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The best gift of all…a message from Coach Mark Greetings Athletes. We have experienced some soggy weather conditions lately. That did not prevent you from coming to the hill and putting in the work necessary to becoming outstanding ski racers. Other teams cancelled practice. Not MAST. When we announced that we would be free skiing instead of running gates on Friday, you embraced the opportunity to build your skills. I want to congratulate you for your attitude and work ethic. As you rehearsed each drill over and over and received continuous feedback from the coaches, we could see significant improvement in your execution of the drills. And when you finally got to make linked turns with pole plants on your final run of the day, your technique was noticeably stronger. The coaches will continue to teach you drills over the next two weeks (and through the end of the season) that will help you build all six fundamental skills that ski racers need to achieve ski racing nirvana (remember the Skills Pyramid?). I want to encourage you to take these drills seriously. Ask coaches for feedback on how well you are performing each drill. Seek to understand what skills each drill is trying to develop. Deliberately practice these drills. By “deliberately” I mean this: take a moment to watch the video instruction of the drill on your phone before your run. Then visualize yourself performing the drill. Consider any coaching feedback you have received. The goal is to perform the drill perfectly. As you master each drill, your technique will improve. And as your technique improves, so will your speed and consistency in a racecourse. Listed below are the six fundamental skills of the Skills Pyramid and the drills that we will be working to perfect over the next two weeks. As you can see, we will be focusing in on the skill of Pole Usage but will continue our efforts to develop the other five skills. Keep working hard. Keep supporting each other. It is a joy to be with you on the hill no matter how soggy the conditions. -Coach Mark Conway Drills For Skills - the Six Fundamentals Pole Usage
Balance and Stance Upper Body Discipline Outside Ski to Outside Ski Early Lower Leg Engagement Ski Snow Contact THIS WEEK’S TRAINING SCHEDULE In addition to Giant’s Ridge, excellent skills and drills will be offered at our Hyland practices this week! Be sure to double-check TeamSnap for practice times and lanes. Coach Daniel has some great things lined up. Monday, Dec 30 7:45 - 10:15AM Tuesday, Dec 31 OFF Wednesday, Jan 1 5:00 - 7:15PM Thursday, Jan 2 5:00 - 7:15PM Friday, Jan 3 5:00 - 7:15PM Saturday, Jan 4 7:45 - 10:15AM GET READY!!! - GIANTS RIDGE TRAINING CAMP INFO - Tuesday, Dec 31 - Friday, Jan 3 Below are some requests and reminders for those athletes and coaches attending the Giants Ridge Camp. Please read carefully. Meet The Bus: Please meet the bus Tuesday morning at 6AM at Washburn in our usual spot on 49th street. Skis will go in the trailers that Joel and Mark are pulling. Girl’s skis go in Mark’s trailer (U Haul Rental) and Boys’ skis go in Joel’s trailer (MAST Trailer). Peanut Free Camp: Please remember that we have several athletes who have severe peanut allergies. Please DO NOT bring any food products with nuts or peanut oils. Meals: Breakfast and dinner will be provided at Camp. Lunch is provided by Giant’s catering. If you stated food allergies or dietary restrictions when you registered, those have been communicated to both Camp and Giant’s Ridge. Snacks/ Treats/ Fruit: The Packing List suggests that people bring a healthy snack or fruit to share. Any food you bring up needs to be stored in the lodge. No food is allowed in the cabins. Food attracts mice and ants so please don’t even think about bringing any food into the cabins. Team snacks can be packed in a separate grocery bag and handed to coaches at bus loading. Talent Show: We will be upholding our tradition and having the MAST Talent Show at camp. Bring your talent or lack thereof and be ready to share. Past talents on display: piano, singing, dancing, poetry, storytelling, jokes, magic, guitar, fiddling, and skits. Don’t be shy. Start talking to buddies about what you can do together. Beckett Peterson is bringing his electric keyboard and will make it available to anyone else who would like to share some piano prowess. Thanks, Beckett! Option to watch video with a coach on the bus ride: We will have coaches on the bus, and if you ask them nicely, they might just be willing to watch a video of your skiing with you. Download the run you would like to analyze to your phone and ask a coach to analyze your skiing with you. Packing List: Attached is a packing list. Please pack the clothing you will need for skiing on Tuesday morning either on top of your bag or in a separate bag. We will be stopping very briefly at camp to drop off our bags, change into our ski clothes, and then head to the Ridge. *Also, don’t forget a sleeping bag, pillow, and toothbrush. Bring a water bottle. Showers are available in the cabins. Electronics: You have four days to focus on your skiing and to interact with your teammates. Keep your phone and other electronics hidden away please. If you want to use them for a period of time on the bus, that is fine. In camp, use your time to engage with other human beings instead of your electronics. Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, Vaping are strictly forbidden. If you feel a need to indulge in any such activity, stay home. If you are caught engaging in any such activity, you will be sent home. Remember, this is a training camp. We will work hard, but have fun doing so. SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING - January 11 at Wild Mtn. Cost: $60 Link for Supplemental Training Jan 11, sign up is now open. AFTON ALPS SKI AREA WAIVER is ATTACHED - please get this in NOW! We are down to 10 athletes that still need to sign and return their waiver. Please get this in now! Print & sign a hard copy, bring it to practice, or get it to Bill Bray’s house at 5329 Dupont Ave S, MPLS 55419. Penelope Brown Oscar Faas Clara Hugunin Quinn Kessler Owen Lansing Violet Mueller Jerome Nechville-Gray Liam Ruch Oliver Tourville Lauren Westgard State Your RACE INTENTIONS for January Races Thank you to all who stated December’s race intentions. It is now time to state your intentions for our races in January. Intentions for the Jan 7, Jan 9, and Jan 18 races are due by Dec 30, but you can state your intentions for all races now. Please, please, please... only click in the cell associated with your name. Enter a Y if you are available. Enter a N if you are not. Each race is a separate tab in the spreadsheet. Find your team, your name, and make your selection for each race. Make sure you check your schedule (family, school, work, spiritual) for that day before stating your availability. **If you fail to state your race intentions, you will be placed at the end of the run order OR if it is an away race, you will be excluded from the run order. HERE IS THE RACE INTENTION LINK MLK INVITATIONAL - GIANT’S RIDGE The January 18 MLK Invitational at Giant’s Ridge is a one-day, all-day event consisting of two races - a sunrise race in the morning and a sunset race in the afternoon. This year we are allowed to enter 2 combined girls’ teams and 2 combined boys teams,’ of 6 athletes per team. We will be entering 24 athletes, plus alternates. Please note: MAST does not provide transportation, lodging or meals for this invitational. Parents/caregivers are responsible for transportation, lodging and meals for their athletes. Due to distance and expense, alternates’ attendance will be optional unless they are asked, in advance, to race in place of a seeded athlete. Please take all of these things into consideration when you state your intentions for this invitational. Please do so by December 30. Team selections will be made soon so families can secure lodging and plan accordingly. Lodging is filling up quickly. Some area hotels such as Comfort Inn & Suites Mountain Iron/Virginia offer free cancellation until 1/17, should you choose to secure a room now. Please stay tuned for more important and time-sensitive information regarding this invitational. *FYI, athletes are never allowed to transport himself/herself to an away high school race. THIS SEASON’S REMAINING RACE CALENDAR Jan 7- vs Hastings (non MEC) - Welch - 5:00pm Jan 9 - vs Bloomington & Wayzata - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 13 - vs Hill Murray (MEC) - Wild Mtn - 5:00pm Jan 15 - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 18 - Giants MLK - Giants Ridge - 8:35am Jan 20 - Jack Zahr Memorial - Wild Mtn - 12:00pm Jan 23 - Afton MEC - Afton - 4:30pm Jan 27 - Don Ship Wild Invite - meet bus at 6:15am Jan 28 - JV Champs - Welch - 5:00pm Feb 5 - SECTIONS Feb 11 - STATE Please consider a volunteer role for Hyland’s January 9 race Parents & caregivers - we can’t host races without your help! SIGN UP for Hyland Race 1/9/25 Happy New Year! Live it up! Don't be stupid in celebration. 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 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andréa Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram
Happy Holidays, MAST Athletes, Parents, and Caregivers! ‘Tis the season for last-minute errands, too many cookies, and holiday movies that are so bad they’re good. But most of all this is a time of togetherness and joy, looking back on the wonderful moments from this past year and setting goals for the new one. We’re thankful for our MAST Family and all the memories we’re creating. In addition to the upcoming holidays, we have Giant’s Ridge to look forward to and some excellent opportunities for training. Please see below for important info. Holiday Week TRAINING SCHEDULE We have great lanes for training this week and will use both timing and film. Check TeamSnap for practice times and lanes (for Monday, and for the rest of the holiday week leading up to the Giant’s Ridge ski team extravaganza). Monday, Dec 23 12/11/10 @ 3:45 - 6pm 9/8/7 @ 5 - 7:15pm Thursday, Dec 26 All pods: 7:45 - 10:30am Friday, Dec 27 All pods: 7:45 - 10:30am December 20th Wild Invitation Athlete Payments Once again congrats to all the amazing athletes, coaches and parents who were at Wild Mountain on Friday, Dec 20th! This season, MAST will be invoicing participants for lift tickets and transportation costs after the race is completed to simplify transactions. We expect participation costs for races to be slightly above last season ($3-4), which averaged $34.75. Those who were at Wild Mountain on Friday will receive a separate email from TeamSnap with instructions on how to pay for the race. Appreciate prompt response in advance! A NOTE ABOUT SATURDAY PRACTICES Please note there is NO freeskiing anywhere at Hyland before they open to the public at 9am. They open the NORTH CHAIR ONLY at 8am to allow us to train, and we are to go from the chalet to the bottom of North and from the bottom of North to the chalet. We are not allowed to cut through the terrain park to go back to the chalet. Please respect these guidelines so we can continue to get great training done on Saturdays before the masses arrive. Saturday practice times are listed in TeamSnap as 7:45am - 10:30am. We want you to arrive at 7:45 so we can make the most of 8am-10am on-snow time. We are expected to clean the hill at 10, which is why we’ve listed 10:30 as the end of practice. If we’re efficient as a team you are likely off the hill or outside getting into cars by 10:15/10:20. SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING - January 11 at Wild Mtn Link for Supplemental Training Jan 11, sign up is now open. AFTON ALPS SKI AREA WAIVER is ATTACHED - please please get this in NOW! Below are the athletes that still need to sign and return their waiver. Please get this in now! Print & sign a hard copy, bring it to practice, or get it to Bill Bray’s house at 5329 Dupont Ave S, MPLS 55419. Sammy Abellera-Wright Penelope Brown Oscar Faas Sam Hokanson Clara Hugunin Quinn Kessler Owen Lansing Elliot Loes June Loes Violet Mueller Jerome Nechville-Gray Avery Patterson Liam Ruch Wyatt Shelton Leo Shidla Oliver Tourville Lauren Westgard Esther Wiksten Wold State Your RACE INTENTIONS for January Races Thank you to all who stated December’s race intentions. It is now time to state your intentions for our races in January. Intentions for the first two races are due by Dec 30, but you can state your races now for all races. Please, please, please... only click in the cell associated with your name. Enter a Y if you are available. Enter a N if you are not. Each race is a separate tab in the spreadsheet. Find your team, your name, and make your selection for each race. Make sure you check your schedule (family, school, work, spiritual) for that day before stating your availability. HERE IS THE RACE INTENTION LINK **If you fail to state your race intentions, you will be placed at the end of the run order OR if it is an away race, you will be excluded from the run order. GIANTS RIDGE TRAINING CAMP INFO - Tuesday, Dec 31 - Friday, Jan 3 Below are some requests and reminders for those athletes and coaches attending the Giants Ridge Camp. Please read carefully. Meet The Bus: Please meet the bus Tuesday morning at 6AM at Washburn in our usual spot on 49th street. Skis will go in the trailers that Joel and Mark are pulling. Girl’s skis go in Mark’s trailer (U Haul Rental) and Boys’ skis go in Joel’s trailer (MAST Trailer). Peanut Free Camp: Please remember that we have several athletes who have severe peanut allergies. Please DO NOT bring any food products with nuts or peanut oils. Meals: Breakfast and dinner will be provided at Camp. Lunch is provided by Giant’s catering. If you stated food allergies or dietary restrictions when you registered, those have been communicated to both Camp and Giant’s Ridge. Snacks/ Treats/ Fruit: The Packing List suggests that people bring a healthy snack or fruit to share. Any food you bring up needs to be stored in the lodge. No food is allowed in the cabins. Food attracts mice and ants so please don’t even think about bringing any food into the cabins. Team snacks can be packed in a separate grocery bag and handed to coaches at bus loading. Talent Show: We will be upholding our tradition and having the MAST Talent Show at camp. Bring your talent or lack thereof and be ready to share. Past talents on display: piano, singing, dancing, poetry, storytelling, jokes, magic, guitar, fiddling, and skits. Don’t be shy. Start talking to buddies about what you can do together. Beckett Peterson is bringing his electric keyboard and will make it available to anyone who would like to share some piano prowess. Thanks, Beckett! Option to watch video with a coach on the bus ride: We will have coaches on the bus, and if you ask them nicely, they might just be willing to watch a video of your skiing with you. Download the run you would like to analyze to your phone and ask a coach to analyze your skiing with you. Packing List: Attached is a packing list. Please pack the clothing you will need for skiing on Tuesday morning either on top of your bag or in a separate bag. We will be stopping very briefly at camp to drop off our bags, change into our ski clothes, and then head to the Ridge. *Also, don’t forget a sleeping bag, pillow, and toothbrush. Bring a water bottle. Showers are available in the cabins. Electronics: You have four days to focus on your skiing and to interact with your teammates. Keep your phone and other electronics hidden away please. If you want to use them for a period of time on the bus, that is fine. In camp, use your time to engage with other human beings instead of your electronics. Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, Vaping are strictly forbidden. If you feel a need to indulge in any such activity, stay home. If you are caught engaging in any such activity, you will be sent home. Remember, this is a training camp. We will work hard, but have fun doing so. THIS SEASON’S REMAINING RACE CALENDAR Jan 7- vs Hastings (non MEC) - Welch - 5:00pm Jan 9 - vs Bloomington & Wayzata - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 13 - vs Hill Murray (MEC) - Wild Mtn - 5:00pm Jan 15 - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 18 - Giants MLK - Giants Ridge - 8:35am Jan 20 - Jack Zahr Memorial - Wild Mtn - 12:00pm Jan 23 - Afton MEC - Afton - 4:30pm Jan 27 - Don Ship Wild Invite - meet bus at 6:15am Jan 28 - JV Champs - Welch - 5:00pm Feb 5 - SECTIONS Feb 11 - STATE Enjoy your week off school and Happy Holidays! 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 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andréa Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram
Good Evening MAST Athletes, Coaches, Parents and Friends: Some people go to Stonehenge to celebrate the Winter Solstice and prepare for the lengthening of days until summer. Not us. We go to the foot of Wild Mountain, essentially off the grid…with only a tent (the best one of all the teams, BTW), a generator to heat said tent, hot cocoa, snacks, breakfast, lunch, and the most comfortable of camping chairs. And we make this trek solely in the name of cheering our hearts out for our amazingly talented MAST racers. Speaking of racing - read on for the coach's corner and invitational recap, along with reminders for the coming week. Wild Invitational - Coach Recap & Results! We would first like to extend a big THANK YOU to all of our parents and coaches who not only supported our athletes, but helped with setup and takedown of the tent, supplied food and beverages, and kept the fire going! What a great day we had at Wild Mt! The snow hardened up and provided the racers with a terrific surface all the way through the 100+ racers who competed. We had very solid individual outcomes and excellent team outcomes as well. On the boys side, Sam Moore took home some hardware finishing in 7th place. And Hudson White put down two fast runs to finish in 12th place. These two solid finishes helped lead the Washburn boys to a 2nd place team finish edging out St. Thomas to grab the silver. On the girls side, we had three Southwest girls finish in the top 10! Very impressive. Grabbing 6th place was Eva Voyakin, in 4th Lia Rulf, and taking home the gold finishing in 1st place was Lucy Renz! Congratulations Lucy! These fantastic finishes led the Southwest girls to a dominating victory over the rest of the field. I was proud of the way you guys supported your teammates today, you cheered loud, you carried coats, and you celebrated each other's runs. If you didn’t perform as well as you wanted, do not get discouraged. You will have good days and bad days in ski racing. Just buckle up your boots, get back to work, and keep having fun! You all are improving at a very high rate! Full team and individual results are attached. Rest up and we will see you at practice bright and early tomorrow morning! - Coach Matthew REMINDER: MAST RACE ON DECEMBER 23rd CANCELED - PRACTICE WILL BE ON We have great lanes for training and will use timing and will also film. Check TeamSnap for practice times and lanes (not only for Monday, but for tomorrow and for the rest of the holiday week leading up to the Giant’s Ridge ski team extravaganza.) 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 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andréa Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram
Hi MAST Family,
As luck would have it, we finally got some powder and MPS canceled all after-school activities. We are not allowed to be on the hill as a team or hold any kind of on-snow practice when this happens. While this is a huge bummer, we need to stay safe, follow the rules and take advantage of the downtime before winter break and the hectic holiday season. Use your time wisely! Tune skis. Shovel. Wrap presents. Watch sprongo videos. Make sure your assignments are all turned in before winter break. Rest. And thank your families and caregivers for all they do. The good news? It's gorgeous out there and conditions should be great for our Wild Invitational racers as well as our athletes practicing at Hyland tomorrow! Go get 'em! And don’t forget to purchase your custom MAST buff! Last day! https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/463788 COACHES and SUPPORT TEAM, Mpls Alpine Ski Team Hi Everyone!
We’re in desperate need of food donations & tent workers for tomorrow’s Wild Invitational! Even if your athlete isn’t racing, we need & appreciate your help. It takes a village! Below is the Sign Up link for items needed. Included are things like:
Wild Mountain Invitational Sign Up 12/20/24 ‘Tis the season for giving so show your MAST love & provide some good food fuel to your fellow racers! Thank you! COACHES and SUPPORT TEAM, Mpls Alpine Ski Team Good Evening MAST Athletes, Coaches, Parents and Friends: There is a lot of information included below - results from tonight, details for Friday at Wild Mtn and more. We debated putting the results at the bottom in hopes that would ensure you all read every detail, but then we thought, heck, it’s the holiday season, so give them a gift and put the results first. Don’t make us regret this decision, fam. Race #1 - Coach Recap & Results! We had great temps and a nice crowd for our inaugural race of the 2024/2025 season. First, a big THANK YOU to all of our parents and coaches who worked today’s race. The race ran incredibly well. You braved the cold and did quality work on the hill. And, thank you, parents, siblings, and alumni, for supporting our athletes. We will need your help again as races get going at a quick clip in January so stay on the lookout for signup links in future communications. Before we get to the results, I want to congratulate all the athletes on a strong first race and a special shout out to those individuals for whom this was their first ski race ever. Pushing out of that start gate can feel intimidating. I hope you had fun and are excited to get back to training and your next race! As a whole, our team demonstrated strong technique both runs. The coaches agree that there is opportunity to work on our tactical skills but Joel also feels he may have set too tough of a course… Feel free to send any grief his way! Now for the results! Congratulations to our winners, Sam Moore and Lucy Renz! You both had commanding wins: Sam by a half second ahead of teammate, Henry Payne, and Lucy Renz by over eight-tenths ahead of teammate Eva Voyakin. The Southwest girls took home the proverbial trophy by sweeping the first four places and the Washburn boys swept their podium as well. On both sides of the race, the Washburn girls and Southwest boys are nipping at the heels of the other schools. All of your teams are deep and have the opportunity to achieve excellent results this season so keep training hard!! The results will continue to come, slowly but surely. -Coach Eleanor Details for Friday’s WILD MOUNTAIN INVITATIONAL IMPORTANT TIMES
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Wild Mountain Invitational Sign Up 12/20/24 Note: Athletes should meet the bus at 6:15am to load. Please come to the bus wearing your hat, gloves, and gs suit. This will allow you to stand in the cold should the bus be late, carry your gear to the trailer without shivering away your energy, assist (effectively) with trailer loading duties, and speed up the time it takes you to get out on the hill to warm up before inspection. In the wise words of Mark - it will also demonstrate to your coaches that you have some brain cells. Wild Athletes & parents: You will be receiving an invoice via TeamSnap for lift tickets at Wild. We do our best to keep fees low, and ask athletes to handle the group rate lift tickets. Thank you for handling this at your earliest convenience! MAST RACE ON DECEMBER 23rd CANCELED - PRACTICE WILL BE ON After debating for a week, the coaches have determined that it will be most productive to cancel this race and return it to a training day. We have great lanes for training that night and will use timing and will also film. With tonight’s race and the Wild Invitational, getting two races in before Christmas is a great start before camp at Giant’s Ridge. BUFF SALE EXTENDED ONE DAY!!!! Don’t snooze on this! Custom MAST buffs are available for pre-order! These are special! MAST parent alum and stellar artist, Brien Spanier, graciously brought our Captains’ and Coryn’s visions to life! We are thrilled to present his two beautiful designs. These are a mid-weight buff, slightly lighter than last year’s heavyweight version, and $15 each. They will only be available for pre-order through Thursday at midnight! Our hope is to have them here before athletes head north to Giant’s Ridge camp. Images of the two options are below. Follow the link to purchase. https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/463788 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 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andréa Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram
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We have exciting information regarding the Wild Invite, but first, we have an URGENT REQUEST FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. We still need gate judges and volunteers in order to host our race at Hyland on Wednesday 12/18. If you haven’t yet been trained, not to worry! This is a great, low-stress, high-fun meet, where everyone is practicing and learning roles. There will be plenty of people on hand to answer questions and offer guidance - both for athletes and volunteers. Come join the MAST family fun on Wednesday! Follow the link to sign up to volunteer. Hyland Race Workers 12/18/24 FRIDAY 12/20 WILD INVITATIONAL We are sending six teams of six athletes each to the Wild Mt Invitational (SW boys and girls, Washburn boys and girls, MAST boys and girls). Listed below are the athlete selections for the Wild Mt InviteTeams. SOUTHWEST BOYS 1. Massi Bray 2. Beckett Krueger 3. Rowan Krueger 4. Sully Hunt 5. Aiden Stuke 6. Rory Madden Alternate: Jonah Karch SOUTHWEST GIRLS 1. Lucy Renz 2. Eva Voyakin 3. Lia Rulf 4. Avery Patterson 5. Harlowe Petersen 6. Mila Voyakin Alternate: Skylar Hunter-Hason WASHBURN BOYS 1. Sam Moore 2. Henry Payne 3. Hudson White 4. Wyatt Shelton 5. Steffan Drekonja 6. Will Cherveny Alternate: Oliver Tourville WASHBURN GIRLS 1. Phoenix Ehlers 2. Josie Bitney 3. Amelia Moertel 4. Ramie George 5. Maddie Graff 6. Stella Wedren Alternate: Sofia Larson MAST BOYS 1. Jens Hasler 2. Sam Hokanson 3. Xavier Turpin 4. Eric Hemer 5. Will Moertel 6. Garrett Brothers NO ALTERNATE MAST GIRLS 1. Ella O’Connor 2. Reese Brothers 3. Sloane Petersen 4. Clara Hugunin 5. Sammy Abellera-Wright 6. Norah Elden NO ALTERNATE Additional Wild race day details will be sent with Hyland race results on Wednesday night. Best of luck to all our Athletes and Coaches on Wednesday and Friday. Let’s get some rest and have fun! COACHES and SUPPORT TEAM, Mpls Alpine Ski Team (Coryn Petersen - Admin, Programming, Registration) 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 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andrea Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram MAST Update Week 5 Sunday, December 15, 2024 Hello MAST Family, We hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying all the holiday festivities! We love seeing our skiers locked in at practice and building bonds with teammates. Keep up the hard work. Thank you to those who have stated your race intentions! These are very important! About half of our athletes have not yet stated race intentions. It will take you less than a minute to click on the tabs, find your name and select YES or NO. Putting races together requires a great deal of work and people, and it begins with race intentions. Run orders, team selections, alternates, bib assignments, and timing sheets are all based on athlete race intentions, so please get this done. TONIGHT is the DEADLINE to state your intentions for Wednesday’s race at Hyland and Friday’s Wild Invitational!! And yes, we’re still saying “waiver”, and only a little over half of our athletes have turned the Afton waiver in. We don’t want to call you out in front of the classroom so keep them coming! Check here to see if your waiver has been received. Coaches Corner I would strongly encourage all athletes who have practiced in a slalom course to participate in the races. It is important to understand the flow of the races - and the more exposure to races, the more comfortable you will become with the process (and the more fun they become as well!). Often athletes tend to overthink during race day and worry about how they will perform. It's perfectly normal to feel anxious, uncomfortable, and even insecure about races- you are not alone if you feel any of this! One of the best ways to improve is to show up to the races and just do your best. Take the pressure off yourself. It's a great, supportive environment. The race on Wednesday this week is a small field and very low stakes. This week would be the perfect introduction to race day with MAST. - Coach Matthew DECEMBER 23 Race Intentions DUE Wednesday, December 18 Please make sure to state your Race Intentions.
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RACE DAY DETAILS for the December 18th & 23rd Races @ Hyland Early Release From School Dec 18 We will ask the schools to give you an early release on Wednesday. This should give you ample time to grab your ski gear & a snack and get to the hill. Washburn & Southwest have a release of 2:45pm All other schools released at 2:30pm *Parents, please also give your skier a written excuse to take to school to leave school early. Race day schedule for Dec 18 & 23 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 AFTON ALPS SKI AREA WAIVER is ATTACHED - please please get this in NOW! We have 30 skiers who have not yet signed. A list of those still needing to sign is here. Please get this in now! Print & sign a hard copy, bring it to practice, or get it to Bill Bray’s house at 5329 Dupont Ave S, MPLS 55419. CUSTOM MAST BUFF PRE-ORDER NOW (see below) Great news! Custom MAST buffs are now available for pre-order! And these are special! MAST parent alum and stellar artist, Brien Spanier, graciously brought our Captains’ and Coryn’s visions to life! We are thrilled to present his two beautiful designs. These are a mid-weight buff, slightly lighter than last year’s heavyweight version, and $15 each. They will only be available for pre-order now through Wednesday, December 18! Our hope is to have them here before athletes head north to Giant’s Ridge camp. Images of the two options are attached and at the bottom of this update. Follow the link to purchase. https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/463788 THIS SEASON’S RACE CALENDAR Dec 18 - Intersquad - Hyland - 4:30pm Dec 20 - Wild Invitational - meet bus at 6:15am Dec 23 - Alum & MAST Race - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 7- vs Hastings (non MEC) - Welch - 5:00pm Jan 9 - vs Bloomington & Wayzata - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 13 - vs Hill Murray (MEC) - Wild Mtn - 5:00pm Jan 15 - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 18 - Giants MLK - Giants Ridge - 8:35am Jan 20 - Jack Zahr Memorial - Wild Mtn - 12:00pm Jan 23 - Afton MEC - Afton - 4:30pm Jan 27 - Don Ship Wild Invite - meet bus at 6:15am Jan 28 - JV Champs - Welch - 5:00pm Feb 5 - SECTIONS Feb 11 - STATE MISCELLANEOUS REMINDERS
Does anyone have an ipad or tablet they could bring (or donate) to the Hyland races? We could use two for monitoring race results in the booth. If you do, please text Bill Bray at 507-301-7109. Let’s 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 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andrea Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram
Practice tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 14 will begin at 8:45am, not 7:45am.
We just learned the chairs won't be running until then. An hour more to sleep in! Thanks! Hello MAST Family, It’s that time of year! With our first races coming up next week, it’s time to state your Race Intentions for our December Races. We really encourage everyone to race our two Hyland races. These will be more like instructional races and are important so we can all rehearse our duties: the athletes (veterans and rookies alike), the race workers, and our coaches. We hope to have some gate training over the next few practices so make sure to bring your shin guards! We have some very important stuff in this Update so please read in detail. ***And HUGE Thank Yous to Mike & Jen Rulf and Dual Citizen Brewing for hosting another fun Parent Social this past Sunday! It’s always nice to have introductions and catch up when we’re warm, not completely bundled up, and can actually see each other’s faces. Much appreciation to those who attended the Race Worker Training and signed up to volunteer too! OUR FIRST THREE RACES ARE APPROACHING. STATE YOUR INTENTIONS NOW!
HOW DO YOU STATE RACE INTENTIONS? When you click on the spreadsheet link below, look for the tabs at the bottom of the page for each specific race: Dec. 18th, Dec. 20th, and Dec. 23rd. Click on a tab and find your team (scroll down) and then find your name. If you plan 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. For Race Intentions: Click Here. Deadline for race intentions - Saturday Dec 14 for the Dec 18 and 20th races; Wednesday Dec 18 for the Dec 23 race. *If you do not state your race intentions for Hyland races, you’re automatically placed at the bottom of the run order. RACE WORKER SIGN UP for December 18 We need your help! We need race workers to pull off a successful race - and lots of them. Please sign up! Hyland Race Workers 12/18/24 RACE DAY DETAILS for the December 18 Race @ Hyland Early Release From School We will ask the schools to give you an early release on Wednesday of 2:30PM. This should give you ample time to grab your ski gear & a snack and get to the hill. Race day schedule for Dec 18 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 AFTON ALPS SKI AREA WAIVER is ATTACHED We have 30 skiers who have not yet signed. A list of those still needing to sign is here. Please get this in now! Print & sign a hard copy, bring it to practice, or get it to Bill Bray’s house at 5329 Dupont Ave S, MPLS 55419. FUN STUFF! NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY! On your day off school, Coach Mark has provided 6 videos to watch to help you prepare to race.
Does anyone have an ipad or tablet they could bring (or donate) to the Hyland races? We could use two for monitoring race results in the booth. If you do, please text Bill Bray at 507-301-7109. Let’s get ready to RACE!! 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)U: 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 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andrea Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram
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