Created: 23 September 2019
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 1, 2019 — The Live Like Sam Fund — a local nonprofit dedicated to providing young athletes with character-building education and athletic scholarship opportunities — today announced its partnership with USASA to help make five young athlete’s dreams a reality through its merit scholarship competition.
Founded by Ron Jackenthal, Live Like Sam was created after his son, Sam Jackenthal passed away after suffering a tragic skiing accident in Australia. A Park City, Utah, local with exceptional athletic ability and strong character, Sam won the overall combined title at the U.S. Junior Freestyle Championship and was extremely active in the USASA Big Mountain West Series.
Created: 20 September 2019
By Andrew Gauthier
U.S. Ski & Snowboard and USASA continue their fruitful relationship with major improvements to the event pipeline. USASA will now serve as the sole event entry point for both freeskiing and snowboarding events.
This vastly improves the clarity of the layout in the United States and makes it easier to access grassroots competitions through USASA’s 31 regional series and 500-event network. Highlighting this shift, USASA will also take on a new role in the running of "The Futures Tour" for the 2019-20 competition season.
Created: 08 July 2019
Welcome to the 2020-2021 USASA season.
We have improved upon age groups for the coming year. The USASA coaches and leadership team wanted to create a more harmonized USASA age class system to better match the international standard to meet with FIS and World Rookie Tour ages. This is especially helpful for those athletes making the jump up to The Futures Tour and other progress-driven events. All age groups advanced one year to line up with the international standard and make progression more streamlined as athletes move forward in their development.
| Age classes for both men and women, snowboarders and freeskiers for participation in Slopestyle, Halfpipe, Boardercross / Ski Cross. Snowboarder classes only in Slalom and Giant Slalom. | |||
| * NEW AGE GROUP | Rascals (6 & Under) *Regional Events Only | ||
| Ruggie (7-8) | Grommet (9-10) | Menehune (11-12) | Breakers (13-14) |
| Youth (15-16) | Juniors (17-18) | Jams (19-22) | Senior (23-29) |
| Master (30-39) | Legend (40-49) | Kahuna (50-59) | Methuselah (60 & over) |
| Open Class | |||
| Para Snowboard | Para Freeski | Kekoa Snowboard | Kekoa Freeski |
| Age classes for both men and women, snowboarders and skiers in Rail Jam | |||
| 6 & Under | 7 to 10 | 11 to 14 | 15-22 |
| 23 & Over | Open Class | ||
Progress means always putting the USASA athletes first and providing the most ethical, fair, and fun competition environment. For the 2020-2021 season, we have adjusted to a more age-appropriate class for the 6 & under group. The newly formed "Rascals" age group will experience an enhanced regional event structure that will have more of a focus on fun and inclusion.
These events for ages 6 & under will take place within the existing USASA regional competition structure and will only be available for regional points and ranking. Rascals competitors will not be eligible to travel to and compete at USASA National Championships. This adjustment is to bring our competition offering more in line with the U.S. Training Systems model and allow our youngest members more time to have fun regionally. Once athletes become Ruggies they will then be eligible to compete in the USASA National Championships.
Created: 20 August 2019
A big congratulations goes out to Southern Vermont Series freeskier, Elaina Krusiewski, on winning the 4-night all-inclusive stay for 4 at the Hard Rock Riviera Maya resort in Mexico. Thank you to everyone who entered!
If you're feeling a little envious of this experience don't you worry, USASA Members get a guaranteed one category room upgrade (based on availability), 10% off rate, and 1 free session at Woodward Riviera Maya between now and December 20th with promo code: USASAWW
Created: 16 August 2019
Woodward Progression Award winner Ella Beutler with Sam Jackenthal Award winner Henry Townsend
Each year, Woodward Camps honors a most progressive athlete from each USASA series with the Woodward Progression Award. Thirty-two USASA recipients get to spend one week honing their skills on snow and on the ramps and tramps at either Woodward Tahoe or Woodward Copper. This year's Big Mountain West Series winner, Ella Beutler, has been on her own personal path of progression. In 2018, Ella won Park City Ski and Snowboard Team's Development Athlete of the Year and in 2019 Ella nabbed bronze at the USASA Slopestyle National Championships after placing 7th in 2018. We had a chance to catch up with Ella and learn what kind of progression can happen in just a week at Woodward Copper.
Created: 08 July 2019
EARLY-BIRD MEMBERSHIP PRICING FROM JULY 1 - OCT 1
For just $100 members can renew their USASA membership and for anyone who renews or joins USASA between July 1st and August 1st, you'll be entered to win a 4-Night stay at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya for you and your family (total of 4 guests) where you can snowboard and ski in paradise at the Woodward Riviera Maya facility.**
Created: 08 May 2019
Summer is here and we're excited to keep USASA members on snow all summer long with these amazing deals from our camp partners.
USASA members save up to $300 on snowboard and freeski camps in Mt. Hood, Tahoe, Copper, Whistler and Argentina!
See below for all the details!
GET $300 OFF ON SUMMER SESSIONS TO WOODWARD TAHOE & WOODWARD COPPER
