Sugar Bowl Resort will host two sanctioned U.S. Skiing FIS Nor-Am Cup ski-cross competitions February 1-3, 2010. Top-level ski-cross competitors from around the world will descend upon Sugar Bowl to race the new ski-cross course on the Tunnel 41 trail, located off the Mt. Judah Express quad chair.

Ski-Cross is a relatively new discipline to sanctioned ski competitions, and will debut for the first time in the Winter Olympics this February.

Sugar Bowl ambassador and ski-cross competitor Daron Rahlves explained that “ski-cross is four man heats racing head to head on a motocross inspired layout." Rahlves will compete in the FIS events and then train with the US Ski-Cross Team at Sugar Bowl leading up to the Vancouver Games. 

The two Sugar Bowl ski-cross competitions follow other Nor-Am Cup competitions being held in Sun Valley, Idaho and Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York. Following the two FIS Nor-Am Cup ski-cross races, the US Ski-Cross Team will train at Sugar Bowl February 13-17, 2010. The ski-cross course will then be detuned and opened for public skiing and riding.

For the FIS ski-cross races, United States competitors must have both a current USSA membership and a FIS license, while international competitors are required to carry a FIS license complete with inscription by their home nation. Entry fees are $185 for both days, or $115 for single-day racing. February 1st will be a training day, with sanctioned competitions scheduled for February 2nd and 3rd. Spectators are welcomed and encouraged to attend, with numerous on-course viewing areas to enjoy the action. For more information on the International Ski Federation, visit fis-ski.com

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