INDIVIDUAL ENTRY is done electronically using the links below. Parents, it is not the responsibility of your Club to register your children for these races. If you do not register them individually by the deadline given, they may not be allowed to compete.
Entry Fees
Determined by the Race Organizer.
An Entry Deadline will be stipulated on each Race Announcement. Late Entry fees will apply if athletes register past the registration deadline. No day of race entries.
A parent or legal guardian must sign and submit the proper ski area release form before the event. Only one release form per ski area is required each year. The release form will be attached to each Race Announcement.
Age Classes: U14 (ages 12 & 13), U12 (ages 10 & 11), U10 (ages 8 & 9) and U8 (ages 7 and younger). The racer's age is determined as of December 31st and will apply for the entire season.
Awards are presented to each age class, girls and boys. 1st through 3rd place will generally receive a trophy. 4th through 10th place will generally receive a medal.
The Race Jury will oversee the proper conduct of the competition. The Jury will be led by the Referee, who will be elected from the visiting coaches. The Chief of Race and the Chief of Course, provided by the host team, are the other two members of the Jury.
The Race Jury will have the final say regarding all competition disputes and racer disqualifications.
Courses are closed to competitors except during inspection time.
Loss of ski: If a racer's ski comes off during a race run, the racer will automatically be disqualified for that run and must move to the side of the course as quickly as possible. Exception: a racer may ski through the last gate and finish the course on one ski.
Hiking: A racer may hike to a missed gate in SL and GS and may also finish the course if overtaken by the following racer. However, the competitor will be disqualified if not yielding to the overtaking racer.
All racers, coaches, officials, and parents are expected to abide by US Ski and Snowboard’s Code of Conduct. Go to www.ussa.org to review the Code of Conduct.
Unsportsmanlike conduct is a basis for disqualification and can be implemented by any member of the Jury or Coach who witnesses the behavior.
Protective headgear is required for all races.
Mt. Hood Youth Ski League Annual Awards.
Scoring: All MHYSL races will be counted, as long as all race runs were concluded. The scoring will be by "MHYSL Points" awarded to the top 5 finishers of each gender (1st = 5, 2nd = 4, 3rd = 3, 4th = 2, 5th = 1) Points are only assigned to U12 and U10 racers.
A special thanks to Schnee Vogli Ski Club for their long-standing support of Mt. Hood Youth Ski League through the donation of the Race Ribbons!