J3 Announcements

A number of you were unable to accept your trophies for this season (or 2008)… as a result, we have still have them!

I have dropped them off with the ladies in the Administration building and they are available for pickup there.  Administration is the office building with the ramp leading up to it (above Snow Stars).

The list is below if you have one.

Congratulations to all the recipients and Thank You for a great season!!

The following trophies are available for pick up in the Administration Building:

Ingrid Backe – Devo

Kristina Bonnett – Devo

Mackenzie Laurion – Devo

Connor Laurion – Devo

Jackson Lovejoy – Devo

Coco Schaff – Devo

Ben Schwinn – Devo

Luke Valentine – Devo

Maggie Bonnett – Freestyle

Eric Rauch – Freestyle

Gwen Rauch – Freestyle

Sam Curt – J1 / J2

Chris Meckel – J1 / J2

Lauren Pierce – J1 / J2

Jeffrey Cole – J3

Ben Gilroy – J3

Kelsey Teague – J3

Natalie Wetmore – J3

Austin Aebetz – Snowboard

Lauren Jennings – Snowboard

Maeve Rabbitt – Snowboard

Mateo Riveros – Snowboard

Randall Reynolds – Snowboard

Jack Valentine – Snowboard

Thomas Williams – Snowboard

Chelsea Baum – ’08 J1 / J2

Colin Cox-Steiner – ’08 Devo PG

Alexandra Fuentes – ’08 J3

George Frick – ’08 Council

Palo Pierce – ’08 J1 / J2

Michael White – ’08 Devo

Kieran Mottau – ‘08 Council

Celeste Buitoni – ‘08 J3

Hello All,

This weekend is our last team meeting and should be a fun one!

This Saturday we will meet at 10 at the gate shack for a fun race duel! There will be a cookout at the gate shack following immediately after where we will present the awards for the year!

It has been a great year for the J3 program and we hope that you all can make it up to wardance for our last fun day out on the hill!!

-J3 staff

Hello everyone,

There has been a quick change for tomorrow the men have been moved from Sugarbush to MIDD!!

So everyone will be racing at MIDD together!! There will be a van and it will be departing from the school at 6:15!

Great job today at Killington, everyone skied will considering the tough trail and the large ruts!

Any questions feel free to ask!

-J3 Staff

All second year J3’s that will be racing at Killington on Saturday and Middlebury (women) or Sugarbush (men) on Sunday meet coaches at 7:30 at the area.  Check for registration times on the vara website.

First year J3’s there will be SL training at Okemo on Satuday at 8:30 conditions permitting to prepare for the slush cup at Suicide Six on Sunday for those that have entered.  I believe you can still register I have posted the information below.  Meet at Suicide at 7:30. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING PRESENTLY THERE IS NOONE REGISTERED FROM OKEMO

On the 27^th of March the race department will be holding the annual awards ceremony.  It will take place as last year at the bottom of wardance after a fun dual race with parents, coaches and athletes.  There will be a 12:00 cookout weather permitting.  More details will come from the competition office.

OMS Closing ceremonies will be held at Willie Dunn’s on April 2^nd, Friday at 5:00pm.

Also;

Okemo Mountain School students and families are selling raffle tickets to benefit the school building and scholarship fund.  The tickets are $20.00 each and you can win a 5 day 4 night trip to Crested Butte CO, good summer or winter.  Lunch at Uley’s cabin is included which is an eclectic log cabin on the side of the mountain with much history as well as rentals tickets and lodging.  The other prize is a weekend of golf at OVGC and Tater Hill, 18 holes of golf with carts included.  Tickets can be purchased through the school or by contacting myself, Mariel or any of the OMS families or staff.  Thank you in advance for supporting the school.

We are still waiting for the quilted jackets but the pullover softshells are here and can be picked up over the weekend.  Drop me an email if you would like to arrange to pick yours up.

J3 coaches

We are having our annual End of Year Awards Party on Saturday, March 27^th.

The morning will have a dual course set up on Wardance for fun racing and beginning at noon we will have a BBQ (weather permitting of course) at the Yurt/Gate Shack area.  At 1:00 the season long awards from each program will be handed out.

So come on by and have a great time with us!

Hey Everyone,

Great job last weekend for everyone who was at Stratton we had some great results, also the kids who were at Finals skied amazing, we put two more kids onto the Junior Olympic team! Congrats to everyone who made JO’s you know who you are!

This weekend we will have SL training on Saturday for everyone and on Sunday there is a race at PICO, it is a DUEL! I believe you can register through the VARA website or you can look up in your competition guide the fax number and send in your entry!

BELOW ARE ALL RACES THAT EVERYONE WHO IS A SECOND YEAR J3 SHOULD BE SIGNING UP FOR!!

19^th Willard Night SL

20^th VC Killington SL http://www.alpinereg.com/mountains/Killington/index.cfm

21^st VC MIDD Women’s GS

21^st VC Sugarbush Mens GS http://www.alpinereg.com/mountains/GMVSVT/GMVSVT.cfm

22^nd VARA spring series SL Sugarbush M&W

27^th Stowe GS

Also on the 27th is a J3/4/5 Bermuda open Mt. Snow

April 3^rd and 4^th is the Sugar Sl at Stowe which everyone can sign up for it is a fun event and usually is an extremely good points race!!

http://www.alpinereg.com/mountains/MMSCVT/MMSCVT.cfm

IF YOU NOTICE SOME HAVE LINKS FOR REGISTRATION, I BELIEVE YOU CAN NAVIGATE YOUR WAY AROUND THAT SIGHT AND REGISTER FOR THEM ALL AT ONCE!!!

If you have any questions feel free to ask!

J3 Staff

… OMS Freerider DALE TALKINGTON needs your help!

Below is Dale’s entry in the online video contest St. Sauveur Challenge — only 3 DAYS LEFT TO RACK UP THE MOST YouTube VIEWS and win $1,000!!!  Please click on the vid below, press ‘play,’ REFRESH the page, press ‘play’ again until your eyes fall out… you don’t need to watch the vid in its entirety to log a “view.”

His competition is creeping up on him so PLEASE help ‘im out!!

So PLEASE, watch this edit SEVERAL TIMES… EMAIL THE LINK BELOW TO FRIENDS… AND THEN WATCH IT SEVERAL MORE TIMES!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhksNgtRUcI

THANKS OMARA!!!

HEY EVERYONE SORRY TO SAY BUT THE RACE AT STRATTON TOMORROW IS FULL!!

If you were not on the list as of today you have no chance of getting into the race!!

SORRY BAD NEWS!

J3 Staff

Hey Everyone,

First we would like to congratulate everyone who made and is competing at J3 Finals, as well as the kdis who made J3 Junior Olympics!!

This weekend is looking like,

SAT- GS skis Board the lift at 7:30

SUN- GS race at Killington- JO Qualifierers DAY OFF!!!

Any questions feel free to ask,

J3 Staff

Schedule for states Monday March 1

MARC WILL BE LEAVING IN THE VAN AT 6:30

8:00 boys load lift

8:15-9:00 Inspection for boys

9:15 boys start

11:00 – 11:30  2^ND inspection boys and girls

11:45 Girls start men immediately following the end of the girls run, schedule subject to change dependant upon conditions

FOR THE SECOND RUN:

BOYS BIBS 1-30 MUST SLIP AFTER THE FIRST 15 GIRLS

BIBS 31- 60 MUST SLIP AFTER NUMBER 40

BIBS 61-88 MUST SLIP AFTE R THE LAST GIRL

SO GIRLS DO NOT HAVE TO BE HERE UNTIL 10:30!!!! BUT IF THEY ARE NOT A BIG DEAL

THE RACE IS ON NEEDLES EYE AND REGISTRATION IS AT THE SKYE SHIP BASE LODGE

BOYS NEED TO BE THERE BY 7:30,GIRLS BY 10:30

See you there email with questions

To make states it will be the best single result from the SG and this weekend

Registration and parent tickets will be available at the skyeship base lodge in the morning

ThANKS AND SEE YOU TOMORROW

THERE WILL BE NO BOY’S SLALOM MAKEUP