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MAST Post-Banquet Update
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Good Morning MAST Athletes, Parents and Coaches: How wonderful to be together on Sunday. I hope you all enjoyed the evening. I think we were quicker to finish than the Academy Awards and no one slapped anyone that I saw anyway. Three things. 1. THANK YOU to Steve Arnold, Charlie Smith, Wendy Moore, Diane McConville, Hope White and Michelle Smith for all the work you put in to make this year's banquet a success. Thank you Brien for taking photos. Thank you to everyone who helped with set up and clean up. And thank you for the Great Harvest gift basket. I am enjoying a couple of thick slices of White Cinnamon Chip bread as I type. Part of my low-carb diet. Delicious. 2. Attached is a list of athletes who have paid for a 2022-23 season pass. If you ordered a pass, please look to make sure your name is listed. If you still want to order a pass through MAST, you have until TOMORROW EVENING (Wednesday) to do so. Please place a check in an envelope and drop it off at my home at 4800 Harriet Av (across from Fuller Park). You can stick it in my mailbox. Make the check payable to Mpls Alpine for $449. If you purchased a pass directly from Hyland, please send me a note indicating this. I know some of you do this and some buy family passes. 3. The paparazzi have not left Caroline alone since the debut of her MAST movie on Sunday night. At her request I am sending out the link to her movie so you can watch it as often as you wish. And you can share it with grandparents and anyone else who might be interested. Caroline's MAST Movie Hope your first day back in school is WONDERFUL! It is good to be smart. And all of you are smart! Mark The 2022 Mast banquet is TONIGHT!
There is still time to sign up. Register here. Doors open at 5:30p, program starts at 6p sharp. Masks REQUIRED per MPS school policy. Hope to see you tonight! Good Afternoon MAST Athletes: This afternoon at the banquet, we will be voting for captains for the 2022-23 alpine season. We are implementing a new voting system using high technology that I do not understand, but your genius captain Erik Arnold does. Here is what you need to do. First, read the attached paragraphs written by some of our current sophomores and juniors outlining why each would like to serve as captains next year. You will be voting for two boys and two girls. When you arrive at the banquet, you will be able to vote. Here is what you should do.
Thank you to all of you who stepped forward to serve as captain next year. See you all soon. Mark 
MAST is looking for 15-25 volunteers for tonight!
When: Today! Thursday, March 24, 2022. Time: 9:30 pm - 11:30pm (may end earlier depending on the number of volunteers) Where: MN State Fair Coliseum 1784 Judson Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Job Duties: The group will be cleaning up after the Circus. Mainly sweeping the stands of popcorn and cups. No supplies are needed and gloves, tools, brooms, etc. will be provided. MAST Proceeds: $800 Parking: Volunteers can park anywhere around the Coliseum and surrounding barns. Enter through any door. If interested, look for the SignUp Genius link AND email Matt McConville matt@skygroupcloseouts.com with your name and cell phone number. We will send out more details once we have enough volunteers and we sign the contract with MN State Fair. We will be capping the volunteer number at 25. We need a minimum of 15 volunteers to make this fundraising event happen. Questions? Contact Matt McConville at 612-802-9560 This is a great opportunity to raise money for MAST! 2021 - 2022 MINNEAPOLIS ALPINE SKI TEAM END OF THE SEASON CELEBRATION BANQUET
DATE: Sunday, March 27, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30) LOCATION: Southwest High School Atrium 3414 W 47th Street Minneapolis 55410 * Enter through Door 1 - Main Entrance BANQUET DETAILS: The MAST end-of-the-season celebration will be held in the Southwest High School atrium. NO food or beverage will be served, so we encourage you to bring your own water bottle. Masks are required. Program will start at 6pm sharp! Doors will open at 5:30pm. All attendees, show your MAST pride! Rock your MAST gear: flannels, race suits, shin guards, hats, goggles, vintage ski wear… Or, show up in MAST colors (red, blue, white). Wear anything that celebrates this community’s love of MAST and skiing. ONLINE REGISTRATION: Cost: $20/family Deadline: Saturday, March 26 *This fee will cover the cost of the facility, as well as audio/visual equipment rental Register Here: Banquet Registration ADDITIONAL INFO:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We look forward to seeing you on March 27! 2021 - 2022 MINNEAPOLIS ALPINE SKI TEAM END OF THE SEASON CELEBRATION BANQUET
DATE: Sunday, March 27, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM LOCATION: Southwest High School Atrium 3414 W 47th Street Minneapolis 55410 * Enter through Door 1 - Main Entrance BANQUET DETAILS: The MAST end-of-the-season celebration will be held in the Southwest High School atrium. NO food or beverage will be served, so we encourage you to bring your own water bottle. Masks are required. Program will start at 6pm sharp! Doors will open at 5:30pm. All attendees, show your MAST pride! Rock your MAST gear: flannels, race suits, shin guards, hats, goggles, vintage ski wear… Or, show up in MAST colors (red, blue, white). Wear anything that celebrates this community’s love of MAST and skiing. ONLINE REGISTRATION: Cost: $20/family Deadline: Saturday, March 26 *This fee will cover the cost of the facility, as well as audio/visual equipment rental Register Here: Banquet Registration ADDITIONAL INFO:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We look forward to seeing you on March 27! Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Good Evening MAST Athletes, Families and Coaches: We have a date and space for the banquet. MAST Banquet Sunday, March 27, 6-9PM. Southwest High School Atrium More details to come. For those who might be interested. The World Junior Alpine Championships are being held in Canada this week. Isaiah Nelson from Minnesota WON the Super G a couple of days ago and finished in the top ten in the downhill, and in the top 20 in both the GS and Combined. You can watch recaps of some races and entire runs of the slalom races online. Here is a link: Watch World Jr Alpine Championships Here The men race slalom tomorrow and the women race GS. The oldest junior racers were born in 2001, but many were born in 2002 and 2003. They are very good skiers and fun to watch. Now go enter the banquet date in your calendar: March 27 at 6PM. Mark Good Morning...
Last night, just after my pillow absorbed my tired head, my bedroom glowed briefly to announce the arrival of a new text message. I kept my eyes closed. This morning I learned from Erik Arnold, who spells Erik with the letter "k" instead of the letter "c" and who, incidentally scored an 800 on the MATH portion of the SAT, was the kind soul who texted at 11:06 last night to inform me that we had a fourth Sub-20 second skier. In fact, he was the only skier (yes, another bold claim) to post a sub-20 time on the skier's left course. It was a beautiful run. I saw it and admired it. I just hadn't heard the time. So congratulations to Braeden Dahmes for joining the sub-20 club, giving us four sub-20 skiers on the night. I now "head-on-pillow corrected." See you shortly. Mark MAST Post-Season Update #1: Thank You.... Hyland Season Pass Sale.... State Meet Summary... Banquet3/1/2022
MAST Post Season Update 1
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Good Morning MAST Athletes, Parents, Coaches: Well, that was a whirlwind of a season. I have not added up the number of practices and races yet, but it was a lot. Sixty plus at least. I will give you an exact count at the banquet. Thank you to every one of the coaches who came out to the hill night after night to help everyone become the best skier they could be this season. Our lead coaches all have full time jobs and yet they somehow found the time and energy to come to the hill six days a week to offer their expertise on ski racing. Thank you to their spouses and significant others who put up with their absences over our fourteen-week season. I mean it, thank you! Thank you to the volunteer coaches who gave countless hours of their time and talent on the hill as well. We could not have a team without your help. Great work. Thank you to the dozens and dozens of parents who volunteered behind the scenes and on the hill at races. I am especially proud of how many volunteers MAST provided to work our races. You shined. Our races went very smoothly. You gave our athletes high quality race events. Thank you. Hyland Season Pass Sale Hyland Season Passes for the 2022-23 season are now on sale. The cost is $449 for an individual pass. The sale price will increase to $474 in April and then again to $499 sometime in the Fall (most likely November 1). You can purchase your pass online or you can purchase your pass through MAST. If you purchase your pass online directly from Three Rivers Parks/Hyland Hills, you will pay MN state sales tax on your purchase. If you purchase the pass through MAST, you do not need to pay the sales tax. To purchase the pass through MAST, please send a check made payable to Mpls Alpine Ski Team in the amount of $449.00. Hope White has graciously agreed to collect and track season pass payments. Please mail your payment to: Mpls Alpine Ski Team Attention: Hope White 4945 Clinton Ave S Mpls MN 55419 Please include a note indicating the name of the athlete for whom you are purchasing the pass. If you are new to MAST or have a current sixth grader who plans to join the team next year, please feel free to purchase his or her pass this month. We need to send a check to Hyland for all passes purchased this Spring by the end of March, as well as a roster of athletes. So, the deadline for getting a check into Hope's hands is SUNDAY, MARCH 27. MN State High School Alpine Championships The MN State High School Alpine Championships were held on Wednesday, February 16. Four MAST athletes qualified for the State Meet: Charlie Smith, Andreas Drekonja, Gabby Harritt, and Kate Moore. We had excellent training on Tuesday morning. Beautiful weather. Great snow. We trained with the Hastings and Hill Murray teams. Our athletes had a lot of fun and looked great. It was a pleasure watch them ski. In fact, all of their training runs are posted on Sprongo. The race was exciting. The field this year was very strong and deep. Charlie Smith had a strong first run, posting the 26th fastest time in a field of 88 boys. Andreas, who was only a half a second behind Charlie, stood ten spots back in 36th place. That is a tight race and a deep field of strong skiers. On the second run, Charlie made an amazing athletic recovery as he came off the pitch on Helsinki. Unfortunately, that one mistake cost him valuable seconds and he fell back to 38th place overall. Andreas had a strong second run on a very difficult course and posted the 31st fastest time to finish in 29th place overall. An excellent result. Gabby and Kate did everything they could to put forth their best performance. Unfortunately, they ran into some difficulties. Kate fell on the steep pitch of Helsinki and slid too far down the hill to be able to hike and finish her run. She was not allowed to take a second run. Gabby got thrown out of the track as she entered the compression coming off the pitch and lost a significant amount of time. But she skied very well on her second run, posting the 41st fastest time. Both Kate and Gabby gained valuable experience this year, as did Andreas. Next year.... and they will be bringing teammates with them who will benefit from their experience. MAST Banquet A banquet date has not yet been set, but it is coming soon. I won't go into all the factors holding up a decision around the date and venue, but between COVID and the possible teachers' strike, we are fighting an uphill battle. Right now, it looks like the banquet will be held on one of three dates: Sunday, March 27--most likely late afternoon/early evening. Sunday, April 24--most likely late afternoon/early evening. Sunday, May 1... most likely evening. Please try to keep these date open in your calendars. As soon as we have a decision, we will let you know. We will need volunteers. We are not done yet asking for your help. I apologize for the holdup, but we are dealing with some circumstances out of our control right now. The Future of MAST and Parent Volunteers Once we get through the banquet, the MAST Board and coaches will be looking at the question of how we can keep MAST operating long into the future. We need to beef up our parent involvement for not only next season, but for the years ahead. Every year we lose valuable parent volunteers to MAST as their youngest athlete graduates. These roles need to be filled by new parent volunteers. This pattern keeps our program strong year after year. Going into next season, we have some very big shoes to fill. Parents, please give some serious thought to getting more involved with the administration of MAST. Future MAST Updates will outline our volunteer needs in detail. And if you have a talent or skill that you think might be helpful, please reach out to me as well. Carpentry? Electrical wiring? Website design? Movie editing? Bookkeeping? You would be surprised by how many needs we have, and how varied. Thank you again for a wonderful season. I miss being on the hill with you. I hope you had at least half as much fun as I did. Keep skiing. There is a lot of season left. Re-visit the drills and just have some fun. And if you are skiing at Welch some weekend, feel free to let me know you are there. I will join you for a few runs if I am available. Peace, Mark Conway 612-275-8392 |
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