Skiing is expensive! How can I get a break?

We feel your pain. We’re helped immensely by our sponsors, and we do our best to keep our overhead low in order to keep program prices in check. Nevertheless, program fees, equipment, and travel conspire to make skiing and ski racing expensive. To make it less so, take advantage of early season program pricing and[…]

What are my shipping options?

We offer two shipping options: local pickup and flat rate. If you choose the flat rate option, we’ll send your order via USPS Priority mail.

Where do you ship?

At this time, we only ship to addresses in the United States. If you reside outside the U.S., would like to buy BSSEF merchandise, and are going to be in the Big Sky area, please contact us. We’d be happy to arrange for local pickup while you are here.

Course Crew

Members of the course crew report to the Chief of Course and are responsible for setting up, maintaining, and taking down the race course and related safety equipment.

Race Administration Assistant

The Race Administration Assistant is primarily responsible for helping the Race Administrator photocopy and distribute race documents including start lists and race results.

Bib Collector and Lunch Wrangler

This volunteer performs two functions. The first is to pick up sack lunches from the designated caterer by 8:00 AM on race day and distributing the lunches to race volunteers on the mountain no later than immediately after the completion of the first set of runs for the day. The second function is to collect[…]

Scoreboard Reporter and Poster

Most races are on Hangman’s, which requires ski or snowboard access. On occasion, the finish is at the base of the Ramcharger chairlift. When that’s the case, the scoreboard is accessible by hiking. Check with the volunteer coordinator before volunteering. The Scoreboard Recorder copies down times from the electronic scoreboard at the finish and relays[…]

Assistant Starter

The Assistant Starter (also known as the Wrangler) is responsible for calling the competitors to the start in their correct order. In addition, the Assistant Starter will help the Starter and Start Referee setup and control the start area as directed.

Starter

The Starter is responsible for issuing the start command to competitors as well as for the accuracy of the intervals between these signals. The Starter coordinates with the Chief of Timing to synchronize the timing equipment prior to each run. Technically, the Starter role doesn’t require specialist certification. However, the role is best suited for[…]