BK and Masters 1/25- 1/31 UPDATED 1/27

TWO NEW ITEMS

1. THURSDAY 1/29 – BK and 3:30 Masters will Classic ski at Catamount in Williston.  All skiers must purchase a trail pass for $5. WE should have a few inches of new snow by then but just in case bring older skis if you have them.  Also if you have some kick wax you could bring that would be helpful because most of the club kick wax will be up in Craftsbury in preparation for the marathon on Sunday.
2. The 3^rd Eastern Cup race of the season is scheduled at Craftsbury for Feb 7-8 and there is a BK race about noon on Saturday February 7.  Here is the link describing the race details.  https://www.nensa.net/calendar/index.php?id=1701 We would like to provide a big potluck for the team.  If your child plans to race, please click on the link below and help contribute to this potluck.  Please see: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0E48ABA928A3F85-craftsbury1 The link is being shared with the Junior Team parents as well because the Juniors will be racing Saturday and Sunday mornings. Thus, we’ll have a large portion of the club together on Saturday!  It is a great opportunity for some of the BK kids to see some top competitors skiing.

Thanks for your contribution.

Victoria and Sharon

Tuesday 1/27 – BK and Masters at Range regular times. CLASSIC SKIS.

Masters that will be racing on Thursday – this should be an easy day! Especially if you plan on racing TH and SAT.

BK – Meet inside for kick waxing.  If you get there early look for cones for agility skiing then as a group: No poles warmup 10 – 15 minutes. Followed by 10-15 minutes DP. Then off with your coaches.

Thursday 1/29

• Range is closed during daylight hours due to army artillery training. Please DO NOT go to the range during the day.  BK and early Masters location TBD but we are looking at Catamount in Williston.  Check back for details. Note: Coach Rick will be in Craftsbury with Masters today.
• 6 pm Masters will be at the range – SKATE SKIS
• National Masters 10km skate race at Craftsbury  2:30 start time:– http://www.craftsbury.com/skiing/marathon/masters-national-championships/ . MNC will have coaches on hand to help and we will post a wax recommendation by Tuesday night.  Also check http://www.tokous.com/racewaxtips.htm for race wax recommendations. Hope to see lot of MNC Masters skiers there!

Saturday 1/31

• Craftsbury Marathon and National Masters Championships 9AM Start. http://www.craftsbury.com/skiing/marathon/general-information/ .  MNC will have coaching and wax support from Murray Banks and Peter Davis.  If you would like a particular drink/feed please label your bottles(s) and give to Murray prior to the race and he will have it on course for you.  We will be testing kick waxes on Friday and post our recommendations in the late afternoon. So far it looks like a straight forward wax day with cold temps but keep an eye on the forecast.
• If any BK kids are going to ski the Marathon (25 KM) as a tour please email Coaches Rick,  rtcostanza@gmail.com and Anna anna.r.schulz@gmail.com.  Anna will ski with kids that would like to do this.  See the Craftsbury website for details. Multiple kids can ski w/one or more full price adult coach(es).

OTHER:

• Carpooling to Carftsbury Marathon: Ben Gorskey is looking to car pool from the burlington area.  Contact him at: bengordesky@burlingtontelecom.net
• There have been some complaints about speeding vehicles on Ethan Allen Road.  Of course it isn’t any MNC members but…please observe the posted speed limit.  Thanks!