Gear West Custom Boot fitting Department
Hey Central Division Masters Athletes,
WE racers are all looking for that Perfect Fit. In Alpine Boots Gear West Fit means Comfort / Performance / Accuracy (works with your specific and individual feet issues). The GW boot fitters strive for perfection. Our trained boot fitters have the tools and knowledge to assess your feet, suggest the best boots and the ‘why’, and recommend footbeds (custom or drop-ins) for your unique feet and ski goals. Or we can just fine tune your fit so can you better perform on the slopes next season.
Make an appointment today for all your custom boot fitting needs.
Mark, Dugan, Isabel and Jim will help you find your custom comfort and speed dreams!
Attention
Due to the broken global supply chain, if you see race gear you need, purchase it as soon as you can! We are having a hard time ordering more inventory for this season.
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Come in and take advantage of our expert advice and tremendous savings. We are offering *25% to 40% DISCOUNTS OFF of suggested retail pricing on select race product from ATOMIC, DYNASTAR, FISCHER, HEAD, LANGE, LEKI, MARKER, NORDICA, ROSSIGNOL & SWIX.
Special Note: The sooner you come in the better as product availability has already become an issue.
*Racers receive a further discount in the form of Bronze Level /PRO pricing (on select items) if they are a current USSS registered Masters athlete.
Please call 952-884-1990 and make an appointment.
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Come join us for our Annual Fall Kickoff Party! Join us at 3 PM, presentation will begin at 4 PM.
Light appetizers, soda, and water will be provided. You are welcome to BYOB.
Due to limited amount of seating available we encourage you to bring a camp/folding chair to guarantee a spot to sit.
* If you are unable to join us in person we will also present through Google Meet.
Or dial: (US) +1 650-597-2477 PIN: 275 798 278#
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All 2021 awards will be handed out at the Fall Kickoff Party! |
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For those of you who are renewing a license this year, be sure to do so by October 15th to avoid the $25 late fee!
If you're new to Midwest Masters, this doesn't apply. Just show up at a race and we'll take care of any licenses you may need for racing on your behalf.
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Hello to all and look forward to another season of racing with everyone. One of the keys to having quality USSS Masters races is making sure we have the certified officials for each of the USSS sanctioned races. One of the requirements is that the three jury members must be USSS current certified officials. This means we need to have a group of race crew members that have a referee license or chief of race official. The Third member is the TD which takes a little more work to achieve and we have a couple members that have TD certification. Also one of the USSS requirements for Sanctioned races is that all course setters must have a Referee license.
I know some of you would like to set at our USSS sanctioned races and we need you to attend one of the fall clinics and attend the Referee class and then take the test so you're certified. I’ve included the links to the regions websites so you can check on date/times for alpine official clinics.
Region 1 Also they have set the dates for their AO clinics 11/6/21, 11/7/21 at Buck Hill Approximate start time: 8am
Region 2: No dates set yet so check website to see when updated.
Region 3: No dates set yet so check website to see when updated.
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We're back at Copper Mountain for our fall camp the week after Thanksgiving. The camp starts Sunday, Nov 28 and runs 4 days through Wednesday, Dec 1.
Make a week out of it and stay through the following weekend and watch the Birds of Prey World Cup races at Beaver Creek!
Sunday & Monday: GS drills and gates
Tuesday & Wednesday: SL drills and gates
Cost: $100 per day for coaching
$57 per day for lift ticket (or use your Ikon pass)
Come out and get your legs ready for the season!
Check out videos from last season here.
- Focused on all abilities
- Coached by Matt Fox, a Midwest native and longtime coach
- Snow conditions are always fantastic at Copper
- Two sessions per day: one in the gates and one doing drills
- Video review in the evenings
We are officially adding a lane to the camp and will therefore have a GS lane all 4 days! We're also adding Lee Eddy as a 2nd coach. There are still spots left in the camp with the addition of the 2nd lane, so if you were thinking about it, now's the time to sign up as we still anticipate the camp will fill. We want no more than 20 or so campers on each lane each day to keep course conditions great.
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Races are $30 per Race which is inclusive of any required Masters’ license. We typically run TWO races per day (4 total runs), or four races over a given weekend (8 total runs).
We offer standard discounts off of the Race Fee:
- $10 off per Race if you hold a current USSS license valid for Masters racing
- $10 off per Race if you have never raced with us or haven’t raced in 2+ yrs
- $10 off per Race if you are age 34 or younger as of December 31, 2021
- All Discounts are additive meaning your racing would be FREE if all discounts applied!
- Children (under 18 as of December 31, 2021) may race with us as long as a parent/guardian is also racing. The cost per race for children is only $10.
Training Fees
- Training fees vary based upon the event
- Standard training session fee is $30.
- Fall camp at Copper Mountain in Colorado for $100 per day which includes coaching (hosted by Midwest Masters)
- Regular training at Buck Hill, including a season-long adults-only Slalom Training night coached by the Buck Hill Ski Team for 10 weeks. Price TBD.
*Lift tickets are not included with any of our training or race fees.
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Buck Hill SL Training Registration |
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Registration is open for the Thursday Night Slalom training with the Buck Hill Ski Team! New this season, we'll be expanding this program by adding Drill Time with our coaches Peter Maxwell and Mike O'Connor from 6-7pm.
We are also looking at adding video and video analysis as well! Stay tuned as we line up our Coaching Program in the coming weeks for more updates on this.
WHEN: Starting Thursday, Jan. 6th @ Buck Hill.
- Drill time 6-7pm
- Gate time 7-8:45pm
The program runs for 10 weeks starting COST: $200 if you sign up by October 15, $225 thereafter. Register here
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If you are looking for a new set of skis or other race gear check out these local ski swaps:
Nov. 5-6: Marquette Mountain Racing Team, Marquette, MI
*If you know of a swap not listed above and will have race gear available, let us know and we'll share it!
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Midwest Alpine Ski Associaion, Inc
d/b/a Midwest Masters
Midwest Masters is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
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