Week of Feb 17th - We Love You Snow

  

And I think it Loves us Back!!!

Happy Family Day Team Hardwood!

We are looking forward to another great week of skiing, and there is more snow in the forecast.  To date HSB has received 4m - and counting - of snow this year!

This will be one of those years you'll brag about, or reflect fondly upon, 20 years from now.

Skiers - You'll be able to tell your kids about the winter when the snowbanks were twice your size!  And you'll tell that story when you're twice your size;)  Those will be some BIG snowbanks!

Back to the topic at hand, being your skiing.  We continue to see more and more improvements in your technique.

Keep working on the changes in your leg action as you switch from One-Skate to Offest in your Skating and keep working on the "gears" of your Double-Pole in Classic.

Tuesday - Classic at HSB

We will switch back to working on striding this week.  We will work on the "gears" of striding, from a "Gliding" Stride to "Running" on steeper hills.

Please arrive by 5:20PM and practice will run until 7PM.  Bring your Grip Wax skis done with a cold Blue Wax so you can practice on a waxable ski.  If you need help with Grip Waxing, please arrive by 5:15PM.

You WILL need a HEADLAMP

Saturday – Team Sprints at Georgian Nordic

We will send out an email later this week about the Team Sprints with the final details

PARENTS - This is a super straightforward race for the kids, so we're hopeful to see ALL parents on the Start Line in the Adult races.  You can ask those who have done the event before, but it is a really fun vibe, and the "team" atmosphere is unique.  The whole thing takes 15-20min MAX and you get breaks between short bouts of skiing - easy money:)

Sunday – Distance Classic Ski with Sprints

Pack some snacks in your water bottle belt for this one.  We will do a longer steady Classic Ski on a series of loops around the trails at HSB.

Come prepared to move steadily for 90min with some sprints mixed in along the way

Arrive by 9:20AM so that we can get moving by 9:30 AM.  Meet at The Chalet and practice will run until just a bit after 11:00AM.

Bring your Grip Wax skis done with a warmer Blue Wax so you can practice on a waxable ski.  If you need help with Grip Waxing, please arrive by 9:10AM.

• Get Out and SKI as much as reasonably possible!!  Try to get to HSB for at least one more ski on your own
• Be active every day, get enough sleep, and be sure to always eat healthily
• Running – Try for 20-30min.  Treadmills are okay this time of year if you don't have a steady surface with all this snow!
• Cycling – Try for 20-30min, indoors on a Spin Bike while watching your favourite show
• Strength Training – Keep up with the exercises that we did at practice in the Fall on your own.  We would encourage everyone to keep up with doing one Run/Strength session each week.
• Be sure to keep working on your mobility either through stretching, yoga, pilates, etc.  There are LOTS of great resources online
• We know that most of you are quite active between practices, just be sure you are doing something for 45-60min most every day.

Other Resources

Local Weather - https://weather.gc.ca/en/location/index.html?coords=44.611,-79.422

Regional Radar - https://weather.gc.ca/?layers=,radar&center=44.611,-79.422&zoom=-1

Winter Road Conditions - https://511on.ca/roadconditions

Hardwood Ski and Bike Trail Conditions - https://www.hardwoodskiandbike.ca/home-page-winter/trails/trail-conditions/

Hardwood Ski and Bike Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hardwoodskibike/

Team Hardwood Provincial and National Program Blog - http://teamhardwood1819.blogspot.com/?m=1