10:20 AM Thursday update... DEPARTURE Friday 8am  - RETURN Monday afternoon (as long as we don't get snowed in!)

Please check the packing list - IT IS DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR.

A Christmas Camp Message from John...

I hope all enjoyed Xmas and are ready for a fun and productive ski camp. The camp marks the end of our dryland period and the start of actual "snow" skiing,no more roller skiing!

To get prepped please have your classic and skate skis waxed and ready to go. We will try to put more work on CL skiing if we have good tracks and we should based on the current conditions at the Outdoor Center and more snow on the way. For wax: glide for 25-30F should work, for CL skiing also have a base kick wax of Swix extra blue or equal. Having this done will save time and permit skiing right away.

For added items to bring if possible: Goggles, a real help if skiing in windy and or falling snow; water bottle and holder; glove liners; extra gloves and hat; headlamp, if we have a chance it could be fun to do a night ski on back country trails. 

I am hoping to ski each day in the morning and again in the afternoon. We will keep the pace easy for the most part with a mix of short speed sessions. If we have time it would be fun to have a low key Time Trial to get ready for the first race on 1-2-13 at the end of camp. I would also suggest at least some "retro" entertainment for quiet time. BOOKS are still used for enjoyable reading - how about a challenge to all to at least do some reading and share what they like or dislike about their book! 

Here is a sample 24hr plan and each day may vary a bit:

wake up 7 - 7:30, 

dress for 20 min run for those w/o duty, 

breakfast and cleanup till 9 - 9:30

travel to ODC ,Ski am 10:30 - 12:30

lunch and rest till 2:30 *if we chose to stay at the ODC for lunch

PM ski till 4pm

change and prep for dinner till 5:30 - 6:00

dinner and cleanup till 7:00 - 7:30

free time,till 10pm

quite time till 11 - then lights out. Remember you should be aiming for good recovery of at least 8 hours and better 9 hours of sleep for best performance. This will make a difference. 

Remember, our first race is on January 2nd!