Adult ski racing generally describes any adult alpine ski race. Whether it’s a fun a corporate event, a weekly “beer league” series or a national or FIS sanctioned event. The common element here is gates. The level of competition and preparation varies enormously. Our Masters group has a stronger focus on National sanctioned events and a stronger emphasis on improving skiing through FIS styled slalom and Giant Slalom races.
The realm of Masters Alpine racing is formally applied to a timed run through control gates, ranked by one of 12 age groups for male and female. The Groups for the most part are 5 year increments from 18 to 80+ years old.
For International FIS races the minimum age is 30. All alpine ski races subscribe to an international standard, so races are run with a good deal of protocol and discipline to ensure safety and fairness for all competitors. This also becomes a bit of a daunting task for those new to the sport. We hope we can provide enough direction so that you can hook up with us or another Alpine group and dance through some slalom gates.
In its most recreational sense anyone can ski a giant slalom course without any special equipment. You’ll soon tire of this tortoise like approach and invest in some race skis and slalom armor. Yes we do have to gear up a bit if we are going to challenge the clock. Helmets are mandatory for all training and racing. Fortunately the clock isn’t always that important.