USSA Alpine Masters organize age group alpine ski racing for competitors 20 and up. Competition is organized under the rules of the United States Ski Association (USSA), the national governing body for skiing and snowboarding, in the alpine ski disciplines of SL, GS, SG, and DH. Visit the Masters section of the ussa.org web site for information, forms, and news from the national headquarters.

Each winter, ski racing events are organized by masters groups in the USSA divisions throughout the US. In addition to races held within each division, the season includes regional and national competitions as well as opportunities to compete in the FIS International Masters Cup (IMC) events. See the Contacts page for links to division web sites for details on their programs and events.

Regional and National Masters Events

Information and race results from regional and national championship events will be posted here throughout the 2009 season in the Current Season Events section. Results from regional and national championship events in previous seasons are available from the 2002 season onward are available in the Results Archives section.

News

Fall Newsletter The Masters fall newsletter published by USSA contains news about masters programs and events around the country for the coming season. To encourage participation in our younger age classes, a new rule was been established starting with the 2008 season lowering the age for masters from 21 to 18. Competitors 18 and over holding USSA Student or Competitor licenses can compete in division masters races in the expanded class 1 (ages 18-29). (Note: the age to compete in regional and national masters events is remains 21, however, and all competitors must have a current season USSA Masters competition license.)

New in 2009, regional and national championships will use "reverse bibo" within age class for second run start order. This system has been used for a number of years in some of our divisions and is well-liked by those competitors, and of course is familiar to all who watch national and international competitions as the "flip 15" or "flip 30" reverse order. With competitors racing in reverse order of their first run finish, the race truly isn't over until the last competitor has completed the course!

2009 National Speed Series The 2009 Molecule F National Speed Series will kick off in January with a SG at Big Sky MT, jointly hosted by Intermountain and Northern divisions, moving on to events in a total of six different divisions and culminating with the March national championships at Sunday River, ME.

2009 Western Regionals - Park City, UT The 2009 Skier's Edge Western Region championships will be held Feb 5-8 at Park City, UT. The regional championships are a 3-discipline SG/GS/SL event. Friday's SG also counts in the 2009 National Speed Series standings.

2009 Eastern Regionals - Whiteface Mountain, NY The 2009 Skier's Edge Eastern Region championships will feature a return engagement on Mar. 5-8 at Whiteface Mountain, NY. The regional championships are a 3-discipline SG/GS/SL event. Friday's SG also counts in the 2009 National Speed Series standings.

2009 National Championships - Sunday River, ME The 2009 Skier's Edge Alpine Masters National Championships will be held Mar. 23-28 at Sunday River, ME. Sunday River is hosting a 4-event nationals, with the national DH championships as well as the 3-event SG/GS/SL technical nationals.