- Practice Plan for Friday, 2-13-15 February 12, 2015Information for the Friday Program:
Location: Oak Hill Time: 3:30-4:30 IT IS PREDICTED TO BE VERY COLD! WE WILL END AT 4:30, NOT 5:00 Technique: skate Wax Recommendation: Same as Thursday is fine Upcoming Race: The Silver Fox Trot – our home race takes place Saturday at Garipay! Go to SkiReg to register and to the SFT page on our site for details and schedules. Parents, don’t forget the citizen’s race! Low key, great exercise, lots of fun! Please register early to help us organize! - We’ll have some fun amidst the growing excitement of Eastern Cup preparation at Oak Hill. Please be aware that many teams will be arriving in the afternoon so there will be plenty of cars and activity. Drive carefully.
- Note that we will end at 4:30! Please be on time to pick up your skier as it will be cold!
- Practice Plan for Thursday, 2-12-15 February 11, 2015
Information for the 2&3 Day Program:
Location: Garipay Time: 3:30-5:00 Technique: skate Wax Recommendation: Same as Tuesday is fine Upcoming Race: The Silver Fox Trot – our home race takes place Saturday at Garipay! Go to SkiReg to register and to the SFT page on our site for details and schedules. Parents, don’t forget the citizen’s race! Low key, great exercise, lots of fun! Please register early to help us organize! Notes:
- If your child wants to join in the fun on Saturday at the race and you are not feeling confident about glide waxing your child’s skis, please let Jonathan Chipman, our Wax Coordinator, know by emailing him at jonathan.chipman@gmail.com. He is more than willing to fill you in and help you out.
- Many thanks to all who helped organize and provide for the snacks on Tuesday. The kids and coaches had a blast. We will post our photos soon and let you know where you can see them.
- The Hanover Historical Society is sponsoring a showing of the film, Passion for Snow, on Wednesday, Feb. 25th, at 7:00 p.m., in the Mayer Room of the Howe Library. Please spread the word to friends and family. Passion for Snow, produced by the Dartmouth College Class of 1965, tells about the role that Dartmouth College, the town of Hanover, and the Ford Sayre program played in developing the U.S. ski industry. The film covers: the beginning of collegiate skiing in 1910; the development of current day ski racing techniques like the slalom (1925), downhill (1927), and giant slalom (1937); the start of the Winter Olympics; the founding/developing of most major US Ski Resorts; the U.S. Army Mountain troops in WW II; and the training of disabled skiers. With old film footage, new interviews and period music, the film shows how Dartmouth and Hanover utilized their fortunate placement in snow country to have a phenomenal influence over winter activities worldwide.The film was nominated for an Emmy and won the Outdoor Writers’ Association First Place award as Ski History Film of the Year.
- 70th Stowe Derby February 10, 2015
There are two upcoming events in Stowe:
- Stowe Derby (Sunday, February 22, 2015). The Stowe Derby is one of the oldest and most unique ski races in North America. It started in 1945 as a personal challenge between two amazing skiers – Austrian, Sepp Ruschp who was hired to come to America and head the new ski school at Stowe and Erling Strom, world famous mountaineer from Norway. The challenge was the same as it is today – to race from the top of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak to the historic village of Stowe… on ONE pair of skis! The ultimate test of a skiers ability. Ruschp was the winner of the first Stowe Derby.
- Stowe Derby Meister (Sunday, February 22, 2015). The Derby Meister is the TRUE test of endurance skiing! Skiers racing in this race will race both the Skate and the Classic races, back to back. 40km of skiing, a test of endurance, a leg burner, an awesome experience! This is for EXPERTS ONLY. Really. NEW IN 2015 is the addition of a FAT Derby Meister. This new category if for racers who wish to race in the SKATE race AND the FAT Derby (Fat Bike Race). A whole new experience which we are confident will bring the whole of all worlds, snow worlds that is!
- Missing Skis February 10, 2015
We are missing a pair of Solomon Skate Skis (8th grade size). They may have gone missing at last Thursday’s practice or possibly the Paint Ball Bi-Athlon. You can tell the conditions have been good for classic. If anyone has seen these skis, please shoot me an email at juliegoodrich@mac.com or Maeve Goodrich at maevegoodrich@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Julie
Continue reading → - Supporting the Glueck Family February 10, 2015
Dear Friends and Fellow Skiers,
Greetings from Boston where the snowbanks are high and the kids have forgotten that they actually go to school since it is cancelled so much.
As many of you are aware, Sarah Glueck fell while skiing last Friday and broke her leg. She has been in Boston for the past number of days for surgery. She looks great and is in good spirits after a successful surgery yesterday and is looking forward to going home as soon as she is comfortable to withstand the journey and the roads are safe to travel. Dave and Cindy are a bit weary but moving through this adventure with the resilience and positive attitude that we all know and love about them. Sarah will have some time needed to recover and some constant attention needed. She will have physical therapy and some needed patience to get back to her usual steam but is expected to make a full recovery. No doubt, we will see her winning races before we know it.
Given the strain this is to any family, let alone this superhuman one, many folks have wanted to help. Jen Frost has stepped forward to coordinate the effort. If you are interested in further family updates and/or wish to help bring dinner or assist in other tasks for this amazing family, please contact her- jpfrost2000@gmail.com. Of note, given Cindy’s particular health issues it is very important that ill individuals (fevers, coughs, colds, diarrhea, vomiting or general wierdness) stay away from their house. Cindy will be exposed to enough just from her family and we all want her to stay healthy at this important time.
Also, many have appropriately wondered why Sarah needed to travel to Boston given the medical resources in Hanover. She had a particular repair needed and the specially trained surgeon who normally performs this procedure happened to be out of town. The physician on call felt it was prudent to send her Boston. We are all grateful that Sarah sailed through this procedure and hope she continues to sail through the recovery.
Cindy and Dave feel enormously fortunate for all the support from their community. Thank you for all!
Ann Celi Kitch (EMBK/CSU)