Hi Everyone!
I have added the OMARA Used Equipment Listing Page to the Website. To keep from having to maintain 3 separate pages, one for each discipline, it is under the “About OMARA” Heading at the top of the page, then found in the right hand column. You can also follow this link.
To get your used equipment listed on here, email me a description of what you have, how much you would like for it, and a good contact number you would like me to share.
Hello All,
Remember that you are all invited to attend a Wine and Cheese Reception hosted by the Okemo Mountain School Board of Directors and the Karner Family at Clear Lake Furniture this Saturday, December 11th from 6:00-8:30pm at Clear Lake Furniture (Rt. 100 North on the right just past Bella Luna).
This is a great chance to learn more about Okemo Mountain School and meet the Board of Directors. You will have the opportunity to enjoy some wine, beer, and appetizers, while mingling with OMS parents – past, present, and future – as well as staff and faculty.
Hope to see you there!
Mariel Meringolo
Interim Head of School
Okemo Mountain School
OMARA Members,
Please make plans to attend the OMARA Annual Meeting and Okemo Competitions Informational being held at the Sitting Bull Lounge at 7 PM on December 4th. This is a great opportunity to see how OMARA, OMS, and Okemo Mountain Resort are structured to work together and promote our sports.
The coaches will be there as well to answer questions you might have for them and to give an introduction to all of the new-comers, both athletes and parents!
There will be some snack platters to munch on and a cash bar available. This is geared as an Parent Informational and we encourage only the parents to attend.
See you Saturday,
Okemo Competitions Center
OMARA
OMS
The 2010 Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap is almost here!!
The Annual Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap to benefit Okemo Mountain School is back! You will find new and used skis, snowboards, boots, bindings, helmets, goggles, outerwear, and more! The best part about it is that all proceeds go to benefit the Okemo Mountain School in Ludlow, VT. The Swap takes place in the Main Base Lodge of Okemo Mountain.
This year’s swap dates and times are:
Friday, November 19th; 4 – 7pm (3-4 pm preview hour; $5 admission or free for Okemo employees)
Saturday, November 20th; 9am – 5pm
Sunday, November 21st; 9am – 1pm
Also, if you are interested in selling your old gear (please no skis, boots, or bindings older than 7 years), you can sell it on consignment at the swap. 25% of the selling price goes to Okemo Mountain School – the remainder you will receive in a check about 3 weeks after the swap. You may also choose just to donate your equipment – all donations are tax-deductible. All gear must be dropped off on the following days and may not be brought to the swap during sale hours. Equipment drop-off is at the First Aid Building at the Main Base of Okemo Mountain.
Drop-off dates and times are:
Saturday, November 13th; 10am – 3pm
Sunday, November 14th; 10am – 3pm
Wednesday, November 17th; 10am – 3pm
Further questions, please contact Mariel Meringolo at mmeringolo@okemomountainschool.org or 802.228.1513
Fit Day is Sunday, September 12th from 10 am – 1 pm in the Jackson Gore courtyard. It is a great place to see all of the coming season’s race gear and get your orders in at race pricing, which is a significant savings. Several of the coaches will be there to assist in proper gear selection. Please consult one of us or a Ludlow shop that knows junior race before buying gear for your children. If you cannot attend, please be in touch with your coach and they will help you can still get an order in at race price.
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
We are having our annual End of Year Awards Party on Saturday, March 27th.
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!
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!!
Dear OMARA communty:
In conjunction with our conferences scheduled for this Friday, OMS will be hosting an open house social for parents from 3:00-5:00pm. This is a fantastic opportunity to view the school, meet teachers and administrators, and find out how OMS might be a fantastic match for your child’s continued athletic and academic development.
Appetizers, beer and wine will be available. As we travel into the final weeks of the season let’s gather together and toast our children and for what they have accomplished and you, their parents, for providing them with this opportunity.
Best,
WENDY
We freeze at the slopes together watching our kids soar down mountains, celebrating when they do well, understanding our job at hand when they don’t, and supporting and hugging each other when they get hurt. We have fun skiing together, chatting on the chair lift rides, seeing each other in town at certain “establishments”, gathering at each other’s condos and houses, and those fun OMARA parties…we are women who love to ski, we are friends.
A few years ago, we had some awesome Okemommas shirts made (thx Lori Ford). While looking sharp, we also supported a great cause and sent a donation to the Susan Komen Fund, which as most of you know, seeks to find a cure for breast cancer – a disease that has touched many of us, our friends, sisters and mothers. This year we would like to take on a new cause, Pancreatic Cancer. 2009 was a sad year for us, we lost a fellow Okemomma and friend, Donna Saydek. Many of us have know Donna for years, and have watched with her as Hana has won numerous races and made all of us proud.
The organization that John has chosen is called Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – www.pancan.org <http://www.pancan.org/> .
Lori Ford is creating a 1/4 zip fleece for us made by Rossignol. OKEMOMMA will be embroidered in purple, the color of the pancreatic cancer cause, on the left side of the front. It will also have the Japanese character for “teruko”- Donna’s middle name and the name of her business – translates to “to shine”. Lori has ordered a few sizes/samples that I will have with me this weekend and the coming week for people to try on (sugar shack during lunch). You can also come over if it’s more convenient. My email is eegilroy13@gmail.com. My cell is 315-725-3442 or the condo 228-7507. At this point we think they will cost around $75. Lori is working out the numbers now – I’ll let you know as soon as we know.
If you would like to join us and order a fleece please respond to this email, call me or find me in the sugar shack. Also, please feel free to forward this email to anyone you think would like to join us. The more orders we have the bigger the check we can send to the Panceratic Cancer Action Network. Help us help them find a way for earlier detection, let’s do this for Donna.
Elizabeth