Pacrats - Registration

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Recreational Racing

Need someone to ski with? We'll give you 9 companions for the season! Just sign up for a 10-person team. Any intermediate skier or boarder qualifies. Beginner racers are as much needed (and can contribute as much) as advanced racers. Everyone races within their own category, of which there are 7, from beginner to elite. Watch your results improve over time. It's the best deal in town. The most fun for your money!

Five races per season, each race followed by a party, with free food, drinks, and door prizes. At the end of the season, there is an awards dinner party (named the "Rat Attack"). All this for just $95 for the whole season. Also, each racer gets a discounted lift ticket on race days.

Even if you never dreamed of being a racer, give it a try. It's well worth it. It will enhance your social life, and improve your carving skills! Teams are usually formed by mid-November, so apply early! See a passionate and poetic Invitation and Call to Membership.

Typical Race Day

Discounted lift tickets for PACRAT racers can be purchased by showing your racing bib.

8:45 am - Brief team captains' meeting in the day lodge.

9:00 am - Start skiing! Inspect the course.

10:00 am - Race begins for the first group of racers. See the Starting order that is emailed to all the team captains, or ask to see a copy at the team captains' meeting in the lodge, on the morning of the race.

3:00 pm - Après ski party. Open to non-racers for a small fee to cover the food and drinks.

How to join Pacrats

1. Join a NWSCC ski club - To find a club, visit the NWSCC's website: www.nwskiers.org

2. Contact your club's racing director or any of the club's team captains. Find a place on a team.
Here are some examples of people you can contact, for different clubs:

* Bergfreunde Ski Club - Shawn Storey: dhski_director@bergfreunde.org

* Mountain High Snowsport Club - Bruce Ellison: Racing@MtHigh.org

* Schnee Vogeli Ski Club - Dale Parshall: dale.parshall@bankofthewest.com

* Skiyente Ski Club - Colleen Walter: colleenski64@yahoo.com

Racer Registration

Each PACRAT race now also counts as a NASTAR race, and you can qualify for the NASTAR National Finals.

Each racer will receive a NASTAR medal (either Gold, Silver, or Bronze) at the end of the season.

To receive the benefits of both PACRAT and NASTAR, please register for both.

NASTAR registration should be accomplished online first, and then also fill out the paper version to send to your team captain.

Send all your registration forms to your team captain. One NASTAR form, and 3 PACRAT forms.

NASTAR Registration

(online)

For existing racers: If you have raced in NASTAR any time since 1997, you are already in the system and you don't need to register again. Just find your NASTAR number by searching for your name at www.nastar.com Then please fill out the NASTAR Registration form shown under #4 in the PACRAT registration column.

For new racers: Go to www.nastar.com.Click on Register to Race and fill out the online form. If you have already raced in NASTAR, enter your last name in the search field and use your existing NASTAR record. Just update it using the following:

1) Family/Friends = your Pacrat team name – eg.: Avalanche Express, Brat Chicks, etc.

2) Club team = "Northwest Ski Club Council"

3) Resort Team = "PACRAT". Use the scroll arrow to select "PACRAT" for the resort team name.

4) Enter your personal password

5) Scroll down and click on the Register icon. Your confirmation will pop up, containing your:
- Nastar registration # Send to your team captain
- Your Nastar password - Keep it to yourself

Print out and save this page for easier access to your results on the Nastar.com website.

* Click on NASTAR online registration instructions (Word). for more details of the above.

PACRAT Registration

(paper forms)

Please print and fill out all the 4 forms

and give them to your team captain.

Read: General Instructions (click to read)

Print out the following 3 forms, fill them out, and send them to your team captain.

1. Team Entry form (PDF), or in Word
Each racer fills out one line.

2. Liability Release form (PDF), or in Word
This form is needed for the ski areas.

3. Insurance Waiver (PDF), or in Word
This form is needed for our insurance.

4. NASTAR Registration form (PDF).
This form is used for our internal PACRAT records, while the online registration is used for NASTAR's records. We need your signature on this one.

Fill out and give all these forms to your team captain.