Each season, over 10,000 beginner, intermediate and expert riders, ages four to 74, compete in 32 separate divisions in 31 regional series. They are all competing to earn a chance to participate in the USASA National Championships.
The USASA developed many of today’s top names in snowboarding including Shaun White, Danny Kass, Mason Aguirre, Molly Aguirre, Hannah Teter and many other past Olympian™s. This year’s National events could predict the next great athletes to come.
Awards ceremonies, medals, & swag give-a-ways at each event!
Competitors are grouped by age/gender:
SNOWBOARD BRACKETS:
Ruggie (7 and under)
Grommet (8-9)
Menehune (10-11)
Breaker (12-13)
Youth (14-15)
Junior (16-17)
Jams (18-22)
Senior (23-29)
Master (30-39)
Legend (40-49)
Kahuna (50-59)
Methuselah (60-69)
Open Class for Men & Women
Adaptive Class
NEW SKIER BRACKETS:
Skier Boys (9 and under)
Skier Girls (9 and under)
Skier Boys (10-12)
Skier Girls (10-12)
Skier Youth Boys (13-15)
Skier Youth Girls (13-15)
Skier Men (16-18r)
Skier Women (16-18)
Skier Men (19 and Over)
Skier Women (19 and Over)
Snowboard Events:
Slopestyle
Halfpipe
Slalom/Giant Slalom
Boardercross
Freestyle Ski Events:
Slopestyle
Halfpipe
Skiercross
Competitors can compete in just one or all five disciplines.
Slalom--Timed racing between gates. Fastest time on course within each age group wins.
GS--Giant Slalom is the same as Slalom except there are fewer gates and they are spaced further apart.
BX--Boardercross is a race to the finish from a start gate over tabletops, around banks, and over rollers. First two advance to the next round and in the finals the first one down wins.
Halfpipe--Freestyle event down a halfpipe made of snow. Make as many hits as you can while keeping speed and amplitude and huck your best tricks. This event is judged and highest scores in each age group wins.
Slopestyle--Another freestyle event where competitors go through a course of jumps, rails and boxes and attempt their best tricks. Highest score within each age group wins.
All Events are USASA Sanctioned.
All USASA age classes compete for USASA National Points. Age Class winners and previous Nationals Gold Medal Winners are the only athletes guaranteed a spot to compete at the National Championships
At Nationals, Competitors compete for individual event medals and titles as well as medals for Overall Freestyle (halfpipe & slopestlye combined scores), Overall Alpine (slalom & giant slalom times combined), and the Triple Overall Champion medal and title (this includes combined scores for slopestyle, halfpipe, giant slalom, slalom, and boardercross)
In the past, the Gold and Silver winners in the Men’s Open and Women’s Open have been invited to compete at the following years X-Games and the US Open..
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