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USSA question

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~*Sarah*~
Posts: 13 - Karma: 10

is it really worth getting a license to compete?

Dec 22 2009 3:20PM
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deleted5
Posts: 14507 - Karma: 13,507
well how old are you will you be with a team, and ussa for racing freestyle what are we talking here
Dec 22 2009 3:44PM
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greenman
Posts: 945 - Karma: 27
well they judge everything based around moguls (steeze=loss)n judges are normally parents or friends of parents (their kids win) and u cant flip unless u qualify
thats my experience with them
Dec 22 2009 3:55PM
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Mr.Huck
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Agreed, more info please.  Since they are pretty much the only game in town, if you want to compete you need the license.  You sound like you haven't competed before so you probably qualify for the rookie membership which is at least cheaper than the full membership.  I think it's like $45 or something.  Then you will also probably have to pay regional dues.  Since you didn't include your geographic area on your profile, I am not sure which USSA region you would need to contact. 
Dec 22 2009 4:02PM
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.peter
Posts: 1222 - Karma: 63
Fuck USSA.
It's a bullshit organization that wants to regulate skiing and make it more of a "sport"
Ski for YOU (and your sponsors if you have them.)
All the USSA wants is your money, and to ruin any kind of new creative approach to skiing or any interesting progress that the older members don't appreciate.
Dec 22 2009 5:03PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8864 - Karma: 31,612
ya, i'm not a big fan of the USSA.
The USASA on the other hand, is a pretty good organization. It is the USA Snowboard Association, but they run a lot of slopestyle, pipe, and skiercross comps, you might want to consider the USASA as an alternative.
Dec 22 2009 5:12PM
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Kale
Posts: 839 - Karma: 671
Unless you go to a ski academy, no it is not worth competing in USSA. They're pretty uptight as well, and make it way to organized to be fun. I went to KMS and i hated it.
Dec 22 2009 5:50PM
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nellyyy
Posts: 1676 - Karma: 3,269
hahaha i'm really enjoying some of these responses.

Steeze does not equal loss. good landings/not sketchy shit = win. There's a huge difference between "mogul steeze" and good quality tricks and stomped landings. just because the judges might not reward afterbang doesn't mean they don't reward steeze runs.

and have you guys ever maybe thought that a regulated competition circuit wouldn't be such a bad thing for our sport? yeah man soul skiing's cool and all but not if you want people to see that skiing's a real thing
Dec 22 2009 6:01PM
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