The United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) is the sports federation for collegiate skiing and snowboarding in the

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. With over 180 member colleges, the USCSA fields some 5,000 men and women, alpine, Nordic, freeski and snowboard athletes in over 200 competitive events annually. The organization offers

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Mission

"To be the national governing body of collegiate team ski and snowboard competition in the United States; to promote and increase awareness of and participation in alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, free skiing and snowboarding; and to provide competition and development opportunities for student athletes in a team atmosphere leading toward National titles in each discipline."

Overview

The United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association is a sports federation for collegiate team ski racing and snowboarding in America. You can be part of a team at any college in the United States. The USCSA has an alpine, nordic, snowboard, freeski or ski jumping collegiate competition programs available. If a college does not have a team, students can start one with the help of the organization. The USCSA asserts that student-athletes, of ALL levels and abilities, should have access to a quality and exciting venue of competition. The organization also recognizes "student" comes before "athlete" and for its members to be successful individuals, academics should take priority.

Organization Structure

Competition takes place across three progressive tiers. Conference qualifiers determine the participants at the six USCSA regional championships. The Regional Championships are the last step on the road to the annual United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard National Championship, the showcase event in college snowsports competition. The USCSA National Championships sees over 450 athletes, participating for more than 40 schools.

Conferences By Region with Current Conference Coordinators

*Far West Region
Northern California (Alec Tandara-Kuhns)
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Southwest (Patrick Wilcox)
Conferences *West Region: Northwest (Ron Bonneau)
Rocky Mountain (Nick LaBue)
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Grand Teton (Jerry Wolf)
Conferences *Midwest Region
Midwest Conference (Robin Dzubay)
*Eastern Region: Eastern Conference (Chris Eder) *Mid-Atlantic Region
Allegheny (Sarah Geiger)Southeast (Doug Grayson)
and Atlantic Highlands (Corey Tolkin) Conferences *New York Region: Mideast Conference (Jim Longo)

References

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External links

US Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association
Official Website College skiing in the United States Skiing organizations Snowboarding organizations