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$1 billion-plus in play for Colorado nonprofits

$1 billion-plus in play for Colorado nonprofits; now you can use your tax refund to support us In 2019, Colorado returned more than $1 billion in refunds to 1.9 million state taxpayers. In 2020, Coloradans who receive a state income tax refund will have a chance to donate all or some of it to a local nonprofit they trust like Team Summit Colorado. Imagine if state taxpayers chose to donate just a portion of their refunds; this outpouring of support would re-energize local community causes across Colorado and make a massive positive impact on our state. ReFUND CO highlights an easy way...

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Alpine Ability Updates – March 11, 2020

Alpine Ability Updates – March 11, 2020 Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents: Please check calendars daily for training and details. Any changes will be communicated there. Please remember to message Jared, Doug and Aldo about your plans so we know when to expect you at training.   Should you get sick, please stay home and take the proper precautions.   In This Update: – FIS R/C Champs Mar 12-15 – Sync Championships Mar 19-22   FIS R/C Champs Mar 12-15  Athletes riding in the van will depart...

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February Results & Pictures

Alpine Prater Cup Crested Butte, CO February 21-23, 2020 Skills Quest Podium 2nd – Stella Buchheister Slalom Podium 6th – Stella Buchheister Sportsmanship Award Adriana Kahanek Stella Buchheister   Congratulations on qualifying for the U14 Rocky Central Championships! Carter Gillett Niko Leunig Stella Buchheister Karlie Coolage Adriana Kahanek ———————————————————— Head Rebel YSL Women's Kombi Keystone, CO February 9th, 2020 AM U10 Girls 2nd...

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Athlete of the Month – Dylan Smith

Athlete of the Month – Dylan Smith Dylan is a positive, responsible and caring young man who happens to also be an outstanding ski racer.  He had an early-season injury that kept him out for over a month.  In just his second race weekend of his season, after returning from an injury and five-week layoff, Dylan qualified for the RMD Team to the Rocky / Central Regional U16 Championships. More important than this outstanding athletic achievement, Dylan embodies the club's core values daily. His attendance at training is the highest among the team...

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ReFUND CO 2020

ReFUND CO – What is it? How to help?   ReFUND CO highlights an easy way to support our mission. If you get a state income tax refund in 2020, you will have a new opportunity to donate some or all of it to support our ongoing work in the community. The new program described by the ReFUND CO initiative puts you in charge of where your donation goes. It’s as simple as 1,2,3: 1. Decide how much of your refund to donate. 2. Enter Team Summit Colorado and our registration number 20033003105 in the Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit Fund line...

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Bar Patterns Part 5: Romanian Deadlift

Bar Patterns: Romanian Deadlift Part 5 in the series Grasp the bar with a clean grip. This is determined by having your fingers just outside of your shoulders while the bar is resting on the front of your shoulders like you are setting up for a front squat (this is also called the “rack position”). Begin with the bar hanging in front of your hips and standing with your feet hip-width apart. This next piece might sound like an optional step, but it is paramount when it comes to performing the Olympic Lifts properly as we progress into explosive lifting. Hold the bar with a...

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Alpine Ability Updates – February 19, 2020

Alpine Ability Updates – February 19, 2020 Dear U16 and FIS Athletes and Parents: Please see below for upcoming events and other important Ability Program information. In This Update: – Steamboat Feb FIS Feb 18-21 – Peak School Parking – R/C U16 Championships – RMD Council Cup Championships – TENTATIVE – Possible addition of 2x FIS GS   Steamboat Feb FIS Feb 18-21 – Departure today at 4PM from Peak School for Kuba, Jordan, Zach Aldo will be attending this series and...

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Snowboard Updates – February 18th, 2020

Snowboard Updates – February 18th, 2020 It has been a crazy competition season.  We have more kids traveling to more places for contests, more kids doing well at contests, and unfortunately, more contests getting canceled than ever before.  The effort that our families, athletes, parents, and sometimes grandparents put into making a successful snowboard season is remarkable.  The Team and the coaches can not thank our membership enough for all of the support.  The craziness continues for a few more weeks.  The Big mountain Crew will head to Taos...

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Freeski Updates – February 14th, 2020

Freeski Updates – February 14th, 2020 Wow! What a weekend of powder! Last week was the best snow all year and we certainly made the best of it on all fronts!   TS Freeski has had some amazing results in all disciplines over the past few weeks keep having fun and compete hard. It is so great to see the progression and how well everyone is training and competing. Coaches are loving the personal podiums, firsts-evers and general enthusiasm on the team.  We are inspired by the hard work everyone is putting in, keep it up!   Host Events Thanks to all of you who...

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