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National Standard Race (abbreviated NASTAR) is the world's largest recreational ski and snowboard race program. [1] [2] It was founded in 1968 by SKI magazine and is owned and operated by Outside Inc. [3] NASTAR has a scoring system for assigning scores to ski and snowboard racers of all ages and abilities, using a handicap system.
Gary Dranow (born March 10, 1954) is an American former professional skier turned singer who competed in National Standard Race from 1987 to 2010. He was ranked number one in his age group nationally and in the top twenty men overall in NASTAR from the 2005 to 2010 seasons. He became a USSA-certified professional ski coach in 2004.
John Fry (January 22, 1930 – January 24, 2020) invented the Nations Cup of alpine ski racing by which the relative strengths of the world's national ski teams are ranked annually. Fry created Nastar (National Standard Ski Race), a system for recreational skiers to experience the thrill of racing, in use at more than a hundred U.S. ski areas.
Kitt continues to support ski racing in many forms. The Kitt Cup is a season long race series which takes place at the Swain ski resort where he first began his training. He has been the traveling NASTAR pacesetter since 1999, and continues to provide race coaching. Kitt also gives inspirational guest speaking engagements to youth ski racers ...
There's also a ski shop, ski and board rentals, and lockers throughout the lodge. The mountain is serviced by two double chairlifts, one high-speed six person lift, one T-bar lift, one rope tow, and one carpet lift. [12] The hill also offers NASTAR racing and has a ski school with private and group lessons. The NASTAR run has permanent course ...
Greek Peak is also the home of the ski team Greek Peak Ski Club (GPSC) and hosts NASTAR Racing. Summer activities include hiking, an outdoor adventure center with a zip line, a mountain coaster and mountain and off-road biking on trails of varied difficulty. Greek Peak was founded in 1958 by members of the Cortland Ski Club.
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joined the pro racing tour following the 1968 Winter Olympics where he was 7th in the slalom and 10th in the giant slalom. was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1970, which derailed his ski racing career at age 27. founded Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, formerly The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis. the first NASTAR National Pacesetter (1968)