our season a success. These are difficult times for everyone so we are very grateful that you made it out and participated in another great season! We are excited to take our Series on the road to COPPER, CO to represent South Lake Tahoe at Nationals. Check here often for updates to our progress at Nationals.
Thanks again for another great season South Tahoe!
You should all be very proud of your accomplishments this year!
See you in Copper, CO!!!!

GO SOUTH SHORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, March 6th
What an awesome day of Park riding we witnessed today! The Park was PERFECT and the competition was quite fearce. Snowboarders and skiers brought their best Park game to the BASHFUL course in Sierra's West Bowl. The weather was PERFECT and the spectactors were many! Thanks to the parents and friends for coming out and making the competition even more fun! We have one more slopestyle next weekend! See you at Sierra!

Sunday, Feb. 28th
What an amazing Blue Bird day at Sierra at Tahoe. Without any mechanical means the Pipe Crew and South Tahoe Crew were able to manually groom an amazing Superpipe for 2, yes 2, Superpipe events. The runs were awesome, the kids flew higher than ever and the crowd loved every minute of it. Thanks so much to Sierra at Tahoe, South Tahoe Series Crew and parents for making our Sunday a great day for everyone!

Saturday, Feb. 27th
What a surprising weather day for our first Superpipe! The sun came out now and then so we were able to complete our first Superpipe! The Pipe Crew along with the South Tahoe Series Crew worked endlessly to make a great pipe! Thanks to Sierra at Tahoe for a great day.

Sunday, Feb. 7th
Zippy missed the first Slopestyle however reports say that it was AWESOME!  Thank you to KIRKWOOD for welcoming back the USASA! We look forward to many more competitions with our neighbor Mountain Kirkwood!

Saturday, Feb. 6th
Our last Boardercross of the season was AMAZING! Sierra at Tahoe park crew, Al and our coaches built an amazing race course with challenging features around every berm. The weather was wet but the riding was fast! The course gave many opportunities for passing and the finishes were exactly why we boardercross! Exciting right down to the end! From Ruggies to Kahuna's the action was so fun to call at the finish! Adaptive Action Sports was in the house with adaptive riders competing in age groups rather than in Adaptive. They schooled EVERYONE! Their stories were shared at awards and everyone was humbled not only by their personal stories but their incredible athletic spirit! Thank you to Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale, Founders of Adaptive Action Sports, for sharing their day with us.

Sunday, Jan. 31st
What an amazing Blue Bird day for our 2nd Boardercross of the season at Kirkwood! 102 competitors brought their game on and the racing was awesome! 11 Open Class Men gave each other a run for their money! Literally! Thanks to the North Shore gang for coming out and joining the fun.  The Kirkwood snowboard shop brought the team out as well.Thanks again to coaches, Al and the guys for making a great, super fun course. Thanks again to Kirkwood for their hospitality.

Sunday, Jan. 24th
1st Boardercross of the year is over! 84 Competitors came out to brave the snow and low visibility. Thank you to Kirkwood for providing a great race course. It was a challenging day so thanks to everyone for hanging in there! You're all Pros!
Special kudos to our 4 Methesulah Men! 60 years old and older racing down the mountain! Watch out Open Class!

Sunday, Jan. 16th
We have completed our gate racing season here in South Tahoe. What a great two weeks of racing. Kids and parents alike laid down some very impressive times. We are ready to REPRESENT at Nationals!!!
Special thanks to Sierra at Tahoe, coaches and South Tahoe staff for putting together great courses. Thanks to our awesome parents for bringing their families out to enjoy the South Tahoe Pride!
Congrats to Kelly Reuss for winning the Cholula bottle and a case of Cholula!

*****COOL ANNOUNCEMENT*****
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HIGH CASCADE SNOWBOARD CAMP IS SPONSORING A ONE WEEK CAMP SESSION!!!

THIS AWARD WILL GO TO THE SOUTH TAHOE COMPETITOR WHO COMPETES IN ALL 15 EVENTS THIS SEASON! SO DON'T MISS AN EVENT AND YOU WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN A WEEK LONG CAMP SESSION AT HIGH CASCADE SNOWBOARD CAMP IN MT. HOOD, OREGON!

SOUTH SHORE PRIDE!!!!!

PHOTO GALLERY

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Our Fearless Leaders Alan Vano and Donna Vano

Christmas Valley was socked in with a layer of fog while we enjoyed sunshine all day at Sierra at Tahoe!

Jessica Bracket after a long weekend of racing! 4 Gold Medals is alot of work!

Join the Fun and Family Atmosphere of the South Tahoe Snowboard Series!

Alan and Donna Vano together with the core staff of the South Tahoe Snowboard Series put together professional style events for "kids" of all ages. The South Tahoe Series has provided a grass roots, family friendly environment for over 10 years!

If your passion is to become a professional snowboarder or you just want to have fun with your family this is the place to be! Professional courses, Divisional Age Groups and Open Class.....you'll find it all here at the South Tahoe Snowboard Series. Skiers Welcome at all FREESTYLE events (Skier Cross, Superpipe and Slopestyle). Bring your Park on!!

The South Tahoe Series is proud to have earned the most Gold medals at the USASA National Competitions eight consecutive years. SOUTH TAHOE RIDERS RULE!

Competitor Information

All Competitors are required to wear helmets and bibs for every event during course inspection, practice runs, and competition runs. NO EXCEPTIONS!

We support a SMOKE FREE and DRUG FREE environment!

Event Information

The South Tahoe Snowboard Series is very sensitive to the economic changes surrounding all of our families. Here's our Stimulus Package: to help cut costs of competiting we will be doubling up on certain events like Slalom, Giant Slalom and Superpipe. This will alleviate paying for additional lift tickets, etc.

Here's how the double ups work: Each Superpipe event will consist of 2 runs, and placing will be determined by the best of the 2 scores for each event. Each competitor will get 4 runs - 2 for each Superpipe event. Each Alpine event will consist of 2 runs, and placing will be determined by the combined scores of those two runs for each Alpine event. Each competitor will get 4 runs - 2 for each Alpine event.

Registration Information

On Site Registration is $30.00 per competitor. Registration is from 8:00 am to 9:45 am. the morning of each event. Registration paperwork is provided at registration. You may also pay your membership dues at competition registration, new and returning members.

If you are UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE YOU MUST HAVE A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN SIGN ALL WAIVERS - "NO EXCEPTIONS". CASH OR CHECKS ONLY! SORRY NO CREDIT CARDS!

Coaches Notices

Coaches must be certified.
Coaches must have 5 or more riders to be considered for a coaches pass.
Coaches must sign up by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with Alan Vano by the Thursday before each event. This will help prepare the schedule for set up and break down of each event. Coaches tickets will be at the discretion of Al Vano, Series Director.
Coaches must report to registration by 8:30am on event day.

Coaches Volunteer Job Choices:

Help transport equipment to event site (Banners, Stubbies, Panels, etc.)
Help set courses (Stubbies and panels for Alpine and BX)
Break down and down load
Help at start (Help gather riders for meeting. Pass on information, corraling all the riders for line up)

Series Sponsors and Advertising

HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsors, Salomon, Fuel TV, Vans, Grenade, K2, Transworld Snowboarding, Woodward West, Pro-Tec, Volcom, Sessions, Burton, Dakine, Windells Camp and more........

Series Staff

Series Directors: Alan & Donna Vano
Computer Scoring: Christine Retta
Registration: "Zippy" Neil and Tisha Chatwin

We couldn't do this without the continued support of all our wonderful volunteer parents. THANK YOU!

OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS: