PLEASE TAKE NOTE! The scoring system at the States Contest will be different than regular season scoring. Read the updated Rules and Regs Booklet for the details.
For a copy of our series rules and regulations booklet click on the following link:
Rules and Regulations Booklet 2018-2019
State Championship Qualifying Points System
Goal: To have the regular season determine the top 5 teams and top 20 Male and top 15 Female individuals who should compete for a title at states.
Scores and rankings for teams and individuals will be recorded and updated on a weekly basis on the VPA Snowboarding website.
Overview: Individuals and teams will have to qualify to be eligible to compete in the state championships by earning points during the regular season. Points will be awarded to the top 20 male riders and top 15 female riders at each regular season event. Teams will be awarded points for the first four team riders (three for girls) who score in the top 20 for boys or 15 for girls. If a team competes in an event but does not have a rider place in scoring spots, the team will not earn a score for the event.
Eligibility for the state championships will be determined by the top 5 boys teams and top 5 girls teams for teams that compete and score in at least 2 regular season events. The top 5 teams and top 20 boys and top 15 girls will be determined by the average of the 2 highest team scores for each type of event for the regular season.
For any rider to be eligible to be included on their team they must have competed in two events of the particular discipline that they will be competing in at states.
Team Qualifying
Team A competes in 4 slopestyle events and scores the following:
Event 1 : 70 pts
Event 2: 30 pts
Event 3: 60 pts
Event 4: no points
By the rules Team A’s slopestyle team average would be 65 { (70+60)/2}
Teams that score in 2 regular season events (per discipline (Half-pipe, Slopestyle, GS)) will be included in the pool of teams to be selected for the state championship 5 in that discipline. In the event of a tie, more than 5 teams may qualify.
Teams that score in 2 regular season events for all disciplines (min 6 events) will be included in the pool of teams to be selected to compete for the overall state championship. In the event of a tie, more than 5 teams may qualify.
Individual Qualifying
Individuals will earn points for scoring in the top 20 (15 for girls) during regular season events. Individuals who score in at least 2 regular season events per discipline (Half pipe, Slopestyle, GS) will be considered for eligibility into the state championship. Individuals will be ranked by the average of their top 2 scores in each discipline.
For example:
Suzy Chaffee competes in 4 halfpipe events and scores the following:
Event 1 : 15
Event 2: 10
Event 3: no score
Event 4: 15
She would have a halfpipe average score of 15.
Individuals who compete and score in at least 2 regular season events in each discipline will be eligible to be ranked to compete for the overall state championship individual awards.
Injured Rider Qualifying Procedure:
Injured individual: If an athlete is injured during the season he/she must of already qualified for the state competition (and be cleared to compete) for their slot to be held. Injury verification will be needed one week prior to the State Contest application deadline. Submit injury verification to the series director.
Injured rider of a team: A member of a team that qualifies for the state competition must have participated in at least two events of the discipline they will compete in at states to be eligible.