A parent of every team member MUST volunteer for each of the two race days held at Chestnut Mountain this year on January 11th and 12th 2025. If you have time constraints please reach out to Alicia Fazio 563-580-4451 early to ensure you get a time each day that meets your schedule.

CMRT has Gatekeeping duties at away races for the 2024/2025 season please volunteer with Alicia Fazio563-580-4451 early to sign up. 

WELCOME!

Greetings, and welcome to another exciting season of ski racing with Chestnut Mountain Junior Race Team!  We are excited that you are making the decision to join us this season.  Winter is a perfect time to stay active, to enjoy the outdoors, and promote a lifelong love of skiing through ski racing.

Every year there are a lot of questions and we understand that wading through it all can be daunting, especially for new parents and racers.   To assist you with a smooth transition to our team, please look through this website which contains many frequently asked questions, registration link, team rules and links to all the releases needed for the entire season to get you up and running.

If your family is new to ski racing : Please reach out to Aaron Egan (815) 499-1178, ac.egan@yahoo.com, with any questions you have as new members to CMRT. Aaron and his family are long standing members of CMRT and will be willing to answer any questions and help facilitate your transition into ski racing.

All team members are REQUIRED to register for CMRT, register for WIJARA and become a member of USSA (United States Ski and Snowboard Association).  USSA membership is required because our program functions under the umbrella of the USSA Clip Insurance program.  Each team member, volunteer, coach, and Board Member is covered under the Policy.  In addition, USSA membership provides significant additional benefits including but not limited to:   

• Participation in USSA events

• Access to discounts from USSA partners and suppliers see list

• Subscription to a top ski or snowboard magazine or premium website content 

• Access to select athlete member tools

• Access to Center of Excellence TV for athletes and coaches 

• Access to USSA educational materials through the USSA Education shop

• Excess accident insurance during USSA sanctioned events (proof of primary health/medical insurance required) Click here

For the 2024/2025 race season, CMRT and WIJARA will use a paperless/online registration platform in conjunction with an online billing platform and online waiver/release platform.  Each of the three (3) registration steps (CMRT, WIJARA and USSA) are completed separate from one another on three different websites.  Registration for Chestnut team and WIJARA will open for enrollment at a later date.  I’ll be sure to let you know as soon as registration is open for this year.

• Chestnut Mountain Race Team Registration;

https://chestnutmountainraceteam.wildapricot.org/sys/website/?pageId=18119

• WIJARA Registration; wijara.org

• USSA Membership Registration; http://my.ussa.org/membership/start

If you have questions regarding any of these policies, please contact Coach Robin.. 

Please take the time to review the outlined data carefully, many answers are here.  The Race Team fees for the season will be as follows: Competitive Team and Non competitive team is $450.  If you are new to the team there will be a one time (unless you lose it) Bib fee of $20.  Your racer will keep this Bib throughout their WIJARA/CMRT career. 

Lift tickets/Season Pass is not included in the Race Team Fees.  All team members are responsible for purchasing their own season pass directly from Chestnut Mountain Resort.

The “Competitive Team” level includes all training sessions and entry and coaching at the four (4) WIJARA Race League events (Chestnut Mountain, Sundown Mountain, Devils head hosted by Cascade Mountain and Tyrol Basin).

The “Non Competitive” level includes all training sessions. Your racer will train right along-side of the competitive team learning skiing fundamentals, speed and gate training.  This level is for those of you that want to test the water and see if racing is something your athlete wishes to pursue further without having to foot the cost of traveling and overnight stays at the away events.  When Coaching staff permits, the non competitive team will have practice on away race weekends. 

All registration forms and releases/waivers must be completed and dues paid prior to participation. 

Our first practice is typically the first or second Sunday in December.  

We look forward to a fun and successful season with you as a member of the Chestnut Mountain Junior Race Team!

Think Snow;

The CMRT Staff