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Ideas On What To Pack

What Should I Pack? While the details of each person's pack can vary widely based their individual preferences.  There are a few staples all coaches, athletes, and enthusiasts follow.   Thankfully, Samantha Streletsky (SRD Head Coach) has put together this fantastic image to help us all out! *Download the PDF Here*   Also, see our post on Tips to Stay Warm for the 2020/2021 Season: Tips to Stay Warm

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Intro To Team Summit (Ski) Athlete/Parent/Coach Q&A

Athlete/Parent/Coach Meetings Have some lingering questions after Family Orientation?   Join us for a quick Q&A with specifics for each mountain!   Arapahoe Basin Breckenridge Ski Resort Copper Mountain Resort Keystone Ski Resort Dec 1st, 2020 7:00 PM (MST) Dec 1st, 2020 6:00 PM (MST) Nov 29th, 2020 6:00 PM (MST)   Nov 29th, 2020 7:30 PM (MST) Join the Meeting  Pwd: TSC2020 Join the Meeting  Pwd: TSC2020 Join the Meeting  Pwd: TSC2020 Join the Meeting  Pwd: TSC2020 Having...

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Alpine Updates – November 25th, 2020

Alpine Updates – November 25th, 2020 Dear Team Summit Alpine Community: As is customary at this time of year; reflection of the things we are thankful for leads us to appreciate how fortunate we are to be able to provide our athletes the opportunity to engage in a healthy outdoor activity, improve their skills and pursue their dreams.   Thank you to our resort hosts, especially Copper Mountain over these initial 5 weeks of skiing and training. Thank you to our dedicated coaching staff who share their knowledge and passion every day and especially to our dedicated athletes and families...

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The Many Ways to Support Team Summit – 2020/2021 Edition

The Many Many Ways to Support Team Summit From volunteering to donating, to participating in virtual events, to linking your Amazon account, there are countless ways to support your athlete's team. Team Summit spends countless hours supporting our local ski and snowboarding community.  (Actually it's over 7000+ hours between December and April, but who's counting). Every year, Team Summit hosts competitions to keep travel costs down for our local and Front Range families; we organize and dispatch volunteers to help with community need programs; we work tirelessly to support...

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Alpine Updates – November 16th, 2020

Alpine Updates – November 16th, 2020 Dear Team Summit Alpine Community: We remain blessed by both the snow conditions and the extraordinary support of Copper Mountain Resort to be able to provide great training opportunities to our Ability Class and Age Class teams. With many athletes notching 15 days or more, there are few athletes in the country who have been able to ski as much.  The US 2020-21 Ski Race season began today with the 2020 US Women's National Championship GS at Copper. Congratulations to Team Summit's Olyvia Snyder who finished 25th in her first National...

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Moguls RQS/Devo Updates – November 14th, 2020

Hey crew, Who is ready to ski?!!! It’s finally here, the start of the RQS /Devo season! I hope you all have your backpacks ready, skis tuned, boots fit and enthusiasm to rip. We have been getting some snow and the skiing is getting better quickly.  Be certain to get your Arapahoe Basin pass set ASAP so when you show up on Saturday morning you will be ready to hit the snow sliding. This season we will be leaning on parents to help us keep the season successful. There are several key points to help with this. If anyone in your family has not been feeling well, please keep your...

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Intro To Team Summit Updates – November 11th, 2020

Intro to Team Summit Updates November 11th, 2020 Dear Parents,  I am sending this to all of you that have a 5 or 6 yr old signed up for our ITS program. I am very excited that your child is part of our Team Summit family.  I want this first time experience to be one that is fun and enjoyable for them! As you are aware, it has been a very challenging year for all of us with the adjustments we have had to make due to Covid.  I would like you to be aware of some of the unique circumstances that we are encountering with our resorts at this present time. I am concerned for our young...

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Alpine Updates – November 9th, 2020

Alpine Updates – November 9th, 2020 This and subsequent updates are being sent to the following groups: 2020-21 registered Team Summit Alpine Ability, Age Class Academy and U14 Athletes  All Ability, Age Class and Devo Program Parents All Alpine Ability, Age Class, and Devo Coaches Additional Interested Parties   Dear Team Summit Alpine Community: Winter has returned with new snow and colder temperatures. Conditions at Copper, for those already skiing and training, have been excellent! The team at Copper have done their normal amazing job preparing the training slopes for...

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Executive Director Updates – November 7th, 2020

Updates from the Executive Director November 7th, 2020 I have two quick updates for you this morning. I was waiting for some additional details so the information would be more complete, but rather than continue waiting I thought it would be better to give you what we know and provide additional details as they are complete.  First, is the Team Summit Epic passes. We are on track to provide everyone your Team Summit Epic pass vouchers between November 15 and 30. You will receive your voucher by email from Lili when she receives them. Please don't contact her on the 15th to...

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How to Stay Warm in Winter

Tips for Keeping your Athlete Warm and Comfortable this Winter *Or how not to hide from the cold, and embrace winter in its entirety*   Team Summit has been around for over 50 years.  In that time, we have learned more than a few different ways to stay comfortable out on the hill.  We would like to recommend 12+ ways to stay warm and comfortable over this winter; plus a few bonus tips.   1. Pack the Basics What you put in your pack and how you use these items makes a world of difference on any given day.  Team Summit has a general checklist to help you stay warm and...

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Alpine Updates – November 2nd, 2020

Alpine Updates – November 2nd, 2020 Dear Team Summit Alpine Community:   Our first week of training at Copper has been phenomenal! Thank you to the entire Copper Mountain team for providing our Team Summit Ability Class and Age Class Teams with the opportunity to get on snow.   Thank you also to our athletes, parents, and coaches for being nimble, organized, and following Copper Mountain and Team Summit protocols.   Snow conditions have been excellent with hard manmade snow that requires well-prepared edges for successful training and skill acquisition. Please...

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"Winter Is Coming"

“Winter Is Coming” – House of Stark In the Game of Thrones series, the motto of the House of Stark is “Winter Is Coming.” That is something we all long for at Team Summit. Unfortunately, on top of all the craziness in our world right now this has become the year that winter is slow in arriving. It is hard to imagine that on November first there are not any ski areas in Summit County that are open for public skiing. I went back to 2009 and couldn’t find a season A-Basin didn’t open in October. All of the ski areas in our county are struggling with...

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