This weekend, the race team will train on Saturday Jan 7, 2011 from 7:45 to 11:00 at Wintergreen. Then we will leave at 11:30 in a Car pool for Bryce Resort to race Slalom. This race is open to all age classes J1 - 5
We will return to Wintergreen after the race and train GS on Sunday Jan 8 at 7:45.
Registration for this race is open on skisara.org until thursday. (The registration may show Jan 8..but the race is on the 7th for all age groups.)
The race will start 3:00 PM
Registration payments will open at 12:45
Registration for Race is $25.00 and Lift Ticket is $25.00
Course Inspection at 2:00 and Race begins at 3:00
The Development team will have practice at Wintergreen this weekend both days this weekend 1/26 & 1/27 7:45am-11am.
The Race team will travel to Sugar Mountain this weekend for a SARA points SL race on Saturday and a GS race on Sunday.
Special instructions for Race Team!
You will be able to register at Sugar for the races Friday evening 6pm-9pm or Saturday Morning 7am-8am. Registration location is the third floor of the main lodge.
You have an option to do only one GS race on Sunday so that you can get on the road home sooner.
If you choose to just race one race you need to let the folks at registration know that you will only be racing in one race so you will only be charged for one. When the race starts you will not be on the first race start order. You will be on the second race start order and you will run in the second and third runs. That will be your race and you can then leave for home. Everyone should register for and race in both Slalom races on Saturday. Robert Sandy and I will be there to help you understand this process. Please do not waffle on your decision to race one or two GS races on Sunday and please remember to let the folks at registration know what you are up to.
See you there! Anyone looking to contact me at the Sugar races my cell # is 434-989-2541.
Chris Shepard
Alpine Race Dir.
Wintergreen Resort
434-325-8282
cshepard@wintergreenresort.com
We will ski on some very nice surface this weekend with much welcome additional terrain. Both teams will ski this weekend.
Race team please bring Slalom skis on Saturday and GS skis on Sunday. Also remember the following weekend is Sugar Mountain. If you have not registered for the races at Sugar you need to do that now SARA. For those traveling from Northern Virginia to Sugar I am working to make sure the GS races on Sunday will be run in a format that will allow you race one of the GS races so you can get on the road back home earlier.
Both teams will have an opportunity to train this Monday (1/21). We will have a modified GS course (Tighter than normal GS and Looser than normal SL) for both teams. I know that not everyone has Monday off and this practice is really an opportunity for those who will be around that day. As always we will use the coaching resources available. Most coaches have real jobs! 
We have a lot of winter left. We have a lot of work to do on both teams. Here’s to a return to winter and to some great conditions for the weekend!
Chris Shepard
Alpine Race Dir.
Wintergreen Resort
434-325-8282
cshepard@wintergreenresort.com
Practice as scheduled this coming weekend (1/12 & 1/13) for both Race and D-teams 7:45am each day
We will ski and train. Lets plan on SL skis for Saturday. We will be setting gates on Sunrise if all goes well. We will also do some video work this weekend as well.
The night temps look like they will fall below freezing the next couple of nights and that should make the surface real nice.
See you Saturday!
Chris Shepard
Alpine Race Dir.
Wintergreen Resort
434-325-8282
cshepard@wintergreenresort.com
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