Thursday 1/07: Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes & Racers

Everyone will Classic! Weather: High: 26, Low: 21.

Wax of the Day: Toko Red, Swix V40 (Extra Blue)

Coaches will be out with signs for Meet-up. Look for them in the Meeting Places.

Meeting Places Map

Find Your Coach and Group Here

Don’t Forget to do your MNC Health Screen  before coming to practice

Racers 1/09: Saturday, Bogburn Virtual Time-Trial at Bolton

Meeting Time: 9:30 AM – We will meet to wax, get warmed up & organized, then do our time trial on Picnic. Individual starts, timed. It will just be us!

Distances: 4th grade: 2 km, 5 & 6 grade: 3km, 7&8 grade: 4 km.

CLASSIC TECHNIQUE

Sign-Up Sheet: I need to know who is coming & who is racing so I can set up timing!

Register on Ski Reg! Free for NENSA Members, $5 for non-NENSA Members. I will submit all our BKL results to the Bogburn officials. If you do not want to register, you can still race but I will not submit your time to Bogburn.

WAX: Hot wax tips & tails with Toko Blue, Swix CH6 or equivalent. No big deal if you don’t have time for hot waxing. 

Kick Wax:  TOKO RED or Swix v-40 (Blue Extra).

Questions?  Email Rosemary: sheacobb19@gmail.com

It’s Skiathlon Practice Week!

We’ll be practicing our ski changes all this week in preparation for this Saturday’s MNC SKIATHLON at Sleepy Hollow in Huntington!  ALL BKL kids can do this race (not just Racers) and we hope they do! There is even a Lollipop race for the Penguins!  This race raises money for our scholarship fund so come out and support it!

Tuesday:

Penguins: Classic

Jack Rabbits Grades 1&2: Bring Skate Skis

Jack Rabbits Grades 3 &4: Bring Classic & Skate equipment

• No classic waxing today, we’ll practice our Skiathlon transitions and then SKATE ski for the rest of practice

Arctic Foxes & Racers:  Bring Classic & Skate equipment

No classic waxing today, we’ll practice our Skiathlon transitions & then SKATE ski for the rest of practice.

Thursday:

JR, AF & Racers: Bring Classic & Skate equipment

We will Classic wax today. We’ll practice Skiathlon transitions & then CLASSIC ski for the rest of practice.

Saturday: MNC SKIATHLON- Everyone can race!

2/21 WAX RECOMENDATION: CLASSIC Skis: Clean all old kick wax from kick zone.  Tips & Tails & Skate Skis:  Hot wax with TOKO NF or Base Red or SWIX CH7 (or other non-fluro similar temp wax).   

At: Sleepy Hollow Inn & Ski Center, 427 Ski Lodge Dr., Huntington, VT

The BKL races are in the afternoon. Coach Rosemary and other coaches will be there to classic wax and help kids warm up.

Arrival: By Noon. Registration closes at 12:30.  When you get there:

1) Get Waxable Classic Skis to Coaches: Look for the MNC Banner and wax tables (by the Round Barn)

2) Register:  Go to registration in the Round Barn and get your bib. Put it on and put on your skis boots.

3) Preview the Course:  Get your skate skis and go back to the coaches who will be taking kids out on the course for previews. We’ll also check out the transition zone.

4) Before your Race: Ski around to warm up for about 10-20 min. Just before your grade level race, be sure to put your skate skis (& poles) in the transition zone (people will be there to help).

Questions?  Email Rosemary

We’ll be there to help!

Links:

Registration & Schedule