- Optional Practice – Thursday, January 29th: 1-day a week program January 27, 2015Hello 1-day a week BKL families, To make up for lost time, we are pleased to announce that many of our coaches have volunteered to come out on Thursday, January 29th for an optional fun practice. If you can get your children and their skis to Garipay, we should have lots of light, reasonable temperatures, and plenty of snow to ski on! Parents are always welcome to join us. Our coaches would love your help!
Location: Garipay Field Time: 3:30-4:30, Thursday, 1/29/15 Technique: Classic - Practice is CANCELED for Tuesday, 1-27-15: 1-day a week program January 26, 2015
Hello BKL 1-day a week families,
The Hanover School System has cancelled school tomorrow, so our practice will be cancelled. You can go here for Hanover School System cancellations. This is a Ford Sayre policy. Of course, you are welcome to frolic on your skis on your own in the new snow – we just can’t officially provide the coaching.
Because the 1-day program has had to cancel many practices this season (due to school closings, temperature, and excessive ice), we are exploring the possibility of having an optional practice later this week. More details to come as soon as I know if enough of our coaches are available…
Notes:
- Come support the Hanover High School jumping team this Wednesday, at 6:00pm (in the dark!) at the NH High School Ski Jumping competition. It takes place at Oak Hill. If you are curious about the sport or just want a thrill, go check it out. For more details, go to our Community events page.
- There will also be a Ford Sayre jumping meet at Oak Hill this Saturday at 10:00. Come watch some of our FS skiers fly through the air on enormous skis!
- The Ford-Sayre-favorite Mountain Top Paintball Biathlon takes place this Sunday, February 1! There will likely be quite a few 2- and 3-day a week BKL children attending – and it may be a fun race for some of our 1-day a week BKL children to try out! Go here or here for information and here to register.
- We have had notice of many exciting upcoming events. Too many to list here. Please go to the Community Events page to see more details (to be posted soon) – note the Tiki Torch Trek in Hartland on Feb 7. It is fun, family friendly, mellow event!
Have fun in the snow!
Aricca; bkl.one.day@fordsayre.org
Continue reading → - Practice is CANCELLED for Tuesday, 1-27-15 January 26, 2015
Information for the 2&3 Day Program:
Location: NA Time: NA Technique: NA Wax Recommendation: NA Upcoming Race: The world famous, Ford-Sayre-favorite Mt Top Paintball Biathlon take place this Sunday, February 1! Go here or here for information and here to register. We will post our race organization doc on Thursday. Notes:
- The Hanover school system has cancelled school tomorrow, so our practice will be cancelled. You can go here for Hanover School System cancellations. This is a Ford Sayre policy. Of course, you are welcome to frolic on your skis on your own in the new snow – we just can’t officially provide the coaching.
- What an AMAZING day we all had at Craftsbury for the Mansfield Duathlon! Over 30 of our skiers raced as well as many BKL alumni, coaches and parents. Despite the cold, there were lots of smiles, and families enjoyed the fantastic trails on their own before and after the races. Many thanks to our coaches, some of whom don’t have children in the program and some who attend races even when their children don’t race. We also send applause to the impressive waxing crew that is comprised of parents and coaches. It is the commitment of these volunteers that makes our program wonderful. Go team!
- Come support the Hanover High School jumping team this Wednesday, at 6:00pm (in the dark!) at the NH High School Ski Jumping competition. It takes place at Oak Hill. If you are curious about the sport or just want a thrill, go check it out. For more details, go to our Community events page.
- There will also be a Ford Sayre jumping meet at Oak Hill this Saturday at 10:00. Come watch some of our FS skiers fly through the air on enormous skis!
- We have had notice of many exciting upcoming events. Too many to list here. Please go to the Community Events page to see more details (to be posted soon)- note the Tiki Torch Trek in Hartland on Feb 7. It is fun, family friendly, mellow event!
- Dennis reminded me that biathlon fans should check out this site for video clips!
- Have fun in the snow tomorrow!
Cheers!
Ashley and Peter
- NH High School Ski Jumping Competition January 26, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 6:00pm
Roger Burt Memorial Jump, Oak Hill, Hanover
Free AdmissionThis exciting competition starts at 6pm this coming Wednesday night, and only lasts about an hour.
Come join us for hot chocolate, campfire, marshmallows, athletic courage and quite likely a few good wipe outs.
Anyone coming please bring any noisemakers you have (bells, horns, etc.) to cheer the Hanover High School team competing in this state-wide event!
It’ll be a popular event with a crowd. Therefore, it’s best to park close by in the parking lot of the Ray School on Reservoir Road.
Watch top Male and Female High School competitors from around the state soar over 100 feet under the lights.
DIRECTIONS
- From downtown Hanover take Lyme Road (Rt 10 North to the first rotary just before the COOP Foodstore).
- Take the first right off the rotary onto Reservoir Road.
- Reservoir road comes to a “T” after roughly 0.7 miles.
- Take a left down to the Storrs Pond/Oak Hill ski complex.
- Park there. The jumps are up the hill to the left (hidden by a few trees). From the parking lot you’ll see the lights from the ski jumping complex shining through the trees.
- Race Information for Mansfield Duathlon – Sunday, Jan 25, 2015 January 23, 2015
The Mansield Duathlon is being held at Craftsbury this Sunday. Races begin at 1:00pm with the Lollipops and move on from there. Go here for up-to-date event information. Or here to register through SkiReg.org
The duathlon requires both skate and classic ski techniques. We will have a waxing crew to help with the waxing of classic skis. You must bring your skate skis prepared. Bring both sets of poles. See our organization doc for wax prep information and arrival/wax bench information. PLEASE MARK EVERYTHING WITH NAMES AS THERE WILL BE AN INSANE NUMBER OF SKIS AROUND! Clearly mark the kick zones join the sides of your skis with a sharpie pen and label the top front of the skis with NAME and GRADE LEVEL on a piece of medical tape or duct tape.
It is incredibly helpful if we know IN ADVANCE if your child plans to ski on Sunday so we can be prepared for the number of skis we will have to wax. Please take two minutes to add your skier’s name to our race organization google doc here. Thanks in advance for helping us out.
Craftsbury is a fabulous place for a family ski day, so bring the family, ski together in the morning, enjoy the new lodge and join in the fun of the races in the afternoon.
See you there!
Ashley, Peter and Jay