Nationals vs. Nationals
by Brooke Geery
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| USSA Nationals | USASA Nationals | |
| Dates | March 20-23 Advantage: USSA (The early bird catches the worm, and the leftover US Open competitors) |
March 29- April 1 |
| Location | Okemo, VT Advantage: tie |
Waterville Valley,
NH Advantage: tie(The 603 will fight me if they lose this one) |
| Weather | Sunny for the GS and
Slalom, ominous clouds during the halfpipe and boardercross, but remained relatively warm. Advantage: USSA |
Rain, hail, sleet and snow, biting cold, but it was sunny and warm for the GS. |
| Length | 4 days, but only two
that needed attendence, halfpipe and boardercross. Everyday was over by 4:00. Adantage: USSA |
4 days, with every discipline on everyday. Average day ended at 5:30. |
| Course Conditions | The halfpipe was
more than head high. Advantage: USSA |
Obviously effected by the rain and warm weather. |
| Disciplines | Slalom, GS, Halfpipe and Boardercross | Slopestyle,
Halfpipe, GS, Boardercross and Slalom. Advantage: USASA |
| Age Groups | Pro Event: No age
groups. Adavantage: USSA (a time saving issue more than anything) |
Every age group from under 10 to 70+ |
| Average Competitors | Anyone who didn't
have somewhere better to be after the US Open, and anyone one in contention for the truck. Advantage: USSA |
Academy kids whose parents really want them to make it. |
| Prize Money | $1700 for first
place in every event, and a truck for the overall tour champion, not to mention the glory
of a pro national title. Advantage: USSA |
$100 less than the entry fee for first in the open class, cheesy plastic medals and the glory of a pro national title for everyone else. |
| Nightlife | A Snowboarder
Magazine/Burton party that wrecked a condo and raged from 2 in the afternoon until the wee
hours of the morning. Adavantage: USSA |
Some underage dance clubs, and a lot of early bedtimes. |
| Night time highlight | Karla Gembarowski's table dance and a potato gun. | Got me, I had better
things to do then go out, like watch TV. Advantage: USASA (I like TV, okay?) |
| Amount of Alcohol consumed per day | Too much to count, I mean, Pat Bridges was there. | I think some of the
15-16 age group was doing shots in the woods. Advantage: USASA (drinking is bad, unless you're underage, then it's cool.) |
| Best Trick | Tommy Czechin's almost stomped 1080. | Some kid on a
Salomon's 10 foot mctwists to deck. Advantage: USASA |
| Biggest Name | Ross Powers was
there, but he didn't ride because he didn't want to fail the drug test. Advantage: USSA (Kyle is only exciting if Mark Sullivan is there to heckle him.) |
Kyle Clancy and Danny Kass. |
| Announcers | Mark Sullivan and
Pat Bridges, with help from friends. Advantage: USSA |
The kid that does the Boarderfests. |
| The Response | No feedback received what-so-ever on coverage. | Tons of angry
letters, a thread on the Transworld message boards, and some very upset parents. Advantage: USASA |
Final Score: USSA 11 vs. USASA 6
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