United States Ski and Snowboard Association
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| Abbreviation | USSA |
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| Formation | 1905 (National Ski Association of America until 1962) |
| Type | National governing body (NGB) |
| Purpose | Organize competitive skiing and snowboarding in the USA |
| Headquarters | Park City, UT, USA |
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Region served
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United States |
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Membership
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30,000+ |
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Official language
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English |
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President and CEO
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Tiger Shaw |
| Affiliations | United States Ski Team, International Ski Federation |
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Staff
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150 |
| Website | [1] |
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) is the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding. Founded in 1905, the century-old organization provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders from over 400 member clubs who share an Olympic dream. The association is headquartered in Park City, Utah.
The USSA and its local clubs coordinate nationwide programs in seven distinctly different Olympic sports—alpine, cross country, disabled, freestyle, ski jumping, Nordic combined, and snowboarding. It is responsible for all aspects of competitive skiing and snowboarding from grassroots programs through elite international teams, including training and fielding the annual U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding, as well as the Olympic teams in skiing and snowboarding.
The USSA is composed of over 30,000 athletes, officials and coaches, with a network of over 100,000 parents, volunteers and supporters helping create opportunities for young athletes.
The USSA is the most diverse of any Olympic Sports organization with six different athletic sport programs that account for nearly 50 percent of the Olympic Winter Games events.
The vision of the USSA is to make the United States of America the best in the world in Olympic skiing and snowboarding.
The mission of the USSA is to provide strong leadership that establishes and supports athletic excellence in accordance with USSA core values.
The USSA is governed by a 21-person board of directors and six sport committees including alpine, cross country, disabled, freestyle, jumping/Nordic combined, and snowboarding. The board and committees meet several times a year including the annual USSA Congress in May. The USSA is also supported by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, which is represented by a board composed of athletes and American business leaders.
The USSA works under the auspices of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) as the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding in the USA. And the USSA works under the International Ski Federation (FIS) as the national association for skiing and snowboarding.
Interested young boys and girls generally begin competing through one of USSA's 400 local clubs located in communities around the country, generally at ski and snowboard resorts. Clubs provide introductory education and training, as well as competition programs. USSA sanctions over 4,000 local competitions each year across all sports, with each event conducted by a USSA club.
One of the USSA's key roles is providing education to thousands of active ski and snowboard coaches who work with young athletes, and over 5,000 officials who conduct competitions according to USSA and FIS competition rules.
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