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Alpine Updates – December 3rd, 2020

Alpine Updates – December 3rd, 2020 Dear Team Summit Alpine Community: With Copper Mountain resort open to the public, we have an increased responsibility to follow our COVID protocols and model exceptional compliance to mountain guests. Additionally, as the best skiers on the mountain, it is extremely important we model proper skiing etiquette, slow zone compliance, lift line behavior and respect for all mountain rules.   The resort has changed the approved drop-off...

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Clean, Catch in a Full Squat

Clean, Catch It 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 clean. When you receive (or catch) the clean in an upright, standing position, it’s called a power clean. This is fine, but let’s try to be more athletic and catch...

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Athlete of the Month – Ben Lyman

November's Athlete of the Month is Ben Lyman.  Ben is a Snowboarder in our Academy Program.  He goes to Snowy Peaks.  Ben attended summer strength and conditioning on every opportunity that was available to him. He always showed up with a smile on his face and eager to work hard. Each morning he would assist in setting up the outdoor workout space as well as help in cleaning and organizing at the end of each session. He also helped fellow athletes from all...

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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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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;...

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