WELCOME TO THE SOUTHERN OREGON SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Southern Oregon Ski Education Foundation (SOSEF) is a member of the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association (OISRA), which is the statewide governing body of High School Alpine Ski Racing. OISRA was organized in 1961 to govern and standardize competition in High School Alpine Ski Racing.
Welcome to the Southern Oregon League.
League Information
Schedule for 2024-2025 Racing Season
Parent/Athlete Registration for All Athletes
October 2nd at 7:30pm
North Medford High School Commons
*Please bring a checkbook for payment
Training
Dryland Conditioning starts October 28th
On Snow Training starts (weather dependant) December 7th
Holiday Camp December 21st - January 5th
Races
GS Race January 10th
Slalom Race January 11th
GS Race January 24th
Slalom Race January 25th
GS Race February 7th
Slalom Race February 8th
GS Race February 21st
Slalom Race February 22nd
State Race (Mt. Ashland) March 5th-7th
Training LOCATION
DIRECTIONS TO Mt. Ashland
Dry Land Training
Starting at the end of October, athletes must participate at least two days a week. Exceptions may include the participation of other outside sports as agreed upon with the coaches. Athletes or parents must communicate to the Head Coach if the athlete must be excused from training. Training days depend on school and will be announced.
On Snow Training
Once the mountain is open and there is enough snow to train on, athletes are required to train on Thursday nights, Saturdays and Sundays with the team and coaches. If the athlete also skis on the local USSA club team, they must train at least one of those days with the high school team. Any other exceptions or excuses for non-participation must be communicated ahead of time with the Head Coach.
We believe in building character
Skiing is a very unique sport with various challenges regarding participation in training and events. We believe in building character through athletics not only by teaching individuals techniques and skills, with physical training, but also with the team participation towards a common goal. We understand that our athletes have other interests and obligations. We find it important that our athletes make a commitment of at least some minimum requirements in the participation of team training and events. Now let’s ski!
STATE RACE
The location of State Race varies year-to-year.
THIS YEAR
Mt. ASHLAND | ASHLAND, OR | March 5-7, 2025
Travel and event coordination will be communicated to all athletes and parents.
Qualification Process
Athletes must participate (pass through the starting wand) in at least two of the discipline races, either Slalom of Giant Slalom, and accumulate enough points at the respective disciplines to qualify for the State Championships either as an individual or as a team member. Just because a team qualifies does not mean they can insert a “ringer” such as a club racer, who did not attend or accumulate enough points to qualify. The number of teams and individuals qualifying for State Championships will depend upon how many we have participating to begin with according to OISRA rules.