Week of December 9
**Intro to Ski Level Development and Ski Level Development
Reminder to all families to please join us for our Meet & Greet for all Intro to Ski Level Development and Ski Level Development skiers and parents! Coaches will be there to help review gear needs, check gear, talk about expectations and what’s needed to have the best ski season possible =)
ALL SKI LEVEL DEVELOPMENT GROUPS MEET & GREET:
- Wednesday Dec. 18th, 5:30-6:30pm
- Hickory Hills Lodge
- **Bring skiers skis, boots and helmet to Meet & Greet
Please mark your calendars and see you there!
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**Race Clinics
Our Meet & Greet is quickly approaching – please mark your calendar! Coaches will be there to help review gear needs, check gear, talk about expectations and what’s needed to have the best ski season possible =)
RACE CLINICS MEET & GREET:
- Wednesday Dec. 18th, 6:30-7:30pm
- Hickory Hills Lodge
- **Bring skiers skis, boots and helmet to Meet & Greet
Please mark your calendars and see you there!
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**GTSC Parent Helpers/Volunteers and Sunday Races
If you have a Sunday Racer, are interested in learning more about our Sunday Races, or are interested in how you can help with some of our volunteer needs – please join us for a Sunday Race and GTSC Parent Helpers/Volunteers Meet & Greet!!
VOLUNTEER MEET & GREET:
- Tuesday Dec. 10th, 6:30-7:30pm
- Hickory Hills Lodge
Welcome to all – see you there!
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**Middle School Race Team (MSRT):
Time to get fired up ski season, racers! Please be sure to join us for our Meet & Greet this week:
MSRT MEET & GREET – Tuesday, Dec 10 @ 7:30pm at Hickory Hills. Please mark your calendars and check your TeamSnap MSRT calendars for details.
- We hold an MSRT Meet & Greet each year to help our skiers and parents better understand what the season ahead is going to look like: bussing, practice schedules, race schedules, gear needs, etc.
- It’s also a great opportunity for families to meet the coaches and ask questions!
- Parents and athletes, please join us on Dec 10 @ 7:30pm at Hickory Hills.
I’m excited for a great season!! See you there!
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**USSS Race Teams – Middle School USSS Race Team, Intro to USSS Race Team and High School USSS Teams:
Thanks to all who joined us for our USSS Touchdown meeting last week and our first trainings over the weekend at Nubs and Crystal Mountain!! We are committed to providing opportunities for our GTSC skiers to get on snow as frequently as possible – we know it’s key to the athletes success.
Weekend of Dec 14 & 15 –
- Searchmont Race – Sadly the races have been rescheduled by Region 3 – all should have received an email from CR3 (if not, please goto the CR3 website and signup to receive emails!!!)
- Training – The TeamSnap Schedule has been updated to reflect our training opportunities for this coming weekend.
- Please note that gate training is simply not available given the weather, however free skiing and drills with coaches IS and we strongly recommend all atheltes make time to attend!!!
- Note from Coach Craig:
- ‘What a great start to our ski season! With early training sessions, we believe in the importance of drills and free skiing. The best way to improve technique is to work on balance and stance through free skiing with direction. I believe the best racers are the best free skiers. We will continue to free ski this weekend with drills and hope to have a great turnout! Any questions please reach out to me and we will figure it out. Thank you! Coach Craig Davidson’
AVAILABILITY – We will continue to remind all athletes to MARK THEIR AVAILABILITY in TeamSnap for each weekend event (race or practice!).
- This helps us ensure we send the appropriate # of coaches to service all attending athletes!
- Also a reminder that we send a coach a minimum of 4 athletes at any event – so your attendance matters!!
- We kindly ask that all mark their Availability by 48 hrs prior, we will notify skiers of 24 hrs prior if any changes with the information we have.
- THANK YOU for getting in this habit!!
SKI PASSES – Reminder to please start purchasing your ski passes.:
- Hickory Hills Passes: Now available online through the City of Traverse City website! Most families opt for the season pass over a daily pass, but this is your choice.
- Crystal Mountain Passes: Our GTSC athletes get a discount racer passes. Racer passes are purchased by calling Megan Farfsing at Crystal Mountain, 231.378.2255. These need to be purchased by December 1, so please make it happen =)
- MS USSS – This group practices at Crystal on Wednesday and Thursday this season (note – a change from prior seasons!). As such, this group purchases a discounted full season pass, $199
UPCOMING USSS SCHEDULE – Please note we will keep our Schedule up to date as much as possible to keep fams informed!!
- Also be sure to ‘favorite’ the Region 3 website to stay up to date on race rescheduling, volunteer signups, etc.
- https://www.region3cussa.org/
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**FIS Race Team
Congrats to our FIS team on their first AWESOME FIS race of the season!! ALL ATTENDING GTSC RACERS scored points – which is an AMAZING performance!!! We are thankful to Coach Craig, house parents Jess & Dan, and trusty video guy Marc – for making the experience the best possible for our FIS athletes. Thank you all!
Weekend of Dec 14 & 15 –
- USSS Searchmont Race – Sadly the races have been rescheduled by Region 3 – all should have received an email from CR3 (if not, please goto the CR3 website and signup to receive emails!!!)
- Training – The TeamSnap Schedule has been updated to reflect our training opportunities for this coming weekend.
- Please note that gate training is simply not available given the weather, however free skiing and drills with coaches IS and we strongly recommend all athletes make time to attend!!!
- Note from Coach Craig:
- ‘What a great start to our ski season! With early training sessions, we believe in the importance of drills and free skiing. The best way to improve technique is to work on balance and stance through free skiing with direction. I believe the best racers are the best free skiers. We will continue to free ski this weekend with drills and hope to have a great turnout! Any questions please reach out to me and we will figure it out. Thank you! Coach Craig Davidson’
AVAILABILITY – We will continue to remind all athletes to MARK THEIR AVAILABILITY in TeamSnap for each weekend event (race or practice!).
- This helps us ensure we send the appropriate # of coaches to service all attending athletes!
- Also a reminder that we send a coach a minimum of 4 athletes at any event – so your attendance matters!!
- We kindly ask that all mark their Availability by 48 hrs prior, we will notify skiers of 24 hrs prior if any changes with the information we have.
- THANK YOU for getting in this habit!!
FIS Races – Reminder of our upcoming FIS races: Searchmont and the Atmore.
- Searchmont is on for the weekend of Dec 20-22nd.
- If you are interested in being a FIS parent that weekend please let us know! Reminder that FIS house parents get their room covered, help feed and drive athletes and coaches. It’s fun!
- Please be sure to mark your racers Intents for the Atmore race – see text reminder from Jeremy. (and directions for all in Files under FIS TeamSnap team!).
Thanks all!
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