One of the truly unique opportunities we offer at Ski & Snowboard Club Vail is the Alpine Bank Get in the Gates recreational race program headed by coach Erik Steinberg.

With World Cup starts for the top-two finishers on the line, the North American moguls season got underway this week with three days of competition at U.S. Selections in Winter Park, Colo. Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV) athletes past and present made big statements in the first major event of the North American winter.

Lyle Shipp with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail skates through a flat section during a 10K individual freestyle race at Gold Run Nordic Center on Dec. 17. Phil Lindeman / plindeman@summitdaily.com

RESULTS 12/10/16 Fynn Bullock Womble 2nd - GS 2nd - Slalom

Halfpipe season kicked off at the U.S. Revolution Tour at Copper Mountain last week. With the halfpipe competition at the Dew Tour cancelled, the event, on both sides, featured heightened competition as top names from the sport were looking to score time in the pipe.

The U16 National Performance Series (NPS) wrapped up five days of GS and super G training on the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper Mountain followed by a giant slalom race on Saturday.

Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV) athletes past and present skied to career-best NorAm results this week in Lake Louise, Canada, which hosted a pair of downhill races for both men and women.

In order to make the drop off and pick up process as safe, efficient and convenient as possible, SSCV has adopted the following procedures for drop off and pick up of athletes.Also note that the Town of Vail and Vail Resorts Base Operations expects SSCV to manage congestion and delays on Vail Valley Drive so we also ask for your cooperation in minimizing our impact on the traffic flow.

Now is the time to enroll in Ski & Snowboard Club Vail's part-time programs. We have availability for athletes of all ages — skiing, snowboarding and Nordic. Get world-class coaching at affordable pricing in a safe, competitive and fun environment.

A preview of Kirk Dwyer's first Vail Daily column, set to run every other Tuesday starting next week As Ski & Snowboard Club Vail eagerly anticipates dropping temperatures and the start of a new season on Golden Peak, I like to remind our athletes, coaches and parents to emphasize process over performance in establishing goals and when measuring success.