Ski in the New Year with a family ski at Craftsbury Outdoor Center with all your BKL buddies, their families and the coaches! Meet at 11 AM on skis outside the Touring Center. Classic or Skate- your choice. Day passes are $10 for adults and $5 for kids- pay inside the touring center.
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BKL Practice 12/18/18- 12/23/18
Tuesday 12/18: Classic
Check the website before you leave- with the warmer temps this past weekend and possible mixed weather on Monday, conditions at the Range may change.
*We need a parent to monitor the Walker Building today- it will be cold and we may need to send kids inside. Email Rosemary if you can do it.
Probably Wax: Swix V40 (Extra Blue) or Toko Red
We’ll have Guest Coaches/MNC alums Will Sollow and Charlie Cobb to help today!
Penguins: Meet Coaches Julie & Chris inside the Walker Building
Jack Rabbits: Meet Coaches Andy and Peter at the Penalty Loop
Arctic Foxes: Meet Coach Luke on the Far Field (opposite Penalty Loop)
MS Racers & Racers: Meet Coaches Rosemary & Jen outside the Walker Building after you get waxed.
Thursday 12/20: Skate
HOT CHOCOLATE & COOKIE DAY! We need lots of people to bring jugs of water for the Hot Chocolate and we need everyone to bring snacks or cookies. Bring everything to the kitchen area.
Jack Rabbits: Meet Coaches Andy and Peter at the Penalty Loop
Arctic Foxes: Meet Coaches Chris and Tom on the Far Field (opposite Penalty Loop)
MS Racers & Racers: Advanced Older Racers meet Adam at 4 pm (same group as last week). Other Racers meet Coach Rosemary outside the Walker Building.
Sunday 12/23: Racers:
Craftsbury Opener BKL Race, Freestyle
First Race of the Season! Unfortunately, Coach Rosemary will be out of town, but Coach Jen & Coach Tom will be around to help new racers get oriented.
Registration opens at 10:30, Lollipop Race starts at 11:15 followed by grade groups, in order from youngest to oldest. Mass start.
New England BKL Festival
Take a “Glide on the Wild Side” and come to Rikert Touring Center in Ripton, VT for the NE BKL Fest: a kids’s ski festival!
This event is so much fun and this year, it’s not too far away! MNC always has a good crowd of kids at every Festival and they have so much fun racing and playing on skis together! There are races each day (first day relay, second day individual) and a whole lot more- face painting, animal trail in the woods, a family mini-marathon, a terrain park, 8th grade graduation, and an opening parade. Kids who don’t want to race can register for the Nordic Adventure and do all the other activities. We’ll have a team of coaches on hand to help with wax and we’ll get a potluck going for lunches.
1) Make a Lodging Reservation NOW if you plan to go. Get Lodging info here: Festival Website. Things fill up quickly.
2) Register Your Kids: Registration (Registration is now open!).
3) Get your kids ready for a big weekend of fun on skis!
4) Questions about it? Email Coach Rosemary.
Craftsbury BKL Race
Click on the link below for the Flyer
Day of Race (DOR) Registration at 10:30 am. $5 entry fee. Lollipop race at 11:15 followed by grade group mass starts in order from youngest to oldest.
BKL Practice 12/11-12/15/18
Tuesday 12/11
Penguins: Classic
Guest Coach Lisa Burt will join Coach Chris in leading the Penguins today.
Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers & MS Racers: Skate!
Jack Rabbits: Meet Coaches Andy and Peter at the Penalty Loop
Arctic Foxes: Meet Coaches Chris and Tom on the Far Field (opposite Penalty Loop)
MS Racers & Racers: Meet Coaches Rosemary& Jen outside the Walker Building.
Thursday 12/13: Classic!
Kids with waxable skis get waxed up inside with parents & coaches’ help. Probable temp: 22- 24F. Probable Wax: Toko Red or Swix V40 (Extra Blue).
Jack Rabbits: Meet Coaches Andy and Peter at the Penalty Loop
Arctic Foxes: Meet Coaches Chris and Tom on the Far Field (opposite Penalty Loop)
MS Racers & Racers: Advanced Older Racers meet Adam at 4 pm(same group as last week). Other Racers meet Coach Rosemary outside the Walker Building.
Saturday 12/15: Racers: Skate
We will meet at Rikert Touring Center in Ripton from 10 to 11:30 am. There is a High School & Middle School race happening. Most MS Racers will be racing and the rest of us will do a ski practice and then watch and cheer on those racing if there is time. Meet me at 10 AM outside the Touring Center. The parking lot close to the Touring Center will probably be full, so parents may want to drop off kids and equipment by the Touring Center before parking in the overflow lot across the road. Kids will need to buy their own trail pass. I will email if plans or times change.
