Jumping News

1. Strafford Relays Registration: Folks are noticing that you can’t register a skier for the races without both teammates’ names. Here’s the plan. 1) If your child wants to race, email you his/her name to his/her grade level Lead Coach no later than tomorrow at practice 2) Lead Coaches will create teams for those who need a partner. If your child has a partner already, let your coach know and go ahead and register the team 3) On Friday, Lead coaches will let parents know the teams so parents can register. Only one parent per team should register both kids on the team. Sorry for the confusion. PARENTS WHO WANT TO RACE and are looking for a partner should email Jay Davis at jay.t.davis@dartmouth.edu. He’s happy to help match you up. Come on! Get out there!
2. The Falun World Championships have been AMAZING to watch. We won’t spoil it for those who didn’t catch it yet, but yesterday’s women’s 10K  was historic for the US. You can stream them easily this year for the first time or watch recorded versions in the evening as a family. Watching the technique and excitement at the highest level goes a long way for kids (and parents:)) Go here for more: http://nordic.usskiteam.com/nordic
3. Jay Davis shared this wonderful video interview with Canadian medalist, Alex Harvey. There’s a great bit about working with strengths and weaknesses as a skier. Go here on Faster Skier to watch it.
4. An email regarding the BKL Festival and details will come tomorrow.
5. Make sure you mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 11, from 5:30-7:00 for the end of season FS Nordic Banquet. More to come on that soon.
6. Our last practice is next Thursday, March 5! Wow! How did that happen? We won’t have Friday practice next week as many will be heading to the festival that afternoon.

The Hanover Historical Society is sponsoring a showing of the film, Passion for Snow, on Wednesday, Feb. 25th, at 7 pm, in the Mayer Room of the Howe Library. Please spread the word to friends and family, and join us.

Passion for Snow, produced by the Dartmouth College Class of 1965, tells about the role that Dartmouth College, the town of Hanover, and the Ford Sayre program played in developing the U.S. ski industry. The film covers: the beginning of collegiate skiing in 1910; the development of current day ski racing techniques like the slalom (1925), downhill (1927), and giant slalom (1937); the start of the Winter Olympics; the founding/developing of most major US Ski Resorts; the U.S. Army Mountain troops in WW II; and the training of disabled skiers.  With old film footage, new interviews and period music, the film shows how Dartmouth and Hanover utilized their fortunate placement in snow country to have a phenomenal influence over winter activities worldwide.

The film was nominated for an Emmy and won the Outdoor Writers’ Association First Place award as Ski History Film of the Year.

More info about the movie

A great interview with Canadian skier Alex Harvey was recently posted on FasterSkier.com:

FALUN, Sweden — Two days after Alex Harvey earned his second medal of the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, more than any other Canadian at a Nordic World Championships, FasterSkier caught up with the 26-year-old Harvey in Falun, Sweden. With two more races on his schedule at worlds, he talks about his last few days in the limelight and the possibility for taking home more hardware.

Watch the interview on FasterSkier.com

Realizing the link didn’t work…Try this if you want to laugh…

Uptown Funk

Information for the 2&3 Day Program:

Notes:

1. BKL Festival registration: Forgot to mention that when you register for the festival, you’ll be asked what district your club is part of. Ford Sayre is part of the “Central Vermont” district.
2. Thanks to Angela Mowbray for passing on this fun US Ski Team video of Uptown Funk. Our family loved it! Hope yours will, too. (Michele Vander Heyden and I rocked the hut with our own super rendition (if I do say so myself) of the same tune at Zealand Hut this weekend:) )
3. Strafford Relays take place this Sunday, March 1! We love ’em and they are finally here. This is another great opportunity for new skiers to try a race. Two-person teams ski classic relays in the morning and skate relays in the afternoon. The combination of sprint relays (0.5-1km laps), a chilled out atmosphere, and Strafford Creamery ice cream make this something not to miss. Last year we also had lots of parents participate – let’s do it again! Lead coaches will send out an email soon to their age groups, in which they will solicit names of skiers (and parents!) who want to race and would like to be placed with a partner. If your child already has a partner in mind for the relay, go ahead and register them together and let your Lead Coach know.  Go here for more information about the event and here to register.