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Sleepy Hollow BKL Camps

Heather LaRocca, director of Sleepy Hollow BKL, hosts a couple summer camps each summer. She has extended her camp invitation to any MNC BLK families that want to join. All the info is below.

Sleepy Hollow Summer Camps 2024

SLAMMIN’ OUTDOOR CAMP: Get outside and adventure in Sleepy Hollow’s 850 acres of forest and trails! We head out on the trails every day to explore the natural world around Sleepy with a new outdoor theme every day, including forest, stream and pond studies. We also do fun outdoor activities every day- hiking, mountain biking, swimming and more!  Campers can expect a fun week outside packed with activities, art projects and games.

Ages: 8-12 years old

Cost: $300 per camper

Weeks: July 22nd – 26th OR July 29th – August 2nd

Time: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

SUMMER SKI CAMP: Spend the week outside at Sleepy Hollow’s 850 acres of forest and trails, with running, hiking, mountain biking, rollerskiing*, swimming and more! The camp is geared towards kids that are excited to try some summer nordic summer training. We get out on the trails every day and do activities, art projects and games too, all with the focus of summer fun outside! *Rollerskis not needed- we team up with NENSA for rollerskiing, and they provide a fleet for us to use.

Ages: 10-14 years old

Cost: $300 per camper

Weeks: July 15th – 19th

Time: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Go to the Sleepy Hollow Summer Camps webpage for the registration link.

BKL Awards Practice Recap

With the end of the season fast approaching held our end of season awards practice and celebration at the Range on Thursday, March 6th.

Activities included a huge game of Everyone is it Tag, all our groups handed out Paper Plate Awards, Edible Medals and our special new pins.

We had a great ski season and everyone made many new ski friends!

photos by BKL parents and coaches

We are MNC BKL!

 

Edible medals for all!

And skiers in each group got one of our new pins- penguins, jack rabbits, arctic foxes and wolves (for racers).

 

Not much snow for our last practice, so skiers, coaches and parents all played a hilly game of Everyone is it Tag.

 

Rock Paper Scissors with new ski friends.

 

 

 

Spring Skiing at the BLK Festival

This year the BKL Festival was March 2 +3 hosted by Frost Mountain Nordic at Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton, VT. We were luck to have this event so close to home for a second year in a row (Craftsbury in 2023). Mansfield Nordic Club BKL brought 38 skiers this year. We had kids skiing in the Nordic Adventure, lollipop races all the way up to the Grade 7/8 races. And it was a great combination of skiers participating in their first BKL Fest to others that have raced every single year.

In addition to some super fast racing, weekend highlights included trying out biathlon, skiing the mini marathon, lots of jumping, face glitter, racing through puddles and disappearing snow. We had an awesome MNC tent hang out spot with hot drinks and food.

Thanks to our skiers, families and coaches for fun weekend!

BKL Festival Recap from NENSA
Photos from Josh Hummel
Results
Coach Adam’s Post BKL Fest and Graduates

Grade 7/8 boys spectating under the umbrella

 

Walking together in the Festival Parade!

Wax techs in training!

BKL Info March 4-10

The weather has turned very spring like in the last week and it seems the season is wrapping up pretty quick. The Range still has a little snow on the snow making trail. This will be our last week of practice at the Range Tues + Thurs. Penguins will have their last day and Awards on Tuesday. All our other groups will have an Awards Celebration on Thursday from 4-5pm.

Thanks to everyone that rented equipment through MNC this season. If you have MNC season lease ski equipment or a season lease race suit feel free to return at practice this week or keep a little longer if you think you want to ski or race more. All the info and details about return is here.

Tuesday 3/5: Penguins, Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes & Racers   *** Practice cancelled ***

The Range has cancelled all skiing today. Check back here for updated plan for Thursday.

Location: The Range
Details: Skate, bring rock skis if you have them. We’ll do some adventure skiing on the Airplane snow making loop.

Classic for Penguins and Award Day, hot chocolate, edible medals and new Penguin BKL pins. This is Penguins last day.

Devos check out the Junior training doc

 

Thursday 3/7: Penguins, Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers & Devos

*** We are on for Awards Day – Penguins can come too***
Location: The Range from 4pm-5pm
Details: Awards Day for Penguins, Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers + Devos

Wear running shoes or snow boots and we’ll start with a big game. We’ll have Hot Cocoa and do awards at the Walker Building. We have paper plate awards, edible medals and new BKL pins for every skier. (We have a GF edible medals please email if you want one for your child and I’ll make sure their coach gets it to hand out.  bkl@mansfieldnordic.org)

Season Lease Ski and Race Suit Return

Thanks to everyone that rented equipment from MNC this season.

Race Suit Rental Return:

If you are done racing for the season, please return your washed suit to Coach Liz at practice on 3/5 or 3/7. Please put it in a bag and write your name on the outside so we know who returned the suit.

If you are hoping to race some late season races, please keep your suit and return by March 30th. Email Coach Liz to make a drop-off plan – bkl@mansfieldnordic.org

Ski Equipment Rental Return:

If you are done skiing for the season please return your skis at practice on either 3/5 (penguins) or 3/7 (all other groups). If you can’t make it to practice this week or want to try and ski a few more times this season please return skis by March 30. Email Coach Liz to make a drop-off plan – bkl@mansfieldnordic.org

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