Coaches and League Reps,
I am pleased to announce that the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Western US High School Championships will be held at Loveland Ski Area in Colorado from March 15–18, 2026. I look forward to a successful event for all athletes who qualify to represent Oregon.
Race Announcement & Logistics
Please Click Here to find the initial race announcement, which includes event pricing, liability waivers, lift ticket information, and volunteer links. Information regarding lodging, event dinner pricing, and souvenir clothing will follow at a later date.
Mandatory Membership Requirements
The following requirements are non-negotiable and must be cleared 24 hours prior to the team captains' meeting on the morning of training:
- Athletes: Must hold an Alpine Non-Scored Athlete, Competitor, or Temporary membership. Athletes aged 18 or older must complete SafeSport and clear a background check.
- Coaches: Must have a clear (not pending) USSS Coaches membership. Please do not wait until the last minute to renew.
Selection Process
Selection will be based solely on OISRA State results using a single matrix for boys and one for girls. See More Information Below. Each state race run is a scored qualifying run. Selection moves across the matrix from left to right, choosing the top-ranked racer in each column before moving to the next row. If a racer is already selected or a column is blank, the process continues to the next available entry.
- Ties: If a tie occurs in a row, the tiebreaker is the number of runs completed. If still tied, combined times for those athletes will be used.
- Team Size: 12 men and 12 women.
- Goal: This matrix allows athletes who may have had 3 difficult runs but performed exceptionally in 1 run the opportunity to qualify, ensuring Oregon fields its most competitive team.
Financial Commitment & Deadlines
- Deposit: A $450 non refundable deposit is required by February 26, 2025, at 7:00 PM PST to secure a spot. Deposits should be made via GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/bdd4c48f4
- Entry Fee: A $130 entry fee (covering training and two races) is due by March 9th, 2025.
- Refunds: The $450 deposit is non-refundable if the athlete qualifies and chooses not to attend. Refunds will be issued to those who do not qualify or in the event of a documented emergency.
- Policy: No deposit or entry fee means no participation. No exceptions.
Key Dates Summary
- Feb 26: $450 Deposit Deadline (7:00 PM PST)
- March 10: Entry Fee Deadline & Official Team Entries Due
- March 11: Team Seeding Due
- March 15-18: Western US HS Championships (Loveland, CO)
Please direct any qualification questions to me at awillygoodcamp@gmail.com.
Best regards,
Willy Scroggins
Willy Camp
Western State Coordinator
503.593.9954
Rules for Setting up the Matrix (one for boys and one for girls)
Each OISRA State race run will be a scored qualifying run that will be enter onto a matrix.
Columns for each event are arranged with the top ranked racer first.
Selection
After the two day (two runs each day) race is completed, selection is made by moving across the matrix, left to right, and choosing the racer in each column before moving to the next row. If a racer has previously been chosen from the matrix, that racer is skipped over, and the selection procedure continues. If a column does not contain a racer, the blank column is skipped, and selection continues across the board.
Tie
In the event of a tie, the overall combined time will be used in both SL and GS to fill the run columns.
As the athletes are selected from the row (finish position for each run) moving accross the matrix, when there becomes a tie in that row to fill a remaining spot or spots, the number of runs completed becomes the tie breaker, if there is a tie for number of runs, then a combined time for each of those athletes, regardless of venue, will be used.
Example:
Top results are placed on the matrix first. (note, there are no ties in this example.)
| Finish |
GS run 1 |
SL run 1 |
SL run 2 |
GS run 2 |
| 1st |
A |
B |
E |
D |
| 2nd |
D |
X |
A |
C |
| 3rd |
G |
D |
Q |
E |
| 4th |
F |
E |
X |
Z |
| 5th |
R |
Z |
D |
Q |
| 6th |
Z |
M |
F |
D |
| 7th |
Q |
Q |
B |
M |
| 8th |
T |
N |
C |
N |
| 9th |
I |
I |
W |
X |
| 10th |
M |
T |
M |
U |
Matrix continues as needed until a 12 person team is selected.
In the above example, selection would be: A, B, E, D, X, C, G, Q, F, Z, R, & M
Alternates, T, N, I, W, U
If you examine the matrix carefully you may note that G only appears once, A and C appear twice and in different disciplines in the matrix. Which means all 3 had at least 1 good run over the 2 day 4 race runs to qualify for selection. The change is made so Oregon can try and do its best to field the state's best HS athletes to represent at the Western Regional Championships.
The selection matrix gives every athlete competing at the State Championships an opportunity to qualify for the team even if they have a bad series, but were able to throw down one run to qualify.
Team scoring at regionals is the same as OISRA.
The Western Regional Team selection deadline is March 8th, 1 day after OISRA State competition. Because of the Western Regional deadline, we will require a deposit of $350 made by February 26th, 2026, by 7:00 PM PST to secure a spot on the team if your athletes should qualify by the selection process set forth over the 2 days of OISRA state competition. Deposits will be made to a gofundme account: https://gofund.me/609b427e
Official Qualifying List in order of Qualification (actual team indicated) TBD
Girls
Boys
NO DEPOSIT, NO GO, NO EXCEPTIONS, PERIOD.
The deposit will allow us to know which athletes are seriously hoping to make the team selection and travel to compete. If the deposit of $450 is not made by February 26th, 2025 by 7:00 PM PST, and the athlete qualifies by the board selection over the 2 days of OISRA state competition, the athlete will
not be permitted to compete at the Western Regional's and will forfeit their spot on the Western Regional Team for the State of Oregon.
Deposit will go towards coaches lodging/meals/travel/coaching fees. The $450 is non refundable should the athlete qualify and decide not to go. Refunds will be given back to those athletes that do not qualify by matrix selection, but make the initial $450 deposit by March 3. A refund will also be given back should an emergency arise that will not allow the athlete to compete should the said athlete qualify. A written note signed by the athlete and the athlete's parents must explain why the athlete could not compete in order to receive a refund.
In addition to the above Team Fee ($450), each athlete will be responsible for their race entry fee ($130), transportation, meals and lodging.
Families should plan ahead for the eventuality and consider their schedules, costs, and lodging.
Questions regarding Team Oregon Qualifications can go through your state coordinator, Willy Scroggins,
awillygoodcamp@gmail.com,
Event questions (send to Willy first) can be sent to USSS Regional Director Lucy Schram,
lucyschram@gmail.com
Click Here for the 2026 Championships race announcement.
Click Here for the 2025 Championships race results.
Event requirements:
All racers must hold one of the following US Ski and Snowboard memberships: Alpine Non-Scored Athlete (AS), Short Term Alpine (STA) if under 18 years of age, or Alpine Competitor U16 and Older (AC U16). Memberships can be obtained at
www.usskiandsnowboard.org
Helmets: All helmets must be FIS approved, no exceptions
Skis must meet US Ski and Snowboard equipment rules
All coaches must hold a US Ski and Snowboard Coaches membership (can take up to two weeks to pass all background and Safesport requirements). Memberships can be obtained at
www.usskiandsnowboard.org Oregon will take 4 coaches. If interested please send me a bio of your alpine coaching credentials and a short discription on why you should be part of the staff. Coaches will be announce by February 28th. If you do not have a vaild current USSS Coaches membership by Feb. 27th you will not be selected.
Team size is 12 men and 12 women. Top 6 finishers of each run count for the team score (this allows DNF or DSQ first run to get a 2nd chance to potentially score points for their team). Combined times count towards individual standings.
Awards: Top 3 Men’s Teams, Top 3 Women’s Teams, Top 3 Combined Teams, Top 5 for men’s GS, Top 5 for men’s SL, Top 5 for women’s GS, Top 5 for women’s SL
State Team entries are due by Saturday, March 8, 2025 end of day on master team excel. Team seeding will be due by Monday, March 10, 2025, end of day.
Teams:
California
Colorado
Illinois
Minnesota
Nevada – 2 leagues
Oregon
Wyoming
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