Hey Tristate U14, U16 and U19 racers!

Mark Colman asked me to share this with all of you! February 5th and 6th Tristate will be hosting their annual Speed Camp at Stratton. TS Speed Camp Flyer – 2018

U16’s and U19’s train on Monday, February 5th while U14’s train on Tuesday, February 6th.

Make sure to get your coach to email: Ed “Animal” Bassett at ewbassett@yahoo.com with your racer’s name, USSA # and recommendation. Then register through adminskiracing.com

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”

Hey U16’s!

Saturday – Mt. Southington SL

Just a reminder that registration for this race ends at midnight tonight!!! Make sure to go to adminskiracing.com to register for the race.

Also visit the website for more information about the race here.

Registration runs from 7-8:30am on the 2nd floor in the Mountain Room. Although both courses will be set, inspection of the morning course begins at 7:30am with a 9am start. The 2nd run begins 1 hour after the end of the 1st run with inspection of the 2nd course beginning at the end of that run.

Sunday – GS training on Lower Alley Cat

Be prepared to train GS on Lower Alley Cat on Sunday. Please meet Coach Sonia at the Quad at 8:25am sharp! You will free ski together until the course is ready. Training on Lower Alley Cat will run from from about 9am – 12noon.

Parent volunteers for B-netting – We will need parent volunteers to help with fencing again. Please board the lift at 8:30am and report to the Pump House @ the top of Lower Alley Cat to help coaches and staff with setting up rolls of fencing. Please defer all decisions on fencing locations to Coach Adam and the Staff. Then we will need you again at 12:00pm to help break down the course and the fencing.

Thanks again for your amazing support!

See you at the race and at Catamount this weekend!

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”

Hey U16’s

You must know by now that we’ve lost Lower Alley Cat and Race Slope to the rains today. We will train GS on Catamount tomorrow in preparation for Berkshire East on Sunday.

Ski Patrol and operators will need the early morning to make sure that on and off ramps to the ski lifts are safe and have snow on them. Plan on being in the Taconic Lodge tomorrow by 9am and on snow by 9:30am. But we will assess the snow in the AM!

Berkshire East so far is still on for Sunday, 1/14.

Make sure to bring your SL gear for MLK Monday! Training plans TBA.

Enjoy the extra hour of sleep,

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”

Hey U16’s!

Saturday, 1/13 – GS training on Lower Alley Cat

Please bring your GS skis/poles/back protector (No chin guard!) and meet Coach Pat in the Taconic Lodge @ 8:25am. We will train with the U19’s on Lower Alley Cat from 10ish – 12:45ish pm. Please be patient with training times as the weather and status of on/off ramps for lifts will be questionable after the big rain tomorrow. If there’s time after lunch we will free ski varied terrain (SkillsQuest requirement) as a team for the afternoon.

Parent volunteers!!! We can really use your help again with setting up B-netting around 9am (conditions permitting) again! Please meet at the Pump House at the top of Lower Alley Cat. Also, the mountain asks that you defer all fencing decisions to coaches and staff as they have watched the netting training video and are experienced at placing them in the correct spots. Then at 12:30pm (or later) we can really use your help with breaking down the course and taking down the B-netting. Last time everything was down in a record 10 minutes!!!

Sunday, 1/14 – Berkshire East GS
Race Registration
Registration is online at Adminskiracing. Online registration opened up again after the postponement of the race and ends tomorrow at 12 noon, Friday, January 12th!!! If you miss it, you will NOT be able to register on race day!!!

Race Day
Registration at the Beast starts at 7:30am on the 2nd floor of the lodge. Course inspection begins around 8:30am and the race begins at the end of inspection (between 9:15 & 9:30). Make sure to get there early so your racer can get a proper inspection of the course. They are responsible for making their way to the start BEFORE their bib # is called. If a racer misses their start, they will automatically be placed at the end of the run. The order of this race is as follows: Seeding will be based upon current USSA points by discipline. Random Seed Draw for the 15 athletes with the lowest points. 990s will be randomly seeded after racers with points. Second run start order will be flip 30 format based upon first run finish time. DSQ/DNF will be random draw after seeded racers. At the end of the 1st run, the course is reset and then opened for inspection. The 2nd run usually begins about an hour after the last racer finishes from the 1st run.

Saturday, 1/15 – SL training

TBA

Thanks again for your unwavering support!

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”

Hey U16’s!

Tomorrow

We will train SL tomorrow after all. Please meet Coach Alex and Coach Sonia at the Quad at 8:25am. Warm up as soon as you get outside and please don’t be late and make anyone wait for you in the cold!

Beast GS makeup

The Beast GS makeup has been confirmed for Sunday, 1/14! We will train GS on Lower Alley Cat on Saturday, 1/13 and will need parent help again to set up fencing in the morning and maybe break down the course and fencing at the end of training. I will remind everyone midweek.

Remember to dress warmly and have toe and hand warmers tomorrow!

See you in the AM,

Coach Pat

”Ski fast…Take chances…”

Hey U16’s!

After careful consideration, I’ve decided to cancel on-snow training this coming Saturday. Instead we will offer video analysis of racers from Marius Stanescu, Coach Adam and myself in the Taconic Lodge at 12:30pm for about an hour. If there are any good wipeouts, we’ll show ’em! Maybe even in slo-mo!

If you would like to brave the cold and get some SL training in anyway, the U19’s will have a course set on Catamount and the U12/14’s will have a course set on Race Slope. Please be careful and dress warmly as the low will be -4 degrees and the high will be 3 degrees.

On Sunday we will train SL on Catamount keeping in mind our Mt. Southington SL race on 1/20. So please bring your tuned SL skis & poles, chin & shin guards. Please meet Coach Carl at the Quad at 8:25am sharp!

It is likely that the Beast GS is postponed to Sunday, January 14th. However I will confirm that with you when I officially hear from Ben Sullivan, the new race director at Beast.

See you on Saturday!

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”