The Sparta Ski Team is a highly competitive race team open to boys and girls in grades 9 to 12 attending Sparta High School in Sparta, New Jersey.
The Sparta Alpine Race Team primarily practices and competes on expert trails at Mountain Creek, Mount Peter, Winter 4 Kids, and Blue Mountain. While prior alpine racing experience is NOT necessary to join the team, students MUST be able to ski all intermediate trails and most all expert trails safely and in control. This means they should be able to tip their skis on edge, link parallel turns with pole plant, control their speed, and stop quickly. If an athlete cannot demonstrate these skills after one or two on-snow training sessions, they may need to independently take ski lessons to reach an intermediate level before they can rejoin the team. With a large ski team and limited resources, our main focus is on competition and improving our skills as alpine racers, so we expect our athletes to come with a solid foundation in skiing.
We are all dedicated skiers and positive thinkers. We have fun working hard, and work hard at having fun. We always give 100% and thrive on full send. We race not individually, but as a team, therefore we have a strong sense of belonging, team, and family spirit. In joining the Sparta Ski Team, not only will you learn how to carve up a slalom course like a World Cup racer; you will make lifelong friendships, create outstanding memories and develop valuable life skills.
The race season begins in late November with dry-land training and runs to end of Febuary. Racers train Monday through Friday, with an occasional practice or race on Saturdays and Holidays. For specific dates, please view the Events page as well as the Ski Team Google Calendar on this website.
At the beginning of the season dry-land training will be held at the Sparta High School. Mountain training is conducted at a nearby mountains in northwest NJ, NY and PA. Ski Team racers may be required to cover NJISRA racer fees, as well as lift tickets for addtional mountain practices.