Announcements
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Tyrol Race Details
Welcome to Tyrol Wijara Finale! Wilmot inspection is at 8:30am. U8/10/12 racers meetCoach Steve, Andrew, Vlad and Coach Lucas at the top of Twister (skier’s left) at 8:25 am sharp! U14/16/18/20 racers meetCoach Jon, Kevin, Vach at the top of Bumpbuster (skier’s right)At 8:25am sharp! The toughest run at Tyrol is the parking lot!!Get there early or you park in Canada! As you walk (slide) down the hill from the parking lot, stay to the right and follow the crowd. Take racers here to the bottom of the B Lift first and then go get lift tickets. To get tickets, WALK on the parking side, up and around the building…
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Devil’s Head Videos
Videos from Devil’s Head have been uploaded and renamed by bib number. Video from practice drills was also shot on 2/6. There are 10 examples in the shared folder. Video is in the same location with the same password, just different sub folder for DH Password is [[SEE TEAM SNAP FOR PW]] Link: https://wilmostskiteam-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/president_wilmotskiteam_org/EiCd0M__T8tAjWtuydj_wWQBEN4I9RI5bVdfjgBaegaVCA?e=N7GjZG
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Sundown race details
Welcome to Sundown weekend!Don’t you love the reaction from friends when you tell them you are headed to a ski vacation in Iowa?! Sundown is also an “upside down” hill where the parking and chalets are at the top. All racers are on the same general hill – both courses start at the top together and the big kids ends to the left while little kids course veers off to the skiers right. We have a Wilmot table downstairs in the South Lodge (it’s the last one as you head down the road – last parking lot- will be the busiest one first thing in the morning). After morning meeting…
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Chestnut race details
Chestnut:First race remindersAll registered names appear on the start list regardless of whether racer is actually in attendance. So if you are 15th in U14 girls, and 10 of the girls before you are absent, you will actually run 5th. They will call numbers and skip missing racers. If you miss your start, go to the end of your age class. If you miss your age class, go to the end of your gender. Inspection- only registered racers and race officials are allowed inside the race arena at any time. Racers must inspect with their coaches. There is no parallel skiing allowed during inspection. You must SLIP. They may ask…
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Team Meeting Nov 12
Annual pre-season team meeting 10am at Wilmot.
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Dryland fitness program & gear swap
Dryland fitness program & gear swapSunday, September 24, 20238:30 AM–11:00 AM 8:30 am for coffee, gear swap and chatting, etc.9:00 – 10:00 am – athlete fitness programFeel free to linger until 11 or so to swap gear and hang out. Our first team event will be a dryland fitness session. We will also have a ski tuning talk and demo hosted by coach Bill, a gear swap, and a chance to try on Sync team products for sizing. What to wear/bring:Sneakers, shorts and t-shirt or other weather appropriate fitness apparel and be sure your athlete has a bottle of water. Also – bring any gear you want to sell/trade (skis,…
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Remaining training
Wilmot is closed today 3/6. We will see if they open for training tomorrow. If Wilmot is open (and has enough snow depth for training), we plan to finish out the season with Tues and Thursday night plus Saturday regular training programs. Sunday will be our end of season event/party/meeting/team photo and hopefully the Wilmot Open Race. All team members are eligible. We are working on adding: siblings, parents and coaches to the race as well. If we race, registration will begin at 8:30 am. More details later in the week. -Coach Jon
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Racing notes from DH race
Racing to race, not skiing to finish: Parents, I very much understand not wanting to travel several hours each weekend to watch your athlete DNF, but falls and missed gates are simply part of ski racing. The best ski racers will ski out and/or crash from time to time (sometimes just a few gates from the finish) because they are charging down the hill and racing for a good result. The best time to practice this is in the first 2-3 runs at training-treat them like race runs. After that, it’s time to dial the aggression back and work on some technique/tactics. Paying attention during inspection (especially at races) and…
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Thanks to Wilmot DH families!
Outstanding volunteer work over the weekend! I have heard from multiple teams that we stepped up and were noticed. This was the first time a WIJARA race was held at a non-member team resort. It was so great to see so many willing Wilmot volunteers as I skated to the lift just after 6am each morning before sunrise. You all knocked it out of the park – thanks again – we have a special group! Oh, and the kids showed some nice results as well as we sit 3rd on the season standings with one race weekend remaining. The most common question coaches get. Is of course, what does my…
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Video review and tuning at DH
We will show video of Saturday races at the pizza party. And back by very popular demand: Bring your bench and tuning gear. We will tune skis! Well, that was the royal “we”… YOU will tune skis and your teammates and coaches will help teach you. New families should plan to bring skis and have a coach take a look at your gear. For more individual video review and movement analysis, please download your still photos – all of them, and your videos from our google drive. Coaches will review these with parents and racers upon request on your phone or iPad. Race day details coming soon. Ski fast! -Coach…