The racing season is in full swing and we have APU skiers racing well all over the map! We may be in many different places racing at various levels, however we are ALL part of the same team-- doing incredible things in the pursuit of the fabulous sport of skiing.
I thought that a great way to stay connected and support each other would be to implement a ski-buddy system between the Elite Team and the up-and-coming racers in our junior program. The focus of this is to offer inter-team inspiration and encouragement.
This is how it will work:
*We will pair up our Elite skiers with 1-3 junior/devo skiers. All year-round and winter session members are invited to participate. The main form of communication in this "buddy system" will likely be through email, since many of the Elite/Uni skiers are often out of town racing. However, when both “buddies” are at the same ski function, they can have a chance to say "hello", cheer and support their buddy.
*You can anticipate on ~1 mode of communication per month from Jan-March 2011.
*If you are interested in participating *please email me at katieronsse(at)gmail.com ASAP. You can say for example, "Bobby Smyth is in."
Parents-- if you would like to be cc’d in your child’s buddy correspondence, please let me know.
As soon as we get a roster of everyone interested in participating, we will pair you up. You can expect to receive an email from your buddy, letting you know with whom you are paired.
*If you have any questions, concerns, or comments throughout the project, please don’t hesitate to email me at katieronsse(at) gmail.com. If you not hear from your buddy by Jan 30th, please let me know.
This is going to be fun! Keep racing fast and hope to see you on the trails!
2 comments:
hey Skatie,
Cool posts from Nationals and so forth.. great photos and commentary as always!
I wanted to thank you for two reasons.
First, I bought a pair of used Atomic WC Skate Skis, essentially based off your recommendation in an archived post (you're the sole "real person" that my Android phone could bring up relating to those hugely popular skis). The skis have been excellent, a real pleasure to use. Without your review, I don't know if I'd have gone in for them. Skate skiing was a foreign country to me at that point.
Second, I have recently created my own blog after seeing how powerful a communication tool it was in your hands. Blogger.com wasn't even on my radar until I fell upon your old adventure stories. I've found it quite good, thus far. If you're interested, bored, or incapacitated through injury, check it out: michaeldenis.blogspot.com
So double-THANK YOU!
Hi Michael,
I really appreciate your generous feedback, that's so great to hear!! Great work on your blog--I got to check it out today and it looks awesome! I can tell you have a passion and talent in videography, thanks for sharing it with the rest of the online world.
Good luck and enjoy your new skis,
Katie
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