2022/23 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour Feb 17-19
Dear Friends of Snowbasin Sports Education Foundation,
Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in roughly 550 communities and more than 40 countries across the globe, the Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide!
From the over 400 entries submitted into the Festival each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films that are carefully selected to play in theatres around the world.
Traveling to remote vistas, analyzing topical environmental issues, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports the 2022/2023 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.
About the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour:
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour was born from Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival which began in Banff, Alberta. In 1976 a tight-knit group of climbers and outdoor enthusiasts conceived The Banff Festival of Mountaineering Films. This was one-day gathering that became the renowned international Festival it is today. Over 30 years ago, Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival began an outreach program to bring the Festival to other communities. This has become known as Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Like the first festival in Banff, the tour began small – three cities across Canada. Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour now reaches over 40 countries and brings mountain films to an audience of over 550,000 worldwide in approximately 550 locations.
About Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative development. What started as a single course in drama has grown to become the global organization leading in arts, culture and creativity across dozens of disciplines. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.
Tickets available at Peerys Egyptian Theater
Online or call 801-689-8700
Questions about event contact Janifer Larson
Janiferlarson@comcast.net, 801-540-8873
Winter Welcome Nov. 5, 2022
Winter Welcome ~ Nov. 5, 2022
Youth Impact Event Center ~ 2305 Grant Ave. Ogden, UT 84401
Gather your friends to celebrate the anticipation of snow & all the good times that come with Welcoming Winter on the Mountain. We will have music, a social hour with silent auction, dinner & dancing. We are excited to return to an in-person celebration on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at the Youth Impact location in Ogden.
Buy Individual Tickets or a Reserved Table of 8 to fill with your favorite people for a social evening with good intentions. All proceeds go to fund youth programs for the 300+ Snowbasin Alpine, Freeride, Developmental & Ski Mountaineering teams.
Purchase Tickets Online - $100pp or $800 Reserved Table for 8
For direct cash or check transactions/donations, please contact Christine Stephens @ cbstephens624@gmail.com
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Silent Auction Donations & Work Deposit Credits
Please consider creating a donation basket to add to the silent auction. The silent auction is the largest fundraising component of the Winter Welcome. Donations from business & individuals create a fun vibe and auction revenue that funds new equipment/radios, safety net, special training opportunties & scholarships for our student-athletes. These things would not be possible without the generous support of donors and bidders.
So how does this relate to Work Deposit Credits? Volunteer or Donate a Silent Auction Item/Basket
When you registered your athlete for the Snowbasin Ski Team, part of the tuition is designated as a "work deposit," meaning that you can volunteer in different ways to earn that work deposit $$$ back! Our program is all about community. While we do need money to pay our operating expenses, honestly, we prefer your volunteer time when it comes to holding our races & fundraising events - like the Winter Welcome, Town Challenge Race, Banff Film Festival or one of our Hosted Home Races - South Series, YSL Final or IFSA Freeride Comp.
Below are the programs & associated work deposit amounts. Take a peek and then take a peek at our Volunteer Page for opportunities.
U14/16 Full Time = $400 = 40 credits
U10/12 4 days = $400 = 40 credits
U10/12 U14/16 Weekend Only = $300 = 30 credits
U10/12/14/U16 1 Day = $200 = 20 credits
Freeride 4-6 day = $400 = 40 credits
Freeride 1-2 day = $200 = 20 credits
Half Day Add-Ons for Freeride or Alpine = $100 = 10 credits
Devo+ = $50 = 5 credits
Come see us at the Snowbasin Ski Swap! October 28-29, 2022
SKI AND BOARD SALE DETAILS
AT LEGACY EVENT CENTER, BUILDING #2, 151 South 1100 West, Farmington, Utah 84025
Friday OCTOBER 28 ~ 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Saturday OCTOBER 29 ~ 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Admission FREE!
GREAT QUALITY gear at heavily discounted prices! (No public gear will be taken in)
- KIDS SKI'S & BOOTS
- SNOWBOARDS & BOOTS
- JACKETS
- HATS, GLOVES
- ADULT SKIS & BOOTS
- MENS, WOMANS, KIDS SKI CLOTHING
- Outfit the Family from Head to Toe
Pick up or Purchase your Snowbasin Your Season Pass during Swap hours.
ODL Bon Voyage Celebration
Join SSEF & Roosters as we bid a fond Bon Voyage to our Old Day Lodge March 26th. The final Town Challenge race will decide which of our 14 teams stands tall on Podium 1, while the active bidding decides who takes home the last Middle Bowl Chair. Make sure to get your raffle tickets for day of prizes. Bring your chairs & sunscreen for the final days on the beach.
The Snowbasin Town Challenge is a fun and social ski-racing league with a competitive spirit and a little trash talk. Teams consisting of 4 to 6 members will compete against other teams in a series of 3 races. Only the top 4 skiers on each team score but scoring has been designed to give even novice racers the ability to earn a high score and help their team win the series.
We will have music, a live announcer, raffles, and GRAND PRIZES. Racers have the opportunity to qualify for Nastar Nationals.
Scoring
For the team score, your race time will give you an overall place. Based on your overall place, you will score between 100 to 1 points. Each racer will be assigned points descending from 100-1, beginning with 100 for 1st place, the points will descend every 10 places and then restart. A racer finishing 11th, 21st, 31st, 41st would all score 100 points, the same as the first place racer. The series is designed to give all team members of all abilities the opportunity to score for their team. The top 4-point scoring racers on your team will be used for your team’s race day score. All three-race series points will be added together for the final results. Should any two teams tie, the 5th team member’s points will be used, or they can elect to arm wrestle. Results will be posted shortly after each race and show each individual their raw or real-time and overall place (fastest to slowest), a Nastar handicapped time, and their team score. Results can also be viewed immediately on www.livetiming.com
Nastar National Championship
The Nastar National Championships will be held April 4th thru the 9th, 2022 at Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado. All Snowbasin town challenge series races are qualifying runs for the Nastar Nationals. For more information on Nastar, visit www.Nastar.com. A season Nastar Pass which would allow you to race Nastar all season long can be purchased at a discount for $80 for all registered racers. A Nastar pass will not be required for those only wishing to race in the race series
Registration
Racers will also be asked to register with Nastar.
Racers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Teams are comprised of 4 to 6 racers and will need to have a team name.
Pick a good name, there may be a prize for the best name. Full payment and completion of all liability forms are required prior to participation.
Registration closes on December 31, 2021. Individuals may request help finding teammates and a team. You may also race as an individual under Nastar. No individual awards will be recognized this year, only bragging rights.
Races will be held on the following Saturdays: January 8, 2022, February 5, 2022 March 26, 2022 – Final Awards & Drawings
RACE RULES
All team members will take 2 runs – one on the blue course and one on the red course. A combined time will be given for the day. Failure to complete both runs will result in a zero score. Conditional re-runs will be determined by the start or finish referee. REGISTRATION RACE COURSE The race series will be on Showboat. If conditions allow, the start will be slightly higher than the Nastar start. The course will be open between 9:30 AM and 2:00 PM and will be on a first come, first serve basis. All racers will compete but only the top 4 point-scoring racers will be used for the team’s overall race score. DNF or DQ will result in a zero score. Racers are constant for the entire series and cannot be substituted.
Please Sign-Up to Volunteer here!
SSEF Registration is now open!
Registration is now open for the Snowbasin Sports Education Foundation Teams.
We are totally stoked for the new season and hopefully will avoid issue with COVID. Training at Snowbasin will include new terrain and early morning sessions for Alpine. Freeride is growing and has added programming for weekday participation. We hope you will join us at this amazing venue. Best kept secret in Utah!
For SSEF program pricing and details, you can use the following links:
For returning members:
- Log into your SSEF account
- Choose your program
- Sign all waivers
- Pay either the full amount or choose "Partial Payment" and pay the minimum deposit amount of $500
- Renew/purchase your US Ski & Snowboard membership license
The current program pricing is valid until August 31. You can lock in this pricing for the season by paying the minimum non-refundable deposit of $500. After August 31st and September 31st each program will increase in price by $100 after each date.
NEW THIS SEASON: Alpine Team fees were increased slightly to accommodate lane training fees for UOP and Nordic Valley. This increase does not include any season passes.
Freeride Team fees were adjusted as well to accommodate new programming. Offerings will include 4 and 6 day training options. For Freeride direct questions you can contact Parker Gray at Parker@snowbasinskiteam.org
REGISTRATION LINK
Summer update
The SSEF team has been busy this summer with "on snow" summer camps, divisional meetings and creating new programming for the upcoming season. Announcements coming soon on information for next season.
The Beartooth camp was held in early June and the team is currently at Mt Hood for a 10 day session led by Kristian Guay. SSEF is fortunate to have Kristian's brother, Canadian Olympian and Alpine World Cup star Erik Guay, joining the camp. Erik has brought some Jr. athletes from the Mt. Tremblant ski club in Quebec which will provide a cross border experience for our athletes.
Coming out of the Intermountain Divisional Meetings we would like to Congratulate Reagan Harrison for taking home the Intermountain Cup Overall 3rd place award in Slalom. This was presented to the team at the IMD meeting.
The race calendar has been set for the upcoming season and is posted on the Intermountain Division website.
Look for detailed information coming out the week of July 15th!
Happy summer!
Thanks to those who made "Pick Your Peak" a Success !
See you in next year! SSEF is planning to continue an uphill series in 2022 so please check back for the competition dates!
The Snowbasin Sports Education Foundation is presenting a 12 or 6 hour uphill challenge for your end of season suffering. Test your fitness, test your skills, test your will to live.
Choose your level of Suffer, 12 and 6 hour categories. Choose to go it alone or with your friends. Solo, Duo (2), or Quadro (4)
The 12 hour category will begin 7am on Saturday April 17th for the most laps from Earls to Needles and back.
The 6 hour category will begin at 1pm on Saturday April 17th.
Route: The route will be counter clockwise beginning at Needles plaza going up City Hill to Needles run to Porcupine traverse then up final Sweet revenge pitch with a turnaround location and checkpoint at Needles Lodge; the descent will go along porcupine traverse then down Sweet Revenge/Bear Hollow/School Hill and finishing at the plaza where another checkpoint will be.
- Aid Stations: There will be an aid station at the base and at top with Ski Patrol available for emergency assistance.
Octo - 1st, 2nd and 3rd
- Rules: You must check in at both the top and bottom stations to have a lap counted. Teams can alternate registrants in any fashion they desire, but must complete the laps consecutively, not simultaneously.
- SWAG (Stuff We All Get): We have Atomic bringing SWAG and are soliciting additional vendors daily.
- Opportunity Drawing: An Opportunity Drawing will be available with prizes to be announced over the coming days.
- Lodging: Mountain Luxury has graciously offered a 20% discount on nearby lodging, just go to: https://www.mountainluxurylodging.com/all-vacation-rentals/ and use the following code: SBSKITEAM
- Participant responsibilities: Participants shall provide their own hydration, snacks/food, all equipment such as skis, skins etc.
- Family/Friends/Support: Participants are welcome to have support through family, friends etc at the base to assist in refilling hydration, snacks/food, equipment maintenance etc. But, you must be registered for the event and signed appropriate waivers in order to proceed onto the hill/course.
- Bathrooms: Bathrooms will be available at the base of Needles
- Lodges: Lodges will not be open for use during this event
SSEF Opening Races Report
HELLO ATHLETES, PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF SSEF,Our season is off to a great start with all our Alpine teams now having one race series under their belt. The racing portion of season kicked off with the Alpine A team taking a trip to the U16 Qualifiers in Jackson where Regan Harrison (16th), Whitney Diamond (26th), Emma Pagano along with Callum Dibble made they way down the wicked CRAGS MORAN course in Super G at Teton Village. For a complete set of result for the U16 Qualifiers you can click here. The next series out of the gate was our Alpine B Team U14 athletes with a trip to Sun Valley to compete in the U14 Slalom and Giant Slalom qualifiers at Rotarun and Sun Valley/Grayhawk. SSEF came away with podium finishes in both Slalom and Giant Slalom in the Ladies Races. In a near SSEF Sweep in Slalom race one, with athletes Dyllan Guay - 2nd, Kira Thomas - 3rd and Avery Costello - 4th the awards were owned by SSEF as the top 5 are recognized by the Division. In the Ladies second Slalom Dyllan and Kira held on to 2nd and 3rd while Avery Costello barley missed the podium placing 6th with Ella Dressen charging into a top 20 finish. McCall Callantine, Cambell Jones, Aspen Vierra, Avery Johnson Mia Pagano all had strong finishes. When the Ladies took to Greyhawk for the Giant Slalom, podiums were again spoken for by Dyllan and Kira but this time the pair were 1st and 2nd respectively. Then it was time for the boys to take to the courses. In the Slalom races, Everett Paulman barely missed a top 10 finish placing 12th while Elijah Hartman (26), Fletcher Paulman (42) and Calvin Cui (41) were consistently staying in the top half of the field. The GS proved to be a bit more challenging but the boys remained in the upper half of the Field. For a full set of U14 Results for all Races Click Here The C-Team, U12-U10's rocked the Canyon of Little Cottonwood by taking charge at the top. The SSEF girls had near podium sweeps in the overall results for the U12-U10's South Series contenders with hopes of earning a spot to IMD Champs. Quinn Costello, Anzley Dibble and Zoe Rockenfield interchanged 1st, 2nd & 3rd for the two races in the South Series age group. Here are the results by Class after two races for each gender: |
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Ogden Valley's Bridger Harrison places 3rd at the US Alpine National Championships in Downhill
The US Alpine National Ski Championships that were canceled last March due to Covid-19 took place last week in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Bridger Harrison, who is currently attending and racing for Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, left school several weeks early to prepare for the upcoming races. With limited time on snow compared to most of his competitors, Bridger scored a podium run in the U-21 downhill race to place 3rd just behind Tommy Ford. The downhill course started at the top of Copper mountain at 13,000 feet and was a 90 second event with speeds reaching 85 miles/hour. First and second place went to US Ski Team members Jack Smith and Isaiah Nelson. Bridger also had solid finishes in the slalom, giant slalom, and super G. Bridger who was on the Ogden Valley Ski Team grew up training at Snowbasin and Nordic Valley where both venues provided Olympic level training.
