Author: Team Summit

"Winter Is Coming"

Written by Team Summit on November 1, 2020. Posted in Partners.

“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...

Bar Patterns: Catch, Snatch in a Full Squat

Written by Team Summit on November 1, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020, strength training.

Snatch, Catch In A Full Squat So you’ve reached the point where you have mastered all of the bar patterns we use to warm up prior to every strength training session. Now it’s time to start adding some load slowly, then some speed to the Olympic Lifts. Let’s dive right into the Olympic Lift, the snatch. When you receive (or catch) the snatch in an upright, standing position, it’s called a power snatch. This is fine, but let’s try to be more athletic and catch the lift in a full squat. The best way to learn to do this is to start the lift at the crease. Once you...

What is Skimo?

Written by Team Summit on October 31, 2020. Posted in Skimo.

What is Skimo? Skimo is an abbreviation of Ski Mountaineering. The sport encompasses nearly every style of skiing out there. Athletes race not only uphill, but also downhill. Think backcountry ski touring, mixed with a downhill race. Why should I register? Like the rest of the disciplines in Team Summit Colorado, the Skimo program is aimed both at those looking to explore the competitive Skimo world, as well as improve their current standings. Jaime Brede, Skimo Head Coach with 20 years of competing and coaching experience, knows that fun is just as important as progression....

Updates from the Executive Director

Written by Team Summit on October 28, 2020. Posted in Admin Message, Archive 2020.

Updates from the Executive Director October 28th, 2020 It is an exciting time of year as the cold and natural snow have us poised to begin our on-snow training. This is what we work for and we are ready. Keep in mind as you read this that we are moving as fast as possible to finalize our operations, but delays in the creation of state and county health guidelines delay our resort partners ability to create their COVID related operating plans, which delays the ability of our governing bodies to schedule competitions, which delays some of our planning. I can tell you that at least...

Alpine Updates – October 26th, 2020

Written by Team Summit on October 26, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020.

Alpine Updates – October 23rd, 2020

Written by Team Summit on October 23, 2020. Posted in Alpine Update, Archive 2020.

Alpine Updates – October 23rd, 2020 Dear Team Summit Alpine Athletes, Parent, Coaches, and Interested Parties: The Alpine Coaching staff spent today on the mountain helping the dedicated Copper Mountain Race Department prepare the venue for training. The width of the trail on the bottom half of Copperopolis does not allow training lanes to be designated. The available training lanes are less than one half of what will be available in the coming days. As a result of fewer lanes and COVID limitations on capacity, we will not be able to accommodate all of those who have expressed...

Alpine Updates – October 23, 2020

Written by Team Summit on October 23, 2020. Posted in Alpine Update, Archive 2020.

Alpine Updates – October 23rd, 2020 Dear Team Summit Alpine Athletes, Parent, Coaches, and Interested Parties: The PLANNED training calendar is published in the calendar section of the Team Summit website: https://teamsummit.org//members/calendars. ;Due to conditions, group size restrictions, venue capacity, visiting teams, and other factors these schedules are subject to change on a daily basis. Until further notice, an email message will be sent daily before 7PM the night preceding training detailing the next day’s schedule. Thank you to everyone...

October 15th, 2020 Newsletter

Written by Team Summit on October 15, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020, Newsletters.

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Freeski Updates – October 15th, 2020

Written by Team Summit on October 15, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020.

Freeski Updates – October 15th, 2020 Hi Team Happy Fall! It has certainly cooled off and it’s exciting to see the snow guns blasting away at Copper and Arapahoe Basin. It won’t be long now before we are making our first laps! Huge Thanks to all of you who helped or came by the Ski Swap last weekend in Breckenridge. It was great to see everyone gearing up and getting stoked. Now is definitely the time to get your equipment squared away. Make sure your boots are well fit and adjusted to your skis and bindings to avoid a scramble on your first day. A good ski tune is super...

Welcome Jaime Brede

Written by Team Summit on October 15, 2020. Posted in Archive 2021, Freeski.

Jaime Brede Press Release October 15, 2020 Summit County, Colorado – Team Summit is fortunate to welcome Colorado native, Jaime Brede as the Ski Mountaineering “Skimo” Head Coach. Jaime is a member of the United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA) National Team and competed in the 2019 World Championships in Switzerland. In 2014, Jaime successfully installed the Summit County branch of The Cycle Effect, a non-profit organization using mountain bikes to educate and empower young women. Jaime has competed as a professional athlete in Xterra Triathlons and Cross...

Critical Updates from the Executive Director

Written by Team Summit on October 14, 2020. Posted in Admin Message.

A Letter from CB Bechtel It was thrilling to see snow covering the ground in Summit County this weekend. For some of our academy programs, we are ten days away from our first on-snow training session. This is the most beautiful and exciting time of year. I have two updates to share with you as we continue sorting out our COVID operations for the season. First, is transportation for our Academy athletes. We will be able to provide limited van transportation from schools on our academy training days. We are trying to provide these days for those with the most...

Dryland for ITS and Devo

Written by Team Summit on October 14, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020, Intro to Team Summit, ITS.

Dryland Updates and More Dear Parents and Athletes, A busy preseason is upon us. I have highlighted some activities below. Some may be of interest to mom and dad as well! Dryland Our final dryland will be held this Sunday morning at Washington Park in Denver from 10 AM to 12 noon and the weather looks good! Friends are welcome to attend! This is an optional activity but a great way for the athletes to get out and meet some of their teammates while doing some preseason conditioning. We will be meeting on the west side of the park across from the intersection of...

A Letter from the Board President

Written by Team Summit on October 7, 2020. Posted in Archive 2021.

A Letter from Bruce McLennan Team Summit appreciates your patience as we await updated COVID-19 regulations from State and County health authorities and finalize operating agreements with our resort partners. A priority for our Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Leadership Team, has been to prepare a refund policy that considers potential COVID-19 impacts to our programs this season. Team Summit programs, and by extension our expenses, are year-round and do not begin the first day of on-snow training. A few examples of important and required...

Alpine Updates – October 7, 2020

Written by Team Summit on October 7, 2020. Posted in Alpine Update, Archive 2020.

Alpine Updates October 7th, 2020 This message is being sent to all 2019-20 and 2020-21 registered Team Summit Alpine Ability and Age Class Academy Athletes and parents. Our apologies to those who will receive multiple copies until we begin messaging only 2020-21 registered athletes as programs return to snow in the coming weeks. Dear Team Summit Alpine Ability and Age Class Academy Athletes, parents and Alpine Coaching staff: This year, there will not be an RMD hosted Skills Quest Conditioning Assessment. The Skills Quest Conditioning Assessment is designed to gauge your...