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, we have created this packet 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.
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, 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 continue to 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 web sites;
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 2024/2025 Season will change from last year: Competitive Team is $400 and Non-Competitive Team is $400. As a part of our annual team fundraiser, each team member is also responsible for $50 in raffle tickets ($book of five $10 tickets). The price of the raffle tickets ($50) will be added to your team registration fees at the time of registration. You can choose to keep the tickets and the chance for large prizes or sell the tickets to friends and associates and recover your $50. Therefore, when you check out of the CMRT registration, the total for Competitive Team will be $450 and the total for Non Competitive team will be $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, Tyrol Basin and Cascade Mountain.
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 what 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.
All registration forms and releases/waivers must be completed and dues paid prior to participation. Our first practice is typically the first 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