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Happy Friday, MAST Athletes & Families! What a great week. It was so nice to see all of you at Hyland on Monday and throughout the week at Dryland practice. Thank you for continuing to do the work to prepare for an awesome season - and thank you to all the parent volunteers and coaches for your big efforts in getting us ready for it! We’re looking forward to having an awesome Saturday with all of our athletes. See you tomorrow! ***NEW*** Coaches Corner Nice first week of dryland training! Keep working hard the next few weeks until we are able to get on snow. Saturday is the one day out of the whole season where coaches take the time to cover all the aspects of racing and training that seem to slip through the cracks when we get on snow. Please come ready to learn and focus on ski racing. -Coach Daniel Athletes, you are strongly encouraged to attend dryland practices.We know you have a lot going on in your lives but as athletes committed to this sport we want you at practices. Please come and push yourself to the best of your ability. How hard you work now shows us how hard you are willing to work once we get on snow. - Coach Matthew The weather is going to turn the middle to end of next week and finally will be dipping down into snow making temps. Hyland will make snow whenever the temps drop below 28 degrees, so keep your fingers crossed. With any luck we will be skiing the first week of December which means we are guaranteed at least another week plus of dryland. Rain (inside the cafeteria) or shine (outside) we will be holding practice. We need to see all your smiling faces as many nights as possible. Now that the roster is set and you all are cleared, we will be tracking dryland attendance...in part to learn all your names! Lots of new faces this year and I just love all the introductions I've witnessed over the last 4 days. Keep it going! The season is going to fly by so get your rest, eat healthy, and study hard. See you tomorrow! -Coach Joel TOMORROW - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16! - required for all athletes Athlete Retreat and Tuning Clinic - Hyland Ski Jump Facility Location: Bush Lake Ski Jump Chalet (84th Street and Bush Lake Road) 9am-noon - 10th - 12th Grades (unless you are new to MAST) 1pm-4pm - 7th - 9th Grades, and ALL new skiers: 3pm-4pm - TUNING CLINIC (not 2pm-3pm as previously mentioned) **Parents are welcome to join! IMPORTANT - if you haven’t already, please print, sign, and take your Transportation Waiver (attached) to the retreat. Athletes Bring:
GIANT’S RIDGE TRAINING CAMP Our 17th Annual Giants Ridge Training Camp is NOW OPEN for Registration! When: Tuesday, December 31 at 6AM to Friday, January 3 at 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-2024.html To register for the 2024 Giant’s Ridge Training Camp sign up here Deadline to register for Giant’s Ridge Training Camp: December 1, 2024. *****BIG THANKS to Wendy Moore, Elizabeth Renz, and Coryn Peterson for orchestrating the many details in planning Giant’s Ridge Training Camp!!***** NEW MSAA SKI AREA WAIVER - Required for all Parents! (List of those still needing to sign) Takes just five minutes. (link below) You can’t ski without it! This year, there’s one single ski area waiver for you to sign that will cover all ski hills except Afton. If you’ve already filled out a waiver, you still need to fill out this one. Important! When you fill out this waiver, please use the exact same skier name that you used to sign up with Team Snap. Below is a link to the list of Team Snap skier names. Make sure you fill out the waiver with the exact same name as on this list (even down to hyphen or no hyphen in last name). Why? Almost every time in the past, at various ski areas, there is a discrepancy with the waiver name and the name we’ve submitted for ski passes, and the skier is unable to ski until it gets straightened out with the Ski Area. This isn’t something you want before a race, as you would rather be getting some valuable practice runs in. MSAA Ski Area Waiver Form (You can’t ski anywhere in Minnesota without signing this) List of Skier Names to match with waiver form. (Please verify the waiver name you enter for your skier(s) matches the name in this list. If the name isn’t right in this list or is missing, let your Core Parent know right away.) *AFTON - Afton is an exception and will have its own Waiver this year. We will send that as soon as it becomes available. 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 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 
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