These are emails issued to the One Day a Week BKL program for the 2015-2016 season and before.
- Practice Plan for Tuesday, 2/24/15: One-day Program February 23, 2015
Information for the 1 Day a Week Program:
Location: Garipay Field Time: 3:30-5:00 Technique: Classic (waxless skis) NOTES:
- DRESS WARMLY: It looks like the wind may start to pick up by tomorrow afternoon, so please dress your children in warm non-cotton layers, mittens, hats, and buffs. If your child is prone to getting cold, consider sending them with hand and toe warmers. We want warm skiers!
- MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Please note that our last scheduled practice is next week, March 3rd. We will have an end-of-the year celebration on the evening of Friday, March 13th, at the Black Recreation Center in Hanover. More details to come.
- BKL FESTIVAL: The registration deadline for the Bill Koch League Festival is February 28th, and the registration page can be accessed here. Competitive and non-competitive events are held on March 7 and March 8 in Chittenden, Vermont; all Ford Sayre participants will have race support from our coaches.
- BUFFS/CAR MAGNETS: If your child has not yet received their Ford Sayre buff or if you would like a car magnet, please get one from the bin under the white table.
- SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT: Keep up the great work with signing-in AND signing-out your children! Thank you.
- INTERNATIONAL SKIING: The Falun Nordic World Ski Championships began February 18. Check out the schedule of events and interactive apps – we are trying to raise awareness of this event and increase US viewership so we can make a case to USSA to get future cross country events on NBC TV.
Aricca; bkl.one.day@fordsayre.org; 603-715-7233
Continue reading → - BKL Festival February 19, 2015
The New England Bill Koch League Festival will be held March 7-8 at the Mountain Top Resort in Chittenden, Vermont. Outdoor activities will include x-c ski racing, Mike’s mini marathon, paintball biathlon, ice cream on snow, snow sculpture, Roger’s roarin’ terrain park, sledding, tubing, ice skating, horse drawn sleigh rides, 8th Grade graduation ski-down, and the ever popular lollipop race.
In addition to the competitive freestyle and classic races, this year the BKL Festival has added non-competitive options, known as “Nordic Adventure” events. These are perfect for kids new to skiing and nervous about racing, younger siblings who might not be racers yet, or just those who prefer to enjoy the winter wonderland without a sheet of results. All skiers (competitive and non-competitive) will have a schedule to allow everyone to experience activities such as ice cream making and paintball, where space is limited.
The deadline for reduced rate registration is this Friday, February 20th. After that point, registration fees increase $10. The deadline to register for the festival is Saturday February 28th.Find more information on the festival website: http://www.2015bklfestival.comAnd click here to register! https://www.skireg.com/2015nebklfestival
Continue reading → - Falun Nordic World Ski Championships February 19, 2015
The Falun Nordic World Ski Championships began February 18. The schedule of events is here and you can download the interactive apps. Below are video invites from Kikkan, Jessie and Liz that are posted on YouTube.Please pass this info to your friends and families and post it on social media. We are trying to raise awareness of this great event and increase US viewership so we can make a case to USSA to get future cross country events on NBC TV.
Video invite from Kikkan Randall
Video invite from Jessie Diggins
Video invite from Liz Stephen
Continue reading → - Updates and Reminders: BKL 1-day a week program February 15, 2015
Congratulations to the many Ford Sayre skiers who participated in this weekend’s Silver Fox Trot race in Hanover. It was wonderful to share in your excitement – and to witness the sense of community that continues to build around the Ford Sayre nordic program!
Start of the Girls Grade 1/2 Classic Race
Start of the Boys Grade 1/2 Classic Race
Thanks go out to everyone who helped make the event possible. Many, many families volunteered time – some hours, some days – to pull it off. Watching everyone put up the event, run it, and take it down with smiles on everyone’s faces was a spectacular thing. We would like to give enormous thanks to Lou Bregou, our Race Director. Lou spends many months preparing with his teams for this event. It is a herculean task, and he pulled if off beautifully once again! Thank you, Lou.
We hope you all enjoy this week of vacation and rest. Please remember that we will not hold practices this coming week since it is vacation week for the Dresden school district. We’ll see everyone again on Tuesday, February 24, and will wrap up our regular season on Tuesday, March 3. Please also mark your calendars for an end-of-year potluck celebration on the evening of Friday, March 13 at the Richard W. Black Recreation & Senior Center in Hanover (more details to come).
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