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Hopefuls training for the upcoming vacation week is as follows: 2/19, 2/22 (race day), 2/24 and 2/26. We will meet each day on our usual schedule. This week is a great time for the kids to ski with their groups, ski with their parents and connect with other children they have met in the program.

Another event on the schedule this coming week is the Okemo Mountain School Winter Festival this Saturday (2/19) evening from 7-10 pm at the Main Base Lodge.  Come catch up with old friends and meet new ones! There will be wine and beer tasting, food from local restaurants, and a silent auction.  It is a great way to support OMS and OMARA and have fun at the same time!  Entry is $20 and the event is adults only.

See you all on the hill this weekend.

The Hopefuls will be racing this Saturday 2/12 at 10 am on the Nastar Trail. We’ll meet at the Sugar House at 9 am, inspect the course and then race at 10 am. After two race runs the kids are free to go to lunch. We’ll re-group at noon, ski until 2 pm, then meet for results and awards. See you all at the race.

The Hopefuls will not be racing on Saturday 2/5. There is a club race in the morning and their timing is uncertain. So we have rescheduled the Hopeful race to 2/12. Sorry for any inconvenience.

The rest of our race schedule will be as follows

Saturday 2/12

Tuesday 2/22

Saturday 3/12 Finals

See you all on Saturday for a great day of skiing.

The Hopefuls will be racing this Saturday 2/5. As always, we will meet at the Sugar House at 9 am, ski over to the Nastar trail, inspect and start racing at 10 am. Each athlete will take two runs in the course and the race should take about an hour. After the race, we’ll break for lunch, then meet again at noon for freeskiing until 2 pm. We’ll have results and awards at 2 pm in front of the Sugar House.

We’ve received more great snow this week so the skiing this weekend should be awesome! See you all on Saturday.

Pam, Jim and the Hopeful coaches

Hopefuls will have training this Saturday, 1/29, meet at the Sugar House ready to go at 9 am, ski until 11, break for lunch and then regroup at noon, skiing until 2 pm. The kids are really making some great progress and are a blast to ski with. See you on the hill on Saturday!

If you are on the mountain this Sunday, check out the J4 Super G on Chief. The kids who will be racing are 9-12 year olds from mid-Vermont. You will see some pretty impressive skiing.

This Saturday, 1/22, the Hopefuls have their second race of the season. Race start is 10 am on the NASTAR course. We’ll meet as usual at the Sugar House at 9 am, inspect the course with our teams, and race beginning at 10 am. Each athlete will take 2 runs in the course. We’ll break after the race for lunch and then meet again at the Sugar House at noon for our afternoon session skiing until 2 pm. At 2 pm we’ll meet for results and awards. Please dress warmly, it supposed to be very cold this weekend…hand and foot warmers, neckies and layers!! See you all on Saturday.

Great race last weekend for everyone. Thanks to all the parents, siblings and friends who lined the course to cheer on our Hopeful racers. It was a very impressive crowd! We got a foot + of snow today so the skiing this weekend should be fantastic. Perhaps even a bit of woods skiing will be in order. The jacket order has been placed, we may have an update this weekend as to a delivery day for our new duds. As usual, we’ll meet our groups at 9 am in front of the Sugar House, return at 11 am then regroup at noon and ski until 2 pm. See you Saturday.

It looks like our race is a go for this Saturday. Okemo has been madly making snow on the NASTAR trail this week. We will meet as usual, at 9 am at the Sugar House. The teams will then head to the NASTAR trail (directly under the Black Ridge Chair) where the kids will inspect both courses. The race should start around 10 am, we’d love to have lots of parents there cheering the athletes on. Hopeful Races are a dual format, so each racer will take a timed run in both courses. Once both runs have been completed the athlete is free to go to lunch. The races usually take about an hour from start to finish. After lunch we’ll meet again at noon, ski until 2 pm, regroup at the Sugar House where we will announce the results of the race. There are many new Hopefuls who have never been in a race course before so it should be an exciting day for all.

Also, Coaches Ellen and Leigh will be taking orders for the Hopeful team jackets (different from the OMARA jackets) during the day on Saturday for those who are interested in purchasing one. Please see the previous post for a photo and description of the jackets.

See you all on Saturday, and e-mail us if you have any questions.

Pam and Jim and the Hopeful Coaches

Here is the latest information on the jackets (pictured above)

1. The coats will be an electric blue microfiber quilted ski jacket with a dark purple hood. The inside will be a bright green ripstock fabric.   The back will be stitched with the words:  OKEMO MOUNTAIN RACING (in large letters).  The front stitching will state:  Hopeful Race Team over the OMARA logo.  We have attached a photograph provided by Lori Ford (who is creating the team jacket) which shows the electric blue and green coloring.
2. In order to receive jackets as quickly as possible, we are both taking and placing orders next Saturday.  We cannot personalize the stitching. The cost per jacket comes to $95/each.
3. This means that if you want to order a jacket (or jackets)- you will need to come to the Hopeful Race with a check made out to Lori Ford (total amount of check will vary based on number of coats!)
4. Please think about size.  We will be able order kids (s-m-l-xl) and adult (xs,-s-m-l-xl).  We will try to bring some sample sizes on Saturday- but cannot promise.  To give you a sense of sizing, Ellen Leigh or Pam would wear an adult small.  Ellen’s 12 year old daughter would wear a children’s large (size 14/16).  If in doubt, order one size larger so kids can wear layers.
5. In order to place the order and receive the coats back asap, we will not be able to accommodate orders after next Saturday.  Nor will we be able to place your order without a check for Lori.

Three of the team rosters have been posted, I will post the last two when I receive them later this week. If your name is missing from your team list please let me know. We have a great group of kids and we are looking forward to our first race on Saturday. Stay tuned for details, hopefully, we should have enough snowmaking to get the NASTAR trail going.

HOPEFUL JACKET INFORMATION – Ellen and Leigh have offered to coordinate, order and distribute Hopeful team jackets this year. Following is the information related to ordering the jackets.