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Club Championships Classes

Below are defined the events that members are eligible for, the criteria and eligibility for each event and the trophy that is awarded for that event. The eligibility defined below is what was originally defined when the Classes were created. However, please note that in the clarification section below there may be subtle changes made by the Club Captain for each individual Club Championship.

Ski - Women

Handicap Women - (overall)

  • Trophy: Ladies Handicap Trophy (plate) - Don & June Cage
  • Eligibility: All female members
  • Criteria: Handicap event (NZSA handicap structure), fastest combined time, which is then handicapped. All runs must be completed 

Veteran Ladies - (overall)

  • Trophy: Veteran Ladies Trophy - Jean Frost
  • Eligibility: Senior Women 50 years and over as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed 

Masters Women

  • Trophy: Masters Cup – Gillies family
  • Eligibility: Women 35 to 50 years as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Fastest time 

Women's Open - (overall)

  • Trophy: Ladies Championship Cup - T. Wildboar
  • Eligibility: All female members
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed 

Senior Women - (slalom)

  • Trophy: Women's Slalom Cup - B. van den Burgh
  • Eligibility: Senior Women
  • Criteria: Slalom Course Fastest combined time (slalom only). All runs must be completed 

Junior Girls - (overall)

  • Trophy: Wooden trophy with ski boot mounted on top - Unknown donor
  • Eligibility: Junior girl under 13 years as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed 

Intermediate Girls - (overall)

  • Trophy: Intermediate Girls Combined Cup - T Wildboar
  • Eligibility: Intermediate girl under 17 years as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed

Sue Strawbridge Award

  • Trophy: Sue Strawbridge Trophy
  • Eligibility: Female members
  • Criteria: For services to the club. Selection by the Committee

Ski - Men

Senior Men - (slalom)

  • Trophy: Slalom Cup - F. Harrington
  • Eligibility: Senior Men
  • Criteria: Slalom Course Fastest combined time (slalom only). All runs must be completed 

Handicap Men - (overall)

  • Trophy: Men's Handicap Trophy: (plate) - Don & June Cage
  • Eligibility: All male members
  • Criteria: Handicap event (NZSA handicap structure), fastest combined time, which is then handicapped. All runs must be completed

Veteran Men - (overall)

  • Trophy: Veteran Men's - Lake Dispensary Cup
  • Eligibility: Senior Men 50 years and over as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed

Masters Men

  • Trophy: Masters Cup – Gillies family
  • Eligibility: Men 35 to 50 years as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Fastest time

Men's Open - (overall)

  • Trophy: Presidents Trophy (cup) - Gillies Smith
  • Eligibility: All male members
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed

Junior Boys - (overall)

  • Trophy: Junior Boys Cup - Ray Zander
  • Eligibility: Junior boy under 13 years as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed

Intermediate Boys - (overall)

  • Trophy: Kirby Trophy (cup)
  • Eligibility: Intermediate boy under 17 years as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed

Snowboard

Mens Open Snowboard

  • Trophy: Snowboard Trophy – B Haydon
  • Eligibility: Any member
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be Completed

Women’s Open Snowboard

  • Trophy: Girls Snowboard – H Spencer
  • Eligibility: All female members
  • Criteria: Slalom Course Fastest combined time. All runs must be Completed

Junior Boys Snowboard

  • Trophy: Snowboard Trophy
  • Eligibility: Junior Boy
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be Completed

Junior Girls Snowboard

  • Trophy: Snowboard Trophy
  • Eligibility: Junior Girl
  • Criteria: Fastest combined time. All runs must be completed

General

Golden Oldies - (overall)

  • Trophy: Golden Oldies Trophy - Emma Kersten
  • Eligibility: Senior Member 60 years and over as at 1 July
  • Criteria: Handicap event (NZSA handicap structure), fastest combined time, which is then handicapped. All runs must be completed. Joint male / female trophy

Novice

  • Trophy: Novice Trophy - M Zander
  • Eligibility: Any member new to the sport with a major accomplishment that season
  • Criteria: Selection by Committee

Captains Choice

  • Trophy: Captains Choice Trophy – Slight Family
  • Eligibility: Any member
  • Criteria: Club Captain awards to any member either on the field or off, for “The Most Memorable Moment” during the day of the Club Champs.

Clarifications (as at June 2012)

  1. A normal day consists of one race being held, consisting (if possible) of two runs.
  2. The race course is generally set as a slalom on which any level of skier can complete.
  3. If only one race is held then only the appropriate awards can be made. Examples of this are:
    • If only a GS is run then the two Slalom Cups (Senior Men and Women) are not awarded. In this case only the Overall Trophies are valid.
    • If only a Slalom is run then both the Slalom Cups and the Overall Trophies are awarded.
  4. Participants must finish at least one of the runs to be eligible. Their fastest time counts.
  5. Any person may win any event more than once.
  6. Trophies are generally presented at the prizegiving but are retained in the Lodge (after engraving).
  7. The Championships are run on a Saturday usually late in September with the following Sunday being a contingency day for bad weather. If both days are bad then the event should be held on the following Saturday or Sunday. If still unsuccessful, they may be cancelled for that year.
  8. Handicaps are based on the NZSA Handicap structure.
  9. A junior is eligible to win a junior, handicap or open award if he/she has the fastest time, as an intermediate is eligible for intermediate, handicap or open.

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