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The NASTAR program was conceptually based on the Chamois Races in France, where ski instructors were rated by the percentage they lagged behind the time recorded by the fastest French ski instructor. This method provided a standardized system so that instructors from different French ski resorts could compare themselves to each other.

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  • The NASTAR program was conceptually based on the Chamois Races in France, where ski instructors were rated by the percentage they lagged behind the time recorded by the fastest French ski instructor. This method provided a standardized system so that instructors from different French ski resorts could compare themselves to each other.
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  • The NASTAR program was conceptually based on the Chamois Races in France, where ski instructors were rated by the percentage they lagged behind the time recorded by the fastest French ski instructor. This method provided a standardized system so that instructors from different French ski resorts could compare themselves to each other. John Fry, former editor-in-chief of SKI Magazine, adapted this universal handicap scoring system to a program for recreational ski racing in the United States, calling it the 'National Standard Race'. The program, given the acronym NASTAR, was introduced in 1968 as a means to compare the performance of recreational ski racers at resorts across the United States. Just like in golf's handicap system, ski racers of all ages and abilities could now compare their times and compete with one another regardless of where and when they raced, despite varying terrain and snow conditions. The program started with 8 participating resorts and 2,297 skiers in the first year, but quickly grew in popularity, to more than 100 resorts and 6 millions skiers and snowboarders having participated by 2006. The program went through several national sponsors, the latest being Nature Valley.
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