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....

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...

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...

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...

Dear Team Summit Alpine Ability and U14 Athletes, All Alpine parents, and Alpine Coaching staff:   Four weeks from today, our Ability and Age Class Teams have their first-day on-snow at Copper Mountain!    October 23 is the scheduled first day of Early Season Training at Copper Mountain. Although the opening is dependent on cold weather for snowmaking, there is a long history of Copperopolis being prepared for training on schedule during the second half of October. More information will be coming in the next update. A-Basin will be racing against Loveland and Keystone to...

This message is being sent to all 2019-20 and 2020-21 registered Team Summit Alpine Athletes U14 and older and all Alpine 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 upcoming months.   Dear Team Summit Colorado Alpine Ability athletes, All Alpine parents, and Alpine Coaching staff:   I hope that everyone has enjoyed the Labor Day weekend!   Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 8, is the start of fall dryland for Full-Time athletes and could see the first significant...

Dear Team Summit Colorado Alpine Ability and U14 athletes, All Alpine parents and Alpine Coaching staff:   I hope that all of you have enjoyed some great adventures and activities during this unusual COVID summer and that the start of the school year, whether virtual, in-person or hybrid has gone as smoothly as possible.   At Team Summit, we have had several successful and safe on-snow training camps at Copper Mountain and Mt. Hood. Full-time Academy athletes have had an in-person summer conditioning program (outdoors, masked, and distanced with daily disinfection of equipment)...

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...

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...

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...

Alpine Ability Updates – May 28th, 2020 Dear Team Summit Colorado Alpine Ability athletes, All Alpine parents and Alpine Coaching staff:   Thank you to everyone for being responsive to our request to indicate interest in our spring training opportunities. The situation is unfolding quickly and continues to be fluid.   Arapahoe Basin Following a review with management at Arapahoe Basin, we have made the decision that it is inappropriate to move forward with a training program­­­­ at the resort. There is a great demand for the limited access to skiing and...

Alpine Ability Updates May 25th, 2020 Dear Team Summit Colorado Alpine Ability athletes, All Alpine parents and Alpine Coaching staff: Good morning and happy Memorial Day to all!   There is good news today regarding the reopening of spring skiing in Summit County with the announcement by Arapahoe Basin of their plans to resume operations this Wednesday!    Operations will be limited to 600 guests per day and reservations will be required. Ikon and Arapahoe Basin Passholders are eligible to make reservations with only a limited number (30 per day) of daily passes being...

Alpine Updates – April 8th, 2020 Dear Team Summit Colorado Alpine Ability athletes, All Alpine Parents and Alpine Coaching staff:   Governor Polis has extended the stay at home order until April 26 resulting in the continuing postponement of Team Summit Alpine activities. Please see specific information about camp plans, conditioning activities and 2020-21 program plans below.   I join you in looking forward to getting over the hump and beginning a gradual return to a new normal. Whether in two weeks, two months, or longer we are preparing and adjusting our plans to...