Archived Emails for Families in the BKL 2&3 Day Program

This is an archive of emails for the BKL 2 and 3 Day program for the 2015-2016 season and earlier.

  • Reminder – Mont-Ste-Anne, Reserve rooms by Sept. 26th September 13, 2016
    Quick reminder that the deadline to reserve rooms is September 26th.
    13 families have signed up already. Hope you’ll join us! Details provided below are the same as earlier e-mail of August 2nd:
    Ski w/ Ford Sayre families at Mont-Ste-Anne near Quebec City Dec 26th-30th: a tradition in its 4th year! Reserve rooms by September 26th.
     
    THE SKIING EXPERIENCE:
    This will be our 4th winter continuing the Mont-Ste-Anne tradition.
    What started out with just a few families has grown to 19 families, and we have seen that it gives the kids
     a nice early-season foundation—and families a whole lot of fun!!
    Each day we will have gathering times for folks who want to ski in Ford Sayre groups, led by parents/coaches. This is completely optional, but as many of us parents have noticed, kids seem to ski w/ fewer complaints when in kid groups! There are 5 warming huts on the trail system so it is extra fun to ski in packs and take snack breaks together.
    It can be cold, but the extensive trail system cannot be beat, and Quebec City is only 30 minutes away!
     

    Château Mont-Sainte-Anne

    RESERVE by Sept 26th! (Reserving after will work, too, if rooms are available, but the hotel needs a chunk of money from us by 9/26 to hold the block.)
    WHEN: 4 nights: arriving Dec 26; departing Dec 30
    RATE: $219 Canadian + taxes per room per night for 2 adults; no additional charge for children 17 and younger (taxes = federal & provincial sales tax 5% & 9.975% and tourist area tax of $3/night)
    FORD SAYRE ROOM BLOCK: Ask for “Ford Sayre Ski Team” rate; rate is discounted. We have reserved 20 rooms.
    ROOM TYPE: “Château Studio” = 2 queen beds; small table for 4; kitchenette w/ stove, microwave, fridge, toaster. You can ask about upgrade costs if you would like a different type of room.
    OUTDOOR HOT TUB: This is an après ski highlight!
    PHONE & LINK: 1.855.342.3376
    MONT-STE-ANNE SKI AREA & proximity to our hotel:
    There is no lodging right at the XC trails except for one big lodge that many people would need to co-rent. Chåteau Mte-Ste-Anne is at the alpine mountain, and you can ski to the XC lodge from there, but it’s 7K, so what most families do is drive to the XC lodge in the morning w/ lunches packed, and then individual family members ski back to the hotel at the end of the day if they so desire.
    FOOD: Here is what most families do, making use of the grocery stores that are only a few minutes away from the hotel.
    Breakfast in hotel rooms. (Many enjoy the bakery in the hotel lobby.)
    Lunch in ski lodge: families pack lunches and eat among friends. Food is also sold at the lodge.
    Dinner plans vary: families go out to restaurants; they cook in hotel rooms; and they bring food down to the conference room we have reserved in order to eat among other families. (We have reserved that conference room again this year for each night.)
    QUESTIONS?
    Feel free to email me! emily.silver@thet.net
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  • SMS Clinic – Amazing Opportunity! September 9, 2016

    Dear Ford Sayre Families,

    We have an amazing opportunity happening right here in our backyard.

    Come rub shoulders with Olympic athletes and celebrate cross country skiing!

    The Stratton Mountain School Elite Team is offering a clinic on Sunday, September 25th, 2016 at the Richmond Middle School, 63 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH.

    The clinic will start with instruction and training so come prepared to be active outdoors. Bring well-labelled bounding poles (or last year’s classic poles). Clinic will end with a video presentation and a Question & Answer period with the team.

    Clinic will run from 2:30-4:30 pm. There is no charge for the clinic. All ages welcome. We will split into groups by age. The team mission statement is “International Excellence, Local Inspiration”. This is our way to give back to the community that supports us.

    Registration:

    All participants must complete a release form. Please print, complete & bring to clinic. Click here for the form.

    For returning skiers, more information regarding Ford Sayre BKL 2016-2017 registration will be e-mailed in a couple of weeks. And for those of you not wishing to receive these future messages, you may unsubscribe at the bottom of this e-mail.

    Start to think snow!

    -Jane

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  • BKL Summer Camp, Frost Mountain, Aug 15-17, 2016 August 4, 2016

    I recently learned of another summer opportunity for BKL skiers for rising 5th-9th graders and am sharing the information below. Enjoy the rest of summer. -Jane

    I wanted to reach out and introduce myself for those of you who I haven’t met–my name is Britta Clark, and I am a 2016 Bates grad/skier in charge of the FMN BKL (5th-9th grade) camp this year! I’m so excited to be coaching alongside some fellow skiers/outdoorspeople at FMN camp from August 15th-17th. Not only do I get the opportunity stay engaged with the next generation of Frosties and New England Skiers, but I get to do so at Blueberry Hill Inn, the place where I grew up!

    We would love to have as many snow-loving kids as possible at camp this year, and still have quite a few slots open! Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this year’s camp. We’d love your help spreading the word as well–feel free to forward to any interested parties. All the links for registration and information can be found at http://www.frostmountainnordic.org/

     

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  • Mont-Sainte-Anne December trip, reserve rooms by Sept. 26th August 2, 2016
    Ski w/ Ford Sayre families at Mont-Ste-Anne near Quebec City Dec 26th-30th: a tradition in its 4th year! Reserve rooms by September 26th.
     
    THE SKIING EXPERIENCE:
    This will be our 4th winter continuing the Mont-Ste-Anne tradition.
    What started out with just a few families has grown to 19 families, and we have seen that it gives the kids
     a nice early-season foundation—and families a whole lot of fun!!
    Each day we will have gathering times for folks who want to ski in Ford Sayre groups, led by parents/coaches. This is completely optional, but as many of us parents have noticed, kids seem to ski w/ fewer complaints when in kid groups! There are 5 warming huts on the trail system so it is extra fun to ski in packs and take snack breaks together.
    It can be cold, but the extensive trail system cannot be beat, and Quebec City is only 30 minutes away!
     

    Château Mont-Sainte-Anne

    RESERVE by Sept 26th! (Reserving after will work, too, if rooms are available, but the hotel needs a chunk of money from us by 9/26 to hold the block.)
    WHEN: 4 nights: arriving Dec 26; departing Dec 30
    RATE: $219 Canadian + taxes per room per night for 2 adults; no additional charge for children 17 and younger (taxes = federal & provincial sales tax 5% & 9.975% and tourist area tax of $3/night)
    FORD SAYRE ROOM BLOCK: Ask for “Ford Sayre Ski Team” rate; rate is discounted. We have reserved 20 rooms.
    ROOM TYPE: “Château Studio” = 2 queen beds; small table for 4; kitchenette w/ stove, microwave, fridge, toaster. You can ask about upgrade costs if you would like a different type of room.
    OUTDOOR HOT TUB: This is an après ski highlight!
    PHONE & LINK: 1.855.342.3376
    MONT-STE-ANNE SKI AREA & proximity to our hotel:
    There is no lodging right at the XC trails except for one big lodge that many people would need to co-rent. Chåteau Mte-Ste-Anne is at the alpine mountain, and you can ski to the XC lodge from there, but it’s 7K, so what most families do is drive to the XC lodge in the morning w/ lunches packed, and then individual family members ski back to the hotel at the end of the day if they so desire.
    FOOD: Here is what most families do, making use of the grocery stores that are only a few minutes away from the hotel.
    Breakfast in hotel rooms. (Many enjoy the bakery in the hotel lobby.)
    Lunch in ski lodge: families pack lunches and eat among friends. Food is also sold at the lodge.
    Dinner plans vary: families go out to restaurants; they cook in hotel rooms; and they bring food down to the conference room we have reserved in order to eat among other families. (We have reserved that conference room again this year for each night.)
    QUESTIONS?
    Feel free to email me! emily.silver@thet.net
    Continue reading →