Alumni Race at Bryce

This past weekend was an exciting and eventful one for the team. We had two days of GS, including the eagerly anticipated Alumni Race on Saturday. On this day, once a year, the racers of VASSTmas past gather on the slopes of Bryce Resort to relive the glory days and shred some gnar. We had an impressive showing. Our alumni came out in force, hugely outnumbering all the participants from other schools combined—easily 4 racers to 1.  It was a day of revived traditions, jovial reunions, and general high spirits.

Soggy, Foggy Beech

This weekend proved to be a warm, rainy one at Ski Beech in North Carolina. Boarders and skiers were scheduled for Saturday giant slalom (GS), and Sunday was originally going to be slalom for skiers and boarder cross for boarders. Unfortunately, they didn’t have enough snow for boarder cross, so it got changed to a second GS mid-week.

It started raining early Saturday, and didn’t let up for most of the morning at the mountain. Personally, I’ll take slush over ice any day, but things got a little ridiculous on the slopes, with patches of grass and dirt visibly poking out through the melting snow.

Sunday River and the start of racing

2012 is upon us, and the year is off to a busy start for VASST!

Last week about eighty of us carpooled up to Maine to spend five jam-packed days skiing, boarding, bonding, and of course, raging.

Homecomings: success on all fronts!

To the young and the VASST-less (alumni joke. get it?)

Thanks so much to everybody who made it out to the tailgate on Saturday! The rain finally cleared up, and it was a beautiful day here in Charlottesville. We had a record turnout of alumni, including three former presidents (shout outs to Christian, Zev, and Kate!), and a great showing by the class of 2011. It was so nice to see you all, and it brought back some warm fuzzy memories of races and VASST fun this past spring. The food from Paulie’s Pig Out was a big hit, and I’m not surprised, the scent of chicken and barbecue pork wafting through my car as I drove back from picking it up in Afton on Saturday morning was nothing short of heavenly. We even won the game! All was right with the world.

It was also really awesome to see so many fresh faces! I’m so glad so many new members made it out, and I hope you all had a chance to chat with some VASST alums and to hear what makes people fall in love with this team.

More highlights after the jump!

Homecomings Weekend Tailgate!

Hey there snow sports enthusiasts,

It’s getting to be that time of year again–time for the ‘Hoos to come together and rage like undergrads (or for those of us who still are, rage like it’s the weekend)! That’s right friends, Homecomings Weekend is coming up, and on Saturday, October 15th, VASST is having a tailgate, and you’re all invited! We’ll have food, cornhole, and all kinds of beverages to get you amped for the game against Georgia Tech.

Where, you might ask, can I partake in such festivities?

Why, in the back yard of 320 14th Street of course!

Things will get rolling around 1:00 PM, so come on out and reconnect with old friends, make some new ones, and celebrate the glory that is VASST!

Hope to see you there!

Sachi “doesn’t know jack about football” Ainge

Activities Fair

Greetings VASST members, alumni, friends, and especially the VASST-curious,

I’m Sachi, I’m a third year and a boarder, and I’ll be the VASST historian/blogger for the 2012 season and the months leading up to it. I’m from Hawaii, but I’m excited to be back in Virginia and getting back into school and snowboarding. Looking forward to hanging out with old friends, making new ones, and documenting what promises to be an epic year with the best team on grounds.

So, without further ado…

Yesterday, VASST went to the activities fair. It was a beautiful day, and we were posted up in the sunny amphitheater spreading the VASSTy word. For those of you who didn’t make  it, see what you missed out on after the jump.

VASST has a blog!

This is the new blog for VASST, the Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team.  We are a student organization for skiing and snowboarding at the University of Virginia, and our racers compete in the Southeast Conference of the USCSA.

We have a radical website coming soon that is going to host everything legit; here you’ll find a more casual documentation of our adventures.

Get stoked for the 2011-2012 season!

Contact uvasst@gmail.com with any questions/comments.

The Grand Bizarre

VASST has joined the national tour of The Grand Bizarre, presented by Poor Boyz Productions.   It’s coming to UVA’s Newcomb Ballroom in Charlottesville on October 21st.  Stay tuned for more info, and look for the list of stops in Powder Magazine.