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The 2020 US Alpine Masters National Championships, sponsored in part by Phillips 66, was to be hosted by Rocky Division at Steamboat CO on Mar. 17-20, 2020. The 2020 nationals are a three-event championships with the 3-event SG/GS/SL races included in the combined age class champions scoring.
The national championship DH will be held the weekend immediately preceding the national championships on Mar. 14-15 at nearby Ski Cooper CO. Both DH races at Ski Cooper and the national championship SG at Steamboat are included in the 2020 National Speed Series standings.
** New in 2020 ** The national championship DH results are included in the Divisions Cup scoring as well as the Spyder US national masters team awards. The overall national age class champions continue to be scored on the triple-combined results of the SG, GS, and SL races, according to the national championship scoring rules.
You must have a current US Alpine Masters membership to compete in regional and national championship events. (no short-term memberships) Competitor field size for the national championships is limited to 300 entries.
If you are interested in competing and have any questions, contact nationals@usalpinemasters.org for registration and event information.
The detailed event schedule is posted on the Masters page on usskiandsnowboard.org:
Masters National Championships event information on usskiandsnowboard.org
(see "National Championships" event information)
National Championships event information - event information
With the rapid spread of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the US during March, as the virus spread from Asia and Europe to global scale, all US Ski & Snowboard events from mid-March through the end of the 2019-2020 season have been cancelled. By late March, many states throughout the United States have instituted strict public health regulations to attempt to limit the spread of the virus that could overwhelm our medical system. While we are all sad about the abrupt termination of our ski racing season, we can look forward to next season. Stay home, stay safe, and we hope to see everyone back for 2021.
Note: in order to manage the large field of competitors and provide good conditions for all at this championship event, competitors are split into several groups by age and gender. The groupings are A (men 21-54, classes 1-5), B (men 55-64, classes 6-8), C (all women), and D (men 65+, classes 9-14). The SG and the GS events are run on two courses to separate the younger A/B classes from the C/D groups of older men and all ladies, while in the SL each group competes on their own course.
The Division's Cup is awarded to the division with the best ratio of points scored per competitor start for all races in the national championships ** New in 2020 ** including the national championship DH. Division teams must consist of at least 10 competitors to be eligible.
Due to the cancellation of the national championship DH at Ski Cooper and the SG-GS-SL races at Steamboat due to the global coronavirus emergency, there was no racing and no Divisions Cup award for 2020.
The Spyder US National Masters Team is named at the conclusion of the National Championships, based on world cup points scoring (best finish record points total) from the 3 events of the triple-combined ** New in 2020 ** and the national championship DH. ** New in 2020 ** With the addition of the DH, the National Masters team scoring will be based on your best 3 finishes from the 4 events. Competitors must be US citizens to be eligible for the national masters team.
Due to the cancellation of the national championship DH at Ski Cooper and the SG-GS-SL races at Steamboat due to the global coronavirus emergency, there was no racing and no national championship team named for 2021.
With the cancellation of all national championship races at Ski Coooper and Steamboat, the closest we were able to get to a national race gathering were the two SG races held at Ski Cooper on Friday Mar. 13. These had been added to our competition schedule as a "bonus" race that was an extra incentive to come to Ski Cooper for the weekend national championship DH race. As it turned out, many of the competitors who were able to arrive early to begin their nationals competition had to turn around and head home on Saturday after our one day of racing at Ski Cooper.
| Cooper SG Race Results | By Class | By Group | By Gender | Overall |
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| Mar. 13, 2020 - Ski Cooper SG #1 |  |
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| Mar. 13, 2020 - Ski Cooper SG #2 | |
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