For everyone’s safety, prospective first-year Freeride program participants must pass an on-mountain skills assessment before they will be allowed to join the Freeride team. The Freeride Head Coach will determine the sufficiency of an applicant’s skills at his or her sole discretion. Those athletes who aren’t yet ready for the Freeride program will be encouraged[…]
Archives: FAQs
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[…]
How do I arrange for local pickup?
Contact Jeremy Ueland at the team’s office in Big Sky to arrange for local pickup of your merchandise order.
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.