About USSA

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association provides opportunities for athletes in the most exciting Olympic action sports. It is driven by a vision to be best in the world with an emphasis on building character through strong personal values. The USSA's programs provide education, development and competition opportunities for young athletes, with from grassroots USSA club programs up through national teams and the Olympic Winter Games.

The USSA is the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding, and the parent organization for the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding.

The USSA provides athletic programs in six sports including alpine skiing, cross country, disabled alpine and cross country, freestyle, ski jumping and nordic combined, and snowboarding. Programs are implemented through a national network of 400 USSA Clubs. The USSA has 30,000 members, including over 22,000 athletes, with over 50,000 fans and donors providing ongoing support.

USSA Club & Competition Network
A network of 400 USSA clubs provides opportunities to participate in all levels of skiing and snowboarding competition. The USSA provides education and support to local coaches, officials, parents and volunteers, a local and national calendar of events, competition rules, and a development system to provide for advancement from grassroots up through the national Team.

The USSA sanctions over 4,100 events annually. Its focus is to provide the leadership and guidance to support competition venue development, approval of courses, inventory of protection equipment and education of clubs and officials. Over half of USSA sanctioned events are scored to its national ranking lists, providing measurements for athlete advancement.

USSA Education
USSA Education is responsible for providing educational resources and opportunities to over 3,500 member coaches. A multi-level certification program provides training in sport-specific techniques and tactics, sport sciences, and sport management. Based on the national standards for sport coaches, the USSA program uses on-snow clinics, classroom, and online courses to deliver and test over 600 coaches annually. USSA Education has produced over 15 educational CDs and DVDs for use by coaches, parents and athletes. USSA is leading the way in the development of cutting edge, multi-media resources and courses, and is partnering with the USOC, other NGBS, as well as colleges and universities to provide the best training and education possible.

USSA Annual Report
The 2006-07 season was exciting and productive for the USSA. The organization took a giant step forward for the future with the board's approval of a new national training and education facility, the Center of Excellence. It was also a year of great accomplishment by USSA athletes towards the organization's vision of being best in the world. The USSA Annual Report provides an overview of the organization and the accomplishments of its members in 2006-07. Simply click below to read or print a copy of the report.
USSA Annual Report 2006-07