**Learn to Ski
Programming is anticipated to start as scheduled on Saturday, January 17th at Hickory Hills!
Please see the Meet & Greet information in your TeamSnap media files and be ready with your gear and pass for the first day.
We suggest arriving at least 30 minutes prior to your program start time to leave plenty of time to use the potty, get ready, and get outside to meet coaches.
Reminder we need parent helpers for all program days and times to help with lodge parent – please signup in TeamSnap under Assignments. Once signed up, we simply leave you a yellow vest and GTSC radio so you can have communication with coaches if a skier needs to come in with you. Thank you for helping throughout the season!
Please also be sure to confirm the program time you are registered for – 11:30am or 12:45pm.
See you soon!
**SKI LEVEL DEVELOPMENT
We are excited to welcome you all to our program start up WEDNESDAY, Jan 14th at Hickory Hills!
Thank you for sharing our enthusiasm with this revised start date, coaches are excited to get started! A few reminders below:
  • Please confirm your program time within your TeamSnap Schedule – either 4:30p OR 5:45pm.
  • We suggest arriving at least 30 minutes prior to your program start time to leave plenty of time to use the potty, get ready, and get outside to meet coaches by their group.
  • If your skier does not have their Hickory pass yet, please also purchase that in advance to save time on the Hickory Hills website:
  • Reminder we need parent helpers for all program days and times to help with lodge parent and car dropoff – please signup in TeamSnap under Assignments. Once signed up, we simply leave you a yellow vest and GTSC radio so you can have communication with coaches. Thank you for helping throughout the season!
We look forward to meeting you all Wednesday!
**RACE CLINICS
Monday Night Race Clinics (MNRC): 
Program start up is TONIGHT – Monday Jan 12th!
Please note our start time is 5:15pm this year with hopes it helps to alleviate some of the parking lot congestion =)  Please meet coaches on-snow outside the lodge ready to ski!
Wednesday Night Race Clinics (WNRC):
Program start up is Wednesday, Jan 14th!
Please note our start time is 5:15pm this year with hopes it helps to alleviate some of the parking lot congestion =)  Please meet coaches on-snow outside the lodge ready to ski!
Race Clinics (Tues/Thurs):
Our first week of Race Clinics is under our belt!
Thank you to all our Race Clinic skiers for their awesome energy as we learned new groups, coaches and friends together!
Thank you parents for having your skiers arrive on time, and please continue to watch for the Assignments to help with lodge parent roles =)
Looking forward to this week:
We will continue to utilize TeamSnap Schedule to share additional details on Discipline (ie – GS v SL, etc) and any other important info.
Let’s have a great week and please reach out with questions!
**USSS (MS & Intro teams)
Thank you all for a great week as we leaned into full training schedule for MS, and racing/training for all levels of USSS!
Racing:
We were thrilled to participate in our first USSS race back at Marquette Mountain since they last hosted a USSS race (was that 5 years ago?).
Congrats to all our racers for their amazing energy, positive attitudes, and taking on some of the best terrain in Michigan!
Looking ahead to this week – we will not participate in any races, but dedicate this week to training (see below).
Training:
All USSS/FIS:
Thank you to those who participated at Nubs training – sounds like it was a great turnout with lots of great runs.
For the week ahead, we will also train at Nubs again this coming weekend. Please watch for Schedule updates as our times/lanes are solidified and mark your Availability accordingly.
It is very important for planning purposes that coaches know who’s coming, thanks for your help!
MS USSS:
Training: Please continue to watch the TeamSnap Schedule for discipline and training updates each week.
We will head to Crystal tonight (Monday) and Tuesday again, both parent transport – please continue to cross your fingers on Hickory conditions and stay tuned for updates.
Bussing: We survived our first week of bussing!!!  Thank you to our fearless first chaperones – and now a few important reminders for our skiers riding the bus.
Parents please talk to your skiers and remind them of the rules of engagement on the bus:
    • No throwing things on the bus – ever. This includes wrappers, water, etc.
    • Garbage needs to be cleaned out of your space prior to exiting the bus – always. This is not anyone else’s responsibility.
  • Waffle House is NOT an approved activity. This holds up the entire bus.

Skiers who engage in above behavior will be talked to and may be asked not to ride the bus going forward. Thank you for making sure the rules are clear to keep our bus drivers safe!

Also, a friendly reminder for the parents re: Crystal bus:
  • Please arrive at West Middle School 5 minutes PRIOR to the bus getting back to ensure chaperones can depart =)
  • Reminder that all parents are needed to help chaperone each season on Wednesday busses to/from Crystal and also races. The bus can not go without you!
    • See Assignments and pick the date that works for you!
Thanks all, let’s have a great week!!
**FIS

For skiers intended for the Atmore Race, please connect with Coach Craig this week to ensure you are registered and/or pull on time.
Otherwise, please see above USSS/FIS update for training and races going forward!
Thank you and reach out anytime with questions!
**Sunday Races
Our first Sunday Race is now schedule for Sunday Jan 18th at Hickory Hills, GS. Please register if you have not already so we can get you in the lineup and assign your GTSC bib for the season!  Also a reminder this 1st race we allow any GTSC program skier to try Sunday Races for FREE! So tell your pals and have them come on down to join us!
As discussed at our virtual Sunday Race Meet & Greet, this years format will be slightly different with the goal of speeding up the races (less waiting for cold kiddos!). Please review the Meet & Greet information in the Media Files in your TeamSnap.
Our Sunday Races can NOT be held without your help!  Please register for our Sunday Races and help out with the Assignments. We truly all must work together to make these fun events happen for the kiddos!  Thank you for signing up!
Reminder that you must be registered to receive Sunday Race updates and see the Schedule! Should anything change with our first race date, we will communicate this as soon as possible to all families.
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