With Regionals cranking along this weekend its been easy to witness some fantastic skiing, but something happened that I don’t believe I have ever witnessed at any tournament, novice to record capable.  One of those fantastic skiers is a local woman skier who got a score of “zero” for a pass she has completed probably 100 times this season alone.  It was ruled that she missed the gates.  I am not going to debate whether the ruling was accurate, she knows if she made it or not, but the discussions along the shore indicated that many people are not aware of the rules with respect to what is considered a missed gate, including me.  Below is the diagram out of the AWSA rule book showing what the judges are looking for.  It happens so fast, the ski is on edge and there is so much turbulance, judging gates is very difficult.