Week 7: Vacation Week!

Skiers,

I hope your vacation is going well!  Get ready for what should be an exciting week of skiing in the world of Spartan Nordic.  We will be having practices at a few different locations throughout the week (details below).  To cap off the week we will be hosting the Queensbury Relays on our home turf.  After consulting with Coach Underwood today, we are fairly confident that we will be able to pull off the race.  There might be some on course shoveling efforts throughout the week, but we're going to go for it!! 

Enjoy your Christmas!

Sunday, December 25th:
- Merry Christmas!

Monday, December 26th:
- On your own. Technique of choice. Mid-Distance ski. We will have the school groomed out. Also, the North Creek Ski Bowl has been pretty sweet of late. Get out and ski!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, December 27th:
- Team practice at the North Creek Ski Bowl
- Bus leaves QHS at 8:30 am and will return early afternoon.
- Be prepared to do both classic and skate. Bring food and drinks!

Wednesday, December 28:
- Team practice at QHS or Crandall Park (dependent on snow conditions). Meet at 8:30 am. I will let everyone know as this date approaches and we have a better idea of snow conditions.
- Skate technique

Thursday, December 29th:
- Team practice at TBA. More information to come.

Friday, December 30th:
- Team practice at QHS at 8:30 am
- Skate ski
- Wax skate skis for the Queensbury Relays!

Saturday, December 31st:
- Queensbury Relays at Queensbury School!! We will need a few parent volunteers to help out with timing for this event!
- Racer Schedule
    - All High School Girls: 10:00 am
    - All High School Boys: 10:50 ‘ish’
    - Modified Race to follow after completion of High School Boys

Week 6: Pre-Christmas Week

Skiers (IMPORTANT),

Tomorrow (Monday) we will begin practice at 2:30.  Meet in the cafeteria.  In addition to skate skiing at the school we will be rewaxing for Tuesday's race.  I want to get a head start on practice to ensure that we have enough time for both.  Have your skate skis for practice, and your race classic skis to wax at the end of practice.

Here is the full plan for the week.  BE ON TIME!!!!!!!!!

Monday, December 19th
- Skate Ski at School
- Meet in the cafeteria at 2:30 pm 
- Wax classic skis for Tuesday’s race

Tuesday, December 20th
- Rescheduled Johnsburg/Lake Gerorge Invy (Classic Race)
- Bus leaves QHS at 2:30 pm
- Racer Schedule
    4:00 – Modified Race
    5:00 – Varsity Boys, then Varsity Girls
    5:30 ish – JV Boys, then JV Girls
- Approximate Bus Return: 7:00pm

Wednesday, December 21st
- Skate ski at school
- Meet in the cafeteria at 3:00 pm

Thursday, December 22nd
- Bus to Gore Nordic Center

- Bus leaves QHS at 2:30 pm
- Classic ski is the plan. Might change depending on weather

Friday, December 23rd
- TBA

Saturday, December 24th
- Christmas Eve. On your own. Get out and ski!!
- I will have the practice plan for vacation posted very soon.

Week 5: The First Invitational!

Monday, December 12th
- Ski on QHS fields.
- Meet on the ‘grassy noel’ by the White House at 3:00.
- Have both classic and skate equipment. If there is enough snow to pack down in the fields, we will be skating. If we get only a small amount of the white stuff tonight, we will classic (bring own waxable classic skis)

Tuesday, December 13th
- Bus to practice. Bus will leave QHS at 2:45. 

- Classic technique

Wednesday, December 14th
- Ski at QHS.
- Technique will depend on snow conditions

Thursday, December 15
- Classic ski at QHS.
- Meet on the ‘grassy noel’ by the White House at 3:00

Friday, December 16th
- Pre race practice
- Meet at 3:00 in QHS cafeteria
- Information for Saturday’s Race
- Wax Groups and wax classic skis
- Have running gear

Saturday, December 17th
- Lake George/Johnsburg Invitational at the North Creek Ski Bowl
- Bus leaves QHS at 8:30 am
- Race Schedule
    - 10:30: modified and beginners
    - 11:00: Varsity Boys, Varsity girls to follow
    - 11:50 'ish' JV Boys, JV girls to follow

Week 4

Queensbury Nordic Ski Community,

The plan for the week is below.  Know it and be ready!  Since some people were asking, here is an electronic copy of the Season pass application for the Gore Mt. Nordic Center.  Just fill it out and bring it to the Nordic Center the next time you go.  They can issue passes right there.  Again, this is really an incredible deal for a place that will always have snow and night skiing, and will be open seven days a week.  The more time you can spend on snow outside of practices, the better off you'll be.

Gore Mt. Nordic Ski Pass Application

  

First, a few pictures and such from the past week.  

Check our new waxing facility... Pretty sweet set up, don't cha think?!?

A view from our new wax room!  It is the beginning of a new era of waxing at Queensbury.  As much as all of us will miss the 'Dungeon' we are now in a prime spot with all the goods.

A quick action clip of the wild and crazy 'Advanced' mass start race yesterday.  Who was that in the HURT outfit spinning around and going down about 10 seconds in????? Bryce, was that you?!?

Monday, December 5th
- Meet in the cafeteria at 3:00pm
- Strength
- Bound (Bring the classic poles!!!!!!)
- Weight Room

Tuesday, December 6th
- Bus to rollerski at bike path. Have all gear.
- Bus leaves at 2:45pm

Wednesday, December 7th
- Meet in the cafeteria at 3:00pm
- Technique
- Strength
- Weight Room

Thursday, December 8th
- Bus to rollerski at bike path. Have all gear.
- Bus leaves at 2:45pm

Friday, December 9th
- On your own.  Get out on your own or in groups to do something active!  The Gore Mt. Nordic Center will be open for some good skiing in North Creek if you can make the trek up!

Saturday, December 10th
- Afternoon ski at the Gore Mt. Nordic Center
- Bus leaves QHS at 12:00pm and will return around 5:00pm.  Bring food and drinks!!!!
- Have all ski gear (classic and skate)
- For any first time skiers who need to borrow classic skis, please arrive at 11:30am in the track house at QHS so we can fit you up with the necessary classic gear!