**INTRO TO SKI LEVEL DEVELOPMENT
What a great first week for our Saturday rippers! We are excited for week 2!!
  • Arrive 30 minutes early to ensure plenty of time to get your pass, prepare your skier, get in gear, use the restroom before start time.
  • Purchase your passes online in advance – it’s a time saver!
  • If you are renting skis, remember the lines were long and a bit slow – other options:
    • Potentially consider Boyne Country Sports or Don Orr programs that grow with you kiddos!
  • Please check TeamSnap Assignments for any available Lodge Parent spots that need your help!
    • Reminder Lodge Parents will get a yellow bib and a radio from the head coach before practice and help out kiddos that may need assistance if coach radios you =)
  • FOCUS this week will be on:
    • Putting on both skis
    • Getting up on our own
    • Independent movement on hill
**SKI LEVEL DEVELOPMENT
A fantastic first week for our Monday and Wednesday skiers – thank you for your smiles and patience as we get all our skiers placed in appropriate level groups! As we look forward to week 2:
  • Arrive 30 minutes early to ensure plenty of time to get your pass, prepare your skier, get in gear, use the restroom before start time.
  • Please check TeamSnap Assignments for any available Lodge Parent spots that need your help!
    • Reminder Lodge Parents will get a yellow bib and a radio from the head coach before practice and help out kiddos that may need assistance if coach radios you =)
  • FOCUS this week will be on:
    • Stance and balance
    • getting up the tow rope independently
    • Skier Code #3 & #4
**RACE CLINICS
The Race Clinics skiers had a fabulous week and we are excited to see more progress in week 2!  Updates below:
Monday Night Race Clinic (USSS focus):
  • Reminder – all Monday Race Clinics will be SL – this is reflected in the TeamSnap Schedule.
  • Arrive 15-20 minutes early to ensure plenty of time to get ready and meet coaches.
  • Skiers are to meet coaches at the top of Swede for training.
  • All SL gear is required for Race Clinics, including chin bars and shin guards.
Wednesday Night Race Clinic:
  • Wednesday Night Race Clinics will be either SL or GS, it will be the same as the Sunday Race discipline that week – this is reflected in the TeamSnap Schedule.
    • Please look for this and prepare accordingly each week! This week is GS.
  • Arrive 15-20 minutes early to ensure plenty of time to get ready and meet coaches.
  • Coaches will meet skiers at the base outside the lodge, or at the top of the Swede course.
Race Clinics (Tues/Thurs):
This week coaches will focus on getting to know skiers abilities, refine groupings, and work on fundamentals/goals.
  • Arrive 20 minutes early to ensure plenty of time to get your pass, prepare your skier, get in gear, use the restroom before start time.
  • Note discipline in your TeamSnap Schedule – in general: Tues-SL ; Thurs-GS. Subject to change so please be sure to check this weekly.
  • Please check TeamSnap Assignments for any available Lodge Parent spots that need your help!
    • Reminder Lodge Parents will get a yellow bib and a radio from the head coach before practice and help out kiddos that may need assistance if coach radios you =)
  • FOCUS this week will be on:
    • Drills and gate training
    • Outside ski pressure
    • Tuesday – SL; Thursday – GS
**MIDDLE SCHOOL RACE TEAM (MSRT):
A great week of training in the books! As we look forward, please be sure to check your TeamSnap Schedule carefully to ensure you are in the know for the week ahead! A few notes:
  • Monday – NO BUSSING due to TCAPS 1/2 day (in the Schedule)
  • Tuesday – Our GTSC Middle School Race!! We will host our cross-town pals, Holiday Race team! S
    • See Schedule in race email and in TeamSnap Schedule.
    • We need helpers! Please check out the Assignments and thank you for helping!
    • Please note timing – we will run BATA bussing for anyone that needs a ride, however, inspection starts at 3:30pm so they will be a bit late so parent transport preferred.
  • MARK YOUR SKIERS AVAILABILITY for the race and Wed Crystal practice – it’s very helpful for planning =)
  • Parent Crystal Mtn Bus Volunteers – reminder we absolutely have to have parent chaperoning on the bus to/from Crystal Mtn. Because USSS & MSRT share a bus – we include a parent or two from both teams. It is VERY HELPFUL if parent fill these out for the whole season to avoid last minute shuffling – THANK YOU!!
  • Rest of the week, per TeamSnap Schedule.
**SUNDAY RACES:
Great work to all our racers this week on SL! It was chilly, but our timers, volunteers and race crew CRUSHED it and all went so quick! Thanks team!
  • Please be sure your skier is registered for Sunday Races – if you do not see the Sundy Race “team” in your TeamSnap, then you are not registered.
    • Registration is under our website, under Programs – Registration.
  • Once you are registered, you have access to our TeamSnap Schedule, chat, etc. – so please be sure to get this done and stay informed!
  • Next week will be GS, same time, same place!
  • Please check Assignments under next weeks race in the Sunday Race Schedule to help with our volunteer spots we need to fill –
    • THANK YOU for doing this in advance for the season =) So helpful!
  • OPTIONAL Race Opportunity –
    • The Nordica Winter Rally race event is coming up quickly!!!
    • This race is optional and information will be sent out in the next 1-2 days with a quick turn around if your racer would like to participate.
    • The Nordica race is hosted by Nubs Nob and is an additional racer fee to participate and purchase discounted lift tickets for Nubs Nob.
**USSS & FIS Teams – MS USSS, HS USSS, Intro to USSS & FIS
Congrats to all our Glover Memorial Racers who braved the trip (and chily temps!) up at Snowriver Resort last weekend! What an amazing group of skiers – we are so proud of all the racers and nice work to our podium winners!!  CRUSHED IT GTSC!!!
We also want to give a huge shout out to our Vail, Colorado racers Quinn & Rocco! They competed in one of the most challenging races we have seen and showed Rocky what’s up! We are proud of you!
Looking forward, both our USSS & FIS teams will train per the TeamSnap Schedules – with races this weekend at Nubs. See below:
MS USSS Teams:
All per TeamSnap Schedule – a few notable things below:
  • Monday – NO BUSSING due to TCAPS 1/2 day (in the Schedule)
  • Tuesday – Our GTSC Middle School Race!! We will host our cross-town pals, Holiday Race team! SL only.
    • See Schedule in race email and in TeamSnap Schedule.
    • We need helpers! Please check out the Assignments and thank you for helping!
    • Please note timing – we will run BATA bussing for anyone that needs a ride, however, inspection starts at 3:30pm so they will be a bit late so parent transport preferred.
    • MARK YOUR SKIERS AVAILABILITY for the race (and Wed Crystal practice)
  • Rest of the week, per TeamSnap Schedule. Please note discipline and hill for Crystal Mtn trainings.
  • Parent Crystal Mtn Bus Volunteers – reminder we absolutely have to have parent chaperoning on the bus to/from Crystal Mtn. Because USSS & MSRT share a bus – we include a parent or two from both teams. It is VERY HELPFUL if parent fill these out for the whole season to avoid last minute shuffling – THANK YOU!!
  • Reminder to register for the Kelsey Barnard Memorial races at Nubs this weekend through www.skireg.com by Wednesday.
    • Race format is GS Saturday and SL Sunday – both U14 & Under and U14 & Older race groups.
Intro & HS USSS Teams, FIS Race Team:
All per TeamSnap Schedule –
  • Reminder to register for the Kelsey Barnard Memorial races at Nubs this weekend through www.skireg.com by Wednesday.
    • Race format is GS Saturday and SL Sunday – both U14 & Under and U14 & Older race groups.
  • FIS Team – reminder to confirm/pull your racers if interested in Lutsen SL qualifier race in a few weeks – we are getting a plan together!
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