It's Ski Waxing Time!
It was amazing to see everyone out on-snow this past Saturday at Highlands Nordic. I'm certain that you'd agree that the extra distance driven was worth it for the near mid-winter snow conditions.
Hardwood is now Open as well, but with less base and fewer trails open right now than Highlands.
Happy to announce that now that we are on-snow, we will begin to practice on BOTH Saturday and Sunday this week!
For parents, and most importantly Junior and Mini Skiers, this will mean reading the Blog carefully each week. That way you are in the right place, at the right time, and with all the right equipment ready to go.
Going forward, please read the blog each week with your skier and fill-in your attendance - see links below. To make this a bit more fun, we will begin to have a little contest (with candy prizes) each week for those that read carefully!
For the weekend practices, we will be separating the skiers into small groups of like experience so that they can stay together and stay safe.
That means we will now start to look for one (1) parent volunteer for each weekend practice to ski with one of the groups. We will be sending out a separate email about how exactly this will work, but the sign-up will be integrated into our current attendance sheet.
We would also like to start to take some videos of the kids skiing individually so that we can offer suggestions on how to improve their technique. Look for those after this weekend upcoming by direct email.
Wednesday
We will be skiing at Hardwood this Wednesday.
Please arrive by 5:15PM so that we can be skiing by 5:30PM SHARP.
We will Skate as the conditions are projected to be warmer (+2C) with the possibility of a rain/snow mix. We will be staying on the Teaching Flats, but should be able to extend our loop a bit further towards the chalet.
Consider wearing splash/rain pants as well as a rain jacket. Also, consider gloves that don't hold water.
Practice will run until 7:00PM
Saturday
With the warmer temps projected later in the week, coupled with the fact that the Senior Team is returning to the better conditions at Highlands Nordic, we will also return there on Saturday.
Please see a link to directions HERE
We will go with a slightly later start, so please arrive by 9:45AM so that we can skiing by 10:00AM SHARP!
We will Skate again as the conditions are projected to be a bit of a mix right now.
Practice will run until 12:00PM
Sunday
We will ski at Hardwood as there is snow projected for Saturday night and into Sunday.
Please arrive by 9:15AM so that we can be skiing by 9:30AM SHARP.
We will do Classic and see about exploring the Trails that Hardwood has open. We will mix-in some fun sprints during our ski.
If your skis require kick wax, please arrive early to ensure you have time to prepare. If you have Crowns or Skins, please be sure to use a liquid wax to prevent fresh snow from building up on the kick zone.
Practice will run until 11:30AM
NEW - Please complete the Attendance Sheet HERE
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