Fall Dryland Opportunities:
NYSEF will be having organized dryland opportunities this fall for weekend athletes (J5-J1). This will be a great chance for our athletes to work on some ski-specific movements and skills as well as a time to get to know some other athletes before the season starts. These training sessions will be staffed mainly by Jimbo Johnston and/or myself. Below is the schedule for September: Please RSVP before each session to Jimbo at 518.524.3347 or jimbo3347@gmail.com:

- Wed Sept 8: Stretch and Hike up Cobble Mt. - Meet at Hillcrest Park 4:30 pm
- Sat. Sept 11: Mt Bike Flume trails - meet at NYSEF Building 10 am
- Wed. Sept 15: Stretch and Games - meet at Hillcrest Park 4:30 pm
- Wed. Sept 22: Stretch and Hike up Pitchoff - meet at Hillcrest Park 4:30 pm
- Sat. Sept 25: Hike up Whiteface - meet at NYSEF Building 9 am
- Wed. Sept 29: Stretch and Games - meet at Hillcrest Park 4:30 pm

 

Letter from Alpine Program Director - John Norton:

Hello, NYSEF Friends and Family:

As many of you know, I am the new Alpine Program Director at NYSEF at Whiteface Mt. I am excited to contribute to NYSEF's role as a top notch ski program!

For those that don't know me, I grew up skiing in the NYSEF program at Gore Mountain and later graduated from Northwood School . I have been coaching alpine ski racing full-time for over 10 years at both NYSEF and GMVS in Vermont . I've mainly worked with FIS women, but have also coached many athletes ranging from J5 to collegiate level. I'm looking forward to getting to know and working with all of you!

Looking ahead, I am in the process of finalizing our full-time coaching staff as well as beginning to contact our weekend coaching staff to plan out the season. We have a few things planned for the alpine program this fall:

Fall Dryland Opportunities: NYSEF will be having organized dryland opportunities this fall for weekend athletes (J5-J1). This will be a great chance for our athletes to work on some ski-specific movements and skills as well as a time to get to know some other athletes before the season starts. These training sessions will be staffed mainly by Jimbo Johnston and/or myself. Below is the schedule for September: Please RSVP before each session to Jimbo at 518.524.3347 or jimbo3347@gmail.com:
Wed Sept 8: Stretch and Hike up Cobble Mt. - Meet at Hillcrest Park 4:30 pm
Sat. Sept 11: Mt Bike Flume trails - meet at NYSEF Building 10 am
Wed. Sept 15: Stretch and Games - meet at Hillcrest Park 4:30 pm
Wed. Sept 22: Stretch and Hike up Pitchoff - meet at Hillcrest Park 4:30 pm
Sat. Sept 25: Hike up Whiteface - meet at NYSEF Building 9 am
Wed. Sept 29: Stretch and Games - meet at Hillcrest Park 4:30 pm

Fall On-snow Camp: As in the past, NYSEF will hold a Fall Ski Camp at Mount Sainte Anne. This is a fantastic opportunity for our athletes at Gore and Whiteface to get some on-snow time before we have sufficient snow locally. More details will be posted on the website and e-mailed in September, but the dates will be November 19-24, 2010.

I will have more information about the program in the upcoming weeks. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at johnn@nysef.org, or my cell (518.524.1403) if you would like to speak to me.

Thanks, see you all soon!

John

P.S. If you know of any Alpine families that don't get this e-mail, please pass it along. We're in the process of updating our database and I don't want to miss anyone!


John Norton
Alpine Program Director
NYSEF - Whiteface Mountain
5021 Route 86 or PO Box 300
Wilmington , NY 12997
www.nysef.org
johnn@nysef.org
518.946.7001
cell - 518.524.1403