Willi's Ski Shop GS

Event Name:  Willi's Ski Shop GS

Dates:  1/24/26

Classes:  U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, U21, SR

*** PARA Western Region Qualifier for U12, U14, U16 ***

Discipline:  GS

Gender:  Women & Men

Competition Level:  Non-Scored (U14 and younger) & Scored (U16 and older)

Ski Area:  Seven Springs

Slope:  Avalanche (front side)

Ski Area Waiver Required:  Yes - completed electronically with online registration

Volunteer:  WPRC is instituting a new Volunteer Incentive Program for the 2026 season.  WPRC families will be reimbursed membership fees, and visiting families will be reimbursed daily registration fees.  For details on the program, see the WPRC Volunteering website.  Volunteers must sign up by 8:00 am on the Monday prior to the event to receive a race worker lift ticket.  Volunteers can sign up here: WPRC Race Volunteer Sign Up

Membership Requirements:  USSS, PARA Western Region

Entry Fee:  $60 (lift ticket not included)

Entry Deadline:  5:00 PM Thursday prior to event

Entry Procedure:  Online registration through AdminSkiRacing.com.  No late or on-site registration will be accepted.  Race registration will initially be open to qualifying athletes only.  2 Wednesdays prior to the event at 6:00 am, race registration will open to all non-qualifying athletes.

Field Size Limit:  190 (95 women / 95 men)

Refund Policy:  Registration fee will be refunded to all athletes who do not start the race.  The race secretary attempts to process refunds within a week of the race.

Lift Fee:  WPRC Races - Lift Ticket Information 2026

COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS MUST REGISTER BY 8:00 AM ON THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT TO RECEIVE A FREE LIFT TICKET.

Bib Distribution:  Bibs will be distributed by club to the Team Captains at the Team Captains Meeting.

Bib Return:  There will be two race volunteers collecting bibs in the finish area during the final run of the event.  If bibs need to be returned prior to the final run, bibs may be handed to the Start Referee or the Race Secretary (second floor of the Timing Hut).  Athletes will be invoiced $100 for unreturned bibs. Please contact the WPRC race secretary to arrange delivery of unreturned bibs.

Chief of Race:  Charles Donnellan - [email protected]

Race Administrator:  Rachel Davis - [email protected]

Technical Delegate:  John Reihner

Schedule of Events:

7:00 AM - Avalanche lift opens for course workers

8:00 AM - Team Captains Meeting @ finish area / gate shack

8:00 AM - Avalanche lift opens for all

8:30 AM UNTIL 9:15AM - Course Inspection

8:30 AM - Gatekeepers meeting @ finish area

9:25 AM - Forerunners

9:30 AM - Start of Race

2nd Run Inspection – 45 minutes after completion of 1st Run.  Inspection will last 45 minutes.

2nd Run Forerunners – 100 minutes after completion of 1st Run

2nd Run Start – 5 minutes after start of forerunners

Program:  2026 WPRC Races - USSS Program

Start Order:

1. Women - Non-scored

2. Men - Non-Scored

3. Women - Scored

4. Men - Scored

Non-scored Race Seeding:

Run 1 - Randomize within Gender / Age Group. Run younger age groups first.

Run 2 -  Reverse Run 1 within Gender / Age Group

Scored Race Seeding:

Run 1 - Top 15 are listed in point order, then randomized. Ties within points and 999 pointholders will be randomized.

Run 2 - Top 30 fastest times are reversed. Remainder of the field runs fastest to slowest.

Medical Plan:  https://www.wprcskiteam.org/medical-plan/

Equipment Rules:  For scored races, competition equipment may be subject to a controlled inspection. For non-scored races, equipment violations will be handled on a protest basis only.  Equipment violations will be subject to disqualification.  For non-scored races, equipment violations will be handled on a protest basis only.

Awards:  Matterhorn - 1 hour after the completion of the race.  1st thru 3rd will be awarded for all age / gender groups competing.

Parking:  Free parking is available in the hotel area / above the training center and in the maintenance parking lot below the base of Avalanche lift.  Please DO NOT park in the Ski Patrol Parking area or access road - you will be towed!

Pictures:  We have enlisted Heidi Lewis's services again this year and she captured some amazing shots from our races.  You can find pictures from our races here throughout the season: https://heidilewis.smugmug.com/WPRC

Pictures are free to download and you can order prints from the site.  If you see Heidi around the mountain, be sure to thank her for all the great action shots!

Athlete Safety:  U.S. Ski & Snowboard works to provide a safe environment in which athletes can train and compete, free from abuse and inappropriate behavior. Please review U.S. Ski & Snowboard's Athlete Safety policies, the SafeSport Code, and the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies.

If you are an athlete who has experienced inappropriate behavior or know of an athlete who has experienced inappropriate behavior, please report to the U.S. Center of SafeSport HERE or U.S. Ski & Snowboard HERE. All adult participants are mandatory reporters. Reporting violations may be made anonymously and there are no fees for reporting. We all are part of promoting a culture of safety through education, listening, and speaking up.