FWT JUDGING FORMAT/CRITERIA

JUDGING
1. There will be a total of 4 judges and 1 Head judge during the competition.(JUNIORS-3 Judges )
2. Judges will judge all five categories.
3. Judges will score competitor immediately following the competitor�s run.
4. All Categories are judged on a scale of 1 to 10. (Lowest to Highest). 0 (zero) is only used in the case of Over Time.
5. Scores will be determined as an average of all judge�s scores. Not to exceed 50 points.
6. The judges will inspect every run and discuss possible routes and conditions. Judges will also discuss the forerunners' runs and the scoring of their runs. When the first competitor starts, discussions will be at a minimum.
7. Decisions by the judges are final.
8. The categories consist of:
Line Choice: Each competitor chooses his/her line or route down the course. High scores are given for choosing difficult routes. Difficulty is determined by steepness, exposure, air, snow and course conditions.
Control: Competitors must remain in control at all times. Any loss of control will result in a lower score, however skillful recoveries will reduce penalties.
Fluidity: Constant direction towards a goal, this includes continuity, pace and smooth transitions between sections of
the course. Falling or stopping can have a negative impact in this category.
Form/ Technique: Competitors are judged on style and turn quality relating to big mountain free skiing.
Aggression/Energy: This encompasses the pace, energy and creativity with which a competitor attacks or descends his/her chosen line or route.

FORMAT
1. Line Choice score will be the first score the judges make.
2. Line choice is not relative to how it is skied. It is the difficulty of the terrain.
3. All other scores are directly related to Line Choice score.
4. Scores in the other categories generally do not exceed Line Choice score by 2 points, with +1 exception in related categories determined by the head judge.(may affect multiple categories).
5. Falling and unsuccessfully landing jumps, cliff drops or airs of any kind will have a significant negative impact on judging categories 2, 3 and 5 (Control, Fluidity and technique).
6. Air and tricks are not a judged category. However, tricks and jumps may increase an athlete�s score with the +1 exception rule in aggression and technique.
7. No Fall Zones. Control is the second category judged. If a competitor loses control in a No Fall Zone, (determined by the head judge) scores in the remaining categories will not exceed the control points by 2 points.
8. Cuts. Competition organizers will make competitor cuts after every run from 1/3-1/2 of the field. Based on cumulative points up to that point.
9. Inverted aerials are up to the discretion of the host site/ organizer.
10. Time Limit. Each course is assigned a generous time limit by the judges after the forerunners. The time limit must be communicated to the starter and to the athletes.Competitors who do not cross the finish line in the allotted time will receive a zero score in every category.
11. Both Skis. Competitors who do not cross the finish line with both skis will receive a zero score in every category. Extraneous equipment ok.
12. A race official/scorekeeper will be on the judges stand to add up and total scores and record cumulative totals.
13. If judges are separated throughout the venue, due to the length or terrain of a venue, the scores will be reported to the race official/scorekeeper via radio communication, confirmed and tabulated.
14. Judges will give the competitor scores to a race official/ scorekeeper.
15. All decisions made by the judges are final and may not be protested.
16. The Race Director, due to weather and/or visibility may cancel a run or day. The announcement of cancellation should be performed at the completion of an entire run or before the start of a run. If the circumstance arises that it is necessary to cancel a run part way through the field, the Race Director will be allowed to resume competition the following day in the same order as the previous day beginning with the next competitor.
17. If weather conditions exist so that the snow conditions vary greatly over the course of a run, it will be up to the discretion of the Race Director to divide the field into equal part and advance 1/3 to ½ or each of the equal parts.


OVERALL POINTS
Event points will be awarded after every event as follows:
Place Points
1 100
2 84
3 71
4 60
5 50
6 42
7 35
8 30
9 25
10 21
11 17
12 14
13 12
14 10
15 8