Minnesota Youth Ski League

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Member and Volunteer SnowNotes Archive

This season, we started a special edition e-newsletter just for members, parents and volunteers...

MyXC Graduate Registration

Help us celebrate this year's graduating class (birth year 2007). Each year, we celebrate the...

MyXC Emails-Check your Promotions/Spam Folder

To make sure our email communications are reaching you, please be sure to check your Promotions...

How to be a Great Youth Ski Coach

Learn how to be a great youth ski coach through our games-based methodology.
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SkiSparks Welcome Presentations

Learn tips and tricks on how you can support your skier this winter! Each...

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K Counter Instructions

Kids can track their kilometers throughout the season to earn kilometer awards. We have made...

Quick Guide to SkiSparks Registration & Wait List

Here's how to make SkiSparks registration simple!

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How do I find equipment for my child?

Every skier must bring the equipment listed below to every club meeting.

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I love MYSL! How can I help?

MYSL is a volunteer run organization. We are always looking for club leaders and coaches. The...

Should kids rollerski? What is Skiwerx?

The Minnesota Youth Ski League has been...

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K COUNTER TOP 10

Skier	Club	KM
Helen C	Skiwerx -	600.3
Ethan C	Skiwerx -	429.71
Claire C	Skiwerx -	397.9
Peter H	Skiwerx -	365.54
Eva H	Skiwerx Minneapolis	316
Greta L	Skiwerx Minneapolis	309.2
Sophie K	Skiwerx Minneapolis	308.62
Nicholas A	Skiwerx -	297
Anatalya G	Skiwerx Minneapolis	284.5
Darien H	Skiwerx Minneapolis	265.88

videos

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KkufNah8csk?wmode=opaque">Embedded video for I Ski Like Jessie - by Lake Elmo MYSL</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zu473Q8ioc8?wmode=opaque">Embedded video for Do you ski like Jessie?</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/00pvMbe197s?wmode=opaque">Embedded video for Welcome to the Minnesota Youth Ski League!</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A99fALBuHCE?wmode=opaque">Embedded video for Skiwerx </a>

Help us Stay on Track

Thank you MYSL families! Through our club format, we are not only building skiing families, we are building social connections, healthier communities, and joy in the winter.

Email me when 2019 Registration opens!

For new families that are not in our database, please fill in some basic info and we will email you the week before registration opens next year. We open registration in October. Please look at our "Find of Club" link to find a list of current clubs. We will update the club list in September.

If you don't see a club in your area, we can help you start one! Please contact Chrissy@mysl.org.

Meet Alayna Sonnesyn, MYSL almuni

Hello MYSL families! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Alayna Sonnesyn and I am in the midst of skiing and traveling around the world- chasing my dreams as a professional cross country ski racer!

I grew up in Plymouth, MN where my parents taught me how to ski at a very young age. They encourage my siblings and me to spend as much time as possible outside and to turn activities into adventures with few limits. They brought us to MYSL practice at French Park every Sunday afternoon throughout the winter where we got to ski with our friends AND play games with them.

Does my skier have the right clothing?

"There is no bad weather, only bad clothing" -Swedish Proverb

Does your skier have the right clothing?

Meet our Executive Director, Amy Cichanowski

Amy began skiing with her family in Winona at a young age. She quickly aspired to local races and club level racing, attending many Junior Nationals. She started skiing in the high school league in 10th grade and was State Champ (team and individual) in 1988. She went to Middlebury College for one year and skied on the team. She then came back to the midwest to work with a coach, finishing her Physics degree at St. Mary’s in Winona. She skied many Kortes (winning three times) and attended regional junior training camps in the summer.

MyXC Skiwerx League (for clubs)

Minnesota Youth Ski League, with the help of CXC (Central Cross Country), is networking “Ski for Sport” programs throughout the Central Region, to develop the best possible experience for our young skiers. Ski for Sport programs follow the guidelines of the LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) stage of “Learn to Train”. This is a critical window for skill development. MyXC and CXC have summarized the youth and junior development stages in the Midwest in this document.

MyXC adds Adaptive Programming

SkiSparks Clubs are adding registration for adaptive youth for the 2018-19 season. Look for the "Adaptive Skier" selections as part of club registration.

Youth with physical disabilities that may limit the use of poles/s or lower leg impairments, visual impaired youth and sit skiers* are welcome. All skiers, adaptive and non-adaptive, will be in the same programming, with appropriate modifications made when necessary.

Youth Committee Update from CXC Congress

MYSL Executive Director, Amy Cichanowski, facilitated the Youth Committee meeting at the CXC Congress in Eau Claire, WI on April 7, 2018. Full minutes are posted below. Highlights include a fluor wax restriction for all U14 races.

MYSL's Jessie Diggins gets Olympic Gold

Jessie Diggins and teammate Kikkan Randall won the Olympic Team Sprint today! We are so proud of them. This is the first Olympic Gold medal for the US in cross country EVER! And also the first Olympic medal for women in cross country. Check out our facebook page for lots of coverage

Skiwerx Ski X Results

We had a great time at Wirth Park on Saturday Feb 10th with Ski X (timed obstacle course) as part of the Skiwerx Series. 40 kids helped us test a new course on a beuatiful sunny day. If you missed it, you still have a chance, as we will be running this event again as part of Midwest jr Champs.

Results linked below. Photoset arriving soon.