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MAST UPDATE Week 5
Monday, December 8, 2025 Snow is falling and more is on the way. Hyland is shaping up perfectly for our race this Friday! That means it’s time to declare your Race Intentions. We encourage everyone to jump into this Hyland race. Think of it as an instructional warm-up: a chance for athletes (rookies and vets), race workers, and coaches to get in sync for the season. We’re hoping to get some gate training in this week, so don’t forget your shin and chin guards! We have some very important stuff in this Update so please read in detail to the end. HUGE thanks to Ali Krueger for organizing an amazing night of fashion and fundraising at Evereve last Wednesday, and to Mike & Jen Rulf and Dual Citizen Brewing for hosting another fantastic Parent Social on Sunday!! It was great to connect, catch up, and actually see each other’s faces without all the winter layers. And a big shout-out to everyone who attended the Race Worker Training and stepped up to volunteer. What an incredible turnout - your enthusiasm keeps this program running strong! OUR FIRST RACES ARE APPROACHING. STATE YOUR INTENTIONS NOW!
When you click on the Race Intentions 2025-26 spreadsheet link, look for the tabs at the bottom of the page for each specific race: December 19, etc. (More dates will be added by the end of this week). Click on a tab and find your team (scroll down) and then find your name. If you want to race, type a Y in the Yes box next to your name. If you do not want to race, type a N in the No box next to your name. It is expected that each racer states their intention for every race. Even if you think you may not qualify for a specific varsity race, it’s still important to fill in the boxes. Stating YES does not guarantee you will race but it tells the coaches you are available and interested when they make the lineup. If racers forget to state race intentions and show up to race, they will be seeded at the end of the race. For invitationals, if a racer does not state their race intention, they will not be considered for that race. Keep in mind many of the daytime invitationals are all day, which means being released from school. Almost all afternoon/evening races are early release days. THIS WEEK’S TRAINING/ RACE SCHEDULE ~Monday, Dec 8~ 12/11/10 @ 3:45 - 6pm 9/8/7 @ 5 - 7:15pm ~Tuesday, Dec 9~ 12/11/10 @ 3:45 - 6pm 9/8/7 @ 5 - 7:15pm ~Wednesday, Dec 10~ 12/11/10 @ 3:45 - 6pm 9/8/7 @ 5 - 7:15pm ~Thursday, Dec 11~ 12/11/10 @ 3:45 - 6pm 9/8/7 @ 5 - 7:15pm ~Friday, Dec 12~ Hyland Inter Team Race - See details below ~Saturday, Dec 13~ 7:45 - 10:00am - ALL PODS RACE DAY DETAILS for the December 12 INTER TEAM RACE @ Hyland Hills Early Release From School We will ask the schools to give you an early release on Friday between 2:30-2:45PM. This should give you ample time to grab your ski gear & a snack and get to the hill. Middle schoolers - early release includes you, too! Some middle schools still require a parent note. We will send you a confirmation of early release times on Thursday of this week. Race day schedule for Dec 12 3:00-3:15 pm - Arrive at Hyland 3:15-3:45 - Warm Up 3:45 - Course Inspection for Both Courses 4:00 - Gate Judges Meet in the Finish Arena 4:30 - First Run Start 5:30 - Second Run Start 6:15 - Hill Clean Up **Please plan to stay and help your teammates sweep the hill. Hill clean up as a team is one of the unique characteristics of MAST. It sets us apart! Please be a part of the MAST flying V and team meeting at the end of a race night. MISCELLANEOUS REMINDERS
We need race workers to pull off a successful race - and lots of them. Please sign up!! If you would like to shadow someone, please show up at the designated time. Hyland Hills Race Worker Signup 12/12/25 GIANT’S RIDGE CAMP SIGN UP - Deadline extended to Sunday, Dec. 14! Our 18th Annual Giants Ridge Training Camp is NOW OPEN for Registration! Giant’s Ridge is an overnight camp and an amazing team training opportunity. All athletes are welcome! When: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 6am - Saturday, Jan 3, 2026 10PM Where: Training at Giants Ridge Recreation Area; Lodging at Camp Chicagami. Transportation: Northfield Bus Lines and Shubat Bus. Meals: Breakfasts and Dinners at Camp Chicagami. Lunches at Giants Ridge. Cost: $650 includes four days of lift tickets, lane fees, training; three nights lodging; three breakfasts, four lunches, three dinners; AWESOME coaching. Detailed information about camp can be found on our website. Here is a link: https://www.mplsalpineski.org/giants-ridge-camp-2025.html To register for the 2025 Giant’s Ridge Training Camp HERE Deadline to register for Giant’s Ridge Training Camp: December 14, 2025 *****BIG THANKS to our Coaches, Heather Hunt and Coryn Petersen for orchestrating the many details in planning Giant’s Ridge Training Camp!!***** TEAM MERCH - ready for pick up Apparel is in! If you didn’t pick up your merch after practice or at the Parent Social, please text Coryn Petersen at 612.910.2560 to make arrangements. *Coryn and our Captains, thank you again for such awesome team apparel! Unpacking the new Merch was basically Christmas come early. SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING #1 - Saturday, December 13, 2:30-10PM Our first optional Supplemental Training Session will be held on Saturday, December 13 at Wild Mt. We will be doing more directed free skiing than gate training. Nonetheless, we hope to be able to set some short sectional drill courses of brushes, stubbies, and panel gs gates. DETAILS:
Here is a link to register for our first optional supplemental training session: Dec 13 Supplemental Registration MAST Board- If you are interested in attending a Board Meeting to learn more about MAST, please reach out to Heather Hunt to get date and location [email protected]. Our next meeting is December 8th at 7:30pm. IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
COACHES and SUPPORT TEAM, Mpls Alpine Ski Team (Jen Peterson - Communications) Key Contacts if you have questions (preferred to replying to this e-mail): CORE PARENTS for each school (for questions about registration, season schedule, etc): Washburn/Page Erik Addy [email protected] 952-270-0934 Southwest/Anthony Bill Bray [email protected] 507-301-7109 MAST-All Other Schools Owen Moldow [email protected] 612-730-4818 REGISTRATION & TEAMSNAP LEAD Coryn Petersen [email protected] 612-910-2560 COACHES (for questions about ski equipment, sizing, skiing instruction and technique). Head Coach Southwest/Anthony Boys Joel Hedrick [email protected] 612-716-3186 Head Coach Southwest/Anthony Girls Paige Alampi [email protected] 612-718-1440 Head Coach Washburn/Page Boys Matthew Polland [email protected] 612-220-1010 Head Coach Washburn/Page Girls Eleanor Goodnow [email protected] 612-723- 9559 Head Coach MAST Boys (All other Schools) Ben Anderson [email protected] 612-401-2565 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andrea Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram Comments are closed.
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