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MAST UPDATE Week 3
Sunday, November 23, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents, and Friends: Coach Joel has been focusing on teaching visualization strategies to the athletes at Dryland training. This skill is used by all elite skiers to help reduce anxiety and be more prepared for the race course. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, this will be a short week and Dryland is on Monday and Tuesday only! Please make these training sessions a priority. We’ll be on snow soon! In the spirit of post-Thanksgiving shopping, our Fundraising Team has scheduled a festive Social and Fundraiser at Evereve! Join us for a fun night of shopping Wednesday, December 3, to help prepare for the holiday season and raise money for our program. All are welcome, and 15% of every purchase goes straight to support MAST! We also have our Parent Social and Race Working Training coming up on Sunday, December 7. Details on both socials are just below our Giant’s Ridge Camp Sign Up, which is now open! *** Coaches Corner*** Thanks for another great week of dryland! You put in nine days of hard work and focus which will pay dividends when we get on the hill. Unfortunately, we do need to address some poor behavior that has taken place over the last two weeks. Some athletes have been disruptive, dismissive and disrespectful to coaches, and are setting a poor example for their teammates. In particular, coaches have had to reprimand athletes multiple times for spitting on each other. This is not acceptable behavior. Just last week, Bengals’ WR Ja’marr Chase was fined over $500,000 and suspended for a game for spitting on another player. You should all hold yourselves and your teammates to a higher standard. The head coaches have discussed and agreed on the below consequences for disrespectful behavior moving forward:
Looking forward to a great rest of the season, Your Head Coaches DRYLAND TRAINING Monday and Tuesday ONLY this week 4:30-6PM -Washburn Stadium Bring a jacket, hat, gloves, athletic shoes, layers of athletic clothing with shorts underneath in case we end up training inside the school for part or all of the session. And don’t forget a water bottle! If we need to move dryland indoors due to cold temps or rain/snow, we’ll communicate this no later than 3PM the day of dryland via TeamSnap and email. MAST ROSTER - 2025-2026 MAST Roster The attached roster is to be used only for MAST ski purposes - for instance, coordinating carpools to ski practice or connecting with people for ski tuning advice. This roster ALSO contains columns that signify if waivers have been completed. Scroll all the way to the right and look for an ‘X’ by your skier’s name and get those waivers in if they’re missing! WE NEED YOUR WAIVERS NOW!
GIANT’S RIDGE CAMP SIGN UP 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 8, 2025 *****BIG THANKS to our Coaches, Heather Hunt and Coryn Petersen for orchestrating the many details in planning Giant’s Ridge Training Camp!!***** FUN SOCIAL STUFF COMING UP! EVEREVE Social and Fundraiser (see attached flyer) ‘Tis the season! Grab your friends and head to EVEREVE for festive fun - think stylish shopping, tasty sips, and cheerful bites. Just tell them you are purchasing with the MAST fundraiser! All are welcome, and 15% of every purchase goes straight to support MAST! EVEREVE 50th & France Date: Wednesday, December 3 Time: 10am-8pm Shopping; 5-8pm Sips and Snacks MAST Parent Social & Race Worker Training December 7 - Dual Citizen Brewery Company, 5pm-7pm RSVP for Parent Social Before the Parent Social, come to our Race Worker Training December 7th - Dual Citizen Brewery Company - 4pm-5pm Race Worker Training SignUp IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
SEASON OPENER ZOOM MEETING: Here is the recording requested by new families. Season Opener Video Have a SAFE and HAPPY THANKSGIVING, Everyone! 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 MAST UPDATE #11
Sunday, November 16, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents, and Friends: It was awesome seeing you all at Hyland Pass Pickup. The energy and excitement were contagious. Did anyone notice anything extra spectacular at Hyland? How about that white stuff? We have snow! Sometimes we don’t get a base until after Thanksgiving so we can be thankful for that extra cold snap last week. With that in mind, let’s make sure that everything is checked off our list so we’re good to go for on-hill training. We are so close! THANK YOUS: Coaches, Captains, and MAST Board, thank you for putting together an informational and efficient evening! Big thanks also go to Coryn Petersen and our Captains for that awesome Merch Store! We will pass along distribution details when the merch is in, and we can’t wait to see everyone in their new attire! And while we’re doling out thank yous, we have to put our hands up for our Core Parents (Bill, Owen, & Erik) for assisting our athletes and families and for keeping track of MPS registration status. Thank you! It takes a village. COACHES’ CORNER: Great job at the first week of dryland! A few things going in to next week:
LAST CALL FOR CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING! Did you miss out on the fun the first time around? You are in luck. Two additional time slots have been added Sign up for CONCUSSION TESTING *Please remember to bring your chromebook! (chromebooks will be supplied for middle schoolers) Monday, November 17 at 4:15 pm Tuesday, November 18 at 3:30 pm Jenny Hokanson, thank you for orchestrating this for us! MAST ROSTER Jenni Lansing has been hard at work compiling contact information for our athletes and families to create a team roster. This roster will be shared next week to enable you to find nearby families for carpooling to practices and events. If you would like to ‘opt out’ and omit your address/phone number from the roster, please respond to this email and we will remove you. The official roster will be sent next week. Thank you! WE NEED YOUR WAIVERS! MnSAA Waiver: So far we have only 36 completed MNSAA waivers. Everyone (skiers and coaches) MUST sign the MnSAA waiver. Please remember that the MNSAA waiver is REQUIRED to ski at Hyland Hills (and Buck, Giant’s Ridge, Welch, Wild Mountain). Include your High School where asked. For example, “Southwest High School (MAST)”, or “Roosevelt High School (MAST)”. Remember, no waiver, no skiing! Please get it done. MnSAA waiver Afton Alps Waiver: Afton has their own waiver and does not use the MNSAA waiver. Anyone participating in the races at Afton Alps on Jan 7 and 15, including competing athletes, non-competing athletes that will be on the course, and coaches, must complete this waiver in order to race. The Afton waiver is attached for download/printing. Once signed, parents/athletes have two options: 1) Scan and email the PDF to both [email protected] and [email protected] with the subject line titled "MAST Waiver, Athlete Name,” or 2) Drop off printed signed waiver in Stephanie's mailbox at 4612 Abbott Ave S (in the yellow folder) THE LAST REMAINING FORM MPS Transportation Waiver *In case you couldn’t make it to Hyland Pass Pick Up or just plain forgot to bring this with you, please get your Transportation Waiver filled out and given to a Coach at Dryland practice. TEAMSNAP & the TEAM CALENDAR Daily schedules are posted and communicated via TeamSnap App. Please confirm with your athlete or parent/guardian that each of you have this enabled and active. Should there be any last minute practice changes or changes due to weather during the day, you will be notified via TeamSnap - on the app and in your TeamSnap associated email. The season’s race schedule is posted in TeamSnap. We are still waiting on confirmation for a few races / changes and may have a couple additional Hyland races to add. To reiterate from orientation, races are optional for athletes. We will have a Race Intentions form out soon, where athletes can state whether they would like to race or not, per race. Stay tuned for race intentions forms, and for now, know that what you see on the schedule is the most updated information we can provide. SPRONGO All MAST Athletes need to have a Sprongo account in your name. Sprongo is the video sharing site we use to store the video clips we take of your skiing during the season. Follow these instructions please.
CALLING ALL SHOPPERS - Join us for an EVEREVE Social and Fundraiser! ‘Tis the season! Grab your friends and head to EVEREVE for festive fun - think stylish shopping, tasty sips, and cheerful bites. All are welcome, and 15% of every purchase goes straight to support MAST! EVEREVE 50th & France Date: Wednesday, December 3 Time: 10am-8pm Shopping; 5-8pm Sips and Snacks MARK YOUR CALENDARS - MAST Parent Social & Race Worker Training December 7 - Dual Citizen Brewery Company, 5pm-7pm RSVP for Parent Social Join your fellow MAST parents in celebrating the beginning of the ski season! Learn about the team and meet other parents and the MAST Board while we’re not all bundled up in big parkas and hats. We’ll have Bahn Minh sandwiches, local brews on tap, and non-alcoholic options, so there’s something for everyone. Whether you're new to the team or a familiar face, we’d love for you to join us! Don't fear crossing the river, it's just across the way and only 12 minutes from Washburn High School. Before the Parent Social, come to our Race Worker Training December 7th - Dual Citizen Brewery Company - 4pm-5pm Race Worker Training SignUp MAST Race Worker Training: The best way a race runs smoothly is to have parent volunteers on the hill helping out. Join other MAST parents in learning how a race runs. Get a tutorial on how to be a starter, judge gates, time, and slide the hill. These positions give you the opportunity to get up close, watch the race, and help the race event start and end on time. GIANT’S RIDGE TRAINING CAMP Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - Saturday, Jan 3, 2026. This is an overnight camp and an amazing team training opportunity. All athletes are welcome! IMPORTANT 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) Andrea Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andrea Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram MAST UPDATE #10
Sunday, November 9, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents, and Friends: It is Open Season, folks, and the snowflakes are falling! What an exciting week ahead. We can’t wait to see you all on our Orientation to MAST Meeting tonight AND in person at Hyland Pass Pick up on Monday. Big THANKS for our Team Captains for leading some awesome practices the past couple of weeks! Next Up: Dryland Training with your Coaches! Please remember to complete your MPS Registration, the $75 fee and provide a sports physical (no earlier than March 2023) so you can participate this week. Psst, They started making snow at Hyland - so get those forms in! ACTION ITEMS & IMPORTANT REMINDERS
“Orientation to the 2025-26 Alpine Season” Below is the link for Sunday's Season Opener meeting for Athletes and Parents. Cozy up to your dinner table with a yummy meal and join the zoom meeting. Topic: MAST Season Opener for Athletes and Parents Time: Nov 9, 2025 06:00-7:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85476f349015 Meeting ID: 854 7634 9015 TEAM MERCH The Team Store is OPEN NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 11:59PM. Once the store is closed, orders can no longer be placed or changed. Orders will be distributed the first week of December. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please be sure to place your orders by 11:59pm, Wednesday, November 12. Click here for your 2025-2026 MAST Apparel Store The DEETS:
Special thanks to team captains Eva, Massi, Phoenix, Sam, Sammy & Stella for their thoughtful ideas, considerations and input on products, designs and color options. **We will have sample sizes of the team jacket and hoodie for try-on at Hyland Pass Pickup Night. All team merch purchases are optional. Click here for your 2025-2026 MAST Apparel Store. Please direct any questions regarding products or the temporary team store to Coryn Petersen [email protected] 612-910-2560 MPS WINTER ATHLETICS REGISTRATION - Do this Now! IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO, YOU MUST REGISTER THRU MPS FOR ALPINE SKIING AND PAY THE $75 MPS FEE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE ON TUESDAY! This is an online registration, separate from the MAST registration. Follow the link for your high school below and then pay the $75 MPS Athletics Activity Fee MPS Quickpay Fee $75 Click the link for your high school below. MPS is now using ARBITER for Athletic Registration. This is A NEW PLATFORM FOR 2025-2026. If you/your athlete did not play a fall sport this year, you will need to create a NEW ACCOUNT with the new platform. Each high school will have their own link, found on the respective high schools’ websites, or MSP Winter Athletics Registration! Camden High School Registration Edison High School Registration North High School Registration Roosevelt High School Registration South High School Registration Southwest High School Registration Washburn High School Registration Questions regarding Registration with MAST or MPS, please contact your Core Parent or our Registration and TeamSnap Lead, Coryn Petersen [email protected] or 612.910.2560. FORMS & WAIVERS Bring to Hyland Pass pickup night: MPS Transportation Waiver which we will collect at 11/10 Hyland Pass pickup night. MPS Emergency Contact & Eligibility Form. This will be collected at pass pickup night. When you register with MPS: Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Form MnSAA Waiver: Everyone (skiers and coaches) must sign the MnSAA waiver form. You will not be allowed to ski at Hyland or anywhere else without it. Be sure to fill in your High School where asked. We suggest you fill in your high school as “Southwest High School (MAST)”, or “Roosevelt High School (MAST)”. This covers all ski areas except Afton Alps. Afton Alps Waiver: Anyone participating in the races at Afton Alps on Jan 7 and 15, including competing athletes, non-competing athletes that will be on the course, and coaches, must complete this waiver. The waiver is attached for download/printing. Once signed, parents/athletes have two options: 1) Scan and email to both [email protected] and [email protected] with the subject line titled "MAST Waiver, Athlete Name.” OR 2) Drop off signed waiver in Stephanie's mailbox at 4612 Abbott Ave S (in the folder labeled “Afton Alps Waivers.”) IMPORTANT DATES
We’re so excited to see you this week! Let’s kick it off right! 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/ TEAM MERCH 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) Andrea Savage MAST UPDATE #9
Sunday, November 2, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents, and Friends: What a weekend! We hope it was a safe and festive Halloween. Is anyone else in a candy coma too? Up this week are two more pre-season practices, and your Captains have some fun things in store! These practices provide a great opportunity for team bonding and allow our newer athletes to get to know the team before Dryland training begins. We hope to see you all there! Mark your calendars for exciting things happening next week as well! Orientation to the 2025-26 Alpine Season for Parents and Athletes, Hyland Pass Pickup (and the kickoff to our season), and Dryland Training. Details at the end of this email. VERY IMPORTANT: If you have already registered with MAST, please make sure you have also registered with MPS and paid the MPS $75 fee. Proof of a sports physical is required during this process dated no earlier than March 2023 (valid for 3 years). No one can participate in official coach practices without completing the MPS registration. Also, please purchase your Hyland Pass directly from Hyland now that the deadline for purchasing through MAST has ended. Passes will be available to pick up at Hyland Pass pickup night, whether you purchased through MAST or directly from Hyland Hills. Links and important deadlines are below. ACTION ITEMS & IMPORTANT REMINDERS Additional information can be found in previous Updates!
Monday Nov 3 & Wednesday - Nov 5 Bring a water bottle and wear layers of athletic clothing and athletic shoes so that you can run, jump, hop, skip, glide, leap, spin or whatever the captains challenge you to do. Meet your teammates, play some games, ask questions about the team and the season, and just have some fun. CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING final week. SIGN UP NOW! WHO? Anyone who is skiing with MAST for the first time and has not taken the test for another sport during the 2024-2025 school year or this Fall. Baseline concussion testing is needed every 2 years for MAST. The test will be offered at Southwest High School *Students need to bring their Chromebook to testing* Dates offered: Monday, November 3 at 3:30 or 4:15 pm Thursday, November 5 at 3:30 or 4:15 pm Athletic Trainer: Kelsey GleichWacker ([email protected]) Directions: Location is at Southwest HS, in the College and Career Center. It’s the room adjacent to the counselors’ offices. If you come in the front entrance, go all the way to the back and left of the cafeteria. Go up the half flight of stairs, straight ahead is a room with lots of windows, go to the right of that room and immediately to the left is 3 steps. Go down the steps and through the door on the left. LINK TO SIGN UP FOR TESTING MPS WINTER ATHLETICS REGISTRATION - Do this Now! This is an online registration. You will need to complete all the forms and pay the $75 MPS Athletics Activity Fee MPS Quickpay Fee $75 before your high school athletic director will clear you to participate. Practice will begin in the next two weeks! YOU MUST REGISTER MPS FOR ALPINE SKIING NOW SO YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAS AMPLE TIME TO CLEAR YOU TO PARTICIPATE BY THE OPENING DAY OF THE SEASON. Thank you! Click the link for your high school below. MPS is now using ARBITER for Athletic Registration. This is A NEW PLATFORM FOR 2025-2026. If you/your athlete did not play a fall sport this year, you will need to create a NEW ACCOUNT with the new platform. Each high school will have their own link, found on the respective high schools’ websites, or MSP Winter Athletics Registration! Camden High School Registration Edison High School Registration North High School Registration Roosevelt High School Registration South High School Registration Southwest High School Registration Washburn High School Registration Questions regarding Registration with MAST or MPS, please contact your Core Parent or our Registration and TeamSnap Lead, Coryn Petersen [email protected] or 612.910.2560. Coryn is available to walk you through any portion of the registration process or installing/utilizing the TeamSnap App. FORMS & WAIVERS Bring to Hyland Pass pickup night: MPS Transportation Waiver which we will collect at 11/10 Hyland Pass pickup night. MPS Emergency Contact & Eligibility Form. This will be collected at pass pickup night. When you register with MPS: Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Form MnSAA Waiver: Everyone (skiers and coaches) must sign the MnSAA waiver form. It's on-line, takes 5 minutes. You will not be allowed to ski at Hyland or anywhere else without it. Be sure to fill in your High School where asked. We suggest you fill in your high school as “Southwest High School (MAST)”, or “Roosevelt High School (MAST)”. This covers all ski areas except Afton Alps. Afton Alps Waiver: Anyone participating in the races at Afton Alps on Jan 7 and 15, including competing athletes, non-competing athletes that will be on the course, and coaches, must complete this waiver. The waiver is attached for download/printing. Once signed, parents/athletes have two options: 1) Scan and email to both [email protected] and [email protected] with the subject line titled "MAST Waiver, Athlete Name.” OR 2) Drop off signed waiver in Stephanie's mailbox at 4612 Abbott Ave S (in the folder labeled “Afton Alps Waivers.”) TEAM MERCH Each season the current captains help select and design new MAST apparel. The 2025-2026 Apparel Store is in the works! We will have a link and instructions for you in the coming days, when our temporary Team Store opens. We’re excited! Stay tuned!! IMPORTANT DATES
Have a great week! 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) Andrea Savage |
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