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BKL Practice 12/18/18- 12/23/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 16 December, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

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.

Craftsbury Opener Flyer

New England BKL Festival

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 12 December, 2018 in

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

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 12 December, 2018 in

Click on the link below for the Flyer

Crafts bury Opener

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

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 9 December, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

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.

BKL Practice 12/04-12/08/18: UPDATED

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 2 December, 2018 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Training Schedule

Tuesday, 12/4, UPDATED

We should be good to go at the Range (Range Snow Report) but please check the website before you leave, just in case something comes up. The lights are still out on the trails, so please bring a headlamp if you have one!

Penguins: First Day

Penguins will use classic skis and meet Coaches Julie and Chris inside the Walker Building. Penguins and Parents will quit early at 5:00 and come inside for the Penguin Parent meeting.

Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes & Racers: Skate Technique

Thursday, 12/6

Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes & Racers: Classic Technique

We are supposed to get a little more snow which will give us some decent classic conditions. Please check back here on Wednesday night, just in case we need to change our plans. If you have a pair of no-wax skis or skins, please bring them.