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CMAC Ski Racing

Crystal Mountain Alpine Club (CMAC) has been partnering with Crystal Mountain Resort from its inception in 1963. Since then, thousands of youth have come through the program to become lifelong talented all-mountain skiers, with some going on to race in college, on the US national team and even at the Olympics.

CMAC’s philosophy is to provide programs that are fun and enjoyable for all participants while developing strong skiing skills learned through structured training and directed free skiing using the entire mountain. This creates strong racers and excellent skiers with a deep love of the sport. The CMAC philosophy not only develops successful ski racers, but skiers who will participate in the sport throughout their lives. This philosophy also develops life skills that transcend sports.

In collaboration with Crystal Mountain, CMAC hosts several races each season. As well as being great opportunities for the racers to compete and have fun, parent volunteers get to enjoy the ski racing community and learn more about the sport through these events.

CMAC Programs

There is a range of programs from the Mighty Mite Prep program for first-time racers through to top level racing for high school athletes and even a master’s program for those who want to continue racing as adults. These programs are:

Some getting-started resources

Here are some super useful resources for getting going this season:
  1. CMAC's FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) has a tremendous amount of information for new and returning families.
  2. Equipment and clothing: lots of tips to be sure you've go the right gear. There you can find a link to the CMAC ski sizing guide. 
  3. Volunteering is critical to putting on a ski race! Learn about volunteering at CMAC and get signed up ASAP. 

Contact us

If you have any questions about CMAC, feel free to contact the Program Director Alan Lauba or the Program Administrator Dale Koetke.

CMAC Newsletters

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To get the team communications specific to your athlete's program, be sure you add your email to their profile following these instructions. 

GET CMAC TEXT MESSAGES

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Sprongo video registration

Register now for access to Sprongo training videos for the entire season! 

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Welcome Farr Law Group: silver sponsor 

CMAC would like to welcome the Farr Law Group to our club.

They are the newest addition to CMAC’s Sponsor Pool and are supporting us at the Silver Sponsorship Level.

Farr Law Group is a trusts and estates boutique. They focus in a few specific areas: estate planning, estate litigation, and probate and trust administration.  By limiting their practice, they deliver the highest and best value. Chances are they’ve seen the problem before and know how to solve it.  

Farr Law Group is located at 1110 Stevenson Ave. Suite 100 Enumclaw, WA.   Phone 360-825-6581 or visit the website at http://www.farrlawgroup.com/.  

A special thank you to Owen and Megan who are both attorneys at Farr Law Group. They have two daughters Alice a U12 and Aggie a U10 who are both in our Sunday Race program. 


Upcoming Social Events

CMAC is a member of the Pacific Northwest Ski Association division of US Ski and Snowboard.   

News & Results

Crystal Mountain Founder Club 2019-2020 Scholarships

Congratulations to Zach Derwin, Annaliese Frohlich, Oliver Loeser and Owen Snyder-Smith, the 2019-2020 recipients of Crystal Mountain Founders Club scholarships! Be sure to thank Founders Club members for their continued generosity towards CMAC athletes. Here is the official announcement. 

Katie Holm wins WR Championships SL

Breaking news: congratulations to Katie Holm for her win (by over a second!) at the U19 Western Region Championships (race results)


The Arnold Group Mighty Mite Slalom 

What a great race!  Here are the results:
   Saturday: M W / Sunday: M W 


Calportland No Bull: NW cup 2019 #1

CMAC held a very successful qualifying event for our older racers. Thanks to the help from the many volunteers, we put on a high quality event! .All of the top kids from the NW attended the event and the overall winners of the weekend were Katie Holm from CMAC and Tyler Larson from SPAC. Thanks to the new snow making system we had really good coverage, and combined with some rain, a refreeze, and good grooming, we had a surface that was very firm. It was great for ski racing and quite difficult. Many thanks to Crystal Mountain for their efforts with the grooming and early lift loads for our race crew and coaches.  Read the full report here and see race results here. 

Race results

See the latest race results from our CMAC athletes:

See all race results  

Spokane NW Cup Qualifier 2019

Our FIS and U16 have had a spectacular weekend at Mt. Spokane. We had large move ups and strong effort across the board. Read the full race report here.

Championship series

Congratulations to the CMAC athletes who qualified for their championship series:

U14s:

  • Zoe Paek
  • Winthrop Flaggert
  • Ben Albrecht
  • Tanner Stines

U16s:

  • Annie Frohlich
  • Sydney Kraabel
  • Ella Skoglund
  • Chloe Vlases
  • Graham Barwick
  • Owen Snyder-Smith
  • Michael Guo
  • Ollie Loeser

U19s:

  • Katie Holm
  • Evie Wright
  • Anna Gibbons
  • Zach Derwin
  • Lewis White
  • Wyatt Kray


Big Sky Elite FIS SL/GS

Our upper level skiers have been out on the race circuit a few times this season competing in the qualifiers for the Junior nationals.  At the SL and GS qualifiers in Big Sky, Katie Holm, Evie Wright, Lewis White and Wyatt Kray competed in an Elite level FIS series. Katie led the way with some very good skiing starting from the 20’s moving into the top 15 in three races. The rest of the group was attending their first Elite level series and it was quite a challenge, but all improved their skiing through the week. Becoming a great ski racer has lots of challenges and the pressure of competition really makes you push your limits to get better. I expect all of them to come back to show some new strength and perseverance in our NW Cup Series. Read more here. 

Useful bits...

CMAC STORE

Order your hats, shirts and hoodies now for the upcoming season at the CMAC Store.  All proceeds benefit CMAC's Fund for Excellence. 

Crystal Webcam

Avalanche Safety

Here's a great video on avalanche safety. With all the recent snow, this is worth another review. 

Slideshow from the 2017 Banquet

Supporting CMAC

Learn how your donations can support CMAC's Fund for Excellence. 


John Ellis' Tuning Blog

Alumni

Join the CMAC Alumni Facebook group today!

LEARN MORE

Registration for new families starts every year on October 1, with early registration discounts extending through October 15. You can learn more about CMAC through our extensive FAQ pages. To stay in touch, follow us on Facebook and join our email list.

STAYING UP TO DATE...

You can read recent newsletters, text messages and follow CMAC on Facebook!

CMAC Race Photos

All CMAC Race Photos have been uploaded and ready to view and purchase here. Please feel free to contact Bret with any questions (360-663-2246, 253-732-6088 cell/text, or bret@vanostrom.com).

Learn to take care of you gear the right way!  Read John Ellis' Tuning Blog!

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Registration

  • Registration for returning athletes and their siblings opens September 1.
  • Registration for new athletes opens on October 1.  
  • Review the programs and learn how to register. 

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