The "Loaf" day 4

Well, not quite as much snow as the weatherman said there'd be!
Still pretty good, Dani & Beers got some fat skis and had at it, Tyler slept in as he's not feeling 100% & I tried, but could NOT find any real boots to use.
Too bad as all reports were that it was fun today on the mtn.
Coaches went up @ 1pm and re set ALL of the fence from Kangaroo down (1/2) way.
We're headed up @ 7am to set the rest of it back up, SWEET!!!

Hoping for an 11:30 womens start tomorrow and guys right after that (12:30ish)
It's not 100% given the snow conditions, but we & the mtn have done a ton of work & I'm pretty sure we'll pull it off

all for now, we will be back @ KMS LATE tomorrow!
-Mike

The "Loaf" day 3

Well, we got the women & about 30 of the men off today.
Have not seen results yet, but I know Beers was around 26th or so after starting 3rd (snow seed).

We pulled all of the fence off the hill after the race was called & we'll try and re-set it tomorrow afternoon and get a Super-G off on Friday.

This afternoon we'll be finding FAT skis for Dani, Tyler & Matt, tomorrow morning we'll hopefully be skiing 20 or so inches of POW!!!

-Mike

Wed 1-28 training

Morning sport tomorrow at 7:30am. Be ready to train SG on needles at 8:45. Depending on the weather we'll see if we can run it and make the call in the morning. Be ready for SG and bring some free skiing skis if we have a bunch of snow. See ya in the morning

Speed Week

Well, we raced today!
The forecast changed dramatically since last night, so the organizers ran a race today instead of training run #2.

Results:
Beers - 60th
Flinn - 86th
Montick - 42nd

Some good skiing on the bottom in the faster sections, but we've got a little work to do in the more important technical sections up top!
Tomorrow the athletes should be a little more comfy on the big skis & hopefully gain a little time compared to today!

We're going to try and get a race off early tomorrow & then have hill prep Thurs for Fri's super-G.
I'll post asap if there are changes due to weather.

All for now
-Mike

VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!

To all the athletes a race date has been changed in March. Cochrans ski area has moved the race from the 27th to the 16th. We are all going! It should be an awesome race! All the guys from Nor-AM finals will be there... Some of the best in the country. Here is the update I received in an e-mail, it includes the mailing address for entry fee. We do this the old-school way send in a voucher and a check via the postal service. You need to get on this ASAP to secure a spot in the race! You can find vouchers in the back of your USSA competition guide. I'm making photo copies now in case some of you do not have access to the comp guide. So come find me if you need one!

Save the date...March 16, 2009

Cochran's Men's USSA Slalom. Minimum USSA penalty.

Race the USST World Cup slalom team's....Jim Cochran, Cody Marshall, Tim Kelley, Paul MacDonald and Tim Jitloff...... and many more members of the USST!


The race will be limited to the 1st 200 paid entries. $45 entry fee. Register online at alpinereg.com or send vouchers to: Steve Kelley, 619 Varney Hill Road, Starksboro, VT. 05487 Only PAID entries will be accepted.... no EXCEPTIONS.

1st run starts at 10:00 AM. All racers will receive a T-Shirt. There will be a BQ in the finish area, music, race announcer and more. We are celebrating the 1st USSA race at Cochran's in over 20 years thanks to our new snowmaking system!

Get your entries in.... the race will fill up quickly and the field size is limited.

Training on Needles Eye

The skiing was awesome today! Cold yet sunny. Most of the boys stripped down to their speed suits to really get a feel of the speed today. On Sunday we trained turn-shape on Bunny then we moved to some more challenging terrain today on Needles Eye. The turn-shape drill is fairly simple but extremely important. After the course is set one of the coaches sets a brush gate marker directly above the turning pole of the gate... approximately 4,6, or 8 meters above the gate, depending on terrain and judged speed entering the turn. The marker serves as a visual cue for the athletes to start the turn. The object of the drill is to stay above the brush. If you go under it then the athlete is going too straight at the gates and consequently starts having issues tactically/technically in the course. Today on steeper terrain some guys had issues holding the line above the brushes. I think they all learned a lot today and these VALUABLE training days should pay off when it comes to race day. We shall see who retains the skills. -Coaches

Jim R. head to head with Chad N. Jim WINS

Sugarloaf Traing run #1

Hello again,

Well a great if not cold day of DHT today.
The entire field finished both men & women, set is good & challenging to go fast, but also very forgiving if you get off line!

Dani, Tyler & Matt all skied solidly, we did not wax for speed today & the lower splits reveal this! The upper splits were stronger & we'll see what happens tomorrow when we're more in the zone wax wise. All 3 got a feel for the track & are more confident going into the 2nd try; look for results on live timing starting around 10am for the girls.

all for now
-Mike

Rob V Head to head with Shane H. Rob WINS

Eastern Cup speed week

Hi All,

Just got here, condo's tight but nice. Weather is cold, but all 3 are on the board & weather looks good for tomorrow at least! I'll try and post daily around meeting time with updates, DH training starting tomorrow, 1st race on wednesday.

All for now
-Mike

This Week's schedule

This is subject to change so keep checking back to make sure of day to day schedules. keep in mind there are a few training sessions scheduled in during class time those are only for guys who do not have classes or for those of you who have moved your schedule around. You are NOT able to skip class to attend these sessions... these are optional sessions not required for those in school. CLEAR?!... GOOD.

Sunday Session

Today was a bit cold up on the hill but the boys seemed to manage just fine. We trained GS turn shape on Bunny Buster. My camera malfunctioned on the hill so sorry we have no video. We did however bring out the radar gun to see how fast the boys were going. Top Speed was 45mph, Danny,Sam,Jimmy,Rob and Shane all hit 45mph. The rest of the boys were close behind hitting 43 and 44mph. The boys are starting to feel what is fast and what is not. I hope that parents understand that today's training was more beneficial than going to a race and getting 2 runs on a course possibly one. We had easily 10 runs in gates which is about 180 gates of GS. This week should be real good training for the boys. We have some great hill space available to us and the plan is to take full advantage of the opportunity. February first is our next race. It is a GS at Stratton and then we get into some State Championship events. This training block should help the boys going into those events. If you have any questions feel free to give a call. -Coaches

And good luck to Tyler and Matt up at Speed Week... Think like a bullet boys!!

Stratton FIS Day 1 & tomorrow's plan

Okay, up & down day today @ Stratton!
A BIG Congrat's goes out to Jim Ryan for a very impressive 4th place!!!!
It was a tough day weather wise, course wise & snow conditions wise, Jimmy should feel good about this one!!!
Good efforts from the rest of the pack, some exceptional skiing marred by small or badly timed mistakes. It's OK though, we've got tomorrow to get back on the horse!

Schedule (Friday):
SAME AS TODAY for race times

WE WILL LEAVE A LITTLE LATER TOMORROW
Lets be packing the van @ 6:15 and we'll leave when we're done.
This will NOT be later than 6:30 worst case scenario!!!

Also, Joseph had breakfast & lunch for us, I believe the same will be offered tomorrow.
So please make sure to thank Joseph profusely & make use of breakfast if applicable!!

All for now
-Mike

Stratton Men's FIS races

ALL THE GUYS ARE IN!!!
Beers, Flinn, Danny, Jim, Rob, Chad, Tim
WE WILL LEAVE KMS @ 6:15am !!!!!!!!!!!
You guys are welcome to drive if you'd like, but PLEASE let me know!!!!!!!!!!

Sched is below:
7:15 Reg (downstairs)
8:30 lifts
9:00 inspection (window closes 9:15)
9:30 inspection OVER
9:55 1st Run Start

NOON 2nd inspection
12:15 window closes
1:00 2nd Run Starts

-Mike

For the guys that are going to Sugarloaf. We are leaving at 12:00 p.m. with the van packed and ready to go. With the limited room we have please pack what you need and only what you need (pack light). Guys that have ski bags please bring them so we can strap your skis to the roof rack. Bring your GS skis to slip on and your DH boards.
Entry fee for all three days is $110
Lodging will be $123 check made out to KMS(it changed cause one of the guys will not be going)
Then money for food, we will have a kitchen so we will be going to the store to buy some things for the week.

Schedule for Tuesday 1/20/09

Guys that are not going to Sugarloaf should plan to free ski on SL skis in the afternoon. There is SL training available for those who do not have classes in the morning. If you plan to train you need to be at morning sport at 7:30... I know its a Tuesday and reg schedule has us training at 7 but I'm guessing there are only a few guys that can train in the morning so we should not take up much of the gym. So to recap: If you can train in the morning be at morning sport 7:30. Otherwise be ready to go after advisory meeting, free skiing on SL skis.

Training last Friday

Not everyone was able to make it to this training session due to conflicting exam schedules, but here are a few of the boys that made it out on Friday.

Training for Monday Jan.19

Training for the guys not going to Sugarloaf will be OFF.. For the guys going to Sugarloaf on Tuesday, training will be Optional. No morning sport. I will take a van @8:45am. Bring GS skis. For the guys that are going to sugarloaf.... scrape, brush, tune, hot scrape, then wax your DH skis. They have been in the coaches equipment room all summer who knows what they look like. The edges are set at 2(side) 1 (base). Those of you who havnt got them I will see you at somepoint tomorrow to get you set up.

Sunday schedule

Athletes going with Torey to Sugarloaf next week... you should know who you are. Bring GS skis and Torey is going to take you around the mountain going through a jump progression. Athletes not going to Sugarloaf this next week will go with Mike and I on Bunny. We will continue to work on GS turnshape... so bring GS skis. We will be leaving at 7:45am from the school. If you are driving yourself, please meet your group at the Snowdon quad no later than 7:55am. See you then!

Nick Severini training GS Thursday

Fiday schedule

As most of you know the SG races at Sugarbush are postponed... until when?... I do not know. So bring GS skis for Friday, we will try and get space on bunny and further master the skills of turn-shape. :) If it is way too cold we will be in the gym lifting. Be prepared for either.

Pico Slalom

schedule for 1/14-1/15

1/14 Morning sport on your own, Spin or jump rope 10 min. Good dynamic stretch and 250 core. Gym will be open by 7:15am.
We are training GS turnshape on Needles Eye... dress warm... maybe bring some extra clothes, we can bring a coat bag and fill it, leave it at the bottom and cycle it around for you guys as needed. Plan ahead! Afternoon session will be either more turnshape drills or free skiing on SG skis... So if you have the afternoon off from exams please be prepared to ski either GS or SG.

1/15 Morning sport: on your own same as previous day. Again bring both SG and GS gear for on hill training. Call one of us if you have questions.

Jimmy on Viper pit today

Still having issues uploading vid

Well I tried again today... still no video. I'm not sure I'll be able to get the video uploaded for you guys. I will try again tomorrow. Sorry again! :(

Pico slalom pics

More here.

video

Parents... sorry, I've been trying for 2.5 hrs to upload some vid but my internet connection must be too slow. I'll try again tomorrow when I get to school.

KMS Cup Standings after Pico race

This also includes any FIS race top 30 results

Rank Points Name
1 425 Mark Grundy
2 420 Rob Visconti
3 359 Chad Naro
4 329 Tyler Flinn
5 294 Shane Hedlund
6 284 Matt Beers
7 252 Jim Ryan
8 240 Dylan Malone
9 210 Kip Spangler
10 204 Sam Bateman
11 182 Will Jaye
12 179 Anders Sigourney
13 172 Danny Moore
14 100 Mike Mitchell
15 98 Tim Spangler
16 96 Zach Stockman
17 95 Charles Griffen
18 89 Nick Severini
19 84 Sam Scheu
20 67 Brendan Bucksbaum

Monday schedule

Monday training is off but we will be having a team meeting at 10:30, location to be announced. Attendance is required! Please advise one of the coaches if you have a huge issue being able to make this meeting. Meeting will consist of going over schedule and our approach to the next few weeks.
Plan on free skiing SG skis on Tuesday, get your skis prepped and ready to go. If you do not have SG skis yet come and see one of us... we do have a few extra pairs in the coaches tuning room.
Parents, the race went very well today we will post some vid later in the day.
-Coaches

Friday 1/9 GMVS F.I.S. Devo

Everybody that was into the FIS devo at Sugarbush today is in tomorrow aswell. We will leave KMS at 6:15am. Prep your GS skis and dress warm, its suppose to be a bit colder with hopefully less wind!

Sugarbush F.I.S. Devo

Okemo E-Cup GS

The following KMS and KSC athletes are in to the Okemo Eastern Cup GS on 8 January 2009:
Tim Spangler
Mike Mitchell
Jimmy Ryan
Chad Naro
Rob Visconti
Shane Hedlund
Mark Grundy
Danny Moore
Kris Hopkins

Van will leave at 6:15 a.m with registration at 7 a.m. Athletes should pay for one day only.

The Cahill will be back at school around 8:30 p.m. tonight if you have questions.

KMS Cup Standings as of 1/4/09

Remember it's a long season boys... here are the standings after this weekend's events.


Rank Points Name
1 380 Rob Visconti
2 345 Mark Grundy
3 329 Tyler Flinn
4 314 Chad Naro
5 280 Matt Beers
6 244 Shane Hedlund
7 220 Dylan Malone
8 210 Kip Spangler
9 192 Jim Ryan
10 182 Will Jaye
11 168 Sam Bateman
12 147 Anders Sigourney
13 100 Mike Mitchell
14 96 Zach Stockman
15 84 Sam Scheu
16 74 Tim Spangler
17 73 Charles Griffen
18 72 Danny Moore
19 65 Brendan Bucksbaum
20 63 Nick Severini

Monday1-5-09

Morning sport for Monday the 5th will be at 7:30 A.M. We will be training GS on Needles, vans are leaving at 8:35

Today was a tough day for most of the guys. The wind was blowing strong and the conditions were less than forgiving. I think there was around 50 racers that didnt finish the first run. Those of did finish... nice work, it was a good fight. Results are at http://www.vara.org/news/resultsviewer.asp?eventnumber=3759

Friday 1/2/09

Tomorrow the Van leaves at 7:45 from the school. We will be training SL on Highline.
Also the timer will be out and this will count double points towards the KMS CUP. Winner will walk away with 200 points. Athletes will take 3 runs total but only the best two will be combined for your total time. Good luck and see you in the morning.