Snow Search at Mt. Hood Meadows —
January, 8th 2006
Mt.
Hood Meadows will be hosting a Next Snow Search
qualifier event on January 8. Registration
is $20 and includes the evaluation and lunch.
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here to PreRegister and SAVE $5 through our
eTICKET system, or purchase registration
and Lift Ticket for $40 through eTICKETs.
9:00 - 10:30 AM - Registration at
the Dawg House
10:30 - 12:30 PM - On-Snow evaluation session
12:30 - 1:30 PM - Lunch at the Dawg
House (included in registration)
1:30 - 2:30 PM - Final on-snow
evaluation.
3:00 - 3:30 PM - Announcement
of who goes to Killington!
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here to Download a registration / release form
here.
To
visit the Mt. Hood Meadows website, click here.
The winner of the Mt. Hood Meadows qualifier
event will represent Mt. Hood Meadows at the
Next Snow Search Finals at Killington, VT, on
March 3-5, 2006. The best 25 athletes
who will be named to the - Sports Illustrated
For Kids Next Snow Team,- an honorary recognition.
About Next Snow Search...
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Qualifying
events will take place at 70
resorts in December 2005 and January 2006.
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Five regional
Super Qualifier events
will take place in January 2006.
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The "All-Stars”
event will be at Keystone, Colo., on Jan.
27-28, 2006. This event will be broadcasted
by NBC Sports on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006,
from 2-3 p.m. Eastern.
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The Next
Snow Search Finals will be at
Killington, Vt., on Mar. 3-5, 2006.
Television coverage will be announced
later.
How to compete
in a Next Snow Search event
Qualifying events are
hosted at local resorts. Resorts pick
one or two kids to compete in the finals. Resorts
have great latitude in determining the format
for their local competitions so long as they
meet age and safety requirements. Participation
at local events ranges from 10 to 100 kids
per event, the average being 50 in past seasons.
Super Qualifiers
There are five regional Super Qualifiers
set for January 2006. At each Super Qualifier,
two kids will receive an invitation for the
All-Stars event at Keystone. In addition,
four kids from each Super Qualifier will be
selected to compete at the 2006 Finals at
Killington. Participation at the Super Qualifies
ranges from 50-100 kids per event.
- East
-Okemo, Vt. (Saturday, Jan. 7)
- Midwest
- Minneapolis / St. Paul ( at Welch
Village on Friday, Jan. 13. Note:
This is a night event, urban area.)
- Mountain
- The Canyons, Utah (Saturday, Jan. 7)
- West -
Heavenly, Calif. (Saturday, Jan. 7)
- Canada -
Whistler, BC (Saturday & Sunday, Jan.
14 and 15
Next
Snow Search -All-Stars- (Keystone, Colo.)
This invitational event will feature
members of the 2004 and 2005 Sports Illustrated
For Kids Next Snow teams and the top two competitors
from each of the five 2006 Super Qualifiers.
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January 27-28,
2006 (Friday & Saturday)
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Four events:
Big Mountain Race, SuperPipe, SlopeStyle
(jumps and rails) and Big Air Jump (night
event). Includes torchlight parade, music,
fireworks and laser show
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NBC Sports Television
Program - February 11, 2006 (2-3PM Eastern
time). Lead-in to NBC Olympic program
on first day of Winter Games
Next
Snow Search Finals- (Killington, VT)
This event is for the winners from each qualifier
and Super Qualifier
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March 3-5, 2006
(Friday & Saturday and Sunday)
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Athletes must
compete in all events. Style,
attitude and sportsmanship are also considered
in addition to athletic skill.
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Friday: Moguls,
Carving, SlopeStyle (prelims) and SuperPipe
(prelims)
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Saturday: Big
Mountain Race and Big Air Jump (night
event). Includes torchlight parade, music,
fireworks, laser show
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Sunday: Dual
Race, SlopeStyle (finals), SuperPipe (finals)
and Consolation events
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