Pictures of Races
Donald Dill’s pictures from all races at Okemo this year are available on his website at smugmug.com
Here’s a link: http://tootsie.smugmug.com/
Thanks!
J3 bus to Stratton departs from OMS at 7 AM Sat and Sun
J3 van departs for Stratton at 7 am from OMS lot!!! Both Sat and Sun!!
Devo Update – Weekend of 2/25 and 2/26
Hello All,
Great weekend – and week so far! Tomorrow is a day off and just a quick reminder that if your child is tired (especially if they were at Valentine Camp last week), they should take an extra day off between now and Sunday’s race!
This weekend Saturday will be GS training at home according to our normal schedule. Sunday both teams head to Suicide Six for a GS race. Read on for details and for a fun Quechee race re-cap!
However, I quickly wanted to thank everyone that attended last weekend’s OMS Winter Festival – it was a huge success raising over $32,000 for the school! Also, if you are looking for something fun to do this Saturday – don’t forget the 10th Annual Comedy Night featuring Rusty DeWees ”the Logger” in the Clock Tower Base Lodge – doors open at 7 pm and the show begins at 8 pm. Tickets to the event are $25 in advance and $28 at the door. You can buy tickets from me at OMS or on the hill and they can also be purchased at the Wine and Cheese Depot, VT Properties, Peoples Bank in Ludlow, and Jackson Gore. The Logger is very funny and all proceeds benefit the OMS Scholarship Fund and Black River High School’s Class of 2012 Project Graduation!
J1 & J2 weekend of 2/25 & 26
We need fore runners for J3 State races @ Okemo this weekend. If you are going to be here and are not going to the races @ Pico & Gmvs, please let me know. Also, the girls SL is on Sat and Girls GS on Sunday @ Okemo, if you want to fore run please let me know asap so I can let Pete C. know.
Thank you,
Ric
OMST USASA GS/SL Results 2/18
OMST USASA GS/SL Results 2/18
Giant Slalom
Livvie Jennings
Margie Black 1st place Grommet Girls (8-9)
Joey Okesson 2nd place Grommet Boys (8-9)
Will Arnold 4th place Grommet Boys
Richie Hoge 2nd place Breaker Boys (12-13)
Amanda Burnham 2nd place Youth Girls (14-15)
Kirsten Wheeler 2nd place Junior Girls (16-17)
Slalom
Livvie Jennings 1st place Ruggie Girls (7 and under)
Margie Black 1st place Grommet Girls (8-9)
Joey Okesson 2nd place Grommet Boys (8-9)
Will Arnold 4th place Grommet Boys
Richie Hoge 2nd place Breaker Boys (12-13)
Amanda Burnham 2nd place Youth Girls (14-15)
Kirsten Wheeler 2nd place Junior Girls (16-17)
J3 HOLIDAY Training Feb 20-24th
Schedule for Holiday training Feb 20-24th
Training will begin each day at the A/B chair 8AM! Gate training in AM –Lunch- Drills and Skills
Mon Train Sl full kit
Tue ALL Off
WED Train GS
Thur Timed GS
Fri AM session SL Full kit / Rest for States
Please adhere hear to rest day as all athletes are headed into states and should not train 7 days into races!!!!!!! They would be smoked!! GO OKEMO
J1 & J2 weekend schedule 2/18 & 19 & Holiday Week
Sat 2/18 GS training 8 am lift meet at the gate bin
Sun 2/19 SL training 8 am lift meet at the gate bin
Mon & Tue 2/20 & 21 SL training 8 am lift meet at the gate bin
Wed 2/22 GS Training 8 am lift meet at gate bin
Thu 2/23 SL race @ Suicide 6
be there by 7:30am please
Fri 2/24 SL training 8 am lift meet at gate bin
Sat 2/25 SL race @ Pico
Sun 2/26 GS race @ GMVS
Please let me know if you are not going to any of the races listed.
Thanks,
Ric
HOPEFULS 2/18 – 2/25
Vacation week is here and best of all, we are supposed to get some snow tonight! Hopefuls will be training this week on Saturday 2/18, Tuesday 2/21 (Race Day), Thursday 2/23 and Saturday 2/25. Please meet your teams at the Sugar House, we’ll ski 9-11 and 12-2 each of our training days.
I want to let everyone know about two upcoming events. This Saturday, 2/18, is the Okemo Mountain School Winterfestival from 7-10 pm in the Clock Tower Base Lodge. This is a fun event with wine and beer tasting, a sampling of foods from area restaurants and a silent auction, all proceeds to benefit Okemo Mountain School. This event is a huge fundraiser for the school. Details on the event can be found on the OMARA homepage. There are some great silent auction items up for bidding and some fantastic wines to taste. Hope you can join us for the evening.
The following Saturday, 2/25, is Comedy Night also at the Clock Tower Base Lodge. This event benefits the OMS scholarship fund and Black River High School’s Project Graduation. Please consider joining us for a night of fun and laughs. More information can be found on the OMARA webpage.
See you all on the hill soon.
Pam, Jim and the Hopeful Coaches
J3 weekend training 18th /19th
Hello all we are headed into a Holiday Week of training leading right into state Tech events!! Here is this weekends training.
Sat 18th Slalom Training full kit
7:30 A/b Chair
8-11 Train SL
11-12 Lunch
12-2 Drills and skills
Sun 19th GS train
7:30 A/b Chair
8-11 Train GS
11-12 Lunch
12-2 Drills and skills
Devo Update: 2/18-2/24
Hello All,
GREAT weekend this past weekend! Okemo 2 was able to re-claim the boot with Okemo 1 right on their heels! We were very proud of all of the kids for their individual performances!
We are now moving into a long set of GS training in preparation for our next race, which will be a GS at Suicide Six on Sunday, February 26th. I will send all pertinent details out for that race at the end of next week.
As for this weekend and the upcoming week of President’s week, we will be training at home according to our normal schedule: 8:30-10:30 am/12 – 2 pm. Meeting at the top of the AB Quad am and pm.
We will train Saturday – Tuesday (2/18 – 2/21), take Wednesday OFF, train Thursday – Saturday (2/23 – 2/5), and race on Sunday 2/26. GS skis each day, please! We completely understand if your child is not here during the week next week – we know some schools don’t have a vacation and some parents cannot take off work – so no worries. Also be sure to have your child take an extra day off if they need it – we do not want to go into Sunday exhausted!!!
On another note, please remember there are two fun events (for parents 
!) coming up on the next two Saturdays!
!) coming up on the next two Saturdays! This coming Saturday, February 18th from 7-10 pm in the Main Base Lodge is the OMS Winter Festival, which is a huge fundraiser for the school. Please see the invitation on the omara homepage - it is a very fun evening of wine and cheese tasting and anyone is welcome, so please bring friends! There also is a great Silent Auction with items such as an African Safari up for bid! I will have tickets on Saturday on the hill if you want to track me down!
Also, on Saturday 2/24 is the 10th annual Comedy Night hosted by Vermont Properties from which OMS will recieve half of the proceeds. “The Logger” will be the comedian and he is very funny! I will also have those tickets on me over the next week or so if you want to snag some in advance – this show does sell out every year!!
That’s all for now!
Thanks,
Mariel
J3 states vans
Hello all The vans will depart OMS at 5:30 am daily for state speed events
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