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Craftsbury Ski on Saturday

By Adam Terko on 30 November, 2012 in BKL Race Blog, Masters Blog

Coach Rick and possibly others will be at Craftsbury Saturday for an informal ski session with club members. Don’t forget to purchase a trail pass or better yet a season pass (great deal on family passes at Craftsbury).

Masters – Classic 9 AM – 10 AM

BK – Classic 10:30AM – 12:00

Masters – Skate 1:30 – whenever we want to stop.

First snow report of the year

By Adam Terko on 30 November, 2012 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, Junior Blog, Masters Blog

Craftsbury: As of Friday 11/30 at 9am: Received ~ 5″ of snow in the past 48 hours — sounds good for opening the meadow and other trails. They already have a 1.25km loop with 12″ of man-made snow in the fields.

The Range: As of Thursday 11/29/12 @ 6pm it was still snowing hard at the Range. There was approximately 3-4″ of snow on the ground. The National Guard had also begun running the snow-guns by mid-afternoon!

Smugg’s Notch Road: The picture below was taken by Jake Hollenbach on Tuesday 11/27. He skied the Stowe-side of Smuggler’s notch road both Tuesday & Wednesday and had positive reports for both skate and classic. Likely another 5-8″ as of Friday morning.

Smugg’s notch — Tuesday 11/27. By Jake Hollenbach.

Masters ski training is underway! Have you Signed up yet?

By Adam Terko on 28 November, 2012 in Masters Blog

Ok, there isn’t enough snow to ski at the range yet BUT we have started dryland ski training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is a great opportunity to work with coaches on ski imitation, strength and of course BALANCE. In order to improve our skiing we need to develop a sense of balance and proper body position that allows us to glide comfortably on our skis. Only then can we apply the power which will make us a faster.

If you haven’t signed up yet please go to the home page of this website and click on “Join MNC.” If you have signed up but are not getting the emails or have questions about the MNC ski programs please contact Rick.

NOTE: The Notch has good snow cover and several MNC members report good skiing there. Craftsbury has excellent skiing on a man-made loop (mixed with natural snow) and should be expanding the loop for the weekend.

Pics from Craftsbury Races 11/24/12

By Adam Terko on 26 November, 2012 in BKL Race Blog

Junior Training: 11/26 – 12/2

By Adam Terko on 26 November, 2012 in Junior Blog

This is a recovery week. Please note the shorter training session on Tuesday, and our tentative plan to ski at Craftsbury on Sunday. We may need some help with carpooling on Sunday if we travel out of town.

Monday 11/26: Swix wax clinic at SkiRack. 6:00 – ~7:15pm.
Tuesday 11/27: Running, strength, and games at the Range. 4:00 – 5:30pm.
Thursday 11/29: Skate roll with speeds and strength at the Range. 4:00 – 6:00pm.
Sunday 12/2: (tentatively) ski at Craftsbury. Meet at Richmond park-n-ride at 8:30am. Return approximately 1:30 – 2:00pm.

And if you don’t already know, the World Cup season started this weekend in Sweden. The US Women had historical results on both days. Kikkan Randall and Holly Brooks finished 3rd and 5th in a 10km free on Saturday. Then they teamed up with Liz Stephen (Vermonter!) and Jessie Diggins to win a bronze medal today in the relay!!