Created: 21 September 2020
USASA Return To Play Plan
COVID-19 Competition Guidance
USASA is committed to assisting series directors, coaches, athletes, parents, and resort partners navigate the upcoming 2020-21 USASA competition season during the COVID-19 global pandemic. We recognize that COVID-19 has impacted different parts of the country in varying degrees at different times and remains fluid. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact and can lead to severe illness and death.
This USASA Return To Play Plan (RTPP) has been developed following guidance of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s COVID-19 Task Force and Domestic Competition Guidance Plan along with guidance from the CDC for best practices. This resource guidance* is based on U.S. Ski & Snowboard recommendations, and includes portions of specific content from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Key Points
USASA COVID-19 Guest and Resort Safety Measures
Click here to read the complete USASA COVID-19 Return to Play Plan
Created: 09 September 2020
Join USASA for our VIRTUAL golf fundraiser that everyone can play in and support USASA and its efforts in the grassroots development of US snowboard and freeski athletes.
Between now and Sept 25th, purchase your ticket, get your tournament code for the 18Birdies App and play a round of golf at your local course to participate in USASA's virtual golf tournament and fundraiser. Golfers participate in individual stroke play at the golf club of their choice and compete against other virtual USASA tournament players. 18Birdies will weigh each courses' difficulty using their customized algorithm creating a virtual leaderboard that lets you know where you stand throughout the event period (Sept 2-25). Prizes will be awarded to the top golfers.
Created: 19 August 2020
The longest-standing New Hampshire Series member, Dave Paulger, sends it in Methuselah Divison slopestyle for the 2019 USASA National Championships in Copper.
Hailing from the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USASA Methuselah, Dave Paulger is a true pioneer of snowboarding. In 1973, when snowboarding wasn’t even a thing, Dave was climbing local hills and riding down them on a Snurfer he bought at the hardware store. Forty-years later you can still find Dave standing sideways as the longest-standing member of the New Hampshire Series bringing his A-game and positive attitude to every weekend event.
Created: 11 August 2020
A Wasatch Academy student enjoya an on-campus skate session between classes. Wasatch Academy is a college-prep boarding school for students in grades 7-12 located in Mount Pleasant, Utah.
We sat down with Wasatch Academy’s Director of Snowsports, Chris Nester, to chat about the advantages of boarding school in the time of COVID-19, what it means to for student-athletes to have their own private snow and skatepark (with a rope tow and private cat for hot laps!!) and how Wasatch Academy’s newly developed competition program for USASA athletes offers the next generation the best of both worlds. Did we mention Mount Pleasant, Utah, home of Wasatch Academy’s 300 boarding students is perfectly located with easy access to seven national monuments, five national parks and 14 of the best ski and snowboard resorts this country has to offer?
Created: 04 August 2020
Hinojosa family four-pack. Southwest Freeride Series Directors Tiffany and Tony with kids Ela and Diego.
The Southwest Freeride Series is a family affair for series directors Tiffany and Tony Hinojosa. “Our series, be it participants, parents, volunteers, and judges, all come together to support one another on the snow and off. We are more than a series. We are a family.” says Tiffany.
Created: 23 July 2020
USASA ASSURANCE PROGRAM (TERMS & CONDITIONS)
USASA Membership Assurance provides peace of mind for USASA members to purchase a competitor, official or judges membership for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. In the event a 2020/2021 USASA Member is not able to use their membership, due to a series, resort, or event closure due to COVID-19, the USASA will honor the membership for the following 2021-2022 season.
UNUSED 2020/2021 USASA MEMBERSHIPS MAY BE DEFERRED FOR CREDIT TOWARD A USASA 2021/2022 MEMBERSHIP
Created: 14 July 2020
The Owens Family celebrating the finish of the 2020 Southern Vermont Series Season at Okemo (pictured from left to right, Maggie, Leslie, Amy, Kevin, Harrison).
Fourteen-year-old Maggie Owens’s homework assignment was simple, make a video about something you’re passionate about and explain what it means to you. The Fairfield, CT native immediately thought about the weekends she spent competing at USASA, “I wanted the video to show what I love about my winters in Vermont with my family and how much I love competing every weekend with my snowboard friends” Maggie said as she set out to capture what she and her twin sister Leslie experience as part of the competitive and tight-knit Breaker Girls snowboard division in the Southern Vermont Series.
