Nordic Happenings October 27th - Nov. 9th

Notice - Code of Conduct Meeting postponed to Monday, November 16th at 7:00p.m. in the auditorium.

Saturday, November 7th and Sunday Nov. 8th - Trail work days at Garnet Hill Lodge, North River:  9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.  Any section two skier who works one full day (Sat. or Sun.) will earn a FREE season pass. Take advantage of this!  Lunch is provided - More details here.  If you are available to work either Saturday or Sunday, please sign up on this Google docs sheet so Garnet Hill knows how many will be attending from each school - Garnet Hill Trail Work Days 
  
Week of November 9th - Optional weight room and rollerski session - will post dates and times very soon.

Monday, November 16th - Nordic begins!
Mandatory code of conduct meeting for parents and athletes.  Begins at 7:00p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Other -
Van Hoevenberg Pass Option
Skiers who want to spend lots of time training on snow have the option of purchasing a season pass at a reduced price. Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid is offering student athlete passes at a rate of $50.00. This is a very good price for a venue that usually has lots of snow, great trails, and great grooming. Van Hoevenberg passes will also be good for Nordic skiing at the jumping complex a few miles up the road from Van Hoevenberg. The jumping complex is usually a good early season destination to ski as they make snow there, so if there is no snow anywhere else, it is the place to be! Application is below -
Mt. VanHo Pass Application

Lapland Lake Pass Option
Another $50.00 pass option for high school skiers.  If interested, form is attached here - Lapland Lake Pass Application

October 18th Ski!!

Pictures below from an awesome early season ski up the Whiteface Memorial Highway with some of the Queensbury group (Nino, Dan, Coach Underwood, Heidi, and myself).  The beginning of the climb was mostly sunny and on the warm side, but conditions near the top were mid-winter like! It was definitely worth the drive to get on snow this early in the season!!

Let the skiing begin!

Taking in the views before the last climb

Near white-out conditions leaving the castle!

Early Season Opportunities

Nordic Skiers,

Thursday evenings we will have open rollerski sessions at 5:00.  If interested, meet by the blue lobby athletic entrance. These will last until the official start of the season.  We will also be in the weight room Monday evenings at 5:00.  Both training sessions are informal and will not last more than one hour.  Join if you can!

The official season begins Monday, November 9th!!

I will post specifics about sign-ups very soon. 

Coach Allison 

Announcement

Get ready for Nordic!

The season begins Monday, November 9th.