Alpine Race Comp Teams

Weekly letter from Head Coaches: 

Thanks for a great season!    See you in November!

Ryan Rodarte, Allie Ace, Kristina Revello

Race COMP Program News

Hotline (530) 562-3826

• U16 - ext. 3
• U14 - ext. 4
  

Please call the Hotline the night before training and the morning of, if we accumulated 3-6 inches of snow fall overnight. The reason is that we may change from running GS to Slalom for safety reasons. If the recording does not change then that is what we are training. Also, do not follow the calendar; it is subject to change at a given notice. The hotline is the final training guide.

More hotline phone extensions posting soon...

Interesting Articles:

Inside the Ski Racing Mind: 11 Laws of Prime Training 

USSA Parent Presentations

Dr. Jim Taylor - Prime Family Alerts

U-18-U16 Program Announcements & Results

Big Congratulations to our Athletes and Coaches in the following high level competitions:

Friday, January 11, 2013 - U16 Slalom / Junior Olympic Qualifier @ Snow Summit
(G) Brittney Straw – 6th + received the prestigious Hard Charger* Award
(G) Sabrina Futral – 7th 
(B) Travis Glynn – 14th

Saturday, January 12, 2013 - U16 Slalom / Junior Olympic Qualifier @ Snow Summit
(G) Brittney Straw – 5th 
(G) Sabrina Futral – 8th 
(B) Travis Glynn – 10th

Sunday, January 13, 2013- U16 Slalom / Junior Olympic Qualifier @ Snow Summit
(G) Brittney Straw –3rd  
(G) Sabrina Futral – 7th 
(B) Travis Glynn – 16th  + received the prestigious Hard Charger* Award all 3 days!

(G) Sonja Koblas received the prestigious Hard Charger* Award all 3 days

U14 Program Announcements & Results

Race Schedule & Results:

Jan. 5-6, 2013: Mammoth SL
Jan. 11-13, 2013: Squaw Ski X

Top Finishes:
Saturday, January 12, 2013:

Nicky- 1st
Kyra- 4th
Lucas- 8th

Sunday, January 13, 2013:

Nicky- 3rd
Kyra- 4th
John- 8th
Feb. 9-10, 2013: Squaw PL
Mar. 1-3, 2013: Alpine SG
Apr. 4-7, 2013: Championships, Sugar Bowl
Apr. 26-28, 2013: Mammoth SG

U12-U10 Program  Announcements

Photo cred- Mark Engel winning run from super combined at Panorama nor-am

Please make sure you get signed up for the Squaw GSs via Alpine Reg website (http://www.alpinereg.com/mountain/club.cfm?product_type_id=73) . Deadline is this Monday. An email will go out at the end of the week with an updated schedule and important information.

The Far West Gala is Saturday night after the race, awards for the races will be given at the event. Information can be found on the Far West website (http://www.fwskiing.us/).

Please make sure your athletes are dressed appropriately for the weather and are prepared with water bottles and snacks in their pockets. This will make their training sessions more effective and keep them healthier.

Mid-week Training update: If you plan on participating in mid-week, you must contact IngSean at least 48 hours in advance at swarman@vailresorts.com. This will allow us to arrange for appropriate staff and hill space if necessary. There is a $50 drop-in rate or you can upgrade to the Far West U12/10 full-time comp team. Thank you for your consideration!

See you on the hill!

• 8:30am – Leave Mid Mt – BE ON TIME
• Bring proper nutrition and hydration
• Get plenty of rest
• Dress appropriately

Important links

• Parent's Survival Guide
• www.Fwskiing.us
• www.Ussa.org
• An article by Dr. Jim Talyor about internal and external cost of ski racing.

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Coaching Staff

U18-U16  Head Coach: Ryan Rodarte

U14  -  Allie Ace - Team Lead

U12-U10 Head Coaches:   Kristina Revello and Tim Kawcek

• Assistants as necessary