Hello Everyone,
It is with excitement Park City Ski and Snowboard is welcoming you to Park City Mountain next week for the final JR. Intermountain Cup / U14 Qualifying Series of 2021. The conditions at Eagle Race Arena are currently the best we have seen all season so with a little help from mother nature it should carry on forward through this series.
To help ensure smooth and successful races we ask for everyones prompt attention and support of our COVID-19 protocols. The safety of our guests and membership is priority, hence why everyones adherence to the following protocols is of outmost importance.
- No spectators are allowed inside/near the race venue. This means only registered/pre-screened athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers are allowed inside the race venue and base area.
- The athletes will have an allocated area at the base of the Eagle lift for their gear. Any unattended bags or other gear left outside of this area are at risk of being removed from the premises. The bag area is not an hangout area for the athletes! There is ample room for athletes and staff to safely spread out below the finish corral. We will not allow team tents or other items that may promote congregation.
- Face coverings must be worn on the mountain at all times. Athletes are allowed to pull down their face cover as they enter the start gate but it must remain on until that point – and it must go back up before they exit the finish corral.
- We recommend that the athletes pack a lunch/snacks. Most restaurants at PCM require a reservation for service.
- Athletes and staff should do their best to socially distance at all times and maintain a minimum distance of 6’ to others. This include the areas on the venue where coaches typically tend to congregate.
- All coaches, officials and volunteers will be wearing an armband for easier identification of who’s allowed inside the venue.
- PCSS will use volunteers to help ensure COVID-19 protocols are being met. Please treat them with the respect they deserve, they are there for everyone’s safety.
- Athletes and staff should avoid riding the chairlift with persons other than their respective team.
- In addition to Park City Mountain protocols – US Ski and Snowboard race protocols should be followed.
- If we cannot satisfy the safety protocols and our contractual duty to Park City Mountain the races will be placed on hold and/or canceled if problems persist.
Other pertinent information…
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- PCM WAIVER – All athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers are required to complete/submit a Park City Mountain Release before stepping onto the venue. CLICK HERE to complete the waiver.
- LIFT TICKETS – Athlete lift tickets will be available for purchase at the First Time ticket window in the morning of the race. The cost of a racer ticket is $40/day. We do recommend that teams that arrive before 4pm on Sunday or Tuesday to purchase tickets in advance (please use the resort plaza ticket windows for afternoon purchases). Multi-day tickets are available and recommended. Coaches tickets will be available in the finish area in the morning. Comped tickets are only available to coaches that are included in the team entry.
- COVID-19 PRE-SCREEN – All athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers must complete a Pre-Screen Questionnaire 24-48 hours before the start of the series. Please complete it HERE either Saturday or Sunday (3/6-7) for the girls races or Monday or Tuesday (3/8-9) for the boys. Coaches who will be here all four days are only required to submit the Pre-Screen Questionnaire once before the start of the series.
- COVID-19 DAILY HEALTH SCREEN – All athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers are also required to complete a Daily Health Screen no later than 7:30am each day. The link to the Health Screen can be found HERE.
- RACE COMMUNICATION – Start lists and race results will be available on live-timing. Day-of race information for coaches only will be communicated through WhatsApp – group link can be found on the race announcement.
- TEAM CAPTAINS MEETINGS: The first TC Meeting for this series will be held at 7pm on Sunday, March 7th. A Zoom link will be communicated over WhatsApp approximately 2 hours before the meeting. The meeting link will remain the same for all TC meetings throughout the series.
- Finally, please be respectful of slow zone areas, train parks, and other high trafficked areas on the mountain. Also, with the recent storms in the area, snowpacks are unstable!
Please share these notes with everyone attending the races.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. We look forward to great races!
Sincerely,
John Buchar
Alpine Program Director
Alpine Program Director