WPST ATHLETE REGISTRATION
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Below is the Athlete Registration Guide for the World Championships, inTaos, New Mexico
The World Pro Ski Tour’s World Championships, presented by Rocket Mortgage is just around the corner at Taos Ski Valley, NM, April 7-10, 2022. Enclosed you will find the schedule of events, and the 2022 Rules of Competition. We will be hosting a SL and GS (24 meters, +/- 3 meters) for both the men and women. There will only be one qualification, a super slalom for the weekend, which will be held on Friday, April 8. We will run the Super Slaloms on Saturday, with the GS to follow on Sunday. See the enclosed schedule for more details.
Our online racer portal is open for registration and payments. If you have not raced with us this year, you will be able to join the tour for these events. For the new members, you must register as a member first, set up a username and password, then pay the membership fee, and entry.
For athletes attending college, you will need to send me a photo of your active college id to be eligible for the college discount. Once received the code will be sent to you, you will need the code before you pay for your entry.
Unlike our other events, the RACER REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 3TH AT 4:00pm. This will give our staff and TV production crew time to prepare for these events. See below for further details on registration.
The Prize money breakdown will be announced next week. It looks like the purses will be larger than the past purses. We will qualify 32 for the men/open events if we have 28 or more athletes racing. For the women we will qualify the top 8. The prize money will be matched for both the men and women from the round of 8 to the finals.
For lodging we are working with The Blake Hotel. This is a five-star hotel with a higher price tag. If you are interested in this hotel go the link below for rates; https://www.inntopia.travel/Ecomm/Package/Package/8204620/enUS/?packageid=647 41&promocode=WPSTVEND22
If you have trouble with the link or need additional information, please to call The Blake directly at 855-385-0437 with this code – WPSTVEND22 (The Blake 116 Sutton Place, Taos Ski Valley, NM 87525). The Blake will open the reservations to the public on March 10, if this interests you, try book before the 10th.
If The Blake is not what you are looking for you can check with Airbnb, VRBO and a few local condo complexes as well. As I find more information on lodging, I will pass it on to everyone.
Due to the level of sponsors and VIP’s attending these events we would like all athletes to attend the racer meeting in person. If you can’t be present, you must have a representative to take your place. We will hold the bib draw for qualifying during the meeting with sponsor involvement, along any schedule changes, and athletes’ obligations during the weekend. At the end of this document the Zoom call-in information is listed. Let us know if you will not be able to attend in person.
Below you will find detailed information on registration and the online athlete portal. Only Members can race in Taos, NM for the World Championships.
Racer Registration
Below is a breakdown of the membership and entry fees. Prior to registering online, if you have any questions, please contact me to avoid any issues with the online registration portal.
For new members joining the tour, they must pay the membership and the entry fees.
Membership-Men $100
Membership-Women $ 75
Entry Fees for Taos Men & Women: 2 events
Entry Fees $250
College Discount $200 (Must show proof of school – email Lisa to get the discount code for College)
The Online Registration is a 3-step process. Please make sure to follow all the steps:
When registering as a Tour Member please follow the steps below.
Step 1. REGISTER AS MEMBER OR NON-MEMBER (racer portal) First Time
You must first create a racer account with a username and password at our website using the Member option When you get to the registration page you will be required to fill out a registration form that will provide us your bio information that will used on website, social media and TV appearances. After you submit the registration form you will be required to sign an athlete agreement. After signing the agreement, you will be automatically signed into the website and taken to the race registration page where you can begin the process of registering and paying. You will not be able to pay for races until after you have registered (setting up a username and password).
Step 2. DO NOT FORGET TO GO BACK AND PAY (racer portal)
Register and pay your race fee. After you join as a member, go back to the “Race Registration” page and you will see the price per each race on the race registration page.
Step 3. PRIZE MONEY PAYOUT
All prize money will be paid through ACH payment services and deposited directly into your bank account. The ACH and tax forms need to be complete and email them back prior to your first event, at lmnelson@worldproskitour.com. This only has to be done one time for the season. The forms must be completed for any prize money payments to be made. If for some reason the ACH will not work a check can be mailed to you.
ACH form: For all Athletes to complete
W-9 For US Athletes
W-8BEN For Foreign Athletes
If you have additional questions, please contact me directly via email or text to discuss. We are all very excited to see everyone in Taos!
The World Pro Ski Tour is working diligently to build and promote the 2021-21 season. We will have additional information at our athlete meeting, which will include new sponsor information, schedule updates and TV production. If you have additional questions, please contact me directly via email or text to discuss.
We are all very excited to see everyone in Aspen!
Lisa Mutz-Nelson
970-390-4800 lmnelson@worldproskitour.com
Critical Contact Information
Jon Franklin – CEO
303-601-3400 jonf@worldproskitour.com
Ed Rogers Chairman Emeritus
207-443-9535 erminc1@gmail.com
Barrett Stein – Event Director
970-708-5080 bstein@worldproskitour.com
Briar Schreiber – Dir. PR, Marketing
720-352-3101 briar@worldproskitour.com
Lisa Mutz-Nelson – Dir. Operations
970-390-4800 lmnelson@worldproskitour.com
John Jacobs – Chief of Course
518-744-9460 jjacobs@reliableracing.com
Kevin Clarke – Tour Announcer
603-986-0839 kevinclarke@roadrunner.com
Kevin Kieley – Starter/Start Ref
207-701-1105 kkieley@stanthonyshrine.org
Hayden Scott – TV Producer
970-390-8811 hayden@eef4k.tv
Randy Pattison – Starter/hill crew
909-744-0659 randy@alpinepacific.org
World Pro Ski Tour is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Time: Thursday, April 7, 2020 6:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Topic: WPST – Taos Racer Meeting
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Meeting ID: 330 095 3808
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