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National Team Resources
Rankings, documents and more.
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Halfpipe National Team
Selection guide for the 2027–28 team
This page explains who can apply for the 2027–28 Halfpipe National Team, how applications are scored and ranked, and how the team is chosen. It summarizes the official Selection Eligibility and Criteria Sheet.
Key numbers
The 2027–28 Halfpipe National Team is selected after the 2026/27 World Cup season.
- 5:1 athlete to coach ratio (maximum)
- 2027-28 anticipated FIS World Cup quota (male and female specific)
- Team resources
- HPP Director (Park and Pipe)
- HPP Coordinator
- HPP National Team Coaches (Halfpipe)
Key dates & deadlines
- April 4, 2027: World Cup season endsConclusion of the 2026/27 FIS World Cup season. WSPL ranks and points are recorded as of this date.
- April 4 – 30, 2027: invitation by emailBetween April 4 and April 30, 2027 from HPP Admin. Athletes (parents if minors) and their coaches are told their eligibility status by email, using the SnowReg (Canada Snowboard membership system) email address on file.
- 7 days after the invitation: application dueApplications are due seven (7) days from notification of the invitation, at 5:00 p.m. PST.
- 7 days after the decision: appeal deadlineAppeals must be submitted in accordance with the Canada Snowboard Appeal Policy and received no later than 5:00 p.m. PST seven (7) days after the athlete is notified of the decision.
- July 1, 2027: National Team startsValid to June 30, 2028.
Who can apply?
There are two pathways. Eligible competitions are WSPL events from April 4, 2026 to April 4, 2027.
Pathway A: National Team
1x Challenger WSPL Events
World rank: Top 75
Pathway B: NextGen
2x Challenger WSPL Events
World rank: Top 125
What to submit
Eligible athletes are invited to apply by email (see the timeline above).
New skills should be skills landed for the first time during the 2026/27 season.
How your score is built
Each pathway weighs the five priorities differently. In the equations, R = rider Canadian rank, P = rider points and X = 1000 for the National Team pathway and 500 for NextGen.
Pathway A: National Team
- 1. WSPL Halfpipe rank/points — 45%
- 2. Foundational skill — N/A for this pathway
- 3. Competition / unique / creative skill — 30%
- 4. Amplitude — 10%
- 5. Seasonal progression (new skills) — 15%
Equations
Priority 3 = (Total Competition % + Total Creative/Unique %) x .30
Priority 4 = Average amplitude score of all skills on chart
Priority 5 = Total New Skill based on Trick ability scores
Pathway B: NextGen
- 1. WSPL Halfpipe rank/points — 35%
- 2. Foundational skill — 20%
- 3. Competition / unique / creative skill — 15%
- 4. Amplitude — 10%
- 5. Seasonal progression (new skills) — 20%
Equations
Priority 2 = Total Foundation % x .20
Priority 3 = (Total Competition % + Total Creative/Unique %) x .15
Priority 4 = Average amplitude score of all skills on chart
Priority 5 = Total New Skill based on Trick ability scores
Athletes are ranked and scored out of 100% on the five priorities above. Each gender of each pathway is ranked on its own sheet — four ranking sheets in total (Men/Women and A/B) — so every eligible athlete is compared using the same scale and equations for their pathway and gender.
WSPL ranks and points are recorded as of April 4, 2027.
Foundational and Competition / Unique / Creative skills are calculated from skill difficulty and execution as submitted in the athlete application, using technical experts’ input and video review to check against the submitted skill chart.
Seasonal progression records the improvement in difficulty and execution of the new skills each athlete learned during the 2026/27 season.
How the team is chosen
Regardless of pathway (A or B), all eligible and ranked athletes are considered by the Selection Committee for National Team positions, from highest to lowest ranking score, on a single sheet per gender that merges pathways A and B. Any gaps or discrepancies between the A and B rankings are discussed by the committee.
Athletes are discussed in ranking order using these considerations, until the maximum team size is reached or no eligible athletes are left:
- individual athlete pathway
- past competitive performances
- current competitive skill level relative to international standards
- progression trajectory
- implementation of training and competition plans
- Elite Performance Characteristics
- long-term performance potential
- overall team composition
Full policy documents
Approved by Tyler Ashbee, High Performance Director, Park & Pipe Disciplines. Effective September 27, 2026. This page is a plain-language summary of the “Halfpipe National Team 2027-2028 Selection Eligibility and Criteria Sheet” for informational purposes; the official document and the General Selection Policy (GSP) govern in any case of discrepancy.
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