Created: 20 January 2023
The first stop of the 2023 Futures Tour kicked off at Mount Snow, VT this week ushering in the next generation of freeski and snowboard talent. Conor Cavanagh, Ty Szigeti, Eleanor Andrews and Kiara Murphy all took home top honors in the freshly built Carinthia Park.
Wednesday was dedicated to the snowboard athletes with Conor Cavanagh, Connor Kelly, LJ Henriquez, Noah Avallone all pushing the level of men’s riding with back-to-back 900s, double corks and solid rail sections. The W belonged to Connor Cavanagh who stomped a double 900 on his last run earning a 92.75 just edging out fellow Southern Vermont Series rider Connor Kelly by .75. LJ Henriquez from the Mid-Atlantic Series snagged bronze with a 90-point score.
On the women’s side, it was another tight competition with Southern Vermont Series rider Kiara Murphy earning a 65.50 – just 1 point ahead of Upper Midwest Snow Series rider Bella Warren. Top qualifier Breck Bensin from Southern Vermont Series earned bronze as the snow began to set in.
Thursday the temperatures dropped and the skies darkened but that didn’t stop the freeskiers from throwing down. In the men’s competition, it was another tight point spread with just 2.25 points between gold and bronze. But the day belonged to Southern Vermont Series’ Ty Szigeti who came out ahead less than a point ahead of Big Mountain West freeskier Sean Jensen. Bronze went to the Mt. Hood Series freeskier Anders Chapman who landed big floaty 900s.
Eleanor Andrews lead a Southern Vermont Series sweep and earned her 4th Futures Tour win at Mount Snow. Olivia DeGregorio and Skyler Jean NunezAlvarez went silver -bronze respectively.
The Futures Tour heads to Utah for halfpipe and slopestyle competition at Park City Mountain Resort and Woodward Park City from January 31st -February 3rd.
Full results can be found on LiveHeats.com
The rest of The Futures Tour event calendar can be found here.
For more information about The Futures Tour partners Monster Army and US Performance Academy.
Created: 18 January 2023
QUALIFICATION TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: There are two ways to qualify in your age class for the 2023 USASA National Championships. Both begin at your local USASA series. Prior season National Champions or Overall Champions are not guaranteed positions and must re-qualify each season via one of the below methods.
AGE CLASS QUALIFICATION
REGIONAL CHAMPION: Each sanctioned USASA series is allocated one National Championships qualification spot per gender/age/discipline to be awarded to their Regional Series Champion. Competitors compete within their respective age groups in their home series for the coveted series championships position. If the Regional (series) Champion can not attend, the NC position can be handed down to the second-place competitor. Spots are not handed down beyond second place.
You must declare your home series and this is the only series where you can win a Regional Champion title and gain your instant qualification to the USASA National Championships. Regional Championships criteria is defined by your regional director and can include all or some of the regional events in each discipline. Ex. Best 2 out of 3 or 4 out 4, etc.
Created: 16 January 2023
Innovative online school and USASA join forces to provide elite freeskiers and riders a quality, flexible schooling option
Elkins, N.H. – US Performance Academy (USPA), the only fully accredited, NCAA-approved online school for high-performing student-athletes in grades 6 through 12, announces an exciting new partnership with the United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA). USASA hosts snowboard and freeskiing competitions across the country with a 30+ year history of cultivating Olympians, icons, and great human beings through fun, fair and progressive events.
“We are thrilled to partner with the US Performance Academy and provide our members with access to their exceptional educational resources,” said Michael Mallon USASA Executive Director. “It's a great opportunity for the next generation of independent student-athletes to achieve their academic goals while continuing to progress in freeskiing and snowboarding"
Created: 04 January 2023
Upper Midwest Snow Series member Bennett Schneider has been putting in the reps. At the start of this season, he entered his one hundredth USASA Upper Midwest Snow Series competition, not counting National Championships or The Futures Tour events (!!) -- so we thought we'd take a minute to gain some wisdom from Bennett on what he's learned and loved about competing at USASA as he’s grown from Ruggie to Breaker.
100 Competitions is a big deal! Congrats - do you remember your first USASA Competition?
I do. It is crazy to look back and think about how far I have come and how much more I understand about the sport. It was a BX race at Afton Alps in Minnesota with the Upper Midwest ALT series. I was 5 years old. I was super nervous when I stood in the starting gate. I dropped in, and ran the course slowly. I was last, but I was still super excited because I didn’t fall.
Created: 16 November 2022
As you prepare for your first USASA event of the season we wanted to share some tips to help make your experience more enjoyable. Whether this is your first USASA competition or you are a seasoned pro, check the quick list below to make sure you have everything you need!
Created: 22 October 2022
Hailing from the Seacoast of New Hampshire and a proud member of the USASA New Hampshire Series, 13-year-old Callen "Bean" Hwang, had a big year at the 2022 National Championships earning a bronze in slopestyle and a 4th place rail jam finish.
Created: 22 October 2022
USASA National Championships will continue its long-standing tradition and partnership with Copper Mountain through 2026. As the Athlete’s Mountain, Copper has demonstrated an unyielding commitment to USASA’s mission of empowering and inspiring the next generation of action sports athletes through their year-round Woodward facilities and event programming.
