Author: Team Summit

Legendary Grilling with Arapahoe Basin

Written by Team Summit on August 5, 2020. Posted in Partners.

Support Team Summit's Scholarship Fund What says summer more than watermelon, grilling, and margaritas with your favorite friends! Join Team Summit as we partner with Arapahoe Basin to kick off the summer evening with margs then prep and grill alongside Legendary Chef Chris on Thursday, August 13th at 6pm. This event comes with an assortment of spices for a legendary dry rub, a watermelon for margaritas and salad, and, of course, tequila for the margarita. DETAILS: When: Thursday, August 13 at 6pm Cost: $50 What: Legendary Grilling with Arapahoe Basin Basket Pickup Locations...

August 1st, 2020 Newsletter

Written by Team Summit on August 2, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020, Newsletters.

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Alpine Updates – July 31, 2020

Written by Team Summit on July 31, 2020. Posted in Alpine Update, Archive 2020.

Alpine Updates – July 31st, 2020 Dear Alpine Academy Athletes and all FIS and U16 Athletes and Parents: This week we will take a break from the Conditioning Zooms. The Summer Conditioning program will begin Monday, June 29 in-person on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The twice-weekly Zoom Conditioning will resume every Tuesday and Thursday beginning Tuesday, June 30. Both programs will continue through August 18. Please see below for additional details on both conditioning opportunities. Summer Conditioning Program Dates: June 29 – August 18, 2020...

Bar Patterns – Mid-Shin Snatch Pull

Written by Team Summit on July 31, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020, strength training.

Bar Patterns: Snatch Pull Part 11 in the series Grasp the bar with a snatch grip. To find your snatch grip hold the bar at waist level with locked-out elbows. Slowly adjust your grip in or out, while still maintaining straight arms, until the bar hangs at the height of your crease (The crease is the point where your upper leg joins together with your torso. The line that is formed here in your hips is the crease). Be sure you have an even grip on the bar, you do not want the bar either off to the left or the right. Begin with the bar hanging in front of your hips and standing with...

Whimsical Whiskey – an Arts and Aperitif Experience

Written by Team Summit on July 16, 2020. Posted in Partners.

Support Team Summit's Scholarship Fund Join us for a unique Whimsical Whiskey experience on Thursday, July 30th at 6pm. Learn one how to make one of Whiskey Star's signature summer cocktails before diving into the wonderful world of driftwood painting with The Sunny Side Up Studio. DETAILS: When: Thursday, July 30th at 6pm (Online) Cost: $50 What: Whimsical Whiskey featuring Whiskey Star and The Sunny Side Up Studio Purchase Tickets Basket Pickup Locations in Summit County, Arvada, and Littleton locations on Wednesday, July 29th from 3pm – 6pm. Each...

New Summer FUN Raiser Series live!

Written by Team Summit on July 7, 2020. Posted in Partners.

DIY Chocolate Soufflé In this edition of the Summer FUN Raising series, we explore our newest favorite desert. A Chocolate Soufflé! Learn how to make this incredible dish with the Executive Chef of Beaver Run. If you have attempted a soufflé’ before, you know this can be quite difficult. Fortunately, we have the opportunity to learn all the tricks of the trade on fantastic at home cooking from the Executive Chef of Beaver Run. Visit https://ilovesouffle.eventbrite.com for more details and tickets. The event is Thursday, July 16th at...

July 1st, 2020 Newsletter

Written by Team Summit on July 2, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020, Newsletters.

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Alpine Updates – July 1st, 2020

Written by Team Summit on July 1, 2020. Posted in Alpine Update, Archive 2020.

Alpine Updates – July 1st, 2020 Dear Team Summit Colorado Alpine Ability athletes, All Alpine parents, and Alpine Coaching staff: First, the good news: The Team Summit Alpine Camp dates in Mt. Hood are confirmed! With excellent conditions expected to last through August and confirmation of our Summer Camp Training Lanes reservation, we are now able to open registration for two one week sessions at Mt. Hood from August 4-9 and 11-16. Registration is open on Campminder now. [Click Here] for additional details. Next, the less good news: As a result of the remaining...

Whole Community – A Letter from the Executive Director

Written by Team Summit on June 30, 2020. Posted in Admin Message, Archive 2020.

Our Whole Community Team Summit Families, As of the end of June 2020, at Team Summit we find ourselves leading our industry in training during the burden of Coronavirus restrictions. Thanks to the exceptional support of our resort partners, particularly Copper Mountain Resort, we have had successful on-snow training for our Alpine (with SkierX) and Mogul programs. Starting July 13 our Snowboard and Park & Pipe programs will get their turn with 2-3 weeks of on-snow training. Summit Middle School has allowed us to begin strength training using their parking lot and fields so we...

Academy Updates – June 30th, 2020

Written by Team Summit on June 30, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020.

Become a Host Family with TSC Hosting an athlete can be a wonderful and rewarding experience. It allows you to personally get to know a ski or snowboard athlete and provides the opportunity to share their hopes and dreams of becoming an elite athlete. Serving as a Host Family can enrich the lives of the athlete and every member of your family. Being a Host Family will also enable you to earn some extra monthly income. There are two main types of Host Families: Long-term hosting usually lasts the entire school year, mid-August through early June or short-term hosting which can vary...

Throwback Thursday – Paul Krahulec

Written by Team Summit on June 11, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020.

Paul Krahulec’s Rewarding Hobby [Paul with his wife, Amy, and son, Tyler] Many in the competitive Freeski and Snowboard world know Paul Krahulec as the guy who reminds everyone to wear a helmet, go over the rules, and have a great time before a competition. Paul, or PK, is currently the Series Director of USASA’s Rocky Mountain Series (RMS) and FIS Technical Delegate. Though his competition career started like many in our world: as a parent of young athletes. In 2003, Team Summit athletes needed someone to organize the group to go to Nationals in Sunday...

June 2nd, 2020 Newsletter

Written by Team Summit on June 2, 2020. Posted in Archive 2020, Newsletters.

Alpine Spring Training – June 2nd, 2020

Written by Team Summit on June 2, 2020. Posted in Alpine Update, Archive 2020.

Alpine Spring Training – June 2nd, 2020 Dear Team Summit Colorado Alpine Community: Training is confirmed for June 3-17! Registration will be open from 5AM to 5PM on Tuesday, June 2nd through your Campminder account or by following the links from the camp information page here: https://teamsummit.org//join-team-summit/programs/camp. Copper Mountain has provided a new Individual Liability Waiver which is being uploaded to Campminder and will be available beginning at 5:00AM Tuesday, June 2nd. If you have already registered, please return to your...

Operational Updates – June 1st, 2020

Written by Team Summit on June 1, 2020. Posted in Archive 2021.

Operational Updates – June 1st, 2020 Team Summit Families, As we move into summer there are many questions regarding Team Summit operations. Will we operate? What precautions are we taking to reduce health risk? If I sign up and pay for Team Summit but the resorts don’t open what happens to my money? SUMMER OPERATIONS Strength and Conditioning Since early May we have been holding outdoor conditioning sessions. These sessions are done in groups of 10 or less. Our group size is the combined total of both coaches and athletes. All participants are required to wear...