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Hello Fast Rabbits,

As tomorrow Thursday will be stupid cold, I propose a short 30 run/speedy jog from the Duck Pond Shelter (NOT Windsor) and then an inspection and cleaning of your classic skis. I can bring the supplies.

7:00 at the Duck Pond Shelter, dressed for a brief outing on foot, and then classic ski tune up.

See you Thursday,

Coach Ihor

Hi

What a great day of sliding and herding pigs and ducks (and a few parents!).

I have a pair of really nice Komperdell poles that got left behind, let me know if you’re missing them and we’ll get them back into your ski bag.

Thanks

Coach Ihor

Hi everyone,

We’ll be skiing Sunday 1:30 as scheduled in the park, should be a lot warmer than today!

We’ll see you by the Duck Pond!

Coach Ihor

Really good snow at Windsor this evening, maybe a bit draggy due to temperature and humidity, but no rocks. It was great!

Skate technique work included keeping the skis moving, so that they wouldn’t stall out, shoulder blades pulled in to keep the shoulders strong and keep those strong shoulders pulling evenly on the ski poles.  Step up, WAY UP, the hill to just get up that hill, and keep the ski forward.

Great skiing everyone! (Those older than 20 included)

Coach Ihor

AND! if you come out for Fast Rabbit Thursday, and survive until 8:00 pm, you can stick around and learn how to prep your skis with knowledge from former APJ Coach, Jeff! I’m sticking around for this.  This is the Ulla wax system, which won’t poison your house with bad vapours. My basement environmental conditions are no longer toxic.

Come on out!

Hi Skiers: the first real Fast Rabbit Thursday is on for Jan. 9! Please meet at the Windsor Park ski racks ready to go for 7:00.  As some are going to Biathlon races this Saturday, plan on skate skis.  This will be an instructional session, so not huge volume but huge technique work: I’m looking forward to it!  Parents are welcome to ski as well- a good way to sneak in a lesson from the coaches and skiers.

Also there is a Biathlon race at Falcon Saturday & Manitoba cup race at Birch Saturday, so take your pick.  Let me know if you need a hand with registration.

Sunday: we are in Assiniboine Park, with hopefully enough snow to make some jumps.

Windsor has a small trail fee and passes can be purchased there or online: http://windsorparknordic.ca/trail-fees

It will be great to be on a thick layer of snow for a change!

We will be skiing in the park tomorrow at 1:30 but, with some coaches on the road, we’ll have limited coaching resources, so this means a bit less structure but still a ski experience (and not super cold weather either!)  Tracks were getting pressed in this afternoon so the skate skiing should be pretty good!

We should be getting off the snow about 2:45 and into the hot chocolate right after that in the duck pond shelter, so please bring a durable mug for that.

Thanks!

Coach Ihor

Happy Holidays everyone!

Reminder that we won’t have a session today as were are now in the holiday stress melt down!  On that note, be mindful of your and others mental states, get some air, even go skiing!

Track Attackers: get out as much as you can- the snow will be fast. It is thin in the city but if you go west into the forests there is more!

Have a great holiday break and we’ll see everyone again in the new year!

Coach Ihor

Hi All!

Jackrabbits is on Sunday  the 15th as scheduled.  It will be a bit cooler so dress accordingly: think wind protection.  Track Attackers get ready for more skate ski training.

We’ll see you there!

Coach Ihor

Hi Everyone:  reminder that we will be on snow and on skis again tomorrow Sunday.

1:30 by the duck pond, remember to bring you hot chocolate mug!

Coach Ihor