Young racers in team jackets at a Region 1 race

Volunteer

Officials training

Certified parents run our races

Several race-day jobs need a certified official, and races run far better when more parents are certified. The fall clinic is the place to start. No ski racing experience is needed, and testing is optional.

Fall alpine officials clinic

31OCT · SATFall clinic, day oneSaturday, October 31 at Buck Hill in Burnsville, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Central. Clinic and optional testing for new officials.
1NOV · SUNFall clinic, day twoSunday, November 1 at Buck Hill in Burnsville, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Central. Come one day or both.

Study groups before the clinic

Region 1's certified instructors run casual study nights on Zoom from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Drop in any time; the Zoom link is in the region's October update.

Chief of race and referee, with Caryn Jones: October 13, 15, 20 and 23
Chief of timing, with Chuck Robb: October 14, 21 and 28
Using the competition guide and the study guides, with Trevor Davis: October 27
The competition official exam, taken as a group, with Trevor Davis: October 29

How certification works

Register for a certification weekend: this fall at Buck Hill, or in the spring, date to come.
Read the study guides on the U.S. Ski & Snowboard alpine officials page. Until this season's guides are posted, last season's are the place to start.
Join a study group.
Pass the exam. Testing is optional if you only want to learn.
Shadow an experienced official and practice on race days.
Take the job on your own.
Move up within your certification.

Once certified, you keep a U.S. Ski & Snowboard alpine officials membership, stay current with SafeSport and the other training requirements, and attend one officials update each year.

Volunteers who fill certified positions on at least three race days in a season can ask Region 1 to reimburse their alpine officials license.

The alpine officials update, November 3 or December 8

Video library

Gate judge training

A gate judge watches a set of gates and records any racer who misses one. It is a good first job and needs no certification. You meet the chief of gates 30 minutes before the first run, take your place on the hill, and after the run the chief of gates collects your card. If you recorded a fault, you stay through the 15-minute protest period.

Gate judge training, part one

The first of the region's two gate judge training videos.

Gate judge training, part two

The second gate judge training video.

Questions about officiating?

Ask your club's volunteer coordinator, or Nick Clingman, Region 1 training coordinator, at nick_clingman@yahoo.com.