Dec 13th-19th

 Last week before the holidays!!! This year we will not be having the usual wrap-up party with everyone, instead on Saturday, each squad will be doing their own special thing. It's been a weird and hectic year and I wanted to thank everyone for bearing with me. Have a happy holiday with your family and enjoy the magical outdoors that we are lucky to live in! I will be sending out a separate email to each squad about a Christmas Break challenge.

Tuesday Dec 15^th :

Yellow: You are classic skiing today and no poles! Be ready to go in the stadium at 4:30pm and finish in the stadium at 6pm

Orange: Practice is 4:30-6pm. Meet in the stadium near the Race Office. You are classic skiing.

Purple: Practice is 4:30-6pm. Meet in the stadium at 4:30 and you will finish in the stadium at 6pm. You are classicing.

Green: Practice is 4:20-5:50pm. You are classic skiing.

 

Wednesday Dec 16^th :

Purple and Green: Practice is from 4:30-6pm and you are skate skiing*. Also, if you are late the group will meet in the stadium at 5pm for speed so you can go do your own warm-up if you miss the group. You guys will be doing a speed scavenger hunt and wrapping up practice with a cool down.

*We may change to classic if it stays cold and we get some fresh snow, there will be an email sent out Tuesday after practice if technique changes*

Thursday Dec 17^th :

Orange: Practice is 4:30-6pm and you are classic skiing. Meet in the stadium next to the race office.

Purple: Practice is 4:30-6pm. You are classic today and doing some drills

Green: Practice is 4:20-5:50pm and you are classic skiing. You can go into the wax room at 4:10pm to get ready.

 

Saturday Dec 19^th :

Yellow: Today you will be classic skiing in your little groups and you guys will go on a Christmas hunt. Practice is from 11am-12:30pm

 Orange: You will be classic skiing up to Sarah Steele Hut for some marshmallows and games. Remember to bring a dry buff for the down because it will be chilly. Practice is 11am-12:30pm

 Purple: Practice is from 11am-12:30pm and you will be classic skiing. You guys are going to ski out to the upper valley hut for some toasted marshmallows. Bring an extra buff for the ski back.

Green: You are having a change in scenery! You will get to explore the biathlon trails today on classic skis. Make sure to wax your skis ahead of time because we have no access to indoor facilities. You will be starting at 11am and ending at 12:30pm. Make sure to show up on time and ready to ski because your group will be leaving on time.

First Practice Of The New Year Will Be: 5 January 2021

Dec 8th- Dec 12th

 Great job this weekend everyone!!! I saw lots of smiles, effort and energy. See the skiers smiling even when they were on a gruelling climbing is amazing. It was really exciting cheering on all the skiers. Thank you to all the volunteers who put the race together and made it run smoothly. You guys did a great job marking the course, changing it and cleaning it up. Thank you to the coaches for taking the kids on a warm-up, helping them at the start, cheering them on and collecting the pennies. It is amazing to hear that lot of kids had a great day and wished they could race more.

Tuesday Dec 8^th :

Yellow: You are skating today and no poles! Be ready to go in the stadium at 4:30pm and finish in the stadium at 6pm

Orange: Practice is 4:30-6pm. Meet in the stadium near the Race Office. You are skate skiing.

Purple: Practice is 4:30-6pm. Meet in the stadium at 4:30 and you will finish in the stadium at 6pm. You are skating. During your warm either talk with a coach or friend about the race on Saturday. How do you feel about the race, what are you happy about and what do you want to improve on?

Green: Practice is 4:20-5:50pm. You are skate skiing. Remember that you can go into the chalet at 4:10pm and no earlier! During your warm-up I want you to talk with your coaches about your races this past week, tell them 2 positive things from each day and 1 thing you want to work on.

 

Wednesday Dec 9^th :

Purple and Green: Practice is from 4:30-6pm and you are skate skiing. Also, if you are late the group will meet in the stadium at 5pm for speed so you can go do your own warm-up if you miss the group.

*We will meet in the stadium at 4:30 as well*

 

Thursday Dec 10^th :

Orange: Practice is 4:30-6pm and you are skate skiing. Meet in the stadium next to the race office.

Purple: Practice is 4:30-6pm. You are skating today and doing some drills

Green: Practice is 4:20-5:50pm and you are skate skiing. You can go into the wax room at 4:10pm to get ready.

 

Saturday Dec 12^th :

Yellow: You are skate skiing today and no poles. Practice is 11am-12:30pm. Meet your coaches over by the race hut.

 Orange: Be ready to go at 11am in the stadium with skate skis on. You will be breaking into groups and going for a ski. You will be back in the stadium for 12:30pm

 Purple: Practice is from 11am-12:30pm and you will be skate skiing.

Green: Practice is 10:55am-12:25pm and you will be skate skiing. You guys will be going for a ski with a drill here and there.