Assuming that the snow continues to cooperate and Mt. Ashland re-opens Thursday, the MARA season will start this weekend. Masters athletes start Friday. Sunday EVO athletes start Sunday at 9:30. All other athletes start Saturday. All Juniors (U18/U16/U14) meet at 9:00 at the base of Windsor. All other race athletes (U12/U10) meet outside the locker room at 9:00. All EVO athletes meet outside the lodge at 9:30. Keep your fingers crossed that it continues...
Due to the late season start, the Shakespeare Cup has been postponed. All other races, so far, remain as scheduled. Keep an eye out for the new date. The Phil Holocek GS/SL is scheduled on February 4/5.
Welcome to the MARA web page. The previous web page served us well for many years, but this will be much more dynamic. You’ll notice important static page links at the top. On the right hand side you’ll find our recent posts, some external links, various forms and an archive. The heart of the page though will be the feature board in the middle and the blog accessible in the navigation bar at the top or in the box at the bottom. The blog...
Ted Ligety training gs, with pov follow cam. from Ted Ligety on Vimeo. This is a great video of Ted training in Austria (Maria Alm – Hinterreit I believe).
Mt. Ashland Racing Association
is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the fundamental skills of skiers of all ages, and developing well rounded individuals with a life long love for the sport of skiing and ski racing.The MARA Parent Coaches are the glue that binds the athlete, coach and parent triangle. Their job is to answer your questions and to proactively distribute information that will ultimately improve your athlete’s experience with MARA.
Learn MoreSkiing and ski racing are exhilarating and dynamic, becoming more so the better one gets at it. At a minimum, a MARA athlete will devote almost 40 hours per season with a coach, having fun while striving to improve. Our most committed athletes can train for 400 hours in a season. Couple that with a ski pass, appropriate clothing, the possibility of a whole quiver of skis and travel expenses for older athletes and the expenses can be daunting.
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