Vacation week things to think about and know

First, happy vacation! We hope everyone finds time to relax, enjoy the week off, and get outside to make the most of winter in Maine. Usually at this time of year, we are at the end of ski season with just the states races happening over vacation. This year, with our delayed start to the season (because of covid and lack of snow), we really are just midway though our shortened winter sports season, so there is a lot going on, even over vacation week.

The overall message regarding practices and races is that we hope ski team members are excited to ski and will make themselves available to participate in these activities over vacation. That said, we understand that it may not be possible for everyone to make it work every day. It is always more fun when everyone is on hand to ski and your teammates will miss you if you're not there! If you are just being lazy at home, come to practice, and if you are off adventuring, enjoy your adventure!

Practices:

We will hold practices on Friday, February 12 and next week (all w 3:00 start time) as long as skiers will attend. We don't want the coaches to make time in their schedules if skiers won't be there. To that end, there will be a question in the daily questionnaire we send out tomorrow (Friday, February 12) asking about your expected availability over vacation.

Also, since it's vacation week, we are thinking school transportation won't be needed, but if that makes the difference between you attending or not attending practice, shoot Susan an email and we can definitely make it work.

Races:

We have a Western Maine Conference classic race scheduled for next Wednesday, February 17 (11:00 boys, girls to follow) at Fryeburg. This is one of only three regular season races this year, so we hope all skiers will participate. Again, knowing it's vacation week, we understand if some families have made other plans, but these races are really fun and since there aren't a lot of them this year, please try to be there. Ideally skiers/families will drive, but we can transport a few skiers if necessary. This race will also be on Friday's questionnaire to gauge availability, with a commitment needed by Monday morning.

There is a slight possibility of another race next week on Saturday, February 20 at Riverside in Portland. Yet another question on Friday's questionnaire to gauge possible interest. If skiers are interested, we will look for confirmation that there is room for us in the race.