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Last week was a lot of fun! We had a huge crew of people out jumping on Tuesday, then an exciting day of games and relays with the UVM Ski Team on Thursday. Thanks so much to UVM Coach Patrick Weaver and atheltes Cole Morgan, Jack Hegman, Rogan Brown, Maggie WIlliams, Madison, Marion Woods and Lukas Adamowicz for coming out and skiing with us!

Highlight of the day last Thursday was the relay races which teamed up BKL, Juniors and UVM skiers. Instead of a boring “tag” or handoff of a baton, we used the UVM jackets/vests as the “baton” and skiers had to exhange them in the tag zone. With a nice little jump and some sharp corners there was a lot of thrills and spills.

On Saturday a few of us went for an adventure tour up the Catamount Trail. Normally you’d expect crust skiing at this time of year but it was closer to powder — and still lots of snow!

After party!!!

After party!!!

Junior National Champion and UVM'er Cole Morgan goes for a 360*

2014 Junior National Champion and UVM’er Cole Morgan goes for a 360*

Bill Harmeyer catches air, Jack Hegman pre-jumps

Bill Harmeyer catches air, Jack Hegman (2nd place  2014 Junior National champs) pre-jumps

Marika hands-off to Maggie Williams (from Sun Valley, ID)

Marika hands-off to Maggie Williams (2014 Junior National Champion from Idaho)

future UVM rippers!

future UVM rippers!

Ava Thurston in her UVM vest

Ava Thurston in her UVM vest

'round the 180*

’round the 180*

Start of the relay

Start of the relay with some elbows being thrown!!

UVM skiers: Madison (CO), Marion Woods (AK), Maggie Williams (ID), Lukas Adamowicz (Burlington), Cole Morgan (MT), Jack Hegman (Huntington) and Rogan Brown (CO)

UVM skiers: Madison (CO), Marion Woods (AK), Maggie Williams (ID), Lukas Adamowicz (Burlington), Cole Morgan (MT), Jack Hegman (Huntington) and Rogan Brown (CO)

Happy faces; thumbs-up

Happy faces; thumbs-up

It's a sport for all ages!

It’s a sport for all ages!

Eli Grossman

Eli Grossman

Esther

Esther

Henry showing off some moves

Henry Harmeyer (6th place 2014 Junior Nationals) showing off some moves

Camille Bolduc playing defense in speedball against Will Solow

Camille Bolduc playing defense in speedball against Will Solow

playing hockey!

playing hockey!

Charlie Cobb touring up the Catamount trail on Saturday 3/22... still LOTS of snow!

Charlie Cobb touring up the Catamount trail on Saturday 3/22… still LOTS of snow!

Ethan John in a photo finish at Eastern HS Championships

Ethan John in a photo finish at Eastern HS Championships

Liam John now at St Olaf

Liam John now at St Olaf

Sam Longenbach (now racing at St Olaf)

Sam Longenbach (now racing at St Olaf)ur

 

Junior open-training continues!

It is hard to believe that this is Spring… so let’s pretend it is winter and continue skiing!

Tuesday 3/25: Adventure skate ski at Bolton, 4:00-5:30pm. We’ll have some fun along with the BKL skiers! Bolton is giving us a special $6 trail fee.

Thursday: 3/27: Fun skate ski with games and jumping at the Range, 4:00-5:30pm. Possibly a chance to shoot biathlon!!

Sunday 3/30: MNC End of Year Celebration at Craftsbury! 10:00am fun ski, games with all of the MNC coaches, masters, BKL and Juniors!

Brendan Copley (Quinnipiac / Essex) Returns to 2014 Staff

Brendan Copley. Photo (C) QuinnipiacBobcats.com

Brendan Copley. Photo (C) QuinnipiacBobcats.com

I am pleased to announce that Brendan Copley — 2012 Essex HS graduate and now sophomore at Quinnipiac — will return to help MNC Summer Programs. Brendan and I work together to lead weekly running workouts for all MNC athletes.

As a sophomore on the Quinnipiac, Copley ran a PR 10km time of 32:17. He is also a runner-up in the Vermont State Championships in both XC and Track (running a 3:58 in the 1500m in 2012).

Copley is a great asset to our program as he brings current knowledge and experience as a local athlete that has successfully transitioned to competing at the collegiate level. He also has an inquisitive and positive nature that is fun for everyone to be around. Welcome back, Brendan!

 

Perfect conditions for Jumping!

The Range is home to an old alpine slope that is unused nowadays. Dan Westover of the National Guard was kind enough to groom across the road and and nice GS-style run down the slope for us to use yesterday. Some of us built jumps in the non-groomed areas since the powder landing was deep and soft. THe BKL’ers, Juniors and many parents got to watch as the athletes took flight. Pretty cool.

The fun continues tomorrow (Thurs) when we join the BKL, Juniors and UVM ski team for some fun relays and perhaps some more jumping!

Ethan John -- donning the new Vermont Team jacket from EHSC's -- puts the finishing touches on a jump that we're saving for Thursday

Ethan John — donning the new Vermont Team jacket from EHSC’s — puts the finishing touches on a jump that we’re saving for Thursday

Amy Bruce was having fun (even though she looks a bit terrified here)

Amy Bruce was having fun (even though she looks a bit terrified here)

one of the BKL skiers doing a 360*

one of the BKL skiers doing a 360*

Tim Cobb testing snow depth

Tim Cobb testing snow depth

Young Miss Haydock getting over the jump in her own manner

Young Miss Haydock getting over the jump in her own manner

Bill Harmeyer jumping the mountain

Bill Harmeyer jumping the mountain

Amy Bruce

Amy Bruce

Bill Harmeyer overhead

Bill Harmeyer overhead

Henry Harmeyer

Henry Harmeyer

Charlie "Birdman" Cobb

Charlie “Birdman” Cobb

Kai Richter is psyched to build jumps on a beautiful day!

Kai Richter is psyched to build jumps on a beautiful day!

Dakota leading the charge. Perfect corduroy thanks to the National Guard groomer Dan Westover

Dakota leading the charge. Perfect corduroy thanks to the National Guard groomer Dan Westover

Connor Munns going BIG

Connor Munns going BIG. Look at his shadow!! Nice soft landing, too 🙂

Some of the athletes and parents making their way up

Some of the athletes and parents making their way up

BK AND MASTERS THIS WEEK

WE WILL BE SKIING AT THE RANGE THIS WEEK!

Tuesday 3/18

BK skiers will join up with the JRS for some slalom and jumping fun on the “alpine hill”.  We could use the help of some parents with shovels to help us build a small jump. Please bring SKATE SKIS.

MASTERS – Let’s finish off our last week at the range with a SKIERS CHOICE OF TECHNIQUE for both days.  Enjoy the incredible conditions.

Thursday 3/20

BK will once again join the JRS and….THE UVM NORDIC TEAM!!! We ask Parents to being snacks and drinks for the kids to share with the UVM skiers after practice.  We will start at the usual time but meet up with the UVM skiers at 4:15 and finish a little later than normal (around 5:15) before retuning to the Walker Building. SKATE SKIS

Masters – Once again – choose your technique and….Consider a brief “social stop” at one of our local establishments on he way home?

The Weekend

BK – the NYSEF Nordic Kids Festival in Lake Placid

Masters – If you are looking for a good race – try the Sugar Loaf Marathon in Maine https://www.nensa.net/calendar/index.html?id=1585.

There is also excellent skiing throughout Vermont so make sure you get out and enjoy it!

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