It’s our last week of practice before school vacation week.  We will have no regular practice next week, but we will have our annual Craftsbury Day on Wednesday (3/01) for everyone. Details TBD, but we usually start at 10:00 and first do a long tour on our classic skis. We come back for lunch, then change to skate skis and do some games and/or relays in the afternoon.   This year, I am hoping we can also preview courses for the BKL Festival coming up at the end of next week.

This week:

Tonight (Monday): Wax Clinic at Ski Rack, 6:30-7:30!

Ask all the questions you want from the experts!

Tuesday: Penguins Classic, Everyone else Skate

Thursday:  Jack Rabbits, AFoxes, Racers & Devos: Classic

Lots of new snow forecasted for this day. Please check the website before you go. We usually leave it up to you to decide whether it’s safe to drive from your location, however if driving is very bad and coaches cannot get there, we might cancel so please check.

Weekend Racers: Practice on Sunday: Sleepy Hollow 

Time:  10- 11:30 am

Techinique: Classic

Coach:  Coach Kristen Bednar will sub in for Rosemary who will be travelling this weekend. Look for her in the parking lot or up by the trails if you need help with wax.

We’ll be at the Range all this week. Remember to check in as EABC at the gate.

Tuesday 1/24: At the Range!

Penguins: Classic

Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers: Skate

Devos: Check the Jr. Training Doc

Thursday 1/26: At the Range!

Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers/Devos: Classic

Saturday: Devos: Craftsbury Marathon BKL

*Check with Coach Kristin for details. Registration closes on Wed. 1/25

Sunday: Racers Practice 10- 11:30am

Sleepy Hollow Ski Center, Huntington

Distance Classic w/ Coach Rosemary

Tuesday, 1/09/23: Classic in the Notch!

The bad news is that there is no skiing at the Range yet. The good news is that there is just enough new snow in Smugglers Notch for us to ski.  The Notch is supposed to get a little more snow tonight. It will be cold tomorrow- a high of 16 F- so wear layers and bundle up. The wind is supposed to calm down in the later afternoon. If you’ve never skied here, its’s a lovely ski on a wide road that goes past a few pretty ice waterfalls and it’s mostly up, although very gradual at first.

The Details:

BRING A HEADLAMP!  I am planning to put out the TIKI torches too.

Time: 4:00- 5:15: We will give a little extra time to get there since it’s further away.

Directions: Take Rte. 15 east through Jericho, Underhill & Cambridge. Turn right onto Rte. 108 in Jeffersonville. Follow Rte. 108 all the way up past Smuggs ski area to where they block off the road through the Notch. This is where we will meet and start skiing.

Parking:  There are only a few spots at the meeting area but there is a big parking lot on the left immediately before, labelled Parking Lot #1 (for Smuggs). You can drop off the kids and park here or just park here and walk over.

Wax: Racers- be sure to take off all klister! Wax should be hardwax Swix Blue (V30) or Toko Blue. 

Devos: See Junior Training Doc 

Thursday:  SKATE AT TOMASI’s Field

3:45-5:15 pm  Bring your headlamp (no torches today).

*Parking/Meeting Spot Different this Time: Drop off or Park at Casey’s Hill:  Drive past the Underhill Central School on Pleasant Valley Rd and take your next right onto  Mountain Rd. The parking lot is immediately on your right. We will need to work together and park each other in. Pick up will be here too. *Please do not park along the roads. If there is no room, drop off kids and go park at Underhill Central School. It will be snowing and plow trucks will need to plow the roads.

Racers/Devos:  it may be a little scratchy- bring rock skis if you have them.

Saturday Racers Practice: Skate at Craftsbury

10:00- 11:30, Meet outside the touring center.  We’ll do a warm-up and a time trial!

Rosemary will be in Rumford at the Eastern Cup. Our guest coach will be: Peter Vile

Tuesday, 12/20: All BKL groups*:

Classic at Tomasi Field

*Devos: Check Junior Training Doc for Technique Choice

ALL MNC will be at Tomasi’s today. Tomasi/Casey Hill parking lot is very small so please park as outlined below:

Parking:  Jack Rabbit, Arctic Fox, Racers/Devos:

Park at Underhill Central School  & ski to Tomasi’s: 6 Irish Settlement Rd., Underhill. (Corner of Pleasant Valley Rd & Irish Settlement Rd).

-Waxing will be set up here for those with waxable skis.

-Coaches will meet groups here. We will ski the trail to Tomasi’s Field together.

-Coaches will ski with these kids back to school at the end of practice

-We hope to have the trail lit with Tiki torches!

-If you are late: You can ski the trail with your child to Tomasi’s, or you can drive down to Casey Hill Parking and drop kids off there where they can immediately access the field and find their group. We don’t want kids skiing the trail and doing the road  crossing alone. 

Penguin Parking:

Penguin parents can park in the small Casey’s Hill Parking lot: Drive past the Underhill Central School on Pleasant Valley Rd and take your next right onto  Mountain Rd. The parking lot is immediately on your right. We may need to work together and park each other in. Penguin coaches will meet kids and parents here.

-If you are a Penguin parent and have an older child in a different group: Have them hang with Penguins until their group arrives at Tomasi’s.

Thursday, 12/22: J. Rabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers & Devos

Classic at Tomasi’s- Technique could change, so check back.

Parking: Same plan as above.

BKL Vacation Break: 12/23/22-1/02/23

See everyone on 1/03/22 at the Range!

Tuesday, 11/29: Parent Meeting on Zoom

Time:  07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Saturday, 12/03: BKL Racers & Devo Practice at Rikert

10:00- 11:30 am.  CLASSIC !! Looks like a klister day. Look for me outside by a wax bench and I will help you wax-up!

Tuesday, 12/06: First Weekday Practice for Penguins, Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers. 3:45-5:15 pm

Dryland at Mill River Park, Rt. 15, Jericho

Devos: With Juniors at their location (TBD- stay tuned)

Thursday 12/08: Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers & Devos 3:45-5:15.

Dryland at the Range