Butternut Race Club
With Great Powder, Comes Great Responsibility
Ugh, responsibility - we ski to get AWAY from it.
Then our kids start racing, and you know the drill… you volunteer, get them to volunteer, and we all volunteer! It is a small price to pay for an awesome time watching your kid pound gates.
Check out the unique opportunities, then wait for the sign-up link so you can jump on your first choice.
Links to Sign-Up will be posted here when available.
Butternut - Interclub Race
Sunday January 21, 2024
Volunteer Registration Link
Butternut - Tri-State U12/U14 - Parallel SL Race
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Volunteer Registration Link
Butternut - Tri-State U12 - SL Race
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Volunteer Registration Link
Butternut - Tri-State U12 - Finals
Saturday March 9, 2024
Volunteer Registration Link
Race Registration Staff
Responsible for handling money, issuing race bibs and lift tickets, and verifying proper registration procedures have been met. Be at the Upper Lodge early by 7:30 am to welcome incoming athletes.
Race Event Maintenance
While the coaching staff handles most of the race day, they can always use help. You must be able to ski without poles and while carrying equipment. Responsible for helping set up the race area, installing safety fencing, distributing spare gates along the course, slipping the course during the race, and helping us run a safe event.
Gatekeepers
Responsible for watching a section of the course and verifying each racer passes around the gates in the proper fashion. If a racer faults, you will need to draw a small picture or diagram of what they did wrong (in case of objections). Check-in at the timing shack (base of Main Street) by 8:00 am. Dress warmly as you will be standing on the hill. This is an important task, and no prior experience is required. There will be a Head Gatekeeper to instruct and assist you. At the end of the first run, bring scorecards down the timing shack for collection.
Hand Timer
Two hand-timer volunteers are needed. Hand-timing is a required backup to the electronic timing system. The hand-timers should report to the start and finish areas 30 minutes prior to the start of each run. You will pick up stopwatch-style timers from the race administrator to record each athlete’s start and finish times relative to the actual time of day. In the event of a problem with the timing system, a backup time can be accurately calculated.
Starter
Remain at the starting line for the duration of each run. Communicate with the timing crew and control the pace of the race. When ready, tell the athlete when to go by calling “Racer ready?…Go!”.
Announcer
Responsible for announcing the name, mountain & time of each competitor. Please arrive at the finish shack 30 minutes before the start of each run of the event.