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Coming Soon: MNC BKL Adventure Day Camp

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 13 March, 2018 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

This summer, MNC will hold a BKL Adventure Day Camp! Registration for the camp will open soon. In the meantime, here are some details:

When: July 16-20, 9- 4:00 each day, based at the Range, although we will be going off-site for three of our days to do some hiking adventures in the mountains.

Activities: Hiking, swimming, roller skiing, ski-specific activities, a few crafts and games and group challenges.

For Ages: 10-13

Cost: $325

BKL Practices Week of 3/12

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 12 March, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

2 & 3 Day Programs

•We have changed out end of season party to Tuesday the 20th! With all this new snow, we should be good to ski through next week at the Range.

Tuesday: CLASSIC! Distance classic ski! It’s supposed to snow today with a high near 31. With all the new snow, we should be able to ski some trails we haven’t skied in a while so we will do our best to ski them all! As always, please check the website before you go, just in case they close the road to the Range.

Thursday: SKATE: Game Day! We’ll play stones!

3-Day Skiers & Open to all BKL Kids & Families:

Saturday: Ski from Highland Lodge to Craftsbury: a 25km scenic ski.

Details:

Shuttle leaves Craftsbury at 9:30 am. We all need to arrive by 9 AM (an early morning, I know!) to get waxed, ready and to buy our shuttle tickets.

Shuttle tickets: $5 at the touring center

Weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph. (from www.weather.gov) Sounds perfect!

Technique: Looks like a great day for classic and it’s a great trail for classic, but it’s also groomed for skate.

What to bring: Carry a small backpack or fanny pack with water, snacks, extra wax and enough room to carry a layer if you shed your clothes.

Distance: It’s about 25km. If you have a younger child who may not go all the way, you could leave a car in the village of Craftsbury (it would be about 10 km shorter).

Let me know who is in for this! Email: sheacobb19@gmail.com I would like to let Craftsbury know how many skiers we will have for the shuttle so they can plan for the right number of vans. Thanks!

-Rosemary

Friday Foxes:

New snow at the Range. Skiing should be great! This will be our last ski day.

Rental Return Times: Tuesday (March 20) or Thursday (March 22) at the Range between 5:15 and 6 pm with Rosemary. If those times don’t work, please contact Rosemary at sheacobb19@gmail.com to arrange another time.

MNC Skiathlon BKL Virtual Meeting

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 8 March, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

Wax:

Skate skis: Hot wax with Toko Yellow & Toko Red, mixed 1:1. LF or CH, no high fluros allowed.

Classic Skis: Clean all wax & klister off your kick zone. Hot wax tips and tails the same as skate skis.

Coaches Tom, Luke and Eric Barker will be helping kids wax.

Arrival:

General rule of thumb is to arrive 90 minutes before your race if your skis need to be waxed for classic. When you arrive, first find the MNC tent, check in with coaches and drop off your classic skis to be waxed. Then go to registration (white tent, upper soccer field) and get your bib number. Registration opens at noon.

Course Previews:

Coaches will be on hand to preview the course with you.

Grades 1/2- will preview the course at about 12:15 with Coach Kristina or a parent.

Grades 3/4- will preview the course at about 12:45 with Coach Emilie

Grades 5 & 6- will preview the course at 1 pm with Coach Eden

Grades 7 & 8 will preview the course at 1 pm with Coach Terence.

Transition Zone:

You will put your skate skis in the transition zone about 15 minutes before you go to the starting line. Coaches will be there to help you stage them. If you are changing poles too, leave your skate poles with your skis. (You must change your skis, but you don’t have to change your poles).

Awards:

After all the races in the white tent. Everyone gets a ribbon and is entered into our raffle for prizes from SkiRack, Toko, Rossignol, Bobo & US Biathlon. It’s traditional for the Host Club (that’s us!) to provide snacks so please bring something to share!

Race Schedule:

12:00 Registration Open

1:00 Lollipop

1:15 Grades 1/2

1:45 Grades 3/4

2:15 Grades 5/6

2:45 Grades 7/8

Questions?

Email Coach Rosemary: sheacobb19@gmail.com

Coach Rosemary is Race Director, so she’ll be around that day!

Thursday 3/08: Range Closed

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 8 March, 2018 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

No BKL Practice- it’s too late to get an alternative plan.

BKL Practices, Week of 3/05/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 4 March, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

2 & 3 Day Programs:

It’s Skiathlon Week for BKL! The MNC Skiathlon is on Sunday, March 11 and we are all going to practice for it this week. A Skiathlon is a race where you ski one loop classic, change skis, then ski one loop skate. Distances are adjusted for the different BKL age groups. Bring both sets of skis on Tuesday & Thursday. A few more things:

Register for the Skiathlon & get info here: SKIREG Proceeds from this race benefit the MNC Scholarship Fund.
Please check the website before you leave on Tuesday, in case we need to cancel due to not enough snow at the Range to ski on. Snow is forecasted for Wednesday- Skiing should be better for us on Thursday.

TUESDAY: CLASSIC & SKATE. We will all practice transitions for the duathlon, so bring both skate and classic gear. We won’t wax for classic today, we will primarily skate and just double pole on our classic skis to practice our transitions.

THURSDAY: CLASSIC & SKATE. More duathlon practice (we all need practice getting our equipment on and off anyways!). We will try to classic on hardwax today and anyone racing on Sunday can stop a little early so that you can clean your skis.

3 Day Skiers & Everyone

SUNDAY: MNC DUATHLON! BKL Registration opens 12-1:00 (white tent), Race starts at 1:00 PM with the Lollipop race. Coaches will be on site to help wax and preview the course (look for the MNC tent). Please bring cookies or snacks to share at the end of the race!

Friday Foxes:

Skiing at the Range on Friday.

Everyone invited to the MNC Skiathlon on Sunday. Skiing is great at Craftsbury! Lollipop race (Kindergarten and under) is free, Grades 1&2 race is classic only.