Club and Academy Newsletter

December 19, 2007-Volume 1-07/08

 

 

 

 

 

Bennett Roukema Wins Gold-Sugarloaf Moguls

 

 

 

Table of Contents

  • CEO Corner
  • Academy Corner
  • Alpine Corner
  • Snowboard Corner
  • Freestyle Corner
  • Development and Communications Corner
  • Upcoming Events and Competitions at Waterville Valley

 

 

CEO Corner-From the Desk of Peter Stokloza

 

 

  • It is great to see Mother Nature finally turning around and giving us a real old fashion New England winter.  The skiing and riding at the mountain is amazing!  I was delighted to see all the athletes and parents enjoying the new snow on Sunday and braving the elements.  Skiing and riding in conditions like that makes us all stronger and more adaptable. The coaching staffs are all working hard to prepare their athletes for the competition season which has begun.

 

  • The program held its first competition this past weekend with a record number of participants and our new race secretary Carl Anderson at the helm.   Carl, the timing staff and the whole race crew did a remarkable job and I look forward to our many events that will follow this season.  Sunday’s race was postponed until Saturday, December 22nd and we hope that we will have the same amount of volunteers and support for the make up date.  I am hoping that everyone enjoys the experience of working our home events.  When we put on a successful event, it is something that we can be very proud of and is a vital part of our club’s tradition and history.

 

  • I want to wish all of the athletes good luck in the competition season.  Always do your best and represent yourselves and your family with class and honor.  Happy Holidays to all the athletes, staff, parents and club members.  Thanks for your support and let’s enjoy the great conditions!

 

Happy Holidays

 

Pete

 

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Alpine Corner-From the Desk of Tom Barbeau

 

 

  • Can anyone remember either being cold before Christmas or having skied powder in December? What a great start to what will be a super ski season.

 

  • We have a blend of youth and experience with our coaching staff and I am seeing some excellent skiing from our athletes. At least 4 JIV’s were telling us what a fun day they had following Mark Mikos around the mountain. They had no choice, but to learn to be comfortable with speed.

 

  • Thanks to Jim Stein and his course workers and to our J1/2 staff for working so hard at the Pat Hardy. Rest well as we have to do it again next Saturday. Also, a thanks to Sharon Schmidt for organizing the Junior Pre-Christmas Camp last week. I believe we all had a good time and I got to have fun with some good young racers (great charades).

 

  • I would like to get on my soap box for a moment. I observe the boarders we have staying with us from the Academy as well as the campers from last week and I am seeing some terrible eating habits. We demand good grades from our children so we should do the same with their eating. Help them develop habits and even when they are on their own they will make the correct choices. Treats are just that-a treat. You are what you eat. Please check out the Team Bible on our website. It has a chapter on Nutrition with some good ideas.

 

  • RESULTS:
    • Bretton Woods Night Race – Macaela Wright 1st, Kerry Daigle 2nd, Jamie Lynne McBournie 4th, Lindsay Todaro 7th, Maggie McGovern 8th, Jay Kraunelis 9th, Adam Dropkin 1st, Garrett Quimby 2nd, Alexander Julian 5th, Mike Sampson 7th, Mike Bancroft 10th.

 

    • Pat Hardy – Brennan Smith 6th (1st J2), Ryan Symancek 7th

 

    • FIS Slalom Sunday River – Maddy Packard 15th, Erin Fucigna 18th, Amy Mclaughlin 23rd (all the ladies scored in the 50’s)

 

    • FIS Slalom Sugarloaf – Nathan Bryanr started 78th and finished 36th, Drew Quinn started 111th and finished 53rd

 

 

Snowboard Corner-From the Desks of Bill Enos and Pete Thorndike

 

 

FROM BILL ENOS

 

  • Happy Holidays – Thanks Santa for bringing us snow in December and thank you so very much for the early delivery of a park with a jump. I thought you may have gotten stuck in a chimney for a while, but my mom said it was global warming.  Well, what more can I say, we are off to a great start this winter, with tons of snow and a fun group of hard working riders. Everyone must have been really well behaved this year, so maybe Santa will bring us a Half- pipe and a Boardercross course. Who is this global warming guy anyhow?

 

  • Keep your eye on the schedules for upcoming competitions and camps.

 

Bill

 

FROM PETE THORNDIKE

 

  • It’s been the best December in recent memory! With 15 inches of snow already on the ground and more predicted for next week, this winter is shaping up to be unforgettable!

 

  • We are three weeks into the weekend program, and I couldn’t be happier with how everything is running. John Ingham has been a great addition to the coaching staff. He and John Frawley will be working with the younger riders this year. Kevin Matte is working with the older riders and Grahm Hoffman, as always, has the Brownie Brat Pack (the girls). I will be working with the alpine riders; keep an eye out for our training schedule, it will be posted on the bulletin board in the clubhouse. I have encouraged all the coaches to bring their groups up to take a few runs through the gates-when it comes time for the club race over the Christmas break they will be glad they did!

 

  • Next weekend will be our first USASA event, a rail jam at Waterville on Saturday the 22nd. Though it is just going to be a “fun” event and have no points, it will be a great chance for all the riders to get accustomed to the USASA competitions. There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the clubhouse, please write your child’s name down, or contact me, if he or she is planning on competing. Competing is not mandatory, however, we strongly encourage it. One of the main goals of the WVBBTS Snowboard Program is to introduce our riders to competitions.

 

  • Stay tuned for info on the Christmas week events; I am planning on having a slopestyle competition and a race for the kids. The tentative date is December 30th. 

 

  • Get those snow tires on and we’ll see you this weekend!

 

Pete Thorndike

WVBBTS Weekend Snowboard Program Director

603-520-6406

Petethorndike@gmail.com

 

 

 

Freestyle Corner-From the Desk of Nick Preston

 

 

  • The Waterville Valley Freestyle Team is well engaged in both training and competition.

 

  • Congratulations to Kayla Snydeman on a 17th place in the first mogul World Cup of the 2008 season in Tignes, France. WVA alumnus David Babic placed 12th. Team members Hannah Kearney and Tim Preston will make their return to World Cup in January.

 

  • Presently, coaches Rob Day and Wes Preston are out West with our Nor-Am level skiers at US Selections, where US Team and Nor-Am spots are chosen. Mogul skiers Alissa Pinkoski, Erich Berberich, and Reed Snyderman are with coach Rob and will compete at Winter Park this week. Our aerialists are in Park City with coaches Wes and Tim Preston, several of whom are performing their very first singles on snow and twisting double flips. The aerial team consists of Allie Lee, Paul Sullivan, Ashley Caldwell, Scott Nelson, Cody Bohonnon, John Duhamel, Hans Gardner, and Matt DePeters. Our best to all these athletes for success in competition. Go after those Nor-Am Spots.

 

  • On the home front, I’m proud to report outstanding results from Nessa Dziemian and WVA athlete Bennett Roukema who placed 2nd and 1st respectively at the Sugarloaf A Mogul opener this past weekend.

 

  • Freeriders Kyle Keating, Tiffany Davenport, and new team member, Tyler Mega, rode to victories at the 1st WV Slammer series rail jam. Good job.

 

  • As we head into the December holiday week, you may all expect to see a return to WV by some of our finest. We’ve already had a Hannah Kearney visit, who shall be with us right up until her 1st starts in January. Tim Preston and Dylan Ferguson will be back around also. Mogul coach superstar, Mike “Butter” Macomber will be here to coach along with your regular staff coaches.

 

  • A few final notes:
    • As many of you are aware, Chase Brooks sustained an injury to his kidney and shall be out for the season. Fortunately, Chase is recovering well toward an anticipated full recovery. Please send Chase your best by email. His email is cbrooks@holderness.org.

 

    • Also, Sophia Schwartz underwent successful ACL surgery 2 weeks ago, and she is doing very well. You can bet she is missing her skiing and all of you, so give her some well wishes. Her email is sschwartz@holderness.org  . I’m sure she’d love to hear from you, aside from looking out her window and seeing all the snow.

 

  • See you this weekend December 22 and 23 for some great training with a foot and half of new snow!

 

 

Development & Communications Corner-From the Desk of Sharon Schmidt

 

 

  • Volunteerism Extraordinaire-It’s amazing what WVBBTS parent volunteers are able to accomplish for our organization.  Whether it is an on snow event or an off snow volunteer position, there are always outstanding results that we should all be proud of.  Most recently on the off snow volunteer front a team of hardworking parents (both pre-, during and post-event) helped to make the 3rd Annual Ski and Snowboard Ball a huge success grossing over $25,000 in special events fundraising revenues.  And let’s not forget to thank our parent and community “shoppers” who went home with all kinds of goodies from our auction and raffle.  WVBBTS relies on the Ski and Snowboard Ball to raise the bulk of its Special Events fundraising goal to benefit all club and academy athletes this season.
  • Annual Giving Campaign Year End Giving-Not only do we rely on parents, staff and friends of BBTS to reach our Special Events fundraising goal, but we also rely on them to reach our Annual Giving Campaign Goal-another effort that benefits all club and academy athletes this season.  We will officially launch the Annual Giving Campaign in early January, but we realize that for many of you there may be a tax benefit to make a donation to the Annual Giving Campaign prior to 12/31/07.  You can click here http://www.wvbbts.org/donate_card.pdf to print a donation card and make your donation by year end.  STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS IN EARLY JANUARY.
  • WVBBTS Telethon-We will be enlisting volunteers to join us for a fun evening at the Katz home in Waterville Valley on Saturday, January 19th late afternoon/early evening for a telethon to support this year's Annual Giving Campaign.  Please consider joining fellow parents at this telethon for a fun evening to raise funds for our athletes (e-mail me if you are interested at sschmidt@wvbbts.org) .  If you can’t make the telethon, please try to thank the fellow WVBBTS parent that may call you that evening for donating their time to raise funds to support the athletes in your family.

 

 

Upcoming Events and Competitions in Waterville Valley

 
 
  • Saturday, December 22
    • Pat Harty Race-Alpine J1/J2
    • USASA Jib Event
  • Sunday, December 23
    • Keep it in the Country Rail Jam-sponsored by Dekal