APPENDIX I: RULE EXCEPTIONS FOR CLASS I TOURNAMENTS
1: General
The exceptions listed here are allowed in Class I tournaments. Each exception is prefixed with the Rule number to which it applies. Other planned deviations may be permitted but only if requested at the time of the sanction application and if approved by the WSC Technical Committee.
10.1: Jury
The Chief of Competition may be considered the Jury.
11.17. 4: Jump Ramp Specifications
A tolerance of +.005 may be used.
11.17. 5: Jump Ramp Specifications
A tolerance of 5 cm may be used.
11.18.1: Slalom Towers
Slalom towers may be eliminated.
14.4.2: Jumping Speeds and Tolerances
The following tolerances may be used:
2 SEGMENT TIMING FOR JUMPING
(Class 1 Tournaments)
Speed Range 82M SEGMENT(C-D to E-F) 41M SEGMENT(E-F TO G-H)
(kph) (mph) Actual Fast Slow Actual Fast Slow
57 35.4 5.18 5.08 5.28 2.59 2.45 2.73
54 33.6 5.47 5.32 5.62 2.73 2.53 2.93
51 31.7 5.79 5.69 5.89 2.89 2.73 3.05
48 29.8 6.15 6.00 6.30 3.08 2.88 3.28
45 28.0 6.56 6.36 6.76 3.28 2.98 3.58
42 26.1 7.03 6.83 7.23 3.51 3.21 3.81
39 24.2 7.57 7.32 7.82 3.78 3.48 4.08
36 22.4 8.20 7.95 8.45 4.10 3.80 4.40
33 20.5 8.95 8.70 9.20 4.47 4.17 4.77
30 18.6 9.84 9.54 10.14 4.92 4.62 5.22
14.7: Jump Event Officials
One judge may be used for the jump event: a boat judge. The back-up timer may be eliminated.
14.8: Jump Measurement
Three meter stations with one meter reader at each station may be used. A manual masterboard may be used to calculate jump distances.
14.11; 15.11; and 16.16: Ties
Ties in jump, slalom and tricks need not be run-off.
15.6: Slalom Speeds and Tolerances
The following tolerances may be used:
2 SEGMENT TIMING FOR SLALOM
(Class 1 Tournaments)
Speed Range FIRST SEGMENT SECOND SEGMENT
(kph) (mph) Actual Fast Slow Actual Fast Slow
25 15.5 15.70 15.09 16.35 21.60 20.77 22.50
28 17.4 14.01 13.53 14.53 19.29 18.62 20.00
31 19.3 12.66 12.26 13.08 17.42 16.88 18.00
34 21.1 11.54 11.21 11.89 15.88 15.43 16.36
37 23.0 10.61 10.33 10.90 14.59 14.21 15.00
40 24.9 9.81 9.57 10.06 13.50 13.17 13.85
43 26.7 9.13 8.92 9.34 12.56 12.27 12.86
46 28.6 8.53 8.35 8.72 11.74 11.49 12.00
49 30.5 8.01 7.85 8.18 11.02 10.80 11.25
52 32.3 7.55 7.40 7.69 10.38 10.19 10.59
55 34.2 7.13 7.01 7.27 9.82 9.64 10.00
58 36.0 6.77 6.69 6.88 9.31 9.15 9.47
When timing in tenths of a second and employing a digital hundredths second watch, simply ignore the 100th digit.
15:12: Slalom Event Officials
One judge may be used for the slalom event: a boat judge. The back-up timer may be eliminated.
15.13: Entrance/Exit Gate Judging
If only one judge is used as in 15.12 above, the skier's passage through the enrance/exit gates is judged by the boat judge alone.
15.15: Slalom Video Tape
The end course video may be eliminated.
16.11: Trick Event Officials
Three judges may be used to score the attempted tricks. The back-up timer may be eliminated.
16.14: Trick Video Tape
The video taping of tricks may be eliminated.