Mid Vt Council

2001-2002 Rules

New Rules:

1. Entry fees for J3-4-5 races this year will be $15 for GS and SL and $20 for Super G (including Okemo J4-5 “GS” Camp and Race).
2. The VARA J4-5 one ski rule remains in affect this season. Each racer will have a sticker on his/her race skis in January and will be expected to use the same pair for the season. If new skis are acquired new stickers will be available.
3. Super GS will be introduced at the J4-5 VARA Championships this season at Burke Mt. Qualifying J5’s will not be able to race but will race in the technical events.

Development Program:

1. To race in the MVC Development League a child must be 6 years old by USSA standards (before Dec. 31)
2. It is recommended that the host site notify attending clubs at least a week in advance of the details of their event, i.e. registration locale, start time, trail, etc.
3. A Development team racer may race in no more than 2 MVC J4-5 races.

J4-5 Racing:

1. The boys will run first at Killington and Middlebury this season.
2. Once again, Okemo will host an introduction to speed “GS” camp and race on February 17. There will be a quota for this event from the current place point list after the Pico GS. One place point will be scored for the race.
3. The MVC Team will be announced at Suicide 6 on March 3 using 10 of 22 place points from the season. The gender split will be determined by the percentage of boys and girls participating at the end of the season.
4. It is also encouraged to keep the J4-5 field size to a maximum of 160 athletes to keep the races manageable and less time consuming.

J3 Racing

1. This season the J3 Stand Height Rules will be enforced, which is: binding, 50 mm and boot 45 mm.
2. The J3 Eastern Series continues again this season with stops at Waterville Valley, NH. and Whiteface Mt. NY. Qualification for Waterville will be based on last season’s results for first year J3’s or 2nd year J4’s. Qualification to the Whiteface race will be off the J3 MVC place points from the Suicide 6 and Okemo races.
3. The VARA J3 Qualifier will be at Okemo on Feb. 2 & 3 and the MVC will send 45 gender splits athletes.
4. There will be a J3 Bromley Open GS on January 6 for those not qualifying for Waterville as well as a J3 Ascutney SL on January 27. The Ascutney race will be a scored race for all MVC athletes.
5. The boys will run first at Suicide 6 and Pico.
6. The MVC Team will be named at Killington on February 24 using 7 of 16 place points contested. The gender split will be based on the percentage of boys to girls participating from the place point list.

Mid Vt Council General Rules

1. The first 2 MVC races for each age group will be seeded by each club submitting their running order to the host area at least 3 days before the race. The 3rd and subsequent races will be seeded by the place points to date. The top 5 will be reversed for each age group on the start list. The 2nd run will be the same as the first.
2. The entry fee for J3-4-5 races will be $15 for technical events and $20 for speed events.
3. Awards: J3’s, top 10 boys and girls; J4’s top 10 boys and girls, J5’s top 5 boys and girls. An Attack from the Back award will be given to the boy and girl that moves up the most in both the J3 and J4-5 races, beginning with the 3rd race.
4. The MVC Beanpot and Banner will be awarded to the TEAM that has the best 4 finishers (boy or girl), using simple place points to determine the winning team.
5. In the case of a tie for naming a MVC Team the next best place point will be used to break the tie. The J3 Qualifier Team will be 45 gender split members while the VARA State Championship for both age groups will be 50 gender split members.