Council Team

The Council Team is made up of 40 of Okemo’s seasoned / older J4 and J5 racers. We select 35 (+/-) athletes for Council Team based on end of prior years racing, the End of Year Open and Time Trials. Selection is also based on continuous evaluation, by the coaching staff, of each and every child’s abilities from the day the program begins. The team is selected following time-trials on Monday, December 31. What are the selection criteria? The overriding factor is safety. Council race courses are much more demanding than Devo race courses and every athlete selected to the team must have skills strong enough to compete safely at this level. Council Team will ski in Super G, Giant Slalom and Slalom races. Beyond that, other things that are considered are: skiing ability, age, motivation, effort, attendance, and time-trial results. Please note that time-trial results are only one of several benchmarks we evaluate.