Athlete Guide:
Each year nearly 500 athletes from across the globe make the pilgrimage to Diablo Freeride Park to battle for over $50,000 in cash and prizes and  to stake claim to the coveted U.S. Open championship title.

General Information:
Date:		May 23-25, 2008
Location:		Diablo Freeride Park, Mountain Creek Resort, Vernon NJ 07462
Nearest Airport:		Newark International Airport, Newark New Jersey     (directions)
Disciplines:		Downhill and Dual Slalom
Pro Purse:		$25,000  (purse breakdown)
Event Categories:		Open/Pro Men Open/Pro Women Amateur Men Amateur Women
Schedule:		Friday, May 23rd:  DH Practice Saturday, May 24th: DH Qualifiers Sunday, May 25th: DH Finals Click here for detailed schedule

Qualifying Breakdown:
Downhill Top 100 Amatuer Men ALL Amateur Women Top 60 Pro Men ALL Pro Women		Dual Slalom Discipline To be determined

General Rules and Regulations:

Each registered athlete will receive the following: Amateur Athletes: Complimentary lift tickets for Friday, 5/23 and Saturday, 5/24 (value $72)  Pro Athletes:  Complimentary lift tickets for Friday, 5/23 and Saturday, 5/24 (value $72) Complimentary lunch for Saturday, 5/24 and Sunday, 5/25 (value $20) Only athletes that qualify for finals will receive complimentary lift tickets for all three days (value $108)  All event class fields are limited. Due to the popularity of this event, pre-registration is highly recommended and is first-come, first served All participants will be required to sign a waiver, photo release form at onsite registration. Participants under 18 years of age are required to have a parent or guardian signature Helmets are required for all events including practice and freeriding Athletes are required to have valid lift tickets and athlete number plates in order to gain access to any race course Competitors may only engage in practice runs during official, class-specific practice sessions. Any athlete observed poaching a practice session will be disqualified Official field start-times will be posted at the mandatory riders meeting, at the base of the gondola, DH and DS start area and at registration Athletes are encouraged and required to be at the start area at least 20 minutes prior to their posted (time-of-day) start times. Athletes that are not present at the start area for their posted start time will be disqualified; no exceptions Registration fees and competitor lift tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable

Course Profile:

Downhill Designed by the Diablo Trail Crew, the U.S. Open downhill course continues to evolve in 2008 with overall  improved flow and some creative reroutes.  Racers can expect a greatly improved lower course section along with additional finish-line jumps and rythym sections. Dual Slalom New in 2008, the U.S. Open Dual Slalom Course will feature traditional Dual Slalom attributes with creative elements and action-packed, spectator fueled racing! [Course Maps Coming Soon]