December 17th - 19th 2010 Training

Hello Everyone, hope you had a great week !

Here is the schedule for this week's training:

Friday Dec 17th - 3 DAY PROGRAM - SLtraining meet at club at 9am, gate training in AM & PM in Highline
Saturday Dec 18th GS training meet at top of Bunny at 8am, gate training until 10am, we will be working on skiing for the rest of the day
Sunday Dec 19th GS training meet at top of Bunny at 8am, gate training until 10am - we will be working on skiing for the rest of the day

MORE DETAILS ARE POSTED ON THE BLOG & CALENDAR: https://sites.google.com/a/killingtonmountainschool.org/ksc-kms/Home/programs/jiii-team

Please don't hesitate to contact me for any questions, have a great day !

Weekend of December 10th - 12th

Hello Everyone!

Hope you had a great week ! It’s been SNOWING here !!! and a little cold.

So this weekend, here is the schedule

Friday December 10th : 3 day program: SL Skis – meet at club for 9am /
will be running a brush course in the afternoon on Highline
Saturday December 11th : SL Skis – meet outside the club for 8 am - noon
Sunday December 12th: GS Skis – meet outside the club for 8 am – 2:30pm


Here are some IMPORTANT notes:
1) I will be away this weekend racing in a 24h Charity Downhill of Tremblant
(my home ski hill). This is the 10th year that my team, the Chicks on Sticks are competing.
If you want to know about the event, here is the link – there will be live timing !!!! http://www.24htremblant.com/ski/en/ski-homepage/
2) Will is writing a college exam Saturday morning and will be in Killington around lunch time – so the J3 coach for Saturday morning will be Kevin. He will be waiting for the athletes outside the club.
3) Training is finishing at noon on Saturday due to coaches clinic in the afternoon. This is to update coaches on the newest training techniques for your kids.
4) I have attached the notes from our meeting last weekend, if you weren’t there, if you could have a peak at them and let me know if you have questions.
5) If you are planning on racing at OKEMO, make sure you register at: www.vara.org

We will be back on regular schedule the following weekend.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Have a great day !!! Catherine

J3 program starting this weekend !

Hello All,

welcome to the new J3 and good to see you again for the 2nd year J3.

We will be starting up the program on Saturday, I am sure lots of you are excited to be coming up to the mountain.

Here are some updates:
1) New coaching staff: Will Courtney. Will be joining us for the season, Welcome !

2) Calendar: please make a habit to check out our calendar at the following link: J3 page
All details for the weekend are updated either Wednesday or Thursday on the Calendar and the Blog.
Please sign up on it ! You can set it up to receive an email update when changes are made.
If you have any issues with that, please let me know.
Since the weather is unpredictable, the events and time are put there in the event that ski area is open and operating.
If there is any changes due to weather, I will make sure once I have all the kids cell # to update them the morning of.

3) This Saturday, we will be meeting in the Conclusion Room at 8am.
We will have a quick meeting for the kids, if parents want to join us, you are more than welcomed !
We will be skiing SLALOM SKIS for the entire weekend.

4) Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Hope this helps!
Have a great drive up !

Catherine

Getting Ready for a new season !

Hello J3 Parents!

We are excited for another year of fun up here at Killington!
For those of you that do not know me, my name Catherine Lemieux.
I am the J3 KWSC Head coach and J3 coach at KMS.
Will Courtney will be coaching with us this year.
He is excited to be part of our team and looks forward to meet you all.
When you have a chance, please welcome him to our team !

If you have a question about the alpine program, then please do not hesitate to email me at clemieux@killingtonmountainschool.org I can also be reached at 802-422-5671 ext 263
If you need immediate assistance on the weekend please find Matt Gnoza or Nicole Kondziela in the ski club office and they will contact us.

The J3 program is staged for another successful year. If you have not registered yet, the time has come. We really need to know who to expect so we are ready for you!

COMPETITION INFORMATION:
You can find all of our competition information on the VARA as well as the USSA East for regional postseason events and qualifying website, as well as, pasted below.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE:
http://www.vara.org/news/eventcalendar.asp

BLOG AND CALENDAR:
We have a Blog and the Google Calendar is linked to the site that hosts much of our information in regards to scheduling.
Here is the link: https://sites.google.com/a/killingtonmountainschool.org/ksc-kms/Home/programs/jiii-team
I strongly encourage you to become a follower of the Blog.
I update it regularly during the season and also outside of the season. It really is a great way to stay connected! Check it out!

USSA/VARA LICENSE:
A USSA and VARA licenses are required to compete in J3 events. For more information and to register, go to USSA and VARA
VARA: http://www.active.com/skiing-membership/cavendish-vt/vara-membership-renewing-members-2010
USSA: https://webapps.ussa.org/accounts/login.html

REGISTERING FOR EVENTS:
During the regular racing season, you do not need to worry about registering your child for each race.
The coaching staff will send in the start lists at the beginning of the season.
You will be responsible for signing up for any open races you wish to do outside of the council calendar.

PARENT MEETING:
Will and Myself will host a parent meeting for the J3’s on December 4th at 6pm at “Meet the Coaches Celebration” at the ski club.
If you have topics that you are interested in, then please shoot me an email!

EVENT VOLUNTEERS:
We depend on the parents to help us with events. It is definitely a team effort.
Please email our event organizer, Nicole Konziela, to volunteer.
If you don't volunteer, we will ask you anyway! You will find out more information about Event Volunteering at “Meet the Coaches Celebration”

MEETING TIMES:
The coaches will meet the athletes on training days Outside at 7:50am in hopes that we will ski away at 8:00am.
No doubt there will be equipment issues and confusion on the first day.
In order to get everyone out on the hill as soon as possible - we need everyone to be on time.
This will take a team effort!!
PLEASE try to arrive at the club by 7:15-7:30 in order to get suited up on time.
(This is a good time to arrive in the club every weekend to eliminate getting caught in the traffic line up to K1.) Look forward to seeing all of you and meeting the new crew! Please don’t hesitate to contact me for any questions.

Get your ski legs ready and see you soon ! Catherine

KSC/KMS Announces New Alpine Coaches

Dear KSC/KMS Members, Staff, Supporters, Partners and Friends: 
 


It gives us great pleasure to announce the following alpine coach appointments.

Mike Cahill—A KMS FIS coach for the past two seasons, Mike Cahill has been named the Head J4/5 coach and Alpine Head coach for the KMS BOOST program. With 14 years of coaching experience, Cahill has worked with a variety of high level programs including GMVS, KMS & the Winter Park Competition Center (CO) and has brought elite junior athletes to top national rankings. He holds a B.A. in Sports Management from Champlain College and is USSCA Level 300 certified.

“Mike brings a level of experience and professionalism to this position that will bolster the development of athletes in his programs,” said Gnoza. “He will add to the strong history of success that the Killington Mountain School and the Killington Winter Sports Club have earned. We’re excited to have Mike’s strong leadership for the youngest of our athletes.”

Scott Smith—Scott Smith, son of Killington founder Preston Smith, has been named as a J1/2 coach for KWSC/KMS. Smith (KMS ’76) was a member of the U.S. Development Team in 1979 and took 12th in Slalom at the U.S. National Championships that same year. He was a member of the University of Vermont Carnival Team from 1981-1984. Most recently, he has been the Head J4 Ross Coach and then the J4 Jones Coach at Suicide Six in Woodstock, VT. He holds a B.S. in Recreation Management from the University of Vermont and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of New Hampshire.

Chris Clarke—Chris Clarke has been named the Head Ross Coach for KWSC/KMS this season. He will coach the youngest age group, also known as J5 (ages 8-9 in the Mid-Vermont Council Series, VARA), and in a sense, will be the first race coach these young athletes will interact with. Clarke brings with him a long history of more than 30 years of coaching and instructing at Killington and was an active Masters racer for more than 20 years. He lives with his family in Eastern Pennsylvania and spends winters in Vermont. He is a commercial pilot as well.

Will Courtney – Will Courtney, has been named J3 coach. Growing up as a ski racer Will attended Gould Academy where he competed at the FIS level. Last season Will was the Head J3 Coach at the Quechee Ski Club. Will is currently fulfilling his graduation requirements at the University of Vermont and will be graduating this spring with a degree in political science with a double minor in business administration and history.

The KSC/KMS Alpine coaches will be working under the leadership of KMS Head
Alpine Coach Tom Sell and KSC/KMS Program Director Matt Gnoza. KSC/KMS
is very fortunate to have this type of experience, passion, creativity and work
ethic as part of our team. The coaches will be starting at KSC/KMS thru out the
month of November. In the mean time Matt Gnoza may be contacted by email
mgnoza@killingtonmountainschool.org or by phone at802-422-6898 with any
questions or concerns.

Last Weekend of the 2009-2010 ski sesaon !

Hi guys, hope you had a great week !

This is our last weekend together for this season !

Just a reminder that the BBQ will take place on Sunday. We will meet at the club for 9am to freeski until BBQ (around lunch time...hihi!)

As for Saturday:
1st years: Bermuda Open at Mount Snow with Cath
2nd years: Stowe open race with Nick

I will be back in Vermont tomorrow evening, you can always contact me by email or cell phone if you have any questions.

If you haven't confirmed yet, please let me know if you are attending any races

See you soon ! Cath :)

March 20-21st Training Program

Saturday March 20th:
1st year J3 and others that are not racing:
Slalom Training on Bunny 8am-10am - meet at the club at 8am

2nd year J3:
meet at the club for 8am ready to go for inspection (1st run forerunner please be there also)

Sunday March 21th:
1st year J3 :
Slalom Race @ Suicide 6 - Cath will be on site

2nd year J3 Girls:
Middlebury race - you will be working with the J2 Coach - name of coach to be confirmed saturday

2nd year J3 BOYS:
Sugarbush race - Nick will be the coach on site

Saturday March 13th - Sunday March 14th

Saturday March 13th 2010
8am-11am: Highline Dual Slalom training
11am-11:30am: Brake-video review
11:30-1pm: Freeskiing

Sunday March 14th 2010
Sunburst Race @ Pico

This weekend training

Here is the schedule for this weekend:

Saturday March 6th: GS Bunny Buster 8:00am-10:30am - meet at club at 7:45am

Sunday March 7th: GS Open Race @ Stratton: both Nick and I will be there at the races.
If you are not planing on being there, you can have a freeski day with your family.
Registration must be done by yourself at the following web site: http://www.vara.org/news/eventdetail.asp?number=4873

Take care and see you Saturday ! :)

KSC J3 March Update

Hello Everyone !

hope you are doing well and you enjoyed the snow over the weekend.

It was amazing snow through out the week ! I want to again congratudulate everyone for their hard work this season.

THE SEASON IS NOT OVER !

There are a couple more races on the calendar if you are interested and training on specific dates.

For the 2nd year J3, there are races out there that can help you set your points for next year.

For the 1st year J3, the more races you do, the more experience you get under your belt.

Here is the first one coming: http://www.vara.org/news/eventdetail.asp?number=4873

This is this coming Sunday March 7th at Stratton - GS.

Tom, Nick and I will be there.

If you can confirm your participation in both training and races - that would be appreciated.

At this time of year, the team get divided in different directions and the staff need to be organised to cover where they are needed.

JO's

I would like to congradulate Michelle Martin for making the team to represent Vermont at Junior Olympics.They will be held on March 13th - 16th at Sunday River.

States Results

Here are the results for states:

Michelle Martin 15th

Nikki Sharkin 47th

Kathleen Sheppard 70th

Jamie Coen 73rd

Dylan Rotella 78th

Dominic Wysolmerski 80th

Sawyer Mattsson 91st

Good work guys ! The conditions in which we raced this weekend were not the easiest.

It was fantastic for you guys to make it into this championship and you must see it at a great achievement no matter the results.

Every opportunity to race, is experience under your belt.
And remember what Julie (Vara representative) said:

'National Team Members / Olympians don't all remember participating in States or JO'S in the J3 age group.'

It's what comes after J3 that is what you can focus on...if that is what you want.

Training this weekend

Training will be available this weeekend in GS. Times and Hill space will be posted later on this week.

Please confirm your participation - thank you !

IF YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES FROM THIS WINYER, PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME :)

Cheers everyone !

Don't hesitate to call or email for any questions.

Have a great week !

This weekend training (feb 27 & 28) and more info...

Hello all,

hope you are doing well and getting ready to ski some powder this weekend !
It's been snowing quite non stop here for the last 2 days and still more to come :)

I want to congratulate you all on a job well done so far this year but it's not over !
We are planing on going to some open races and still there is training available until the end of March.

Open Race #1
Please stay posted - I will send you a calendar of events once we are done with States this weekend.
A first one you can put to your calendar is the following:
Stratton J3-4 Open - Sunday March 7th.
Registration is online - Please see the vara web site
Great prizes and trophies
Race will be on North American
Registration: 7:30-8:30am in the lower level of the Base Lodge
Load lifts: 8:30am
Approximate start time: 9:50am

States Team
Also, congrats to our team members that have made the states team:Michelle, Nikki, Kathleen, Dylan, Dominic and Jamie and Sawyer
They will be competing this weekend on Needles Eye here in Killington - please come by and cheer them on !

This weekend training:
Due to the load of work required during the state event, coaches are working in many directions.

Training will be available to you Saturday and Sunday at the following times with Nick:
Saturday GS: Meet at club at noon - training will be on HIGHLINE from 12:30-2:00
Sunday SL: Meet at club at noon - training will be on HIGHLINE from 12:30-2:00

In the morning, I encourage you to go free ski, have fun and play in the bumps, steps, trees etc.
The free skiing is really good for your own personal development and we don't do enough of it.

If you have any questions, as always, please feel free to contact me.
Be safe on the roads and have a great weekend !

Important Information for this weekend races

Hi All !

Killington Race Information

Race fee: 15$ at registration

Inspection: 08:15-09:15. Inspection TBD (ACR 904).

Start time: 1st Run: 09:30.2nd Run proposed: 1 Hour after completion of first run
Please check Official Notice Board for actual schedule.

Other notes:
1- Registration is from 7am - 8:30am at the Skyship base gondola
2- All lifts are open open at 8am
3- There will be food at the following locations:
- Skyship Cafeteria
- Ana's Enpena will be open and have lot's of food
- you can do lunch like you normaly do at the Club
- make sure you keep timing in mind to get there and back
4- Medals will be given at the finish
5- Naming of the state team will be at the Club as well as a racer BBQ

It will be up to you to choose if you go up to the club prior registration or if you go straight to the gondola with your equipment.

Pico Race Information

All athletes that haven't made the states team can participate in the shoutout
- top 10 boys and 10 girl will be added to the state team.

Racers who have made the team the day before have the day OFF.
All atheltes are already registered.
Payment will be done like usal - no need to worry about it.
Here is the link for information to the race: http://www.vara.org/news/eventdetail.asp?number=4822

This weekend and a couple notes

Hi everyone !

Here is the schedule for this weekend training:
Saturday February 13th:
Meet at Club 8am
Highline GS 9:30 - 12:30

Sunday February 14th:
Meet at Club 7:50am
Bunny SL 8:00 - 11:00

PLEASE NOTE:
1) If we are gate training at a later time than 8am, we are still doing some directed free skiing.
This time is important and use it well.
This is when you can get some personal feedback on your skiing, a focus, a direction.
So we still meet at the club at 8am.... It's my hope to all of you there ready to rip some turns!
2) This weekend, I will be away. Nick will be there with the assistance of an other coach.
I will be back for Tuesday training.
3) President week schedule will be out in the next 24hr. We will be off on Monday Feb 16th.
During that week, the training schedule will be from 8am to 1pm. Lunch will be on your own after 1pm.
This is to give you the opportunity to have your afternoon off and with your families.

Please, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
I can be reached on my US cell phone up to Friday 6pm and will be returning to the US on Monday evening.
During the weekend, you can reach me by email.

Take care everyone ! Have a great week ! Cath :)

Great Work this weekend !

Hi Guys !

I just want to congratulate you all for great work this weekend, it's really paying off !
Each and everyone skied really well.

If you want to see the results: http://www.vara.org/news/resultsviewer.asp?eventnumber=4810
I you wanting to see your overall standing:
Boys: http://www.vara.org/standings/mvc/MVCJ3Boys10.pdf
Girls: http://www.vara.org/standings/mvc/MVCJ3Girls10.pdf

I would also like to congratulate the following athletes for making state SG:
Michelle Martin
Kathleen Sheppard
Nikki Sharkin
Dylan Rotella.
They will be leaving for Stowe on Thursda night to race Friday. Good luck and ski fast !

SATURDAY FEB 6TH 2010 SL TRAINING

We will meet outside the club at 8am.

We are training SL - we will train on Bunny at 9:30

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE RACE DAY OUTLINE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE RACE DAY OUTLINE:

Inspection: when inpsection open, make sure to see the coaches on the slopes at important sections of the course.

Race start: Greg is the only coach at the start. It's not an easy job to make sure all 30 Killington athletes are put together.So let's try to help him !

Here are a couple things:
1) make sure we put all KSC clothing together - we now have a bag that you can put your stuff in (Reliable racing with KSC written on it).You are responsible to get your clothing back (Parents, please don't enter the start coral, there isn't enough room)
2) skis are to be ligned up and ready to go
3) Need to pay attention on your start number - you should be getting yourself ready minimum 10 racers ahead of you. We need you to pay ATTENTION - there are a lot of you: we want to make sure you get the proper course report and proper race start preparation.

Thanks for your cooperation !

PICO SL RACE SUNDAY february 6th 2010

PICO SL RACE SUNDAY
The race this weekend is taking place at Pico: registration has already been taken care of.

Payment will be taken morning of cost: 20$

Here is the fact sheet for the day: http://www.vara.org/news/prdetail.asp?item=2080

UPDATE FOR STATE SELECTIONS

UPDATE FOR STATE SELECTION:
Here is an update on how the State selection process will take place this year.
Many of you had questions - here is what we got for an email this week (the same is posted on the website):

We will include the Pico SL race on 2/7 for the J3 SG at Stowe on 2/12.
Our quotas for the J3's will be: 30 boys28 girls

For the technical events our quota will be filled using the standings after the Killington sl on 2/20.

The remainder of our athletes qualify for the J3 dual shootout on 2/21 at Pico where 10 boys and 10 girls qualify for states.

You can check out your current stadings on the website on the following link:Boys: http://www.vara.org/standings/mvc/MVCJ3Boys10.pdfGirls: http://www.vara.org/standings/mvc/MVCJ3Girls10.pdf

Saturday Jan 30th - Monday Feb 1st 2010

Hello Everyone !

hope you are doing well and had a good week !
Here is the schedule for the weekend:

Saturday January 30th
8:00 am meet at club - free ski SG
9:30 am Highline SG
11:00am Highline GS
12:30pm Lunch
1:30 pm Freeski

Sunday January 31st
GS Middlebury

Monday February 1st
SG Okemo

Take care and see you Saturday !!! :)

This weekend training Jan 23-24 2010

Here is this weekend scedule for training:

Saturday Jan 23 Highline 8-11:30 SL
Sunday Jan 24 Bunny 8-11:30 SG - if you have SG skis, bring them, if not, GS skis

Meet at club for 7:45am to bring up gates, tools & gear.

Don't hesitate to contact me for any questions.

Have a great evening, Cath

Okemo Race Results

Hello Everyone ! Here are the race results for this past Sunday race at Okemo:
http://www.vara.org/news/resultsviewer.asp?eventnumber=4735

Great job everyone !

This weekend schedule will be out later in the day tomorrow.

Ski Tuning Clinic & Equipment Check

We will host a ski tuning clinic for all J3 .
Bring a pair of skis you would like to work on and the equipment you own for tuning.

We will also go over your ski equipment: we want to make sure you are properly fitted

The clinic will start at 1:30 in the Tuning room of the Club.

See you on the slopes !

Sunday January 17th Okemo Race Information

Here is the link for the Okemo race:
http://www.vara.org/news/eventdetail.asp?number=4735

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Pico Race Result for Sunday, January 10

Here are the results for the Pico Race, Sunday January 10th 2010
http://www.vara.org/news/resultsviewer.asp?eventnumber=4718

Great job everyone !

Cath :)

KSC Auction- This Saturday!

Hi Fellow Ski Club Members:

This weekend (Saturday night), we will be embarking upon our one and only fundraiser for the year. This Cocktail Party is not only a great way to raise money but is also a great time to talk with old friends and meet new members. Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at the KSC office or at the door. If anyone would like to help set up items, check people in or otherwise assist, I would appreciate your help.

We are still taking donations and have received many generous items for auction. As in past years, we will have such items (to name a few) as season passes, clothing, gift baskets, photographs, gift certificates, skis etc. etc. We will also do our traditional 50/50 raffle. The party starts at 6 PM at the Mountain Meadows. The Mountain Meadows is very close by, located near the end of the access road. Simply turn right on Route 4 and then take your first left and you will be there.

I know that we are all busy hustling and bustling in our lives. Some of us are transporting kids to events, races or friends’ houses, while others are working many hours. So please take a moment and share a few laughs with others all in the name of a good cause (us). The money we raise goes directly to the Club.

Thanks to the Mercier Family for starting this great tradition. I look forward to seeing all of you at the party and having a relaxing, much deserved, good time with you all.
Sincerely,
Andrea Stolar
Social Coordinator, KSC
office@killingtonskiclub.com

Suicide Six Race Results

Please find the results for this past Sunday Race at:
http://www.vara.org/news/resultsviewer.asp?eventnumber=4703

Great work !

PS: If there are any discrepency in the results, it is important to let us know.

Great Holiday Camp !

Hello Everyone !

I just wanted to thank you all for your help during the holiday camp, you guys we awesome !

You all have improved your skiing and look forward to a great season.

Keep up the good work !