The season has flown by!! Monday is the JV Conference Championships. Anyone that was not on the section team can race. We will be following the schedule of the past home meets for dismissal times except for Rogers.
- ERHS- 2:05
- Salk – 2:00 – bus will pick up at 2:05
- Vandenberg – 2:00, walk to high school
- Rogers – 2:20, bus pick-up at 2:35 (high school can get out 5 mins early to release middle school from class)
Start times are tentative but this is what is listed so far:
- 4:00 Skate Boys
- 4:05 Skate Girls
- 4:15 Classic Boys
- 4:20 Classic Girls
It should be some great racing and we are looking forward to it! Immediately following the race, the Lyrenmann’s are hosting our final spaghetti dinner of the season – head on over and get refueled following the race and also send our State and Relay skiers off in style as they leave after school on Tuesday.
Wow-what a day! It started raining on the way up but was a mix of sleety-snow when we arrived on base. The classic race went off as scheduled and was a challenge on the course. Skiers came in and recovered enough to get back on the course for the skate race. It was an exciting day and the teams were wonderful! Boys were 5th, Girls were 4th behind some tough competition. State qualifiers are Morgan W., Mitch N., Emma B., and Jane K. They’ll be heading up to Giant’s Ridge for the State Meet next Thursday – wish them luck!
Saturday our JV squad will be heading down to Lakeville to compete in the JV Championships. The bus will load at 7:00am, skate race, make sure you are on time and have everything with you. We’ll see you there, it should be a great day of racing! We plan on being home by 1:00pm.
The captains wanted us to remind you about turning in money for the “end of year festivities”. Talk to one of them at practice this week if you have questions.
Spaghetti Dinner is at Mitch and Bella Nordahl’s at 4:30 on Tuesday.
People providing food for the section meet: the Nordahl’s will have a large sled there to help move food, they plan to arrive near 9:30.
The section meet is just days away now and we know you are getting primed for the event. The bus will load at 6:00 am and we’ll make the long trek up to Camp Ripley – please remember to drive slowly once you are inside the gates, speed limit is 25 and they stick to it! We’ve also been warned that the roads are icy so drive safely. Also remember to allow extra time to pass through range control. They change the process every year so just arrive early and follow the directions they tell you when you arrive.
- Boys ER Team: Mitch Nordahl, Morgan Wigmore, Brian Fergus, Max Riebel, Paul Lyrenmann, Erik Gatzke, Ken Tollefson, Alts: Collin Crane, Phil LaPlante
- Boys R Team: Aaron Shaw, Kyle Kolles, Ryan Shaw
- Girls Team: Emma Bates, Jane Kallemeyn, Laura Crepeau, Nicole Thorndal, Brittni Ellefson, Britta Osberg, Anna Haugen, Alts: Mary Elmquist, Abby Turnacliff
Racing begins at 10:30 with Boys Classic and follows with girls classic, a short break and then skate races in the afternoon.
- 10:30 Boys Classic–one skier every 15 seconds
- 11:15 Girls Classic -one skier every 15 seconds
- 1:30 Boys Pursuit–Freestyle/Skate: -Individual start order and time out is determined from the classic race
- 2:30 Girls Pursuit–Freestyle/Skate: -Individual start order and time out is determined from the classic race
- 4:00 Awards Ceremony
The teams will be choosing bibs and start order at Monday’s practice so they know exactly where they are going out on Thursday.
Waxing will be happening on Wednesday night at the Volk’s again. Thank you to all who came last Tuesday and to the Volk’s for hosting again – you all are a huge help. With the projected warm temps – we’ll be needing all that help again as it is important to give the skiers every chance to shave some time off. They’ve prepared, now we just need to get their skis prepared. We’ll be starting a little after 5:00 but we’d take your help at whatever time you can spare it. Thank you in advance. If you need directions on how to get there, drop a line to a coach or check with us at practice. If you have no idea how to wax, don’t worry – we’ll teach you and just having extra bodies is nice. Plus, we have a good time also.
We would love to have the entire team join us at Camp Ripley but we can’t pull you all out of school again. We’ll share results as we go but we can only bring up the Section skiers and the skiers that raced at conference. If you are one of the conference skiers and would like to travel up with the team, please talk with one of the coaches on Monday so they can get you cleared from school.
The race schedule for Lakeville is linked from the weekly page so you can know when your skier will be racing. Bus times and projected return times will be added later this week along with directions.
If we are forgetting something (which we are…) please let us know so we can add it to the page. Thanks!
Conference Championships are tomorrow at Baker as scheduled. The schedule is posted below for times. It will be cold so dress warm. Parents are scheduled for food to feed you all (thank you!) and waxing is scheduled at the Volk’s tonight. We’d love to have a few more folks to help with waxing if you are able. We’ll be starting to wax around 5/5:15pm but you can come whenever you are able. (We’ll put you to work!) 
And a huge thank you to the Volk’s for the use of their heated garage again!
7:30 am load the bus – don’t forget anything. Both boots, both skis, both poles, suit, water, extra food, change of clothes, … else?
Sorry folks – not enough snow to be able to make it work. We will have practice but the race for today will not happen. Wednesday is still on as scheduled as far as we know.
Okay folks – Woodland Trails is still closed. We are hoping that we’ll get some snow over the evening hours but for now, it is not looking good. The meet for tomorrow will not happen unless we get a few inches of snow. It does look like Baker is ski-able for Conference on Wednesday so we will still plan on that for now. We will be able to ski for practice as long as the snow continues to fall. Plan to ski – the JV race is on hold it looks like, we’ll make final call tomorrow morning.
Will the snow come tonight? We have not gotten any updates on the trail status at Woodland yet. The JV Conference meet is scheduled for tomorrow but we are still waiting on word for the trails. We’ll let you know about that as soon as we find out. The Conference Meet is also still scheduled for Baker Park on Wednesday but again, we are still waiting for the go-ahead from the race director.
Conference skiers – we will need you to wax your skis for Wednesday’s race. We’ll be putting the final coat on them on Tuesday night at the Volk’s house. (Parent’s we’ll be looking for your help with waxing on Tuesday night!). You need to have your skis ready to go by 4:45 on Tuesday so plan ahead for when and where you will wax.
Monday – if we are able to race – 3:45 boys classic, 3:55 girls classic, 4:05 boys skate, 4:20 girls skate.
Wednesday -
- 10:00 Boy’s Skate 15 second intervals—one at a time
- 11:00 Girl’s Skate 15 second intervals—one at a time
- 1:30 Boy’s Pursuit Classic Individuals start order and time out is determined by Skate time
- 1:45 Boy’s Classic Only 15 second intervals—one at a time from assigned gate.
- 2:30 Girl’s Pursuit Classic individuals start order and time out is determined by classic time
- 2:45 Girl’s Classic Only 15 second intervals—one at a time from assigned gate.
Well, it just keeps raining… Elm Creek is still open as of now, call before you head over to make sure they are still allowing skiing. If you have a treadmill or trainer or access to a pool or some other cardio equipment you could take advantage of that also. Please be very careful on the road surfaces, some spots are great- and then the ice is there. Get in a good warm up and then you have some high intensity intervals to work in. 5 x 4 mins with 1:30 easy between plus 4 x 2 mins with 1:00 easy between. Make sure you cool down fully afterward. We’ll keep you posted on Woodland’s status and next week’s schedule as we hear more.
Rain, rain, go away…
We just received word that Woodland Trails has been closed until further notice. Conditions went downhill quickly with the rain this evening and they made the decision to close the trails to all users. Please pass this info on to the team as you get it. We’ll try to start reaching people at a more reasonable hour. For now, enjoy your extra morning time. We will post a workout for you later when we get a chance to evaluate conditions.
Again, Woodland Trails is closed, no A.M. practice, please pass this on to other team members and send Coach K an e-mail so she knows that you know. Thanks! Check back for details later in the morning.
