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Show ini ursi out of Bear Valley; Skip Sponsel, Mt.Telemark, Wis. and Ernst Benedikter of Indianhead, Mich.; Doug Nordmeyer from Buck Hill, Minn, and Sigi Grottendor-fer, Grottendor-fer, Sugarbush, Vt.; Egon Zimmerman from Sunstock, N.H. and a host of more than 200 skiing warriors from all over ski country. Adult NASTAR groups are broken down into four age groups--19-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50 and over. The Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. will present trophies to the top pacesetter in each age group, at each trial. And a unique campaign is brewing fortheSchlitz award among competing pacesetters paceset-ters in the 50 and over group at Vail. Aspen's Jack McTarnas-han McTarnas-han and Keystone's Max Cer-cum Cer-cum who tussled for the trophy last season will resume re-sume the match of wits and skill again this winter, with probable challenge from Breckenridge's inimitable ski school director Hans Garger. Their gentlemanly duel will continue for the seven runs taken by all starters during the two-day event. Pre-race planning is underway un-derway as weathermen begin predicting snow for all parts of the country. But no one would dare wager on the outcome of these NASTAR battles. Whether Sabish, Stiegler and Cullman will again split the spoils or whether a sneak attach by the horde of worthy opponents will snare the zero handicap awaits the skirmishes that will ensue at Vail, Alpine Meadows, Mt. Telemark, Waterville Valley Val-ley and Hunter Mt. And then it will be up to recreational skiers of all ages and ability to see how they stack up to these prestigious pres-tigious NASTAR leaders when they too challenge the NASTAR hills, and themselves, themsel-ves, in weekly recreational races this winter. Ski Races in Aspen which sets the par for all NASTAR events. Leading the legion of competitors com-petitors who will charge down the NASTAR slopes this winter are Spider Sa-bich, Sa-bich, Snowmass, Colo.; Pepi Stiegler, Jackson Hole,Wyo. and Duncan Cullman, Tellu-ride, Tellu-ride, Colo., all bearers of the zero standard last season. sea-son. But they will undoubtedly encourter heady challenges from Steamboat's Hank Kashiwa and Jim "Moose" Barrows; Jean-Pierre Pascal Pas-cal and Phillip Mollardfrom Squaw Valley; Jon Reveal and Aspen, Colo. Top skiing professionals from resorts all over the country will meet in the annual NASTAR duel, the regional paceset-ting paceset-ting trials, and scuffle for the honor of leadingthe NASTAR nation. Pacesetting trials are set for Vail, Colo., Dec. 2-4; Alpine Meadows, Calif,, Dec. 8-10; Mt. Telemark, Wis., Dec. 12-14; Waterville Valley, Val-ley, N.H., Dec. 16-18 and Hunter Mt.,N.Y., Dec. 19-20. NASTAR is the national standard racing program held at some 75 areas around the country. Scoring is based on a handicapping system. The pacesetters, top area professionals, earn handicaps handi-caps during these regional, two-day competitions which set the standard for the season. Participants in NASTAR then earn scores for each race based on this national standard. The fastest pacesetters in the country earn a zero score |