Hi everyone,

Just letting you know Steve has just informed me that the mountain has approved of some extra GS training on Catamount Friday, tomorrow evening.

Steve will be setting a course between 5 & 6pm The course will run until around 7:45pm. Please make sure that your racer helps to break down the course at the end of the night.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Bousquet on Saturday and Berkshire East on Sunday!!!

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”

Hey racers!

Here’s some information about this weekend’s races:

Bousquet GS
Race Registration
If you haven’t registered for the race, you must do so on the Tristate Schedule for the Western MA Series. Registration is online at Adminskiracing. Online registration ENDS AT 5PM TODAY, Thursday, February 2nd!!! If you miss it, you can still register the morning of the race but a $20 late fee will be applied.

Race Day
Registration at Bousquet 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 & 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 their age/gender group. The order of this (and every) race is as follows: U12 Girls; U12 Boys; U14 Girls; U14 Boys. The 1st run at Bousquet will run A, B, C then D. The 2nd run at Bousquet will follow the order B, C, D then A. 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.

Berkshire East GS
Race Registration
Registration is online at Adminskiracing. Online registration ends tomorrow at 12 noon, Friday, February 3rd!!! 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 their age/gender group. The order of this (and every) race is as follows: U12 Girls; U12 Boys; U14 Girls; U14 Boys. The 1st run at Berkshire East will run C, D, A then B. The 2nd run at Beast will follow the order D, A, B then C. 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.

Here’s to a strong finish to the regular season!

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”

Congratulations everyone on our second SL of the season! It was definitely a nice change of venue to have SL at the Beast! The course held up in the AM and PM and at the end of the 1st run, our U14 ladies were 1, 2 & 3! Great 1st runs by Clare Howard, Sage Siegel and Winnie Mann.

We had some notable finishes this race with several Top 10 finishers:

U12 Girls

4th place – Eleanor Smith
7th place – Charlotte Van der Linden

U14 Girls

1st place – Sage Siegel
7th place – Francesca Mann
10th place – Ella Keaney

U12 Boys

4th place – Philip Mann
6th place – Neil Howard
9th place – Quentin Balboni

U14 Boys

8th place – Dax Roy
9th place – Greg Levin
10th place – Alex Gagnon

Special thanks to our parents for the help staging kids at the start! And EXTRA special thanks to Yanni for coming to cheer on his team even though he was injured and couldn’t race himself! Now that’s a team player!!!

Great job everyone!

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”

Hi everyone!
Just in case we set a SL and GS training course on Saturday, please bring both sets of skis, poles, helmets & armor.
See you on the hill!
Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”

Hey everyone!

I can’t thank everyone enough for the amazing teamwork shown on Saturday for GS training on Lower Alley Cat and the last minute change of equipment and plans for SL training on Sunday with the cancellation of our race. The 9:00am start for GS training on Saturday was probably the earliest I’ve seen in my short tenure at Catamount and only happened with the careful work between the mountain, ski patrol, coaches and parents! The training itself was very productive as improvement in confidence and technique was seen for every single racer. Many thanks to the parents who came to help in the morning and then again at the end of the day to break down the “B” netting.

Race Registration

Be sure to register for Sunday’s race on Adminskiracing.com before Thursday at 8pm! Although the venue has been changed, you should still register under Eaglebrook’s link on Tristateracing.org

Saturday SL Training – Race Slope

Saturday’s plan will be to train a full SL course in the morning with a proper inspection and 2 timed runs. Then drills and/or free skiing “with a purpose” in the afternoon. Be sure to re-attach your chin guard, bring your SL poles with pole guards, shin guards and SL skis!

Sunday SL Race Day – Berkshire East “Beast”

Registration generally runs from 7:30am – 8:30am on the 2nd floor. We usually try to sit together on the 1st floor. The cafeteria is usually open and the food is pretty good. Inspection usually runs an hour with the start of the race at 9:30am. The order will run exactly as Bousquet would have. U12 Girls/U12 Boys/U14 Girls/U14 Boys. 1st run will be C-D-A-B and the 2nd run will be D-A-B-C. Inspection for the 2nd run generally starts about an hour after the end of the 1st run.

Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

Coach Pat : )

“Ski fast… Take chances…”

Hi everyone,

Peter Chudy and the Parent Association have generously provided membership for all Tri-state racers to Sprongo.com, a great coaching/video website that both Lars and I have used for a couple of years now. However we need your help in providing a single preferred email address so that we may send an invitation to join the team online. Please only provide ONE email address as each email address counts as one membership. Please click on the link below to place your racer’s name and preferred single email address so that we may continue with Sprongo’s registration. On this website, you can access your videos, “pro” videos, use slow motion, side by side viewing etc.
The sooner you fill in your racer’s information in the provided Google Sheet, the sooner you’ll be able to access videos from your home computers or your phones!

Sprongo Registration Information

Thanks for your cooperation!

Coach Pat

“Ski fast…Take chances…”