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MAST UPDATE Week 4
Sunday, November 30, 2025 We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! And how about that Winter Blast? Mother Nature clearly knows what skiers want. We should be on the hill in no time! MAST has another big week on deck: Parents & Guardians • Wednesday: Shop at Evereve and support MAST while knocking out your holiday list and holiday party attire. A little for you - a little for them…and a lot given back to MAST. • Sunday: Join us at Dual Citizen Brewing for our annual Race Worker Training + Parent Social. Learn what it takes to run a ski race, discover where you can jump in (it’s easier than you think!), and connect with other parents before we’re all bundled up and unrecognizable on the hill. Don’t forget to RSVP at the bottom of this Update. Athletes For now, Dryland continues. We are hopeful we will get the green light to get on the hill in the coming days/week! Pay attention to your email and TeamSnap for updates. In the meantime, make sure your skis are tuned, edges sharpened, bases waxed, and gear ready to roll the moment we get the green light. WAIVERS - We are ALMOST there! Let’s get those final waivers in NOW! Fill out Online: MnSAA Waiver EVERYONE (skiers AND coaches) MUST sign the MnSAA waiver. Include your High School in the required box before entering your racer’s name. For example, “Southwest High School (MAST)”, or “Roosevelt High School (MAST).” It must be in this format. This is super important! Some skiers have been marked as ‘no waiver’ because it hasn’t been filled out correctly. Remember: NO waiver, NO skiing! MnSAA waiver Print, Sign, Scan, and Email: Afton Alps Waiver Afton has their own waiver and does not use the MNSAA waiver. Everyone (coaches, competing athletes, noncompeting athletes) must complete this waiver. ***The Afton waiver is attached for download/printing. Once signed, parents/athletes have two options:
**There can be a lag between when an MnSAA Waiver is completed and when Hyland communicates it with us. If you see that you’ve been erroneously marked incomplete for MNSAA Waivers, you may email Stephanie Peng directly at [email protected]. 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 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!!***** HYLAND INTERTEAM RACE - Friday, December 12 at Hyland. 3:45 PM inspection, 4:30 PM first run. More info to come! 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. Cost: $60 includes bus transportation, coaching, and lift ticket. Bring a water bottle and a sack supper. (We take a short break for dinner. We do not want you spending time waiting in line to order a ski area dinner so bring your own supper.) Bus pickup and drop off is at Washburn high school parking lot - same lot where you park for Dryland. More details to follow in our next communication. Here is a link to register for our first optional supplemental training session: Dec 13 Supplemental MERCH Our merch should be in any day now! Exciting! We will notify you with distribution details as soon as we hear! HELPFUL VIDEOS Below are two videos done by Deb Armstrong who has a great youtube channel that breaks down critical skills needed to ski a race well. She also has interviews and insights from high level athletes who are on the US Ski team. Edging is a foundational skill and Deb teaches two drills that we will be doing when we get on snow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqISrTGj088&list=PLh0l0yitlWRFtDO_6Exj-vcwG46DkE472&index=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQxHQUF8P04&list=PLh0l0yitlWRFtDO_6Exj-vcwG46DkE472&index=4 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) 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 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 MAST UPDATE #8
Sunday, October 26, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents, and Friends: Fall is officially here and this week is a big fun one for MAST! Captain’s Practices (and Concussion Testing) start this week! We’re approaching the homestretch for housekeeping items so stay with us! If you haven’t already checked these items off your To Do list, please purchase your Hyland Pass and make sure that you’ve fully registered with both MAST & Mpls Public Schools. Links and important deadlines are below. Let’s get all the busy work done now so we can relax and enjoy a festive Halloween weekend! ACTION ITEMS & IMPORTANT REMINDERS Additional information can be found in Updates #6 & #7
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CAPTAIN’S PRACTICES BEGIN! - Lynnhurst Park - 4:00-5:15PM Tomorrow! Monday - October 27, Wednesday, October 29, Mon - Nov 3, Wed - 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 begins this week! SIGN UP NOW! State law requires that coaches and trainers remove anyone suspected of having a concussion from athletic activity of any type. To return to play, the athlete must be assessed by a medical professional trained in concussion management. For Minneapolis students, the athletic trainer at your school must be involved in the post-concussion management and your return to play protocol. One of the tools that physicians and athletic trainers utilize to assess whether someone is healthy to begin the return to play protocol is an online cognitive test called the Impact Concussion Baseline Test. Athletes take this test when the brain is healthy and alert. Following a concussion and after the athlete’s concussion symptoms have resolved, the trainer may ask you to retake the Impact Concussion Baseline Test. The trainer can then compare your post-concussion test results to your baseline test results and determine if you are still suffering any cognitive deficits. Even though your symptoms have gone away and you feel healed, your brain may still be injured. You do not want to suffer a second concussion when your brain is still healing from the first. So, the baseline test is designed to give health professionals one more tool to assess how well your brain has healed following a concussion. Who needs to take the test? Anyone who is skiing with MAST for the first time and has not taken the test for another sport during the 2025-26 school year or this Fall. You should plan on doing a baseline test every 2 years for MAST. Where can I take the test? The test will be offered at Southwest High School (they have the most capacity to help us with testing.) *Students need to bring their Chromebook to Southwest for testing* Dates offered: Tuesday, October 28 at 3:30 or 4:15 pm Wednesday, October 29 at 3:30 or 4:15 pm 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 Registration for MPS Winter Sports is open! This is an online registration. You will need to complete all the forms and pay the $75 MPS Athletics Activity Fee before your high school athletic director will clear you to participate. WE ASK ALL ATHLETES TO REGISTER FOR ALPINE SKIING BEFORE NOVEMBER 1ST SO YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAS AMPLE TIME TO CLEAR YOU TO PARTICIPATE BY THE OPENING DAY OF THE SEASON. 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 **You will need your proof of a qualifying sports physical to upload to the new MPS registration platform even if you have submitted one in the past 3 years. If you took a photo of this and uploaded it from your computer in past seasons, you may have success searching “qualifying physical” in your computer’s search bar. This worked for our Registration Lead. Quick Tips: When registering with ARBITER for MPS athletics, you will be required to create a new account unless you/your athlete played a 2025 fall sport. Once you’ve created your account, you will find your high school or follow the link above. You will scroll down to where you check the box for Alpine Skiing. From there you will continue to scroll down and complete the forms. Once you get to the CONTINUE button you will be directed to a confirmation page. YOU MUST HIT SUBMIT on the right hand side of your screen. You will be directed to a “quickpay” page for MPS. Once there, you will log in or create an account (if you are new to MPS sports), select your athlete, scroll down, select Alpine “girls” / “boys” from the Winter Sports dropdown menu, add to cart, and pay the $75 MPS fee. If you are a middle schooler, you need to drop the $75 payment with the Athletic Director at your high school. Please make checks payable to “(name of high school) Athletics”, e.g. Southwest Athletics, Washburn Athletics, etc. If you’ve already registered through ARBITER for MPS and did not pay the $75 fee (as it was not open at the time), please follow the link to complete payment. MPS Quickpay Fee $75. This is required in order to be cleared by your AD to participate in your winter sport. **Reminder that both MAST and MPS registrations are required and both carry separate fees: MAST $300 and MPS Winter Athletics $75. See the respective registration sites/instructions for scholarship requests. More detailed info regarding registration and fees. 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 MAST requires a guardian signature on the Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability form. This form has to be printed, signed and uploaded into the TeamSnap registration. It is included in the registration form, but we’ve attached it below as well so you can have it ready to upload into registration. This form is required to register with MAST. MPS Transportation Waiver. Here is the MPS Transportation Waiver which we will collect at 11/10 Hyland Pass pickup night. MPS requires all athletes to have a Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Form on record. This is required for participation and is submitted when you register with MPS. Please see more about sport’s physicals in the link to Fees and Registration. MPS registration will also require the MPS Emergency Contact & Eligibility Form. This will be collected at pass pickup night. MnSAA Waiver: Everyone (skiers and coaches) must sign the MnSAA waiver form. (also attached). 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 next week, as our temporary store will open on November 3rd. We’re excited! Stay tuned!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS - MAST Parent Social!! December 7 - Dual Citizen Brewing Co. 5-7pm, Race Work Training 4-5pm The MAST Board of Directors is excited to invite you to a fun evening just for parents! We’re getting together at Dual Citizen Brewing Company for a relaxed night of food, drinks, and good conversation. We will have a few platters of Bahn Mi sandwiches from Lu’s, local brews on tap, and non-alcoholic options, so there’s something for everyone. It’s a great chance to connect with other parents and meet the board members in a casual setting. Whether you're new to the team or a familiar face, we’d love for you to join us! Don’t let the Saint Paul address fool you, it’s only 12 minutes from Washburn High School. IMPORTANT DATES
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! STAY SAFE AND EAT ALL THE CANDY! 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 #7
Sunday, October 19, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents, and Friends: We hope you all had a fun Fall break filled with quality time and a good balance of relaxation and excitement! Our last Update covered a ton, and we know that re-entry after a break can be a little challenging - so we’ll try to keep things clear and concise here. But please do give special attention to our important reminders and/ or reach out to your Core Members with any questions or needs. ALL 3 REGISTRATION STEPS ARE NOW OPEN. Read carefully below to ensure you’ve completed all 3 steps and are cleared to participate when the season opens. IMPORTANT REMINDERS! Additional information can be found in Update #6
MPS WINTER ATHLETICS REGISTRATION Registration for MPS Winter Sports is open! This is an online registration. You will need to complete all the forms and pay the $75 MPS Athletics Activity Fee before your high school athletic director will clear you to participate. WE ASK ALL ATHLETES TO REGISTER FOR ALPINE SKIING BEFORE NOVEMBER 1ST SO YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAS AMPLE TIME TO CLEAR YOU TO PARTICIPATE BY THE OPENING DAY OF THE SEASON. IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE SKIING THIS YEAR, PLEASE DO IT NOW SO YOU DON’T FORGET. 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 **You will need your proof of a qualifying sports physical to upload to the new MPS registration platform even if you have submitted one in the past 3 years. If you took a photo of this and uploaded it from your computer in past seasons, you may have success searching “qualifying physical” in your computer’s search bar. This worked for our Registration Lead. Quick Tips: When registering with ARBITER for MPS athletics, you will be required to create a new account unless you/your athlete played a 2025 fall sport. Once you’ve created your account, you will find your high school or follow the link above. You will scroll down to where you check the box for Alpine Skiing. From there you will continue to scroll down and complete the forms. Once you get to the CONTINUE button you will be directed to a confirmation page. YOU MUST HIT SUBMIT on the right hand side of your screen. You will be directed to a “quickpay” page for MPS. Once there, you will log in or create an account (if you are new to MPS sports), select your athlete, scroll down, select Alpine “girls” / “boys” from the Winter Sports dropdown menu, add to cart, and pay the $75 MPS fee. If you are a middle schooler, you need to drop the $75 payment with the Athletic Director at your high school. Please make checks payable to “(name of high school) Athletics”, e.g. Southwest Athletics, Washburn Athletics, etc. If you’ve already registered through ARBITER for MPS and did not pay the $75 fee (as it was not open at the time), please follow the link to complete payment. MPS Quickpay Fee $75. This is required in order to be cleared by your AD to participate in your winter sport. **Reminder that both MAST and MPS registrations are required and both carry separate fees: MAST $300 and MPS Winter Athletics $75. See the respective registration sites/instructions for scholarship requests. More detailed info regarding registration and fees. 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 MAST requires a guardian signature on the Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability form. This form has to be printed, signed and uploaded into the TeamSnap registration. It is included in the registration form, but we’ve attached it below as well so you can have it ready to upload into registration. This form is required to register with MAST. MPS Transportation Waiver. Here is the MPS Transportation Waiver which we will collect at 11/10 Hyland Pass pickup night. MPS requires all athletes to have a Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Form on record. This is required for participation. Please see more about sport’s physicals in the link to Fees and Registration. MPS registration will also require the MPS Emergency Contact & Eligibility Form. This will be collected at pass pickup night. TEAM SNAP When you registered with MAST, you went through a platform called TeamSnap. We also use the TeamSnap App to process payments for supplemental training, away race lift tickets and our seasonal buff sales. TeamSnap is our primary source of daily communication. It contains our practice/race calendar, real-time updates (schedule changes), as well as message boards. Be sure to download Team Snap to your phone where you can view the schedule, see and communicate with others on your team and get real time updates. Please reach out to your Core Parent or Coryn Petersen, our TeamSnap Lead, with any questions. Once registered with MAST in TeamSnap, each athlete is rostered to their High School team. Athletes and parents should have the respective team populate on the TeamSnap App. TROUBLESHOOTING TS: If you are a parent seeing the team on the app but your athlete is not seeing the team on their mobile device (or vice versa), you can invite them by: 1) Go to the Team home screen on the app. 2) Click the plus sign at the top of the screen. 3) Click +invite. 4) Input your athlete’s name (or parent’s name) and NON-MPS EMAIL and hit save. 5) Your athlete (or parent) needs to accept the invitation from their email inbox. Still having issues? Please contact your Core Parent or Coryn Petersen at 612.910.2560. IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 4:00 - 5:15pm Captain’s Practice Begins Practice dates are Oct 27 and 29, and Nov 3 and 5 (Mondays and Wednesdays). These practices, led by the 6 team captains, will be held at Lynnhurst Park from 4:00-5:15PM. 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. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 6pm “Orientation to the 2024-25 Alpine Season” for athletes and parents, an On-line presentation. If you can’t attend, the presentation will be posted on our website so you can view it over and over again at your leisure. But real-time is so much better. A Zoom link will be sent. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 6pm-7:30pm First Official Day of the Season - Hyland Pass Pick Up Hyland Season Pass Photo Night, Pass Pick Up, and Team Meeting at Hyland Park Ski Chalet. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Start of Dryland Practice Dryland training will take place Monday - Friday from 4:30-6PM at the Washburn football field. All athletes are invited and encouraged to attend! *No Dryland the Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Athlete Retreat and Tuning Clinic - Hyland Ski Jump Facility Upper Classmen and returning athletes from 9am-12pm. New Athletes from 1-3pm. There will also be a tuning Clinic at 3pm in which parents are welcome to attend. More info to come. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 5pm-7pm Race Worker Training (4pm-5pm) / Parent Social Dual Citizen Brewery Company WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2025 Giants Ridge Camp! - SAVE THE DATE - (more info to come) Good luck with getting back to school and the grind. And athletes, if you traveled somewhere over MEA, be sure to give an extra heartfelt thank you to whomever took you on that trip. Even if you didn’t go somewhere, let your parents know how much you appreciate all they do for you. 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 [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 #6
Sunday, October 12, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents, and Friends: The last two weeks have been very busy and we have a lot of administrative tasks to accomplish before the start of the season. Stay with us! (and please read through to the end). Most importantly, registration with MPS Athletics opens this week for most schools! Details below! We hope our athletes enjoy a few days off this week and wish you safe travels if you’re headed out of town over MEA! Action items this week:
1. Register with Minneapolis Alpine Ski Team 2025-26 Registration. 2. Register with MPS Athletics through your designated High School Athletic link. (Some schools are open. See below). 3. Pay the MPS Athletic Fee through student quickpay. (Not open yet) Have you registered through MAST yet? Thank you and WELCOME to those who have registered with MAST! REGISTER NOW by clicking on Minneapolis Alpine Ski Team 2025-26 Registration. Once registered you'll get access on the TeamSnap app to your team roster and emerging calendar of events. *A note for registering returning athletes. Please manually select your athlete’s current grade and school. Autopopulating will pull from last year. **Attached are Condensed MAST Registration Instructions that apply only to the MAST registration. MPS Winter Athletics Registration Registration for MPS Winter Sports opens for most schools on October 13. This is an online registration. You will need to pay the $75 MPS Athletics Activity Fee and complete all the forms before your high school athletic director will clear you to participate. WE ASK ALL ATHLETES TO REGISTER FOR ALPINE SKIING BEFORE NOVEMBER 1ST SO THAT YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAS AMPLE TIME TO CLEAR YOU TO PARTICIPATE BY THE OPENING DAY OF THE ALPINE SKI SEASON. MPS is now using arbiter.io 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 arbiter.io. Each high school will have their own link, found on the respective high schools’ websites, or MSP Winter Athletics Registration! Most of these are OPEN ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 13. Southwest High School Registration is open Roosevelt High School Registration Washburn High School Registration South High School Registration We will keep you updated as registration links change or open. Thank you for your patience as this is a new process for MPS and MAST. Quick Tips: When registering with arbiter for MPS athletics, you will be required to create a new account unless you/your athlete played a 2025 fall sport. Once you’ve created your account, you will find your high school or follow the link above. You will scroll down to where you check the box for Alpine Skiing. From there you will continue to scroll down and complete the forms. Once you get to the CONTINUE button you will be directed to a confirmation page. YOU MUST HIT SUBMIT on the right hand side of your screen. You will be directed to a “quickpay” page for MPS. That is currently NOT open. When that is open you will have to go there to pay the $75 MPS fee. WE WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN THIS IS OPEN! TO REGISTER FOR MPS ATHLETICS YOU WILL NEED: Physician Info, Medical Insurance Info, Qualifying Sports Physical Form (see below - under Forms), Student ID **Reminder that both registrations are required and both carry separate fees: MAST $300 and MPS Winter Athletics $75. See the respective registration sites/instructions for scholarship requests. More detailed info regarding registration and fees. 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 MAST requires a guardian signature on the Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability form. This form has to be printed, signed and uploaded into the TeamSnap registration. It is included in the registration form, but we’ve attached it below as well so you can have it ready to upload into registration. This form is required to register with MAST. MPS Transportation Waiver. Here is the MPS Transportation Waiver which we will collect at 11/10 Hyland Pass pickup night. MPS requires all athletes to have a Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Form on record. This is required for participation. Please see more about sport’s physicals in the link to Fees and Registration. MPS registration will also require the MPS Emergency Contact & Eligibility Form. This will be collected at pass pickup night. Reminder: HYLAND SEASON PASSES - Now on Sale! MAST practices are held at Hyland Hills Ski Area. If you haven’t already, save the sales tax (which is about $45) on your Hyland Season Pass by sending or dropping a check for $499 made out to “Mpls Alpine” to Brenda Hunter-Hanson to arrive before Oct 29, 2025 at the address below. Season passes will be available for pickup at Hyland Hills Nov. 10 at the Season Pass Pick Up night. Alternatively, passes are on sale on-line with Hyland for $499+tax until Nov 1, then increase to $524+tax. For tax-free Hyland passes payable to Mpls Alpine: Brenda Hunter-Hanson 5312 Colfax Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55419 IMPORTANT: HYLAND SKI WAIVER - In addition to buying your pass, skiers/ parents MUST complete and sign an online waiver. It only takes five minutes. Hyland Hills Ski Season Waiver. Hyland will not release your season pass until the waiver is signed. Athletes who have already turned 18 must complete the waiver on their own. CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING State law requires that coaches and trainers remove anyone suspected of having a concussion from athletic activity of any type. To return to play, the athlete must be assessed by a medical professional trained in concussion management. For Minneapolis students, the athletic trainer at your school must be involved in the post-concussion management and your return to play protocol. One of the tools that physicians and athletic trainers utilize to assess whether someone is healthy to begin the return to play protocol is an online cognitive test called the Impact Concussion Baseline Test. Athletes take this test when the brain is healthy and alert. Following a concussion and after the athlete’s concussion symptoms have resolved, the trainer may ask you to retake the Impact Concussion Baseline Test. The trainer can then compare your post-concussion test results to your baseline test results and determine if you are still suffering any cognitive deficits. Even though your symptoms have gone away and you feel healed, your brain may still be injured. You do not want to suffer a second concussion when your brain is still healing from the first. So, the baseline test is designed to give health professionals one more tool to assess how well your brain has healed following a concussion. Who needs to take the test? Anyone who is skiing with MAST for the first time and has not taken the test for another sport during the 2025-26 school year or this Fall. You should plan on doing a baseline test every 2 years for MAST. Where can I take the test? The test will be offered at Southwest High School (they have the most capacity to help us with testing.) *Students need to bring their Chromebook to Southwest for testing* Dates offered: Tuesday, October 28 at 3:30 or 4:15 pm Wednesday, October 29 at 3:30 or 4:15 pm 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 Have you secured your EQUIPMENT for the season? Thank you to the coaches and Pierce staff who assisted with the MAST Equipment Day on Wednesday and a special thanks to Bill Bray for managing and editing the Equipment Swap page on our website. If you have any equipment you would like to sell, fill out our MAST Equipment Swap Sale Form and send detailed photos to [email protected] and to Bill at [email protected]. New items have been posted in the last few days, so check it often. . For those interested in checking out what’s available, items are posted here: MAST ON-LINE ONLY SKI EQUIPMENT SWAP **Additionally, the 2024 Team Gilboa Ski Swap at Hyland is Friday - Sunday, October 24-26 Team Gilboa Hyland Ski Swap
CAPTAIN’S PRACTICE BEGINS! - Monday, October 27 Practice dates are Oct 27 and 29, and Nov 3 and 5 (Mondays and Wednesdays). These practices, led by the 6 team captains, will be held at Lynnhurst Park from 4:00-5:15PM. 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. IMPORTANT DATES
Have a fantastic and safe MEA 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) 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 #5
Sunday, October 5, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents & Friends: What a week MAST had! It’s clear that our Fall Marketing Blitz has been a success. We had around 50 participants at Info Night and we welcome our new athletes to the MAST Family! Thank you for joining us. If you weren’t able to attend, here is a link to the presentation. Additionally, our Core Parents are happy to answer any questions you may have (contact info at the end of this email). And the weather could not have been better for our 6th annual MASTers Golf Tournament this past Wednesday! Big thanks to those who participated - and to Ali Krueger & Aaron Cherveney for coordinating the event. We had a blast while raising money for our program. Congrats go to our winning foursome (for the second year in a row): Ian Petersen, Peter Hunter-Hanson, Steve Johns, and Peet Moseley. This year, Ian took the term ‘handicap’ to a whole new level while golfing with a broken wrist. Action items for this week: Register & complete forms, secure your racing equipment & gear, buy your Hyland passes, and add important dates to the calendar. REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS: MAST Registration opened online on October 1. No need to wait, register now by clicking below and you’ll have access on the TeamSnap app to your team roster and emerging calendar of events as we determine them. A second registration date and link to register with MPS Athletic Dept will follow in our 10/26 Update. Reminder that both registrations are required and both carry separate fees: MAST $300 and MPS Winter Athletics $75. See the respective registration sites/instructions for scholarship requests. **A note for registering returning athletes. Please manually select your athlete’s current grade and school. Autopopulating will pull from last year. Attached are Condensed MAST Registration Instructions that apply only to the Minneapolis Alpine Ski Team 2025-26 Registration, which is now open! Additional info and all MPS registration information can be found on the MAST website Fees and Registration page. FORMS: MAST requires a guardian signature on the Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability form. This form has to be printed, signed and uploaded into the TeamSnap registration. It is included in the registration form, but we’ve attached it below as well so you can have it ready to upload into registration. This form is required to register with MAST. MPS Transportation Waiver. This will be required of MPS registration, which opens on 10/31. Here is the MPS Transportation Waiver which we will collect at 11/10 Hyland Pass pickup night. MPS requires all athletes to have a Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Form on record. This is required for participation. This will also be turned in with your MPS registration on or after 10/31. Please see more about sport’s physicals in the link to Fees and Registration below. MPS registration will also require the MPS Emergency Contact & Eligibility Form. Again, this will be completed and turned in with your MPS registration on or after 10/31. MAST Equipment Day at Pierce Skate and Ski Wednesday, October 8, 4pm - 9pm. Call ahead to make an appointment. 952-884-1990 Pierce Skate and Ski has been a long-time friend of our team, and they offer special pre-season pricing for racers. Just let them know you ski with MAST. The staff at Pierce asks that you make an appointment in advance if you are purchasing skis and/or boots this Fall. A boot fitting appointment can take up to 90 minutes if done properly, so plan accordingly. If you need poles, tuning equipment, clothing, or protective gear, you are welcome to just walk-in. Any of the Head Coaches is also willing to talk through your equipment needs with you. One other tip: download a clip of your best run from your Sprongo account when you go to buy new equipment. This will help the salesperson to better match the equipment to your skill level. Please see the attached letter from our kind and experienced friends at Pierce Skate and Ski. HYLAND Season Passes - Now on Sale! MAST practices are held at Hyland Hills Ski Area. If you aren’t one of the 25 skiers who paid for Season Passes last Spring already, save the sales tax (which is about $45) on your Hyland Season Pass by sending or dropping a check for $499 made out to “Mpls Alpine” to Brenda Hunter-Hanson to arrive before Oct 29, 2025 at the address below. Season passes will be available for pickup at Hyland Hills Nov. 10 at the Season Pass Pick Up night. Brenda Hunter-Hanson 5312 Colfax Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55419 Alternatively, passes are on sale on-line with Hyland for $499+tax until Nov 1, then increase to $524+tax. Do you follow MAST on Social Media? You should! Stay connected with MAST by following us for reminders, upcoming happenings and cool pics. Thanks to our Marketing task group lead, Heather Hunt, and MAST Captains for keeping the posts coming. MAST Facebook MAST Instagram You can also find helpful information, our current calendar, and past Updates on the MAST website, thanks to Ali Krueger. Check it out! Minneapolis Alpine Ski Team website MAST ONLINE EQUIPMENT SWAP Visit our MAST equipment swap inventory to find (and post) used skis, equipment, and clothing being offered by MAST skiers. Contact your coach listed below to make sure you are buying the right equipment (sizing, etc), if in doubt, and visit our Equipment Guide for guidance. To post items for sale please see Update #3 for instructions or please email [email protected] and [email protected]. If you have sold items, please email the same addresses as soon as possible so we may update our inventory selection. Thank you for recycling equipment and helping keep our community outfitted. CALL for Parent Volunteers: Help us Continue to Improve and Get Involved: The strength of MAST is highly dependent on parental involvement. We are looking for parent volunteers to help fill open positions within MAST. There are 9 different Task Groups, 7 of which are looking for new volunteers: Program Administration, Registration, Communication, Equipment Management, Marketing, Fundraising, and Race Management. Adults of younger racers are encouraged to join the listed Task Groups to give you the opportunity to train in before current volunteers leave with their graduating Senior. We also have volunteer slots for SignUP management, Banquet, Race Food organizing, and one-time tasks that will help Task Groups (keep track of completed waivers, put together team roster, etc). The MAST Board and Task Groups appreciate your willingness to volunteer and help make the 2025-2026 a great season. We really can’t do it without you! It’s fun and you’ll have plenty of support. MAST Volunteer/Task Group Openings ON-HILL Parent volunteers for Practice and Supplemental Needed This is a pretty cool experience for both parents and their athletes. Plus, being a parent volunteer during practice and supplementals gives our coaches more time to coach our racers. The only requirements are that you know how to ski (racing experience not needed) and you must complete the MSP Parent Background Check. You get to hold a radio, drill holes, replace gates, slip, and be up close, watching our mighty racers and coaches. Coaches will give you instruction as to what you can do to help. You can come out one night a week, 2 nights a week, stay for 1 session, stay for all sessions. Recruit a fellow MAST parent to join you and make an evening of it! Please reach out to a coach with questions. Their contact info is at the bottom of this email. “Volunteering on the hill is as close as you can get to experiencing what your racer is experiencing. You see the course from all angles and feel the energy from the racers up close, either at the starting gate if you help start or along the course if you gate judge or do course maintenance. I highly recommend volunteering to be on the hill.” - Steve Moore SAVE THE DATES
We hope you’ve had a great start to October! Savor it - the snowflakes will fly before we know it. 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) 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 #4
Sunday, September 29, 2025 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents & Friends: Wow! Another gorgeous week of extended summer weather! We hope you were able to take advantage. It’s hard to believe we are jetting our way into October and so many exciting MAST happenings! October brings us registration, the MASTers golf tournament, MAST day at Pierce, Captains’ practices and much more. You’ll find all the details below. Additionally, please refer to Update #3 for information regarding race equipment / ski swaps, requests for on-hill parent volunteers and suggestions on how to help with our ongoing marketing blitz. IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES MAST Information Night for New Athletes and Families “Orientation to High School Ski Racing and MAST” MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 at 7-8PM (Tomorrow!) Lynnhurst Recreation Center 1345 W Minnehaha Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55410 Open to MPS students grades 7-12 and caregivers. A night to learn about the Minneapolis Alpine Ski Team and how we create lifelong skiers and exceptional citizens. Meet coaches and racers on the team. Learn what the season looks like. Learn about racing equipment and how and where to purchase race equipment. Registration and Rostering MAST Registration will open online on October 1. Here is a link to TeamSnap Registration Instructions for the MAST registration portion. We will resend this information again on Wednesday 10/1, along with the official registration link. A second registration date and link to register with MPS Athletic Dept will follow in our 10/26 Update. Reminder that both registrations are required and both carry separate fees: MAST $300 and MPS Winter Athletics $75. See the respective registration sites/instructions for scholarship requests. If you are new to MAST or have a new athlete in your family joining the team this season, please complete the NEW ATHLETE INQUIRY FORM that can be found on our website. Some of you have already done this, so thank you for taking that first step with MAST. MASTers Golf Tournament Join us for the 6th Annual MASTers Golf Tournament! This adults-only fundraiser is a casual round of scramble golf for fun... all are welcome! But the kids get to sit this one out. Dinner and beverages will be served in the clubhouse afterwards and we will be holding a raffle to earn extra funds. Time & Location: October 1st, 4pm @ Lake Hiawatha Golf Course Cost: $75/person Raffle tickets: $20 each To SIGN UP: MASTers Tournament Sign Up Link If you have something to donate please email Ali Krueger ([email protected]) *Ideas for donations: Gift cards at stores/restaurants, access to sporting events, wine, golf gear, an experience, apparel/ equipment, tickets – nothing is too big or too small – we just appreciate your generosity! MAST Equipment Day at Pierce Skate and Ski Wednesday, October 8, 4pm - 9pm. Call ahead to make an appointment. 952-884-1990 Pierce Skate and Ski offers special pre-season pricing for racers. Just let them know you ski with MAST. The staff at Pierce asks that you make an appointment in advance if you are purchasing skis and/or boots this Fall. A boot fitting appointment can take up to 90 minutes if done properly, so plan accordingly. If you need poles, tuning equipment, clothing, or protective gear, you are welcome to just walk-in. Any of the Head Coaches is also willing to talk through your equipment needs with you. One other tip, download a clip of your best run from your Sprongo account when you go to buy new equipment. This will help the salesperson to better match the equipment to your skill level. Please see the attached letter from our kind and experienced friends at Pierce Skate and Ski. HYLAND Season Passes - Now on Sale! MAST practices are held at Hyland Hills Ski Area. If you aren’t one of the 25 skiers who paid for Season Passes last Spring already, save the sales tax (which is about $45) on your Hyland Season Pass by sending or dropping a check for $499 made out to “Mpls Alpine” to Brenda Hunter-Hanson to arrive before Oct 29, 2025 at the address below. Season passes will be available for pickup at Hyland Hills Nov. 10 at the Season Pass Pick Up night. Brenda Hunter-Hanson 5312 Colfax Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55419 Alternatively, passes are on sale on-line with Hyland for $499+tax until Nov 1, then increase to $524+tax. MAST ONLINE EQUIPMENT SWAP Visit our MAST equipment swap inventory to find (and post) used skis, equipment, and clothing being offered by MAST skiers. Contact your coach listed below to make sure you are buying the right equipment (sizing, etc), if in doubt. To post items for sale please see Update #3 for instructions (link included above) or please email [email protected] and [email protected]. If you have sold items, please email the same addresses as soon as possible so we may update our inventory selection. Thank you for recycling equipment and helping keep our community outfitted. SAVE THE DATES
T-43 days to the start of the MAST season! 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) 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Minneapolis Alpine Ski Team" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mplsalpineski/b53d63bf-838f-459d-8269-8208eb30a596n%40googlegroups.com. |
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