Welcome to the 2022/2023 Ski Season!

 

Welcome to the 2022-2023 Team Hardwood Junior Blog

It seems like such a long time ago many of us were enjoying the sun on the last ski day of this past season.

We begin the 2022-2023 Ski Season with the prospect for a ski season with a FULL schedule of both practices and events.  All the coaches are looking forward to skiing with each of you this season and seeing you improve each and every practice.  Hopefully, our trend for good weather for our practices also continues!

We will be looking to connect with each family, both new and returning, over the next few weeks to review recommended equipment and clothing, chat about goals for the upcoming year as well as answer any additional questions you might have.

We will also be posting a document in the coming weeks that gives a high-level overview of our coaching philosophy for the Junior Team.  Our focus is on having fun with friends as we all work to become better skiers.  The document will also cover our very objective approach to how we look to gauge a skier's improvement as well as how we encourage them to reflect upon their training sessions and their races.

We are looking forward to another great season of Team Hardwood!

Adam Marshall, Bronwen Lash, Jason Vurma and Sarah Vurma

Tuesday – Intro to Strength Training

We will be doing a combination of Running - no ski poles needed - and Bodyweight exercises.

Arrive by 5:15PM and meet at The Palace so that we can get running right at 5:30PM and the practice will run until 7:00PM.

Be sure to bring good trail running shoes as well as some warm clothes for afterward as the sun will be going down as we are wrapping up.

Saturday – Ski Walking at Hardwood

We will be exploring some new trails around "The Tower Loop".

Please arrive between 9:15AM and 9:20AM so that way we can start the practice at 9:30AM SHARP.

We will wrap up with some fun with frisbees and ball games in the grassy part of the large parking lot.

Ski Swaps

Look for some more information this week regarding our internal Team Ski Swap this Saturday - Oct 8th - as well as the Hardwood Ski and Bike Swap - see HERE - on the following weekend - Oct 15th & Oct 16th.

Fall Weekend Camp

We are looking at EITHER the weekend of Oct 15th & 16th OR the weekend of Oct 29th & Oct 30th for our Fall Weekend "Ninja" Camp.

What's "Ninja Camp"?  Well, it is a full weekend of Ski Fun - including a campfire and sleepover -  all of which takes place in the area around Hardwood.  The Camp is designed to give the newer skiers a chance to really get to know the rest of the group as well as a for everyone to build new skills!

Please look at your family's calendar and Email jason.vurma@gmail.com if you CAN NOT make one of the dates above.