Middle School Race Team

Program Description:

Training and Racing 4 Days/Week
When: Monday - Thursday, starting Monday Jan 6, 2024 (weather dependent)
Length: 8-week long program
Training Schedule:
- Monday: 3:30-5pm @ Hickory
- Tuesday: 3:30-5pm @ Hickory
- Wednesday: 4:15-6:15pm @ Crystal Mtn
- Thursday: 3:30-5pm @ Hickory
Racing Schedule:
- Typically 5 Races throughout the season, not mandatory but encouraged
  - Nubs Nob
  - Holiday
  - Boyne Mtn
  - Hickory Hills
  - Crystal Mtn
Cost: $575

Age: Grades 6-8 (or coach approval required otherwise)
- Middle School Race Team (MSRT) is intended for skiers looking to continue, or begin, developing their foundational skiing and ski racing skills. This program is applicable to a wide variety of ability levels – all are welcome.
- This program meets 4 times a week – with training and race days all occurring Mon-Thursday.
- There is a heavy emphasis on fun while becoming fundamentally sound skiers.
- Ski Passes:
  - Program fee DOES NOT INCLUDE Hickory Hills lift tickets or pass. Must be purchased through the City.
  - Program fee DOES NOT INCLUDE Crystal Mtn lift tickets or pass. Must be purchased through Crystal Mountain (1 day/week pass for Wednesday only offered as season nears).
  - Program fee DOES include lift tickets on race days to race venue (ie – if Middle School Race is at Nubs, the lift ticket for each athlete is covered)
- Transportation:
  - Bussing from the TCAPS, GTACS, Greenspire and Montessori middle schools is included as a benefit to families in this program.
  - This program INCLUDES the following bussing:
    - TO Hickory Hills or all training days
    - TO and FROM Crystal Mtn on Wednesday for training
    - TO and FROM all out of town Middle School races