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BKL Practice 1/07 (& 1/09 for Racers)

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 5 January, 2021 in BKL Training Schedule

Thursday 1/07: Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes & Racers

Everyone will Classic! Weather: High: 26, Low: 21.

Wax of the Day: Toko Red, Swix V40 (Extra Blue)

Coaches will be out with signs for Meet-up. Look for them in the Meeting Places.

Meeting Places Map

Find Your Coach and Group Here

Don’t Forget to do your MNC Health Screen before coming to practice

Racers 1/09: Saturday, Bogburn Virtual Time-Trial at Bolton

Meeting Time: 9:30 AM – We will meet to wax, get warmed up & organized, then do our time trial on Picnic. Individual starts, timed. It will just be us!

Distances: 4th grade: 2 km, 5 & 6 grade: 3km, 7&8 grade: 4 km.

CLASSIC TECHNIQUE

Sign-Up Sheet: I need to know who is coming & who is racing so I can set up timing!

Register on Ski Reg! Free for NENSA Members, $5 for non-NENSA Members. I will submit all our BKL results to the Bogburn officials. If you do not want to register, you can still race but I will not submit your time to Bogburn.

WAX: Hot wax tips & tails with Toko Blue, Swix CH6 or equivalent. No big deal if you don’t have time for hot waxing.

Kick Wax: TOKO RED or Swix v-40 (Blue Extra).

Questions? Email Rosemary: sheacobb19@gmail.com

BKL Program Start-up: 1/07/2020

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 28 December, 2020 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule, Uncategorized

Good News! With the recent changes in VT COVID restrictions, we are able to start up our BKL programs at Bolton, as long as we have enough snow there to spread ourselves out.

Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes & Racers will start on 1/07/20, 4- 5:30, Bolton Valley Nordic

Penguins will start the following Tuesday, 1/12/2020, 4- 5:30, Bolton Valley Nordic

Parent ZOOM meeting on 1/05/2020 at 7:30 for all groups. Info and Zoom link HERE.

Update 1/04/2020: FIND YOUR CHILD’s SUBGROUP

Meeting Places:

Penguins: By the Sports Center Main Entrance

Jack Rabbits 1 & 2: By the Swing Set

Arctic Foxes 1, 2 & 3: By the Row of Fruit Trees in front of the Sports Center

Racers 1, 2, & 3: By the Woods between Parking lot and entrance to Picnic Loop.

We will be operating a little differently this year, so please attend the meeting to get all the details.

The Basics:

You will need to fill out a health screening form for each child before you come to each practice. Bookmark this link: MNC Health Screen Form.
Ski from your car. Kids should change and put boots on in your car and use it as a base.
There will be a meeting place set-up for each small group to meet their coach.
We will wear masks in the parking lot and while skiing. The only time we will take them off is when we are going really hard and we are 6 ft. or more apart.
Don’t congregate in the parking lot when picking up or dropping off kids and remember that there is no place to wait inside (i.e. be on-time for pick-up).

BKL Practices Vacation Week: NENSA BINGO!

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 20 December, 2020 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

Hi BKLers! We always suspend practices during December Vacation and this year will be the same. However, to give you some incentive to hop on your skis and get out there over the vacation, I am suggesting that everyone do NENSA’s BKL BINGO game! You can win a US Ski Team hat or a $20 LL Bean gift card! Read all the details and download your Vermont BINGO card here: BKL BINGO

Just some info on places to ski in the area:

Bolton– Adam groomed the 1 km loop on 12/18 and reports are that it is pretty good. You are welcome to go and ski it. Check the MNC website for latest conditions.

Sleepy Hollow– Their snowmaking loop is now about 600 m. long and they keep adding to it. It is great skiing! You can get a pass & sign in online. Check it out: Sleepy Hollow

Rikert– They got 10 inches in the last storm and almost everything is open! I skied here on Saturday and report that it was quite good. A few rocks in places, so if you have rock skis, opt for those. Passes and reservations needed: Rikert

Craftsbury– They have about 3 km of manmade skiing. They require reservations, passes and special bibs for the manmade loop. The last storm completely missed them.

Places to the South that got a lot of snow and are probably worth a day trip (be sure to check status on their webpages before going).

Woodstock Nordic, Mt. Top (Chittenden), Ole’s Cross-Country (Waitsfield), Strafford Nordic

BKL Practices Week of 12/08/20

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 7 December, 2020 in BKL Training Schedule

Lots of adventure this week! The Search for Penny the Penguin for Penguins and Jack Rabbits and a Treasure Hunt for Arctic Foxes & Racers. Plus an Agility challenge. This should be fun! Click on your links below for details and don’t forget to send me pictures at sheacobb19@gmail.com

BKL Virtual Practices Week of 12/01/20

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 29 November, 2020 in BKL Training Schedule

Hey BKL kids and parents! We may not be able to get together to practice right now, but you CAN do some things on your own. Each week, I will be posting some suggested practices for you to do on your own for each different program. Be sure to send me pictures so I can post them and if you have any questions, please email me at sheacobb19@gmail.com. Stay safe, wear your mask when you go out, and hopefully, we’ll be able to get together for practice soon!

Click on the link below for your program to see this week’s practice: