Nor-Am Cup

Who: Canada’s future ski stars compete against other up-and-coming athletes from the USA and around the world. Competitors include team members from Canada’s alpine, para-alpine and ski cross teams as well as provincial ski team athletes.

What’s at stake: At Nor-Am Cup races, Canada’s aspiring ski stars get the chance to compete at an international level. Nor-Am races allow athletes to prepare mentally and technically for World Cup racing. The season-long Nor-Am series comes to a head at the Nor-Am finals in March (February for para-alpine). In alpine, the top two overall competitors for each discipline at the end of the finals win a World Cup spot for the following season in that event.

Quick fact: Canada has won every overall Nor-Am Cup in both men’s and women’s ski cross since the first Nor-Am ski cross season in 2009-10.

Nor-Am Cup (Alpine)

Loveland, Colo. – Nov. 26-29, 2011
Aspen, Colo. – Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2011
Nakiska, Alta. – Dec. 6-9, 2011
Panorama, B.C. – Dec. 11-16, 2011
Vail, Colo. - Feb. 1-7, 2012
Aspen, Colo. – Feb. 9-15, 2012
Stowe, Vt. – March 12-13, 2012
Mont Garceau, Que. – March 13, 2012
Val Saint-Come, Que. – March 14, 2012
Le Massif/Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que. (Finals) - March 17-24, 2012

Nor-Am Cup (Ski cross)

Copper Mountain, Colo. – Jan. 21-22, 2012
Canyons, Utah – Feb. 9-11, 2012
Big White, B.C. – March 1-4, 2012
Lake Louise, Alta. – March 9-11, 2012
Mt. Hood Meadows, Ore. (Finals) – March 24-25, 2012