33rd Annual JP Parisien Race, U8 & U10

Name: 33rd Annual JP Parisien Race, U8 & U10
Start: 2025-02-02T07:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-02T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 200 Lost Valley Rd, Auburn, ME 04210-8598, United States

Schedule

Sun Feb 02 2025 at 07:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

200 Lost Valley Rd, Auburn, ME 04210-8598, United States | Auburn, ME

The JP Parisien Memorial Race is a slalom ski race held Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn, Maine. The JP competitors include racers from Maine Alpine Racing Association (MARA) clubs, racers who participate in the Maine Junior Ski League and racers from the general public. This race will run on two courses: a stubby gate SL for the U12 and Under and the taller U14 gates SL with. A stubby slalom course is set using the shorter 70-cm-long (28-inch) Hero gates that will bend easily and always return upright. This allows young and developing racers to to take a closer line, as they “clear” the gates without colliding with the more solid pole used in adult slalom. Hero gates may be cleared with just the racer’s shins. Pole guards for the ski poles and slalom bars for the helmets are not needed. This race is open to anyone who meets the age requirements—you do not need to be a United States Ski Association (USSA) member to enter, making this many young racers’ first event.
Racers will compete in five age categories: U14 (13-12 yrs) down by two-year increments to U8 (7 and under). The day’s competition consists of two races run on the Big Buck race trail. The times are added together, and the racer with the lowest total time wins. A racer who does not finish the two runs correctly is disqualified. There is a break between the first and second runs. This allows time for the racers to get some food and warm up as well as time for the race crew to reset the course before second run inspection.
Register early and receive a complementary JP Memorial tee shirt at registration. The event ends with participants gathering in the lodge for an awards ceremony with medals for the top three in each category, as well as bib drawings pulled from all who raced. In keeping with Race tradition, the winners in U8 are each awarded a small gift, as well as a medal. Finally, the top three names in each category are engraved on a plaque with past champions of the event that is displayed in the lodge for all to see for years to come. It is lots of fun to look back at the past champions or to see your or a family member’s name among the winners from years ago.