Peter Cook and Eliza Denious....2010 winners of the Yolanda Ambrosecchio Memorial Pabst Race...CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please Click the link below to view photos from the race this past Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010…..

http://picasaweb.google.com/DWMooney/PabstRace2010_02_28?locked=true&feat=email#

The forecast for the weekend looks like a Bromley weekend- sunshine and warmer temps : )

I am asking for training space for both mornings- continuing to train GS. We have our last SVC race next weekend at Bromley. In the afternoons we will mix free skiing with focused drills. It is important to recognize that the time we spend out of gates is essential at this time in an athlete’s development. Navigating trees and bumps develops a ski racer’s “touch” for snow and terrain as well as line and perceptual skills.

Upcoming events:

March 13th – Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge

March 14th- Final SVC GS @ Bromley

Wow !!! 3 feet of new snow at the Big B !!!

We will try to have some training space on Saturday for GS (TBA) and the 2nd Pabst Race will be held on Sunday afternoon.

We will also be mountain skiing for part of the day on Saturday- with this much snow we can’t miss the opportunity to learn from exploring different terrain and conditions.

Also, we will have more discussion on the Piche Race at Gunstock (March 19/20) and figure out who qualifies to go. Steve Lathrop sent out an email to all J5 parents. Please let me know if you did not receive this email.

Cheers!

Hopefully everyone is sleeping in a little late this morning.

To recap this week, all the J5s works really hard at Slalom Camp. Some got the hang of cross blocking, others have improved pole plants while others are being to set an early line- all good stuff.

Yesterday afternoon came as a relief to many, just to be able to “let ‘em run” for a bit. We will continue with GS training on Saturday with timed runs to prepare for the GS race at Stratton on Sunday.

I put together a 7 1/2 minute video from Williard which has been uploaded to YouTube. Check it out at this link:

J5 Dual at Williard

Thursday Morning: J5s are doing great with slalom practice!! We’ll continue slalom training with 2 courses set on East Meadow.

Thursday Afternoon: Due to some terrain constraints Friday and Saturday, we will switch gears back to GS for the afternoon. Training will be on East Meadow.

Friday Morning: Sleep in, free ski, go out for brunch. J5s have been working really hard all week and need a break leading up to the weekend and the race at Stratton. For those who don’t know, the Sunday race was changed to a GS from the Kombi.

Friday Afternoon: Gs training starts at 12:00 noon

Saturday: GS training in morning.

Stay tuned…. I’ll be posting video from last weekends Dual at Williard

To prepare for the Williard race on Sunday, J5s will again train Dual GS on East Meadow for Saturday morning. The race at Williard will probably be tighter than a typical GS so we’ll set accordingly.

Saturday afternoon will be spent doing focused drills. Our skiing session will end a little early so we can address equipment needs of athletes.

Special Notice!

J5s will be training slalom as we move into President’s week. Slalom races start at the J4 level but preparation starts now! We will join forces with the Slalom Camp. If your athlete does not have the equipment, please purchase shin guards, pole guards, and chin guard for helmet. If the budget is tight, then at a minimum, purchase shin guards. Thanks!

NEW 2/4/10: We will train dual paneled SL on Lord’s Prayer for half of each day this weekend.

Congratulations to all the J5s for performing so well at the races last weekend. It seems that the combination of training and effort is yielding great results!

As always there’s lots going on at the Big B this weekend. Training plans are still being finalized but will most definitely include dual GS, as that is our next race (Williard Feb 14th).  I’ll have a better sense of location toward the end of the week- stay tuned.

As of today (Tuesday) the race is still on at Magic. Check www.vara.org for details.

1/30  GS @ Magic

1/31 Pabst race – coach’s knoll on East Meadow

2/14  Dual GS @ Williard

Bucky, Dave, Brad, and Temerson will be available this weekend. Due to a previous engagement I will tracking our athletes via live timing. Good Luck everyone !!!!

Terrain is tight this weekend but we will focus on slalom fundamentals.

Saturday we’ll set stubbies on Lord’s Prayer and for the other half of the day focus on pole plants and short turns.

Sunday we’ll set a brush drill on School Slope and resume work on pole plants.