Big Sky Ski Team

Congratulations Nordic Team!

Luisa Locker, Ambrose Locker, Miles Hoover, and Nick Wade all competed in the Rendezvous Spam Cup this weekend.   Great Job to all!  Click here for complete results.

Nordic Training This Week

• February 14th - classic OR skate
• February 16th - skate ski

Meet at the Lone Mountain Ranch both days. We will try to get a shuttle up to the upper trails on Thursday. Note that this week is skiers choice of skate or classic on Tuesday and skate ski on Thursday.

Save the date for the Glissade - February 25th 10am!

More Information on Gallatin Glissade

Click on the image to view a larger version of the Gallatin Glissade flyer.

Spam Cup Information

The Spam Cup race in West Yellowstone starts at 11 am on Saturday. Registration is between 10 and 10:45. Please meet your coach at the Rendezvous ski area trailhead no later than 10:20.Here is the registration sheet: 

http://www.rendezvousskitrails.com/storage/registration%20formFEBspam-2012.pdf

Consider staying for the Taste of the Trails event afterward: http://www.rendezvousskitrails.com/taste-of-the-trails/ It is one of rendezvous biggest fundraisers.

 

Nordic Team Update

Here's the latest from Jessie Neal:

Embedded below are some phots from a gorgeous practice on January 26th.  We got into a little bit of powder on our Nordic skis!

Here is a reminder regarding upcoming practices and competitions:

• January 31st - synchronized skiing, maneuver transitions between poling techniques, and games; meet at Lone Mountain Ranch
• February 2nd - longer ski to get ready for Spam cup and relay races; meet at Chapel
• February 7th - longer ski to get ready for Spam cup, step turns, transitions, and speed work; meet at Ranch
• February 9th - waxing for the race and slow ski around the Ranch; meet at Lone Mountain Ranch
• February 11th - Spam Cup #2 1k, 5k, 10k, and 15k
• February 11th - Taste of the Trails following the Spam Cup races
• February 25th - Gallatin Glissade 2k, 10k, and 20k; major fundraiser for BSSEF. Spread the word!
• March 3rd - Yellowstone Rendezvous Race

Nordic Training Schedule

From Jessica Neal:

Hello Nordic skiers! Thanks for the fun practices last week. Everyone is progressing really nicely with both classic and skate skiing. Practice this week will be Tuesday and Thursday again - Tuesday skate and Thursday classic. Here is a schedule of skiing progression for the next couple of weeks. When we are meeting away from the Lone Mountain Ranch, please make sure that your child has adequate clothes, water, and a snack.  If the location is switched for any reason I will let you know in advance. Thanks so much and see you tomorrow!

1/17 - Skate drills for younger group; older group free ski and V1 and V2 poling work.  Meet at Chapel.
1/19 - No poles skiing and games with one ski on; older kids - refine diagonal stride.  Meet at Ranch.
1/24 - Double pole one leg balancing and skiing for distance.  Meet at NF pullout.
1/26 - Shuttle to upper trails, downhill control and classic diagonal stride.  Meet at Ranch.
1/31 - Synchronized skiing, manuever transitions between poling techniques, games.  Meet at Ranch.
2/2 - Longer ski to get ready for Spam cup, hill climbs.  Meet at Chapel.
2/7 - Longer ski to get ready for Spam cup, step turns, transitions, speedwork.  Meet at Ranch.

Gallatin Glissade Nordic Races on February 25th

The Gallatin Glissade Nordic race will be February 25th.The Glissade is a 20K, 10K kids, and 2K for kids. Nearly 100 hundred competitiors take part in this annual fundraiser for the BEESF Nordic Team. The Lone Mountain Ranch, Gallatin Alpine Sports, and the BSSEF are the title sponsors of this event each year. Volunteers are always appreciated. Please let us know if you can help out that morning until 11:00 a.m..

Upcoming Nordic Competitions

Here's are some upcoming Nordic races:

• February 11 - Spam Cup #2, Freestyle race.  A fun citizen race open to all.  Winners receive a SPAM Trophy and bragging rights.
• February 11 - Taste of the Trails.  Ski or snowshoe around a short course and delight in a progressive meal with friend and family.
• March 3 - Yellowstone Rendezvous Race.  Participate or volunterr in West Yellowstone's only marathon ski event.
• March 4 - Youth Ski Festival.  Have fun on skis with your friends.  Bring the camera for tons of fun.

For more information, please contact Jessie Neal.

Nordic Practice This Week

Nordic practice will be this Tuesday (skate) and Thursday (classic) after school until 5:00PM.  Meet at the Lone Mountain Ranch both days.

Nordic Practice This Week

From Jessica Neal:

The Nordic team will practice Tuesday (1/3/12) after school until 5:00PM.  Meet at the Town Center warming hut.  We will be skate skiing tomorrow.

Practice on Thursday (1/5/12) will be after school until 5:00PM.  Meet at Lone Mountain Ranch.  We will be classic skiing.