Sunday, January 31, 2016

Friday, January 29, 2016

Sassi Info

Click on the following link for info about the Sassi Race:

Look for the section with the green-white-red rectangle that says Sassi Memorial.  Within that section

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Looking ahead to Saturday's Sassi Race

***Check the Practice Schedule tab for info about Friday's practice***
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So far it looks like the Sassi race is still on for Saturday.  Here's what there is to know:

Race times:
Girls - 11:00

Practice today - Thursday, January 28

Skiing and its associated arrangements are much easier to plan when there's snow!  Today we are traveling a short distance to find snow, heading to the Freeport Country Club in Freeport!  The

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Today's race is cancelled - Practice will still happen

Due to the extremely warm weather, today's race at Libby Hill has been cancelled.

There is a little bit of snow to practice on at Pineland, so practice will still take place, ending by 4:30 (maybe slightly earlier).  The late van should arrive back at Desert Rd at 4:50-4:55.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Transportation home from race at Libby Hill

A reminder that since most parents attend races, we do not plan on providing rides for skiers back to Pineland, Freeport or elsewhere.  If you are in a pinch and need a ride, please contact Susan for help.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Upcoming Sassi Race

Next Saturday, January 30, we will travel to Black Mountain in Rumford for the classic Sassi Race.  Since this is not one of our WMC races, it is not mandatory for our skiers, however we hope everyone will choose to ski.  We need to submit our entries by Tuesday, January 26, so all skiers need to check in with Susan between now and Tuesday to confirm their Saturday plans.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Ride to Fryeburg?

Skiers that have reserved rides to Fryeburg on Monday are:
Avery
Ava
Eli
Dylan

Anyone else needing a ride on the van needs to let Susan know asap.

See van and race details in the post below.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Here are the teams for Monday's race at Stark's Hill in Fryeburg:

Girls relay team #1:
Olivia Skillings
Louise Ahearne
Fiona Libby
Fiona Ahearne

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Looking ahead to Monday's race

Monday's race (January 18) is a format similar to Telstar, in that we will have relay teams of four skiers, and those that don't fit on a relay team will ski in an individual race.  Different from Telstar is that the relay teams are not mixed but instead there will be girls and boys relay teams.  As we are

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Today's race is ON!

Pineland received about 8 inches of new snow last night, so we are racing today!  Girls start is at 3:30.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Wednesday race - 1.13.16

We are still waiting to see how much snow falls tonight to officially know if we can have a race tomorrow.  Skiers should plan as if there is a race, waxing skis tonight and coming to school on Wednesday prepared to race.  Given the info I have as of now, we are hoping for a race at Pineland.

Given the predicted amount of snow, it looks like this race will be changed to Skate, not classic.  Check the Wax Info tab!

Friday, January 8, 2016

Hornet Classic is a go for tomorrow!

We have a critical mass to ski in the Hornet Classic tomorrow, so we are heading up!  Skiers and their start times are:

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Possible Saturday Race

First, thanks to all the parents that came to the race yesterday, either cheering or helping or both!  The race went off without a hitch and it seemed everyone had a great time!

Looking ahead, the Hornet Classic is being held this Saturday at Quarry Rd in Waterville.

Monday, January 4, 2016

Waxing

In preparation for this week's race, skiers are welcome to wax their skis at the end of practice tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Pineland Outdoor Center.  John will be there to help.  Skiers interested in waxing will head in from on snow practice around 4:15, finishing waxing around 5:00.  If there are van riding skiers that are waxing, the van will wait until they are done at 5:00, so the van may not arrive back to Desert Rd until 5:15.

We could also use a couple more adult helpers for the race on Wednesday.  Please let Susan know if you can help - no experience necessary!

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Save the Date - Updated

Oops - originally posted the completely wrong date for the end of season party - sorry.  The actual date for the end-of-season nordic team gathering is on Monday, March 7 at 7:00 in the Community Hall.  While some skiers may still be actively competing as individuals in U16 or Eastern High School qualifiers and weekends, the team season will be over by this date, so we will celebrate yet another terrific ski season and team!

Hosting this week's race

This Wednesday, January 6, we are co-hosting the weekly WMC race with Yarmouth.  This means we will need at least six adult helpers.  Please let Susan know if you are able to pitch in.  This is our one hosting responsibility of the season, so please help if you can.  Helpers should arrive by 3:00 at the Oak Hill section of Pineland.

Even if you can't arrive early enough to be an official helper, we are hoping all parents can come to the race to cheer on our team and provide lots of enthusiastic support.

For van riders - a reminder that we only provide van rides back to Desert Rd after far away races (Fryeburg, etc.), so van riders need to be sure to make plans for a ride home after the race this week.

Friday, January 1, 2016

More Telstar Info

Update at 4:45 pm Friday, January 1!!!
See new race times below

The Telstar race - a 3K skate race - will take place tomorrow.  The location is Telstar High School - 284 Walkers Mills Rd, Bethel, which is right on Rt. 26.