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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. MAST UPDATE #3
Sunday, September 21, 2025 Dear MAST Athletes & Caregivers: First, we would like to welcome the new athletes/families to MAST who have expressed interest in our team! Our means of communicating with our athletes and families is through email. Our sport is more complicated than most, but also more rewarding once you settle in for the journey. You will find that most of your questions will be answered simply by taking the time to read these updates carefully and following through on any action requested. Second, we are unable to add “mpsedu” email addresses to our google groups address book. MPS blocks outside organizations from directly adding people to our address book. Parents, please share these Updates with your athlete, and if you have an additional email address for your student, please let us know so we can add them to our distribution list. Third, if you feel you might be on this distribution list in error, please unsubscribe or let us know…though we’d hate to see you go! We have a lot coming up in October. Mark your calendars, sign up, participate, engage, learn, befriend, expand, and thrive. Let’s dive in! Update #2 covers important information on purchasing ski equipment (here’s a quick link on that too MAST Equipment Info). If you have used slalom race skis or related race equipment to sell, or if you want to see what’s for sale, go to our MAST Equipment Swapsite (read the equipment info sheet first and we encourage you to talk to a coach with equipment questions, contact info at end of this update). And if you’re new to the team or just have general questions about MAST, make sure to check out our MAST Fact Sheet. Registration is coming up in a couple of weeks…and so is our 6th Annual MASTers Golf Tournament! See below for detailed info and sign ups. MAST Information Night for New Athletes and Families “Orientation to High School Ski Racing and MAST” MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 at 7-8PM Lynnhurst Recreation Center 1345 W Minnehaha Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55410 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. 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 Marketing Blitz The MAST marketing committee is looking to increase our recruiting efforts among students and parents this year. September is a key marketing window for us to increase awareness and to encourage families and prospective racers to complete the New Athlete Inquiry Form. Our Fall Marketing Blitz is the middle of September at several schools, including Anthony, Paige, Sanford, Washburn, Southwest, South, Edison, Roosevelt and more. This Fall blitz includes posters and yard signs, e-newsletter inclusion, event participation, and social posts. This is where you all come in – our request: as you see MAST social media posts on Facebook and Instagram – please like, comment and reshare these posts in order to amplify the MAST message and put out your MAST yard signs. If you need a MAST yard sign, please email or text Heather Hunt and she will get a sign to you. [email protected]/612-860-7608 We know that word of mouth is one of the main sources of new recruits for MAST and this is a great way to let your network know about your MAST experience. Again, when you see a post – please like it, comment on it (IE, “we love MAST, reach out if you want to learn more” or maybe share a highlight or achievement about your MAST skier, etc. Your advocacy will help grow the program! Additionally, please mention MAST in your conversations with other parents and students this summer. Point them to the website for all the info they need to explore MAST for their family. http://www.mplsalpineski.org/ Thanks in advance for the support! Go MAST! Registration and Rostering MAST Registration will open online on October 1. Information will be included in our next update to guide you through the MAST TeamSnap registration process. A second registration date and link will follow for MPS winter sport registration. Instructions and guidance will also be forthcoming as MPS has updated/changed the district-wide sports’ registration process. 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. This will help assess interest and start the process of building a roster, and it gets you on our e-mailing list. 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 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. 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, get a free lift ticket and be up close, and while 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 Here is the Sign Up for all open volunteer positions including On Hill Parent Volunteers: MAST Volunteer/Task Group Openings HOUSEKEEPING: ZELLE Most purchases having to do with MAST are made through TeamSnap, vendors for MAST gear, or check/cash. In the past we occasionally used Venmo for random payment and reimbursement. Due to the challenges Venmo has regarding transferring to new users and a higher transaction fee, we are moving to Zelle, which is directly connected to the MAST bank account and has a lower overall fee for business transactions. We will have a QR code available when needed. SAVE THE DATES
FYI: SKI SWAPS & TENT SALES Ski swaps and tent sales are a great way to outfit racers! These events offer refurbished, used and previous season equipment at a much lower cost than buying brand new. If you are new or seasoned in the alpine race world, this is an excellent way to build a necessary gear capsule. It’s important to mention that racing boots and skis are different from recreational boots and skis. In order for athletes to be successful in their alpine experience, it is highly recommended to outfit athletes in proper racing equipment. There will be a deeper conversation about equipment at the informational session and in the opening weeks of the official season. Thank you for taking the time to read and note this important info and dates! We hope your academic year and your fall sports and activities are off to a brilliant and fun start! Study hard, be good citizens and do your best every day. **MInneapolis Alpine Ski Team put out this statement on August 28th on social media: The Minneapolis Alpine Ski Team stands alongside others in supporting the Annunciation families and community after the tragedy on August 27th, MAST has enjoyed the graciousness and open arms throughout the years from Annunciation community. Annunciation, our hearts are with you. 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 #2
Sunday, September 14, 2025 Dear MAST Athletes & Caregivers: Thank you to all who helped with our annual State Fair Barn Cleanup Fundraiser! It was a great success and fun was had. If you haven’t read Update #1 or would like a refresh, please take a look! It covers important information on purchasing ski equipment (here’s a quick link on that too MAST Equipment Info). If you have used slalom race skis or related race equipment to sell, or if you want to see what’s for sale, go to our MAST Equipment Swap site (read the equipment info sheet first and we encourage you to talk to a coach with equipment questions, contact info at end of this update). And if you’re new to the team or just have general questions about MAST, make sure to check out our MAST Fact Sheet. Our Fall Marketing Blitz is in full swing so please make sure to put out those MAST yard signs, share our social media posts, and talk to your friends about the camaraderie, strength, and good times MAST provides! Help us continue to build and sustain our team for all the years ahead. Registration is coming up in a couple of weeks…and so is our 6th Annual MASTers Golf Tournament! See below for detailed info and sign ups. ***If you are no longer on the team and/ or do not wish to receive these updates, you should be able to unsubscribe yourself by scrolling down to the end of the update. If you still can't make them stop coming, then shoot me an email. I. 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! II. MAST Marketing Blitz The MAST marketing committee is looking to increase our recruiting efforts among students and parents this year. September is a key marketing window for us to increase awareness and to encourage families and prospective racers to complete the New Athlete Inquiry Form. Our Fall Marketing Blitz is the middle of September at several schools, including Anthony, Paige, Sanford, Washburn, Southwest, South, Edison, Roosevelt and more. This Fall blitz includes posters and yard signs, e-newsletter inclusion, event participation, and social posts. This is where you all come in – our request: as you see MAST social media posts on Facebook and Instagram – please like, comment and reshare these posts in order to amplify the MAST message and put out your MAST yard signs. If you need a MAST yard sign, please email or text Heather Hunt and she will get a sign to you. [email protected]/612-860-7608 We know that word of mouth is one of the main sources of new recruits for MAST and this is a great way to let your network know about your MAST experience. Again, when you see a post – please like it, comment on it (IE, “we love MAST, reach out if you want to learn more” or maybe share a highlight or achievement about your MAST skier, etc. Your advocacy will help grow the program! Additionally, please mention MAST in your conversations with other parents and students this summer. Point them to the website for all the info they need to explore MAST for their family. http://www.mplsalpineski.org/ Thanks in advance for the support! Go MAST! III. Rostering and Registration MAST Registration will open on-line on October 1. Instructions and guidance will be forthcoming as MPS has updated/changed the district-wide sports’ registration process. 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. This will help assess interest and start the process of building a roster, and it gets you on our e-mailing list. IV. Volunteering: 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 V. SAVE THE 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 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram MAST UPDATE #1
Sunday, August 24, 2025 Dear MAST Athletes, Parents and Coaches: We are back! Welcome to the first official MAST Update of the 2025-26 season. We hope you’ve all enjoyed your summer. It certainly doesn’t feel like it overstayed its welcome this year, but does it ever? Nonetheless, we have exciting things to look forward to, the first of which is our annual State Fair Barn Cleanup Fundraiser! Details for it - and so much more are below. Please read through the entire Update for important and helpful info. If you are new to the team or just have general questions about MAST, check out our MAST Fact Sheet. ***If you are no longer on the team and/ or do not wish to receive these updates, you should be able to unsubscribe yourself by scrolling down to the end of the update. If you still can't make them stop coming, then shoot me an email. I. Monday, September 1, 5:30pm - State Fair Barn Cleanup Fundraiser for MAST The Minnesota State Fair is underway, which means that we will be gathering with your fellow MAST teammates and MAST parents in our annual fundraising event of cleaning out the State Fair Goat Barn! This is a great MAST tradition and our team has been fortunate to have the connection to the fairgrounds to raise good money that pays for our awesome coaches and all of the gates you break during the season! The more people we have, the quicker and more fun the event is. So even if you are a MAST newcomer, we can show you the ropes and help you meet new people. And our experienced shovelers can show you their best technique. What: State Fair Barn Cleanup Where: MN State Fair - 1785 Judson Avenue When: Monday, Sept. 1st at 5:30 pm Who: Anyone willing to work: athletes, siblings, parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents. How: Sign up by clicking on the Sign up Genius below. Sheep Barn Clean Up 2025 Bring: Work gloves, water bottle, mask (it gets smelly/dusty). Free tickets into the fair for all volunteers. Where to pick up free fair tickets: Hasler's House - 5051 Gladstone Ave, MPLS in plastic bin on front steps (even side street parking, opposite of house) When: Pick up tickets Wed. Aug 20th- Sun. Aug 31st. 8am-8pm. **Call or text Aaron Hasler with questions 612-669-9073 Thank you in advance if you’ve already signed up! We can’t wait to muck it up with you. II. Race Equipment and A Note On Purchasing New Equipment This Season Ski racing is an equipment intensive sport. Unfortunately, ski racing equipment is expensive. For this reason, many of our athletes look for used equipment to get them through the first years of their careers. We will write more extensively about equipment AND upcoming ski swaps, as well as MAST’s own online used equipment inventory, in future MAST Updates. For now, you can learn a lot about the equipment you need and how to size and select used equipment by reading through the pages we have posted on our website listed under the EQUIPMENT header. MAST Equipment Info Regarding NEW equipment: In recent years, ski shops have tended to run low on race skis and boots due to factors beyond the shops’ control. Therefore, it’s typically advisable that if you are planning to purchase new boots or skis this season, you DO SO SOONER THAN LATER. It is possible that ski shops will sell out of certain brands of race skis and boots before the season even begins. Shopping now and in September is better than October. October is better than November. You will not find lower prices by waiting to make your purchase. We are fortunate to have many good ski shops in the Twin Cities: Pierce Skate and Ski, Gear West, Joe’s, Hi-Tempo. Pierce Skate and Ski offers special pre-season pricing for racers. Just let them know you ski with MAST. Gear West also offers racer discounts. Other ski shops may also offer discounts to high school racers. Just ask. 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. Here is the number to call if you would like to make an appointment with one of the many experienced sales staff at Pierce: 952-884-1990. 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. Ski Swaps available for purchasing used ski equipment:
***Read before you go! MAST Buying Guide For Ski Equipment has a lot of detailed information about the equipment you need. The MAST Guide will help you understand how to size and select quality used (and new) equipment. Please note: You need SLALOM race skis and RACE boots. You do NOT want to use RECREATIONAL skis or boots. Why? Because they will not perform well in a slalom race course. The skis will be slow to turn. The boots won’t flex and help you create the kind of angles you need to progress as a racer. Some additional thoughts/recommendations on equipment.
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IV. Rostering and Registration MAST Registration will open on-line on October 1. 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 (link here also). Some of you have already done this, so thank you for taking that first step with MAST. This will help assess interest and start the process of building a roster, and gets you on our e-mailing list. V. Volunteering: 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 full 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! MAST Volunteer/Task Group Openings If you do not plan to return to ski with MAST this season, please let us know by reaching out to the Core/Parent Contacts listed below for your school. We'll share more details about registration once the school year begins. That’s a wrap for your first MAST Update of the season! Enjoy this final week of summer—we’re looking forward to seeing you on Labor Day at the Goat Barn! 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram Hello MAST Family, Saturday's Crazy Costume practice was such a blast and the perfect way to wrap up the season with lots of laughs and great memories. Thanks to everyone who joined in on the fun! As we head into our final week, there’s still so much to celebrate! Super Bowl Sunday is here, and whether you're cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles (or just in it for the food & commercials), we hope you're gearing up for a fun-filled evening with friends and family. This week is especially exciting as Sam Moore, Lia Rulf, and Lucy Renz head off to ski their hearts out at the State Race! Let’s all send them our best wishes as they race to the finish line! A special thank you to our dedicated coaches, who juggle full-time jobs and still make it a priority to head to the hill and encourage and instruct our skiers. Your unwavering support, passion, and commitment to our team’s success have been invaluable, and we couldn’t be more grateful for everything you do. As the season comes to a close, we want to take a moment to express how much we’ll miss our Seniors and their families. You’ve been an integral part of this team, and your presence will be deeply missed next year. Thank you for everything you’ve contributed to our team’s success and spirit. We’ve got TWO practices remaining. We hope to see you all there! Let’s finish the season strong with pride and plenty of fun!  ~Crazy Costume Day~ THIS SEASON’S FINAL TRAINING SCHEDULE Monday, February 10 4:30 - 7:00 ALL Pods (Lanes 1,2) Tuesday, February 11 4:30 - 7:00 ALL Pods (Lanes 3,4) SKI JUMP VOLUNTEER OPP - Feb. 15 - Let’s return the love! Calling all MAST skiers/ family for a fun volunteer gig! The ski jump is looking for 5-6 skiers to help at their big jump event in the afternoon & evening of Feb 15. They’re looking for people who are comfortable on skis to help maintain the landing hill and keep it decorated. This should be an easy task and a fun way to get involved. To express your interest and/ or obtain additional details, please reach out to [email protected]. SAVE THE DATE for our MAST Banquet - Sunday, March 23 - 5:00PM - 8:00PM! Join us to celebrate our amazing team and recap another fantastic MAST season at Annunciation Church. 509 W 54th St, Minneapolis, MN 55419. Invitation and details to come. Team Gilboa High School Season Post Season For those who would like to continue skiing gates and receiving in-person coaching, Team Gilboa is offering its Postseason High School Training Program. If you have any desire to commit to this opportunity, DO NOT HESITATE TO REGISTER EARLY. This program fills. About the program: The Team Gilboa High School Season Post Season program is designed to accommodate High School racers that want to lengthen their ski racing season into March. The program focuses on fundamental skill development, speed acquisition, and SL gate training with experienced coaches. The program consists of 4 weeks of Slalom training. You may use the Team Gilboa competition center (at the bottom of North chairlift to get ready daily). There will be an athlete meeting at 4:00pm in the competition center every practice to explain the plan for the day. Cost: $375 Training Schedule: Feb. 18 - 20: 4:00-6:00pm Feb. 24 - 27: 4:00-6:00pm Mar. 3 - 6 : 4:00-6:00pm Mar. 10 - 13: 4:00-6:00pm Registration link: https://teamgilboa.sportngin.com/register/form/529167932 MOTHERSHIP’S MONTH-LONG MAST Promo!!! For in-house dining or takeout orders from Feb 6 through Mar 6, Mothership Pizza Paradise will donate 10% of all purchases as a donation to MAST! If you have yet to experience this amazing new place, now is the time! Customers just need to let the server know to add promo code MAST25 to their bill or to enter it online. HUGE THANKS to Carrie Erickson and Tommy Begnaud (Phoenix Ehlers)! When you see them, make sure to show your appreciation for their incredible generosity!!! Let’s eat!  GO MAST!
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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