Friday 11/14, 5th Day on Snow!

After a great rest day everyone was excited to get back on snow. Today we skied on Slalom skis in preparation of our training lane tomorrow. We worked on lots of drills, and made good use of our video feedback capabilities. Using the iPad to watch video right at the resort. Tomorrow we will be skiing on our own training lane. We plan to focus on shorter sections of gates, and other drill courses to help everyone get back into the swing of slapping plastic.

Here is a throwback picture of three of our athletes riding up the lift with Hannah Kearney on Wednesday at Arapahoe Basin. Hannah is a mogul skier from Hanover NH, that won gold in the 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

11/12 4th Day on Snow!

Today we woke-up to fresh snow! We decided to take advantage of the great powder conditions, and go to Arapahoe Basin on our slalom skis for some directed free skiing. A-Basin not only has some great terrain open, but also did not require us to travel on I-70 which was closed in either direction of us during the storm. Skiing in powder bumps, and variable unpredictable terrain was great for everyone's balance, and development of a feel for the snow. We even got to see the US Mogul Team training in the morning.  By the time we got back from the mountain we had over a foot of fresh snow! Everyone is looking forward to a day off after some hard charging runs in the powder today!

2nd and 3rd Days on Snow!

Monday 2nd Day on Snow!

We were out on our Slalom Skis again. The day started with warm-up runs. Then we watched some videos of skills quest drills. We completed phase 2 of skills quest which includes pole jumpers, straight run to slide with edge set, free skiing with pole usage, and outside ski turns.  Every athlete got a chance to watch video of themselves doing the drills. Video is a powerful teaching tool, and everyone did a great job improving the skills we worked on. As the day went on the snow really started to pile up. By the time we were on the road to head back to the condo the I-70 Eisenhower tunnel had been closed.  A little less than 3 hours later we were back at the condo. Needless to say the end of the day was very dragged out, and everyone was happy to be back safe at our base camp in Silverthorne!

Tuesday 3nd Day on Snow!

Today we switch gears, and got on our GS skis. Everyone worked hard to feel comfortable on their longer boards. As a result we did lots of drills focusing on a good athletic racer stance, and the fundamentals of good skiing. Drills without pole were done to help with balance. We also did a lot of continued work on the outside ski drill. By 2:45pm we were loaded up, and on our way up the Loveland pass to check out the Continental Divide. The views were breath taking, and so was the wind! Tomorrow we are back on GS skis, and we are going to check out the skiing at Arapahoe Basin!

First Day on Snow!!!

We had a great first day on snow! Everyone got their loveland passes, and we got to it. The crowds seemed to thin out as the day went on, and the few trails that were open had great snow on them.

Today's focus was getting our skiing feel back on Slalom skis.  The day started out with some free run, and then we got into some drill work later in the day. Tomorrow we will be back on Slalom skis for some more drill work!

End of August Testing

Here are the end of August testing results. Now is the time to work hard and get strong before the start of the competition season!

Names                  Push-ups   Sit-ups   Mile   Plank

U18's

 Kristina Bonnet                                               

Isabella de Buy Wenniger                   35                  45         7:26           4:23

Elise Michaels 

Ryan Riley                                          33                  40         6:16           3:00                                    

U16's

Carolina de Buy Wenniger                 26                   52        7:07           2:47

Jamie Bell                           

Dolores White                                   
Aidan Riley                     

Jack Shea                         
Daly Hynes                      

U14's

Jillian Mirabile                                 24                   30         8:11         3:00      

Lizzie Degraw                                                         33         7:13         1:20

Lydia Kelleher                                  20                   22         7:42         4:44             

Siofra Murdoch                                55                   19         6:42          4:30      

Connor Visnic                                  30                    55        5:48          5:00
Nicholas Lavion                               24                   27       10:54         1:49              

Emma Nelson                    

Lauren Harris                  

U12's

Jenna Mirabile                                  27                  34         9:02        2:00                  

Erin Kelleher                                    26                   25        8:19        4:30         

SB

Ally Nadolecka                  

Nobel Henderson 
Anna Valentine                

End of July Testing results

It is hard to believe that July is already over! Now is the time to work hard, so you can all crush it on snow this winter. Great job to all of those who have turned their results in!!!

Names                                 Push-ups   Sit-ups   Mile   Plank

U18's

 Kristina Bonnet                                               

Isabella de Buy Wenniger    27                 47                    4:00

Elise Michaels 

Ryan Riley                           26                 32        6:40     2:00     

U16's

Carolina de Buy Wenniger  32                 55       7:35      2:06    

Jamie Bell                           

Dolores White                     25                 34       8:05      2:50
Aidan Riley                         25                 43       6:31      3:40

Jack Shea                            35                 47       6:27      2:43 
Daly Hynes                         16                 35       7:04      3:31

U14's

Jillian Mirabile                  

Lizzie Degraw                    20                   35        7:50      1:05

Lydia Kelleher                    21                   20        7:28    10:40

Siofra Murdoch                 

Nicholas Lavion                 14                    23      10:06     1:02

Emma Nelson                     30                   30         7:41     6:04

Lauren Harris                    30                   25          7:55     2:43

U12's

Jenna Mirabile                  

Erin Kelleher                     22                    22        7:07     7:08

SB

Ally Nadolecka                  

Nobel Henderson 
Anna Valentine                  27                    42        7:33     2:53

End of June testing results

Here are the fitness testing results from the end of June (due June 30th.) We are looking very light on numbers, so make sure to get your results to me as soon as possible. Bonus points for our two athletes that got their information in Lizzie and Dolores!!!!

 

Names                                 Push-ups   Sit-ups   Mile   Plank

U18's

 Kristina Bonnet                 

Isabella de Buy Wenniger  

Elise Michaels               

U16's

Carolina de Buy Wenniger                   

Jamie Bell                           

Dolores White                     23                  35        Need    2:35

Aidan Riley                         

Jack Shea                             
 

U14's

Jillian Mirabile              

Lizzie Degraw                      15                  32       7:32    1:03

Lydia Kelleher                   

Siofra Murdoch                

Nicholas Lavion               

Emma Nelson                    

U12's

Jenna Mirabile                  

Erin Kelleher                   

SB

Ally Nadolecka                   

Nobel Henderson