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Dear MAST Athletes, Coaches and Parents:
First, thank you to all of the athletes and coaches who attended the 2022 Giants Ridge Camp. You braved some very cold temperatures and worked very, very hard on and off the hill to improve your skills. Thank you for your effort, your graciousness, your cooperation, and your willingness to take risks. Randy from Camp Chicagami and Sue who was our hostess at lunch, both told me how much they enjoyed our group and that they look forward to seeing us next year again. I am singing your praises all the time, so it is very nice when other people notice how wonderful you are and bring it to my attention. I am proud of you. Coaches, thank you for making it possible to bring back camp! We could not offer this experience for our athletes without your help. And thank you to the coaches who kept practice going at Hyland last week. I appreciate your dedication to our athletes. Athletes: whether you realize it or not, you improved last week. Training on steep terrain does not always feel good, but it does make you much better in the long run. Hyland should seem a good deal easier this week. Second, I hope everyone saw the results from the Wild Mt Invitational. The Washburn Girls finished FIRST and the Southwest Girls finished THIRD. And the Washburn Boys finished SECOND. What a great start to the competition season. Competition heats up again next week with two races and at least one race on the schedule every week after that. It is time to state your race intentions for the remainder of the season AND sign and submit the liability release waivers to Afton Alps and Welch Village Ski Area. Please take this week of winter break to 1) STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS and 2) SIGN THE REQUIRED WAIVERS to AFTON ALPS AND WELCH VILLAGE SKI AREAS (PARENTS NEED TO DO THIS FOR ANY RACERS UNDER AGE 18). PLEASE, SIGN THESE WAIVERS BY SUNDAY, JANUARY 1. I. WaiversAfton Alps Waiver Welch Village Waiver II. Race Intentions I activated links to all of our confirmed races on the calendar. Note that the away races ask you to pay the cost of a lift ticket for that race. All MAST Athletes are encouraged to race in the February 2nd race at Welch Village. There are separate races and medals for varsity and JV athletes. For the first two MEC races, we will be bringing 64 athletes to the race and to the Wild Invite II we will be bringing 40 athletes. These limitations on how many athletes we can bring makes it hard for you to know whether you will be selected to race in any given AWAY race. Nonetheless, all athletes should state their intentions for these away races no matter how you think you stack up against your teammates. I have given you the option of paying by credit card or check. If you are uncertain about your standing on varsity, indicate that you will pay by check. If you are selected to race, you can bring a check to the race to cover your lift ticket fee. If you are not selected to race, I will just delete your registration and you will not be hounded by Team Snap Bill Collectors to pay a fee for a lift ticket you didn’t use. Here are the races and links to STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS. 1. Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Metro East Conference Race #1 at Afton Alps. Who: Racing 10 Boys and 10 Girls from SW, Washburn, and MAST (may include some SW/Washburn athletes) plus alternates. Lift Ticket Fee: $33. Early Release at 1PM to meet buses at Washburn and SW at 1:15PM. STATE YOUR INTENTIONS FOR JAN 4TH AT AFTON HERE.2. Friday, January 6, 2022 Hyland JV Race #1 with Jefferson Who: JV Athletes and Varsity Athletes Wanting Additional Race Starts. No Lift Ticket Fee. Early Release at 2:30PM for a 4:30PM First Run Start. STATE YOUR INTENTIONS FOR JAN 6TH AT HYLAND HERE. 3. Monday, January 9, 2023 Hyland Race Vs Wayzata, DeLaSalle, and Holy Angels Who: All MAST Athletes Are Eligible To Race. No Lift Ticket Fee. Early Release at 2:30PM for a 4:30PM First Run Start. STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS FOR JAN 9TH AT HYLAND HERE. 4. Monday, January 16, 2023 (MLK Day) Metro East Conference Race #2 at Wild Mt. Who: Racing 10 Boys and 10 Girls from SW, Washburn, MAST (may include some SW/Washburn athletes) plus alternates. Lift Ticket Fee: $33 No School. Load the bus from Washburn at Noon for a 3PM First Run Start. STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS FOR JAN 16TH AT WILD MT HERE. 5. Thursday, January 19, 2023 Hyland Race Vs BSM, Jefferson, Lake Crystal Who: All MAST Athletes Are Eligible To Race. Early Release at 2:30PM for a 4:30PM First Run Start. STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS FOR JAN 19TH AT HYLAND HERE. 6. Monday, January 23, 2023 Hyland Race Vs Mound West Tonka and Lake Crystal Who: All MAST Athletes Are Eligible To Race. Early Release at 2:30PM for a 4:30PM First Run Start. STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS FOR JAN 23RD AT HYLAND HERE. 7. Friday, January 27, 2023 Wild Mt Invitational II at Wild Mt Who: 7 Boys and 7 Girls from Washburn, SW and MAST (may include some SW/Washburn athletes). No School. Load the bus from Washburn at 6:15AM for a 9:30AM First Run Start. STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS FOR JAN 27TH AT THE WILD INVITE II HERE. 8. Monday, January 30, 2023 Hyland Race Vs Wayzata, Jefferson, Lake Crystal Who: All MAST Athletes Are Eligible To Race. Early Release at 2:30PM for a 4:30PM First Run Start. STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS FOR JAN 30TH AT HYLAND HERE. 9. Thursday, February 2, 2023 Metro East Conference Race #3 at Welch Village. Who: ALL MAST Athletes Are Eligible To Race. Early Release at 1:30PM to meet the buses at Washburn and SW at 1:45PM. STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS FOR FEB 2 AT WELCH VILLAGE HERE. That’s all for now. Please get those waivers signed and get started on stating your race intentions. By the time you go to bed on Sunday, January 1, you (and your parents) should have both the Afton and Welch waivers completed AND stated your race intentions for Jan 4, Jan 6, Jan 9 and Jan 16. If you can get these administrative tasks done by Jan 1, I will continue to sing your praises to everyone I meet. And I will sleep much better. And that will make me much nicer at practices. See you tomorrow bright and early. Mark Conway 612-275-8392 markrobertconway58@gmail.com Comments are closed.
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