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J3 bus to Stratton departs from OMS at 7 AM Sat and Sun

brucejohnston — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:03:06 +0000

J3 van departs for Stratton at 7 am from OMS lot!!! Both Sat and Sun!!

Devo Update – Weekend of 2/25 and 2/26

marielmeringolo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:38:40 +0000

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!

Suicide Six:
Both teams will be going to Suicide Six this Sunday, February 26th. Suicide Six, if you haven’t been there, is a very small mountain. The race can be viewed on foot from the finish area which is right by the base lodge. Registration is from 7:30 – 8:30 amand is in the Ski Runner Club building which is to the right, beyond the lift, as you walk towards the base lodge. The entry fee is $30 – cash or checks made payable to WSR (NO credit cards). You are best off dropping everything in the base lodge and then walking over to the registration. ALL SKIS MUST BE PUT IN THE SKI RACKS or the ski patrol will take them!!! Please remind your children of this.

We will meet the kids at the base of the main lift at 8:15 am to go for a few free runs and inspections. No parents on the course during inspection.

The first run is scheduled to begin at 9:30 am with the second run beginning almost immediately after the conclusion of the first. The free-ski program will gather by the lift right after the end of the second run and awards will be about 45 minutes after the completion of the second run in front of the ski club building.

Parent tickets were available at the ticket window for $46 LAST YEAR – I am not sure if it is the same this eyar. Again, you do not need to ski to view the race! They ask that spectators walk up on skier’s left (closer to the lift). No dogs are allowed on the hill.

Directions: From Ludlow, head towards Jackson Gore, but just before it turn right onto RT 100 N. When you enter Plymouth, turn right onto Rt. 100A. When this dead ends at RT 4, take a right. Watch for cops when the speed limit drops in Bridgewater! Continue until you enter Woodstock. Just past the green, take a left onto RT 12. You will go over a little bridge and then bear right. After a mile or so, you will come to a fork in the road. Go right at the fork. (there are signs for Suicide Six at this point) Go another few miles and you will come to Suicide Six on the left hand side. OBEY SPEED LIMITS EVERYWHERE – the cops are bad along this whole route, esp. in and around Woodstock.

It takes about 45 minutes to get there.

Quechee Race Re-cap!

Despite being a VERY long day, the Stubby SL race was a great race for Okemo and overall very fun! Okemo 2 was able to re-claim the BOOT!! Congrats Okemo 2!!! Let’s hang on to it for the rest of the season!

J6 Girls: Katie Killian led this group of small but speedy skiers! Katie had a smoking fast second run – in fact the second fastest second run of any girl regardless of age class – to claim the gold and beat out the competition by 5 seconds! Also skiing very fast, and having the exact SAME time on her first and second run (how’s that for consistency??) was Isabelle Gerrard who brought home the 5th place medal. Erin Kelleher beat her first run time by over 3 seconds in her second run (awesome!) to claim the 9th place medal. Just out of the medals was Maeve Schoudel in 15th and Sophie Brett in 22nd. Nice work girls!

J6 Boys: Another crew that’s short on height, but not on speed, the J6 boys were impressive! Drew Visnic came back from a crash on his first run to win bronze with a great second run time. Joey Belenardo was right on his heels (only 0.13 seconds back) in 5th place. John Kelleher also snagged a medal, placing 8th. Just out of the medals were Freddie Brogden in 11th (2.5 seconds faster second run!!), Brennan Hynes in 13th (also over 1 second faster his second run – what if we gave these boys a 3rd run ?!?) and Charlie Beney in 17th.

J5 Girls: The J5 girls was a very competitive category with lots of racers! Siofra Murdoch led the pack and in fact threw down the fastest girls time of the day in her first run (and in her second run) to take home the gold by over 2.5 seconds. In fact, Siofra was only outdone by one J4 boy! Way to girl ‘em Siofra! But watch out for Emma Austin and Emma Laurion! Only 0.09 separated these two with Emma Austin taking 4th and Emma Laurion 5th. Connie Brogden was right on their heels in 6th and Jillian Mirabile grabbed the 8th place medal! Just out of the medals were Honor Brogden in 12th and Margaret Rabbit in 13th. Cameron Calcano placed 17th, Lizzie Degraw 19th, Brooke Moran 27th, Emilie Waters 37th, Emma O’Shea 38th, Emma MacDonald 39th, Lucy Howland 42nd, Gracie Childs 45th, and Emma Nelson 47th. Way to have a great showing in a tough field girls!

J5 Boys: Another very competitive age class here! Jay Schoudel led the charge for Okemo with a 5th place finish. Connor Visnic was right behind him in 6th. Just out of the medals was Cole Lovejoy in 12th. Nick Ambeliotis placed 18th, Conor Hawkins 23rd, Patrick Young 27th, Douglas Beney 28th, Adam Bradford 31st, Sean Feingold 32nd, and Tommy Weisenberg 33rd. Nice work boys!

J4 Girls: Carly Schoudel was the star of the J4 girls at the stubby SL. Carly had the second fastest girls’ time of the day to win GOLD! Chloe Dwakins won the 6th place medal and Maddie Young the 8th place medal. Hannah Powers snagged the 10th place medal with Foley Rabbit, Charlotte Young, and Clare Mohan finishing just out of the medals in 12th, 15th, and 16th respectively.

J4 Boys: The J4 boys had a VERY strong showing at Quechee. Ries Faller led the charge with a 2nd place finish to bring home silver. Camden Filoon won the bronze – despite being sick! Conor Murdoch continued the sweep in 4th, followed by Jack Shea in 5th, Jonah Tobin in 6th, Peter Hoffman in 7th, and Kyle Stuart in 8th. Way to bring home the hardware! Jack Feingold and Spencer Tretter finished just out of the medals in 11th and 15th respectively. Nice work J4 boys!

That’s all for now!!

Thanks,

Mariel

J1 & J2 weekend of 2/25 & 26

ricmackey — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:04:17 +0000

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

Luke Bonang — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:19:12 +0000

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

brucejohnston — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:52:16 +0000

Schedule for Holiday training Feb 20-24^th

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

ricmackey — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:41:07 +0000

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

pamtrainer — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:41:48 +0000

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

brucejohnston — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:39:57 +0000

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

marielmeringolo — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:49:18 +0000

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!

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

brucejohnston — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:22:19 +0000

Hello all The vans will depart OMS at 5:30 am daily for state speed events

Thanks