Feb 28th- Mar 6th

Another great weekend of racing, wow you guys are fast! It was great to see how you all have improved. This weekend we are pretty much back to normal except for Purple and Green who have the Ski Marathon on Saturday.

*Also a heads up to all squads, there will be no practice on Saturday, March 13th because it is the first day of Spring Break.*

Tuesday Mar 2^nd :

Yellow: Meet in the stadium ready to ski at 4:30pm, you are skate skiing. Practice ends at 6pm

Orange: Practice is 4:30-6pm. You will be skate skiing.

1^st year Purple: Practice is 4:30-6pm. Meet in the stadium at 4:30 and you will finish in the stadium at 6pm. You are skate skiing and practicing for the enduro this weekend.

Green and 2^nd year Purple: Practice is 4:30-6pm. You will be skate skiing and practicing for the enduro this Saturday.

 

Wednesday Mar 3^rd:

Purple and Green: Practice is from 4:30-6pm and you skate skiing. Everyone will meet in the stadium for 4:30pm, we will break into groups and ski the Ski Marathon course for the weekend.

Thursday Mar 4^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 skate skiing.

Green: Practice is 4:30-6pm and you are skate skiing.

 

Saturday Mar 5^th:

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

 Orange: You are skate skiing from 11am-12:30pm.

Purple and Green: Your practice is a bit different this weekend because of the Ski Marathon, you will not have a regular practice. I will send out the Marathon info later in the week when I get it from the organizers.

Up Coming Events

Mar 6th: Ski Marathon (Purple and Green)

Mar 9th: Night Speed

Mar 13th-28th: Spring Break (No regular practices)

Mar 23rd: Night Speed

Feb 21st-27th

 Great racing everyone, it was an exciting day! You raced your hearts out today and it showed. It was slow cold snow but that didn't stop you guys from zooming by us. 

So this week we will be skating if the weather does what it says 🤞. We will be focusing on sprints this week during practice to get everyone prepared for this coming weekend.

Below the schedule are some photos from the race.

Tuesday Feb 23^rd :

Yellow: Practice is from 4:30-6pm, you will be skate skiing. Don’t forget your poles!

Orange: Practice is 4:30-6pm and 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.

Second Year Purple: You are joining green today for the ski part but not the sports psychology part. You are skate skiing from 4:30-6pm

Green: Practice is 4:30-6pm. Half of your practice is going to be in the race office for sports psychology and the other half you will be skate skiing.

 

Wednesday Feb 24^th:

Purple and Green: Practice is from 4:30-6pm and you are skate skiing. We will do a really good warm up to prep for sprints. We will meet in the stadium at 5pm if you are late. Purple can you meet us at the Chalet for 4:30pm

Thursday Feb 25^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 skate skiing.

Green: Practice is 4:30-6pm and you are skate skiing.

 

Saturday Feb 27^th:

Yellow Orange Purple and Green: It’s the second race of the Yukon Champs, it’s sprints time!!!! I will send out an email Friday afternoon with the info for the race on Saturday. It’s going to be a really fun race because everyone gets to do multiple sprints.

Feb 14th-20th

That we have a normal week of practice and no cold cancellations! It is forecasted to be cold on Tuesday but warming up after that, this polar vortex needs to move her butt. This Saturday is also the first of two races for Yukon Champs 

Tuesday Feb 16^th :

Yellow: Hopefully it’s warm enough to finally have a practice!! We will be classic skiing because of how cold it has been and still is. Practice is 4:30-6pm

Orange: Practice is 4:30-6pm. You are classic skiing as well. Make sure to be respectful of the other groups in the stadium.

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

Green and Second year Purple: Those who didn’t get sized on Saturday will come to the race office for a quick sizing and then off to the rest of your practice. You will be classic skiing. Practice is 4:30-6pm

 

Wednesday Feb 17^th:

Purple and Green: Practice is from 4:30-6pm, hopefully what the weather app says is true!! Let’s plan for skating but if it doesn’t warm-up, I’ll send out an email about a change in technique.

*6-8pm Equipment order night for Blue, Green and second-year purple in the Grey Mountain Room*

Thursday Feb 18^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 skate skiing.

Green: Practice is 4:30-6pm and you are skate skiing

 

Saturday Feb 20^th:

Yellow, Orange and Purple: Today is Yukon Champs Long, it will be a skate race. I will send out an email Thursday evening or Friday with the info but it is pretty much the same as the previous races.

 Green: You are racing a 5k in free technique (skate). I will send an email with more details later this week.

Feb 7th- 13th

 Hi Everyone

Well, it's definitely going to chilly for the first part of the week, there might even be a cancelled practice or delayed practice. Just a reminder that if practice is changing in any way I will send out an email after the 2:15pm weather update. Make sure you come dressed appropriately for the weather, have an extra buff in your pocket just in case.

Tuesday Feb 9^th :

Yellow: Today you are classic skiing with poles, practice is 4:30-6pm. The stadium will be busy with Jack Rabbits until 5pm so please remind your kids to be respectful of the other groups. Also, make sure to bring your poles!

Orange: Practice is 4:30-6pm. You are classic skiing as well. Make sure to be respectful of the other groups in the stadium.

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

Green: Practice is 4:30-6pm. You will be classic skiing.

 

Wednesday Feb 10^th:

Purple and Green: Practice is from 4:30-6pm and you are classic skiing, purple if you could come up to the chalet for 4:30pm that would be great. You will go for a warm-up ski with your coaches. If it is colder then -20C we will work on technique.

Thursday Feb 11^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 skiing.

Green: Practice is 4:30-6pm and you are classic skiing.

 

Saturday Feb 13^th:

Yellow: Practice is from 11am-12:30pm and you will be classic skiing with poles.

 Orange: You are classic skiing from 11am-12:30pm.

Purple: You will be classic skiing from 11am-12:30pm, working on enduros

Green: Green I will send out an email later this week, the practice focus will change depending on the temperature

Up Coming Events:

9th Feb: Night Speed * If its too cold this race will be postponed to next Saturday

20th Feb: Yukon Champs Long Distance

23rd Feb: Night Speed

27th Feb: Rendezvous Sprint Champs

6th Mar: Ski Marathon