Western US High School Championships

The inaugural Western US High School Championships were held in March 2020 at Mammoth Mountain. States in attendance included California, Nevada, Oregon, and Wyoming. The goal is to bring together the top High School racers in the Western Half of the United States to compete for their State in a Championship format event, participating in GS and SL. This event is a US Ski and Snowboard Sanctioned, Non-Scored, event.

Questions can go through your state coordinator first, and second lucyschram@gmail.com

2025 Championships will be held at Grand Targhee Resort WY

March 12th – Training
March 13th – GS Ladies
March 14th – GS Men
March 15th – SL Both Genders

Click here for the 2025 Championships race announcement.
Champs hat will be available onsite for purchase.

Results from 2024 Champs linked below.

Event requirements:

All racers must hold one of the following US Ski and Snowboard memberships: Alpine Non-Scored Athlete (AS), Short Term Alpine (STA) if under 18 years of age, or Alpine Competitor U16 and Older (AC U16). Memberships can be obtained at www.usskiandsnowboard.org
All coaches must hold a US Ski and Snowboard Coaches membership (can take up to two weeks to pass all background and Safesport requirements). Memberships can be obtained at www.usskiandsnowboard.org
Helmets: All helmets must be FIS approved, no exceptions
Skis must meet US Ski and Snowboard equipment rules
Team size is 12 men and 12 women. Top 6 finishers of each run count for the team score (this allows DNF or DSQ first run to get a 2^nd chance to potentially score points for their team). Combined times count towards individual standings.
Awards: Top 3 Men’s Teams, Top 3 Women’s Teams, Top 3 Combined Teams, Top 5 for men’s GS, Top 5 for men’s SL, Top 5 for women’s GS, Top 5 for women’s SL
State Team entries are due by Saturday, March 8, 2025 end of day on master team excel. Team seeding will be due by Monday, March 10, 2025, end of day.