Freeride AltaBird National

Freeride

Team Description

2020-2021 Freeride AltaBird National Program

The National Freeride Program is our most elite program geared towards the top-level skiers who have a desire to be the top athletes in the Junior IFSA Big Mountain Competition environment. The athletes on this team will travel to and compete at 4-6 IFSA qualifying events to earn points towards making it to the North American Championships, as well as World Junior Events.

The coaching focus will include:

Skiing steep, technical terrain fluidly and confidently
Decision making during highly competitive & very technical situations.
Proper line choice and competitive strategy
Air awareness
Focus on personal style and consistency
Create a long-term competitive game plan and marketable personal image

Athlete Age: 14-19

Athlete Experience: Athletes will be admitted into this program by coach discretion, based on national ranking, history with SBSEF, and skiing ability. Athletes must have skied on a previous team before skiing on the National Team and can ski all types of terrain in all variability, aggressively and proficiently.

To register for this team, you will need a code from the Head Coach. Contact Siri via email for more information.

Athletes new to the program must participate in a tryout day at the end of November to be placed in the correct group. Athletes that don’t possess the proper skill level may be moved to a different group and/or program within SBSEF. If a different group is unavailable, we will do our best to help find you another program that will be a fit. SBSEF holds the right to deny program access based on skill level.

Competition and Events: IFSA sanctioned events

Program includes:

Dryland 2x weekly Sept - Nov
Holiday Camp
On-snow training 1-5 days, late Nov - mid-April

Fees & Obligations

2020-2021 Freeride AltaBird National Program Options:

Freeride National	2-Day Program	3-Day Program	5-Day Student Program	5 FULL Day Program
Tuition	$4,400.00	$4,650.00	$4,950.00	$5,250.00
Work Deposit	$200.00	$300.00	$400.00	$400.00
TOTAL:	$4,600.00	$4,950.00	$5,350.00	$5,650.00

You MUST have a code to register for the National Programs, contact Siri for the code prior to registering siri@sbsef.com
Student Program includes 3 half-days in the afternoon: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Winter Sports School athletes are required to sign up for the 5-day Full Program
Work Deposit: Refundable with Volunteer days, or donate it to the Scholarship Fund
Pass: Snowbird/Alta Team Seasons Pass w/Tram *team discount available in November, Snowbird $275, Alta $TBA
USS&S Membership: $30 Alpine General Membership
IFSA Competitors License: $105

* $500 Non-refundable deposit due at sign-up

* Full tuition due by November 1

* A 3% processing fee will be automatically charged to all credit card payments. Avoid this fee by paying with Echeck.

Training Schedule

2020-2021 Freeride AltaBird National Training Schedule

Dryland: Sept - Nov
- Tuesdays & Thursdays
- 4:00 - 6:00 PM at Churchill Jr. High
On Snow: Late November - April
- Saturday & Sundays @ Snowbird & Alta:
  - 9:00 - 3:00
- Tuesdays
  - 10:00 - 12:30
  - 1:45 - 4:00
- Wednesdays
  - 10:00 - 12:30
  - 1:45 - 4:00
- Fridays
  - 10:00 - 12:30
  - 1:45 - 4:00
- Holiday Camp

Pick your training days when you pick your program (1-5 days a week).

Winter School Athletes required to sign-up for a 5-Day program and attend dryland
Skyline/Churchill Athletes will offer training five days per week – two full days and three half days, transportation shuttles to be determined for the 2020-2021 season
5-Day per week program – includes prorated coaching for the following - four National Competitions and North American Championships

Competitions & Events

Competition:

SBSEF will attend specific events during the year, and coaches will sit down with each athlete pre-season to determine which competitions are best for each athlete. To adhere to IFSA’s path of advancement towards North American Championships and World events, athletes will compete in 2-3 Regional IFSA competitions, and 2-3 National IFSA competitions.

Based on season results, athletes may compete at the IFSA North American Championships and/or World Junior Championships.

Pro-rated competition: Athletes will be responsible for ancillary costs associated with travel – i.e. Coaches per-diem, lodging, competition entry, food, lifts tickets, etc. All prorated coaching costs per day are covered in the National Team tuition.

Equipment Recommendations

Equipment:

Appropriately fitting skis, boots, and poles
- Skis- All athletes must have a pair of all-mountain skis somewhere in the range of 95-105 underfoot. Additionally, we’d like all of our athletes to have a pair of used, inexpensive race skis for drills early season on hard-packed snow. If in your budget, of course, a pair of powder skis are helpful for the deep snow days but is not necessary.
- Boots- a properly fit boot is one of the most important items gear-wise. We recommend going to a boot fitter to make sure you are sized properly and are in the correct flex for your strength and ability.
Water-resistant outerwear
Warm base layers and mid-layers
Helmet & goggles
Extra goggle lenses for low- light and high visibility conditions
Protective gear:
- Spine protection/back protector **these are required for competition, thus they should be worn every day at training as well. There isn’t a specific brand or type required, so choose what feels the best for you so that you’ll be comfortable wearing it every day.**
- Compression baselayers/knee support if needed

Avalanche Gear: National Team members will be required to own avalanche safety equipment. Equipment use and education will be provided for general gear: backpack, avalanche transceiver, metal snow shovel, probe and slope meter. The opportunity for a level 100 avalanche course through Snowbird Backcountry Guides will be utilized.

Discounts on Avalanche Gear can be found through Expert Voice. With your USS&S membership, you have access to those deals: https://www.expertvoice.com/usskiandsnowboard/

Local opportunities to purchase new & used gear in the Fall:

Sports Den Manufacture’s Gear Night (new gear) - on this night you can receive discounts on new gear, and speak with reps from the different companies. The Sports Den is kind enough to always work with our team and give a discount for gear purchased after this night as well.
SBSEF Ski Swap (new and used gear)- this event is up at Snowbird in the fall, and proceeds benefit the team.
Second Tracks (used gear)

Academic Support and Early Release Program

School Partners

The Winter Sports School

Oakridge Elementary, Churchill Jr. High School and Skyline High School

Financial Assistance

More information about the 2020-2021 Athletic Grants to come!

Team News

Freeride National Team

Welcome to the Freeride National team home page! If you plan to participate in any summer activities, you MUST be an active member of the team with a current USS&S license. For more information please contact Becky Stone (becky@sbsef.com)

June 23, 2020 -- SBSEF 2020-2021 Freeride & Alpine Registration is OPEN

Good Afternoon SBSEF families!

Our 2020-21 Season Programs are online and ready for your registration. Please see the attached letter, and read through this email, for important updates and key information to make registration easy.

We continue to have a cap on our team numbers, so register early. We will not be advertising that our registration is open on social media until July -- so you get first chance to sign up.

Our program website pages have been updated with this season's information. Of course, some things are still undecided due to the events of the world, such as athlete shuttles and devo lunches, but as we have answers, we will update everyone.

Be sure to take the time to update your family and athlete profile in your SBSEF account. A large red box will hinder your ability to see some functions on the registration website until you update this information, it will go away when you update. Part of the update includes important medical information the staff should know about your athlete. Please include allergies, important medications, and diagnoses that you feel we should know about. If there is a special medical concern, please contact the head coach directly via email.

Renew your USS&S membership. See the attached letter for details.

New this year: Freeride National Team - you need a code to register for this level of Program, and Siri has that code. Contact Siri BEFORE you start registering, or you will get all the way through and not be able to complete your registration without the code, we don't want you frustrated. (siri@sbsef.com)

Devo Transition team - the same thing, we have a code set up so just those that are recommended for this program register. If you need a code, email Jason (jason@sbsef.com).

Tuition prices have not increased for this season. Work deposits have been re-evaluated and adjusted to match the training days of the athlete, so a few have gone down by $100. More WRA/WD opportunities are being developed, and if you have a suggestion, let us know! A $500 deposit is required with your program registration, or you have the option to pay in full. Credit Card fees will be applied to payments at check out. To avoid this 3% processing fee, please check out and pay with eCheck. It is simple and saves you and the team money. If you would like to use your credit card to pay for tuition in full, we will credit back the processing fee to your athlete account, to be used for camps/events/races/travel (credits only, no refunds). A $500 deposit is required with your program registration, or you have the option to pay in full.

Have questions? Feel free to contact me! I can walk you through the registration process and help you decide between programs or get you in touch with the head coaches with your questions. All team pages have links to email the head coaches, feel free to reach out to them with program-specific questions. Forgot your password to your SBSEF account? You can reset it yourself from the login screen, look to the left, and click the "password reset" button.

Here is a LINK to the REGISTRATION LETTER.

Becky Stone

Snowbird Sports Education Foundation

Administration & Events Manager

801.205.3761 www.sbsef.com

Our Program Web Pages Are Updated for 2020-2021

Be sure to check out all the details about each program you are interested in on each webpage. Everything has been updated for 2020-2021.

Dryland 2020

Dryland for Freeride National and Regional teams will begin September 8th
Needles Dryland Camp: October 22-25, 2020 - details will become available soon

2019-20 SBSEF Online Banquet/Awards Presentation

SBSEF,

Here are links to the awards presentation broken into sections (large files). You can navigate through the slides on the left as you please. At the end of video clips right-click to advance.

Part 1 - Intro + DEVO + JFast + U14

https://www.icloud.com/keynote/0IqueTmesGBWCRXLM7fjaBmCg#Part1web2SBSEF_Awards_presentation_2019-20_copy_3

Part 2 - Snowboard + Freeride

https://www.icloud.com/keynote/07UiYXVE2kni1dOqBG3xFuXVg#Part1.5web2SBSEF_Awards_presentation_2019-20_copy_5

Part 3 - U16 + U19

https://www.icloud.com/keynote/0o9FrCCmFHiR4hkYsjn0Dhh0w#Part2web2SBSEF_Awards_presentation_2019-20_copy_4

Part 4 - Academic + Alpine Awards + Closing

https://www.icloud.com/keynote/0o_f7KKsUOJt4L24o7oB-QnKg#Part3web2SBSEF_Awards_presentation_2019-20_copy_3

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