HOLIDAY GREETINGS from TEAM Afton Join us for Christmas Camp and New Year’s Eve-day R

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Greetings Ski Racers!

 As the year winds to a close, we wish you the very best for the new year!
 We’re excited about our upcoming Team Afton Christmas Camp as we welcome new participants and say welcome back to old acquaintances! We extend a special welcome to our "out-of-towners" and our fellow ARC-Team members participating in the camp this year!

Special treat: All-American alpine competitor and native Coloradan, Mary Rachel Hostetter (M.R. for short) is our featured coach for the entire camp! M.R., who competed at all levels of racing domestically and internationally, brings her coaching expertise and ski racing enthusiasm to help athletes refine successful ski racing skills.

On Saturday, December 27th at 9:30 am, we will formally introduce Mary Rachel in front of the Team Afton USSA “TeamHuis” and you’ll learn more about her ski racing career highlights and what makes M.R. so special.
We will also have several guest coaches and helpers on hand to make this camp a great training experience.
Tuning Clinic: In addition to ski racing skills, we’re giving you a chance to refine ski tuning skills! Expert ski tuning/waxing technician Dr. Dave Thorson is offering TWO tuning clinics on Sunday, December 28th in the Oakwood Room. M.R. will be dropping by both sessions to say a brief hello to parents. The Advanced Tuning Session is 10:00 – 11:30 am, followed by the Novice Tuning Session at 1:30 – 3:00 pm. Dr. Dave’s clinics are always informative and engaging, and you’ll learn how to care for your racer’s skis in between visits to the stone grinder. Cocoa and Holiday treats!
 Our schedule for the camp: Saturday - Wednesday, December 27-31, 9am – 3pm.

·         Arrive at 9am (limited seating in the TeamHuis; we encourage you to gear up in the main chalet)

·         Meet on snow in front of TeamHuis, 9:30 am daily.

·         Lunch 11:30 – 12:30 (bring your lunch or remember money to buy lunch in the chalet. Also a good idea to tuck some power bars or granola bars in your jacket for a mid-morning energy boost.)

Special event on December 31st: It's a race! It's a race! And everyone’s invited!

We invite all ARC Team members (whether enrolled in the camp or not), prospective ski racers in general, and their parents to attend a special race we're putting together on December 31st.

Race: Begins at 1pm in front of Team Afton TeamHuis.

What: 4x team race intermixing Team Afton USSA/ARC Team members uniting to achieve team bragging rights and glory!

If you’ve not already registered for Team Afton’s camp, do so today! http://www.teamafton.com/register.php It’s $200 for all 5 days, or $50 per individual days (individual days not sold online). Lift tickets and lunches are not included.
Attention all ski racers born 2000 and later!
Sign up now for Team Afton’s Paul Augustine Junior Championships Race. This race is open to anyone and everyone. It’s everyone’s favorite race of the year with free Lunch for racers, great prizes and raffle giveaways, music, and other festivities. Sign up today and come to Afton for a day of racing on Sunday, February 16, 2013. (http://www.teamafton.com - on our register page)

Chuck Stone Race - Tuesday!

http://www.teamafton.com/pdfs/ChuckStoneKikzumbut2014.pdf

Team Afton Race Kikzumbut
Chuck Stone Race – Buck Hill
December 23, 2014

Location
Milk Run
 
Coaches – TCM Both days 7:30 (Chalet)
Tony Olin – 612-819-0186
Casey Charlson – 651-260-5645
Brad Erickson – 651-341-2263

Slalom – Tuesday


Training Course
Olympic Dreams: Look for the Red/Orange Gates!

Race Schedule Both Days
Run 1 Inspection Men and Women    9:00
Women Run 1 Start      10:00
Men Run 1 Start      11:00
Run 2 Inspection Women     11:30
Run 2 Inspection Men      12:15
Women Run 2 Start      12:30
Men Run 2 Start      1:20

Awards: 3:00 in Tucker’s Chalet

Cleanup…All Teams!!
As always, ask how you can help clean-up after the race! Everybody must help a little.      

Forecast
Tuesday – Chance of Snow – Hi 33 F/Lo 23 F

Don’t Forget!
Water
Snacks
Lift Ticket
Kikzumbut!! (And Kick Some Butt!!) Keep it in your pocket so you know the plan!

Powder Ridge Schedule - Sunday

Hello Porridge Ridge racers,

The schedule for this Sunday's race has finally arrived. This is a Planet Cup u14 and younger event. There will be a Skills Quest drill event for U16 and older (haven't seen any info on that yet....). Sorry the below isn't as clear as it should be - we will fix it tomorrow.

Spooner Race Schedule - Saturday

Below is the schedule for the Jody Spooner race.

Team Afton Staff will be on hand: TonyO, SorD (that's Sarah & Dale), and Joe Paul (who will be challenging you to a race!)

See you soon. Team Afton

 

 

This WeEkEnD!

Just some quick announcements / reminders for this upcoming weekend…..

Jody Spooner Classic Race

Saturday, December 20

The deadline to register for the Jody Spooner Classic is tonight at midnight.  This race is open to all racers.

USSA Racers:  Register as usual by going to my.ussa.org.

Non-USSA Racers:  All non-USSA athletes MUST fill out the attached USSA Temporary Membership Waiver.  This also applies to USSA members with only a “Participant” license.  Once the form is filled out it needs to be scanned (or a picture taken) and emailed to Kayla Johnson (kayla@teamgilboa.com) by midnight tonight.  Final payment for anyone completing this form can be made the morning of the race at the registration desk (Cash or Check only).

Powder Ridge (Region 1)

Sunday, December 21

The deadline to register for the Powder Ridge events is tonight at midnight.  This is a USSA event and is only open to USSA members with a “Youth” or “Competitor” license.  Register as usual by going to my.ussa.org.

Non-Scored Racers (U14 and under):  You will be skiing a slalom race and a Kombi race.

Scored Racers (U16 and up):  You will be participating in a SkillsQuest event.  There is no cost for this event.  For information about SkillsQuest, click here, or sign in to MYUSSA and search SkillsQuest.

Saturday Practice

9:00 – 1:00

For those of you opting not to attend the Jodi Spooner Classic on Saturday, we have added a practice session.  Arrive by 9:00, warmup at 9:15 and be ready to train at 9:30.  Come prepared to ski GS and Slalom. 

Good luck to all our racers this weekend.

Team Afton Staff

Team Afton Spirit - Let's Hear it!

You can still get Team AFTON Spiritwear in time for Christmas. 

Place orders by MONDAY DEC 15  to assure delivery for Christmas.

Please contact Brenda Jo Carlson at 651-210-6657 or email at  bdbsewzone@aol.com

to receive pictures of products and an order form.

NO PRACTICE TONIGHT - MONDAY

There will be no practice tonight, December 15 due to Afton Alps closing for the day. We will resume regularly scheduled practices Tuesday, December 16.

KZB - Game Day INFO

It's instruction to you: "Kikzumbut"(formerly Race Jitter, now aka: KZB) 

(found on our Game Day page: http://www.teamafton.com/game_day_ussa.php )

It's our information sheet, published a day or two before each race. In it you will find helpful information about the weekend's schedule, who to contact, what coaches may be present, where to stay, etc...
Download it and view on your phone or tablet!

Afton Alps DECEMBER 13-14

This is it! Our first race of the season on our home turf. A lot of new racers encountering USSA for the first time. Check out needed info below. Also, if you're not sure whether you're all set for racing (USSA license, Region ONE license) be sure to connect with DJ. Not to worry if something's amiss - we will help you get it together. Deep breath - and hang your tongue out! Hup-Hup-Hup!

AftonNonScoredKZB12-13-142014.pdf

AftonScoredKZB2014.pdf

QUICK NOTES!

Register Tonight!!! (That's Wednesday Night - it will always be Wednesday night)

The deadline to register for this weekend’s race at Afton is tonight at 11:59 MST.  After that, there will be a late fee added.  Click Here for instructions on how to register for the races.  Be sure that your athlete has the appropriate USSA Competitors license and that you have registered with Region 1 prior to attempting to register for the race.

If you missed the emails and newsletters that contained instructions on registering with USSA and Region 1, please let me know.  Hint: revisit the newsletter from 10/23/14.

Volunteers Needed

Parents, we need your help at the races, especially races held at our home hill.  There are a lot of jobs that need doing and we need parents to step up.  Many jobs are very simple and require little direction.  Most jobs don’t even require you to ski, so there is no excuse not to volunteer.  If we all wait for someone else to do it, nothing will get done.  Get out there and get involved.

Click Here to go to the job signup page and choose the position you would prefer.  When you registered with Region 1, you should have received a login for this page.  Otherwise, you can always volunteer the morning of the race.  Either way, WE NEED YOUR HELP!

I know we have a lot of new USSA racers this season and this can all seem a little overwhelming.  If you need help with any of the registrations or just need some advice, please let me know.  I’m here to help.

D.J. Walling

Team Afton

Administrative Director

612-418-7520

Team Afton Christmas Camp - RSVP

Team Afton Christmas Camp - RSVP

We need to gather some info on who's planning to attend Christmas Camp so we can better plan our staffing needs - and deliver the best camp possible. The full USSA program includes Christmas Camp as part of tuition.
The Associate program does not include Christmas Camp - registration is online at: http://www.teamafton.com/ta_ussa.php.
We will be "capping" camp enrollment this year - so if you have not yet registered, please don't hesitate to do that soon.

 Do the Link to the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iMSAIO2mZD1-XyYIO8AMG2yG4U9GfHMW2-YLHoW_8Mw/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link

TONIGHT - MEET AT THE FIRE RING 6:25 SHARP!

Hello All,

Tonight is our first Tuesday night all-Team Afton (accept Freestyle) joint practice.

To set the tone right for the season, all Team Afton racers (USSA, ARC, Associates, FIS, etc) are REQUIRED to meet at the FIRE RING out in front of the Alps Chalet. We will sing some songs and get to know each other and kick off a great season working together!

See you then!

TonyO

CONGRATULATIONS LINDSEY!

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Team Afton Families,

The race season is upon us, which means you will likely be getting a lot of emails from us.  It is important that you read these emails, as they often contain critical and time-sensitive information.  With that said (typed), please read the following important announcements:

Region 1 Bib Stuffing

When:  Wednesday, December 10 - 5:30 pm

Where:  Northland Credit Corp., 5400 Opportunity Court, Minnetonka, MN  55343

We need a parent volunteer to represent Team Afton at the Region 1 Bib Stuffing party this Wednesday.  Each club is required to send a representative to help sort race bibs and take their club’s bibs when finished.  If you are able to attend, please contact D.J. Walling (teamafton@gmail.com; 612-418-7520).

Race Registration Due

Our first race of the season is next weekend, December 13, 14 at Afton Alps.  If you are planning on racing in this event, you need to register for it at ussa.org by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, December 10.  For detailed instructions on how to register for a race, Click Here.

PAJC Planning Meeting

Date: Wednesday Dec 17

Time: 5:30pm

Where: Afton Alps, Paul’s Pub

Contact: Stephanie Dean (Stephanie.dean@infor.com)

Regular Practices Begin

Our regular practice schedule begins this week.  Please visit the Team Afton Calendar for specific dates and times.

As always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us:

Email:  teamafton@gmail.com

Tony O:  612-819-0186

D.J.:  612-418-7520

See you on the hill!