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Academy Programs – Thinking About Next Year

Written by Team Summit on February 13, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

Academy Program – It's Time to Think About Next Year! Hello Team Summit Families! I am not only the Academy Coordinator for Team Summit but also a parent of two Alpine athletes. I am extremely grateful for the efforts of our leadership team and coaches this year. Although it has been hard on so many, how lucky are our kids to get to ski and snowboard this year! Our Academy Program is our full-time ski and snowboard program, on snow 5-6 days/week. This year our membership has seen a huge value in this program! Our numbers are way up and families have...

February 2nd, 2021 Newsletter

Written by Team Summit on February 2, 2021. Posted in Newsletters.

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Executive Director's Address – February 2nd, 2021

Written by Team Summit on February 2, 2021. Posted in Admin Message.

Paul Cuthbertson Foundation Scholarship

Written by Team Summit on January 30, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

Paul Cuthbertson Foundation Scholarship The Paul Cuthbertson Foundation is pleased to announce applications for the Second Annual Live for Those Who Cannot scholarship are now being accepted. The Live for Those Who Cannot scholarship, is awarded periodically to mountain youth with a passion for life and dedication to achieving excellence in their pursuits. The purpose of The Paul Cuthbertson Foundation is to invest in the next generation of young women and men by providing merit-based scholarships or grants that help them pursue their goals in life with a focus on competitive skiing, outdoor...

Alpine Age Class Updates – January 29th, 2021

Written by Team Summit on January 30, 2021. Posted in Alpine Update.

Alpine Age Class Updates – January 29th, 2021 Dear Age Class Parents, Coaches and Interested Parties: Great news! The U14 Super G races Feb 8-11 are confirmed! Attached is the draft race announcement submitted to US Ski and Snowboard this morning following yesterday's event approval. The Race announcement will also be published at RMD's page at US Ski and Snowboard https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/regions-divisions/rocky-central-alpine-region/rocky-alpine-division-calendar. Event registration is now open at MyUSSA. Please review the race announcement...

Nutrition Foundations for Winter Athlete Performance

Written by Team Summit on January 29, 2021. Posted in strength training.

Nutrition Foundations for Winter Athlete Performance By: Makayla Meixner, MS, RDN Whether you are a skier or a snowboarder, nutrition can have a profound effect on performance. In fact, the United States Olympic Committee has stated “a proper eating program is just as important to an elite athlete’s success as a training program.” However, nutrition doesn’t have to be complicated. Here is a breakdown to get you started, including the importance of getting enough energy, the foundations of a performance diet, and a helpful guide to help you build performance plates day today. Energy First...

Crushing It Awards

Written by Team Summit on January 22, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

The Crushing It Awards Throughout the year, families and staff recognize members of the team with what is known as the Crushing It Awards. The criteria is simple: Do you feel this person needs to be publically recognized? Crushing It Awards can me nominated by parents, athletes, or staff. If you would like to nominate a staff member, please email info@teamsummit.org.

Alpine Updates – January 22nd, 2021

Written by Team Summit on January 22, 2021. Posted in Alpine Update.

Alpine Updates – January 22nd, 2021 Dear Team Summit Alpine Ability and Age Class athletes, parents and Interested Parties: FINALLY, all age groups have had their first competitions this month! In just the first few weeks of 2021 our athletes have been racing successfully in FIS, USSA, Age Class and FIS University competitions after a full preparation period this fall. As we now move into the race season, the coaches will provide each athlete a written in-season/prep period evaluation and ask each athlete to set their competition goals for the year. This is intended...

Snowboard Updates – January 21st, 2021

Written by Team Summit on January 21, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

Snowboard Updates – January 21st, 2021 We have been working with the Woodward at Copper Team to come up with some spring and Summer Camp options for our snowboarders. We are expecting to hold spring camp in late April/May. We are aiming to have that info ready in late February/March. Woodward put together a great summer camp program for us last year and we are looking to do something similar again this year. We are planning to run summer camps in July and also planning to have a week, after their normal camps are over, where we can push all the snow into bigger jump...

Moguls Tips and Tricks: Riding the Wave

Written by Team Summit on January 20, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

Tips and Tricks: Riding the Wave Great adjustments with your skiing in the wave tank last weekend. This tool lets us see things that will make your skiing easier and more fun. When you watch this video pay close attention to the guy in the yellow pants. He is Mikael Kingsbury, the most successful mogul skier of all time. Watch for these key points in his position in the wave tank: 1- knees pulling up to absorb the wave 2- feet pulling backward (when his knees are up) to have the tip of the ski contact the downhill part of the wave 3- feet staying under his body at all times When you work in...

January 16th, 2021 Newsletter

Written by Team Summit on January 16, 2021. Posted in Newsletters.

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Executive Director Updates – January 15th, 2021

Written by Team Summit on January 16, 2021. Posted in Admin Message.

Registering for USASA

Written by Team Summit on January 13, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

Registering for Competitions with USASA I wanted to let everyone know that the first USASA slopestyle on Jan 27th there are only 8 Spots left for competitors. Once these spots fill up there is no way to get kids in to the contest. go to rockymountainseries.com to sign up. I also made a video on the registration process and how to make sure you did the process correctly. check out the video here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/13D8pimCDa1uywLNdc8XjsWTvFSKt_Qgz/view?usp=sharing Thank you -Matty V

Athlete of the Month – Ella Kirschner

Written by Team Summit on January 5, 2021. Posted in Athlete Of The Month.

Ella Kirschner is December's Athlete of the Month. She is a Mogul skier in our Academy program and goes to Summit Middle School. She arrives at training early every day with a huge smile as well as friendly and welcoming interactions with all of her teammates. She works hard at making the improvements her coaches are looking for all while enjoying the environment she is in. With the unique challenges of this season, Ella came up with the idea of making the ribbons and medals that are lacking this season after all of the competitions. Ella has taken on the task of constructing...