Ski Racing in New York

Ski racing is far and away the most popular organized snow sport. This clip looks at how young alpine racers in New York State train and compete. Another RadXSports video with host Tony Lanza.

Old ski racers never die, they just move on to Nastar courses and try different types of equipment, like these Telemark racers running against the clock at Gore Mountain. Once you're bitten by the speed bug, it's an incurable addiction.

The infection takes hold most dramatically in the young. They get involved in organized races like the ones staged by New York State Ski Racing Association Juniors program.

Young boy and girl speeders go to camps to improve efficiency on skis and shave fractions off their times. NYSEF, or the New York State Ski Education Foundation, runs camps at the Olympic mountains, Gore and Whiteface.

USSA events aren't the only way kids can compete. Well developed High School programs across America develop skills and character in a highly competitive environment. Section 9 in the Catskills is one of the top programs in New York. It is dominated by the boys and girls from Onteora High School.

Onteora and Belleayre Mountain's Jess Tar is one tough competitor, intent and focused on the task at hand. Concentration in the start gate gives way to adrenaline and reaction on the course. There's no time to think, you just do it.

Never give up, not even after a fall. A fast recovery can still make a difference in the overall standings.

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[MGxMontages]

i could beat these on my snowboard and ive been snoboarding for about 2 months.

[GerryPallor]

@MGxMontages LOL - go get 'em MGx.

[tristanForSal3]

im 14 and ski at NSA give these guys a break they ski out of regular clubs. its an open race, which means everybody can go to it

ive skid at open j3 races in new hampshire and vermont and they are no better than this.

[GerryPallor]

Tell Mergs that Tony and Gerry send their regards.

[adamtheslipknotfan]

im 14 but i can beat all of'em

[GerryPallor]

Go for it, Adam!

[baleeathacliath]

These kids suck

[Highlander1758]

onteora is good but so is monticello. so far were 2 for 3 this season. only beaten by onteora once, and last year monticello won sections

[skigrrl13]

4:09 stinks

[amqueentilldeah]

wow last time i did skiing was last semester really long time ago didn't do skiing i really miss skiing with you guys ben,jess,door love you all

[alexrocksnyc1]

yo i ski at bellarye!!!! omg

[AwesomeGamingStudios]

@tristanForSal3 Wait do you mean the National ski academy in canada or in america

[FIRECRACKERCOOKIES]

blackgenet , well i said in my 140's and those vids when i am in my 150's which i had only one training session on before the race .....european champs isn't dry , it's sno .... check on the lions website if you don't believe me . and w.e. dry matt is ski racing as well as sno . sno is more professional but dry has more of an atmosphere to the ski races so i presume that you haven't even skied on dry so what a fucking stuck up way to look at it

[blackgenet]

@FIRECRACKERCOOKIES ahaha you suck, i saw your vids from british champs, miles off every gate, werent even carving, also european chams is fucking dry matt isnt it? thats not ski racing.