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Welcome to the Lake Elmo MYSL Club!
Our 2018 club is finished. Please stop back in October to register for the 2019 club!
2019 Club dates will begin December 30th and end February 17th and will be from 2-3:30pm on Sundays at Lake Elmo Park Reserve.
WE NEED COACHES & VOLUNTEERS!
Please consider volunteering next year as a coach, assistant coach, sweeper or club helper. If you have a little ski experience or a lot we have a level that could be right for you. We will train you in and provide curriculum each week.
If you are considering helping out, please email us at lake_elmo@mysl.org to let us know what your interest might be.
THANK YOU 2018 LAKE ELMO MYSL COORDINATORS & COACHES!!!
Club Coordinator – Ami Schakel
Club Assistant Coordinator – Heather Carlson
Equipment Manager – Margie Nelson
Equipment Assistant – Valori Host
Chalet Volunteers – Heather Carlson, Anne Sheridan & Carrie Koelzer
Coaches/Assistant Coaches:
Level 1 – Nick Arth/Valori Host
Level 2 – Ami Schakel/Katie Langer
Level 3 – Margie Nelson/Dan McMahon
Level 4 – Greg Gauer/Dave Benson
Level 5 – Andy Schakel
Ron Omann (5/6)
Level 6 – Per Nelson
High School Assistants:
They were very enthusiastic, helpful to the coaches and supportive with the kids!
Siri Bohacek
Carl Bohacek
Mari Bohacek
Sean Schiferl
Hannah Brown
Liv Myers
Ian Roh
Brian Olson
Charlie Koelzer
Important information about our club:
We will meet Sundays 2-3:30 pm begining December 30th, 2018 and ending February 17th, 2019.
We meet at the Nordic Center at Lake Elmo Park Reserve.
Parking passes are required to enter Lake Elmo Regional Park. You can purchase daily or annual passes when you enter the park.
A Minnesota Ski pass is required for those 16 and over. These can also be purchased at the park office.
We need coaches, assistant coaches, sweepers and chalet volunteers! Training is provided. Please email lake_elmo@mysl.org if you are interested in helping out.
2018 Annoucements
February 20, 2018:
We had a great MYSL season and still have snow to keep on skiing!
Ski rental return will be Sunday, March 11th from 1-3pm at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve chalet.
We need coaches and helpers next year! Please consider volunteering next year as a coach, assistant coach, sweeper or club helper. We will need a coach for every level next year, so if you have a little ski experience or a lot we have a level that could be right for you. We will train you in and provide curriculum each week. If you are considering helping out, please join our coaches meeting Sunday, March 11 1-3pm or email us lake_elmo@mysl.org to let us know what your interest might be.
Thanks!
- Lake Elmo MYSL Coaches
February 16, 2018:
Hello Lake Elmo MYSL Skiers,
We will meet this Sunday, February 18th for our final MYSL club. It will be about 38 degrees and partly sunny.
We will rotate the groups with a ski, obstacle course and sharks and minnows or ski soccer. We will gather to give out level pins and kilometer pins (if your child logged them on our club page). We will end with a fire and s'mores!
If you have marshmallow roasting sticks, please bring them.
Snacks:
EQUIPMENT RETURN: Families have two options for equipment rental returns. They can turn in equipment with Heather on the last day of club this Sunday or if you would like to have a few more weeks to ski you can return them at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve chalet during our coaches meeting 1-3pm with Val on Sunday, March 11th.
Please take a minute to thank your child/ren's volunteer coaches and high school helpers!
See you Sunday!
February 9, 2018:
Hello Lake Elmo MYSL Skiers,
This Sunday's club, February 11th looks to be a mostly sunny 19 degrees with 9 mph hour winds. Level 1 skiers please bring your poles to the remaining clubs.
Snack sign up:
Drinks – Jennifer S.P.
Snacks – Sarah O.
Take a look at the Go Jessie Go video parent Anne Sheridan put together to cheer Jessie on at:
https://www.kizoa.com/Movie-Maker/d170152984k5969539o1/go-jessie
Here are some other links about cross country skiing in the Olympics and Jessie Diggins:
https://www.olympic.org/cross-country-skiing
See you on Sunday!
February 3, 2018:
Hello Skiers,
Hopefully you are enjoying and staying safe in the snowfall today! Club this Sunday will be at 5 degrees with a 10mph wind. Please dress your child(ren) warm with a face mask or neck warmer they can pull up over their face and warm socks. The coaches will be sure your child(ren) stay warm by getting them to move right away and will get kids into the chalet if they get cold during club time.
February 4 Snack Sign Up:
Drinks – Barcus
Snack – Meyer
UPDATED January 27, 2018:
* Please also bring your skiers winter boots in case we switch into boots to do some non-ski training if the trails are too icy.
Hello Lake Elmo MYSL Skiers,
This Sunday’s club for January 28th looks like it will be at about 20 degrees with some sun. The warming on Friday and cooling at night has caused the trails to be a little icy. If it is too slick, we may do some skiing on the lake off of the trails also.
Snack Sign Up this week:
Drinks - Ericka Anderson
Snack - Mindi DuPont
Fruit/Veggie - ???
If you took any photos or videos of the kids during club that would be good for our MYSL video, please email them to: lake_elmo@mysl.org
January 20, 2018:
Hello Lake Elmo MYSL Participants,
Looks like the weather will be a cloudy, 35 degrees on Sunday with minimal wind.
A few things to note:
SNACK DUTY: for January 21 club:
Drinks: Hank Carbone
Snack: Kathryn Steinke
Fruit/Veggie: ?
There will be a revised sign-up available on Sunday for those who wish to split duties or to sign up for fruit/veggies.
HATS AND BUFFS: Pick up your 25th Anniversary for MYSL buffs when you check-in if you did not receive yours with your snack last week. Also, for all NEW MYSL participants, we have an MYSL hat. Please let the individuals at check-in know if you are new to MYSL this year and they will give you your hat.
CLUB ENDS at 3:30pm: Club is from 2-3:30pm. If your child continues to ski after 3:30pm you are responsible for your child/ren as our coaches need to pack up at that time.
HILL: Some kids like to go down the big hill by the chalet before or after club. If you allow your child to do it, there should be an adult at the top and bottom of the hill to make sure all kids are safe going up on the far right and going down one at a time if it is clear of other community skiers to still get through also. We will do this during club time for skill practice with an adult at the top watching out for other skiers coming down and keeping the kids safe going on up the right side of the hill. It is up to you if you will allow your child to do this before or after club with supervision.
JESSIE DIGGINS OLYMPIAN: Jessie is a local skier here from Afton, Minnesota that started out in MYSL when she was young and will now be participating in the cross country ski events in this February’s Winter Olympics in South Korea! We would like to have the kids wear their orange Go Jesse Go tshirts under their ski gear next week and we will have Go Jessie signs for kids to write or draw pictures on them and take photos of them inside to send in support of Jessie. Tell your kids about her and show them some videos of her skiing, she is a great inspiration to us all but especially to young budding skiers! http://jessiediggins.com/
VIDEO VOLUNTEER: Is there a parent/older child/high school helper that would be willing to take some videos/photos that the coaches take on our phones and compilate them into a short video for the club and to support Jessie? Please email us if you can help out.
January 13, 2018:
Hello Lake Elmo MYSL Participants!
It was great to have so many kids out enjoying the snow and warm weather last Sunday! With the snow yesterday and more snow expected on Sunday we should be much better with coverage on the trails. This Sunday looks like it will be about 12 degrees at club time, so please dress your child warm with layers they can take off if they get hot. Warm socks and mittens/gloves and a buff to cover their face would be helpful. You can also put Vaseline type products or Dermatone cream to protect their face on very cold and windy days.
A few housekeeping items:
LEVELS: Coaches assessed the kids last Sunday, and some parents should have received an email suggesting movement to another level based on skill/endurance. Please feel free to ask your coach if you have any further questions on this.
BIBS: Please check in when you arrive for bib changes. All levels will now have permanent color coded name tags by level to slip in your white bibs. You can continue to keep their white bibs and take them home if you can remember them each week or leave them in our tub and we will bring them each week. Colored bibs by level are our coaches and red bibs are our High School assistants.
EQUIPMENT: Please be sure to label ALL of your equipment and gear. Painters tape with names written with a sharpie on poles and skis should work fine.
Missing Equipment: there were ski goggles, gloves and boots left in the chalet last week. Please check in at the front building for any missing items left. We have a pair of tiny MYSL boots size 29 in our tub that were also left last week. Also, another family traded poles with the Steinke family last week and they were not the correct ones so they can trade back with you! They are looking for a pair of poles that are about 45" tall black and silver probably Rossignol brand.
SNACKS: There is a snack sign up sheet for families to sign up to take a turn bringing drinks, snacks or fruit/veggies for 80 kids. We appreciate your support in bringing snacks to help keep our club registration costs down. However, as our club is growing, we are realizing this is a lot to purchase. If you would like to split the snack duty with another family just let Anne know at the check in table.
Snack duty for January 14 club is below. Please bring for 80 kids. Healthy options could include fruit drinks without added sugar, bulk pretzels, goldfish, trail mix without peanutes with napkins, granola bars without peanuts, mini carrots, apples, orange slices, clementines, fresh cut veggies.
Drinks- Amos Briggs
Snack - Sally Doherty
Fresh fruit/veggie - Still need someone?
COACHES: Our coaches and high school assistants are all volunteer, so please be sure to thank them each week! Some coaches cannot make it every week, so there may be some movement with coaches. This Sunday Margie, Per, Dan and Dave will be gone for the MLK weekend. For the most part, here is our coach lineup:
Level 1 RED - Coach Nick and Coach Valori
Level 2 PURPLE - Coach Ami and Coach Katie
Level 3 BLUE - Coach Margie and Coach Dan
Level 4 YELLOW - Coach Dave and Coach Greg
Level 5 GREEN - Coach Andy
Level 5/6 - Coach Ron
Level 6 PINK - Coach Per
KILOMETERS: Kids can track the number of kilometers they ski during club and during the week to win a pin award at the end of the season. You can ask coaches how many kilometers your child skied or we will try to collect that information each week. Kilometer tracking instructions are at this link: https://mysl.org/node/127079
VIDEO/PHOTO VOLUNTEER: If a parent is pretty good with video and photography, we would love to have someone come out on the trails and take some photos and video clips (one or two sessions?) and put it together to make a video for Olympic skier Jessie Diggins (and for the kids who LOVED watching themselves in it four years ago like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=KkufNah8csk )
December 30, 2017:
Unfortunately, our first club will be CANCELLED tomorrow December 31st due to the wind chill predicted at -22. Have a warm and safe Happy New Year and we will see you on Sunday, January 7th.
December 27, 2017:
Hello Lake Elmo MYSL participants!
Hopefully you all had a good holidays and are staying warm! Right now it is looking like a high of -1 for our first ski club. We will check the weather again as the date gets closer, but with a -1 temp we will still plan to hold club unless the wind chill is too high. We will have less time outside with introductions and such for the first club also. We will check out the trails on Friday as we are expected to get a little snow on Thursday. We will send an email out and post here on Friday or Saturday for final plans and expected weather for our first club on Sunday.
September 19, 2017:
Hello 2018 Lake Elmo MYSL club participants!
Our first club meeting is Sunday, December 31st from 2-3:30pm. We will meet at the ski chalet, which is the first right turn into a parking lot about 1/2 mile after you pass the park entrance building. You will need to stop to purchase a park pass (day or season pass) on your way into the park. Plan to arrive a bit earlier to help your child/ren get their equipment on.
Also, if you have any skis, poles, or boots you no longer use, please consider donating them to the Lake Elmo MYSL Club. We would add them to our rental fleet or if they are not NNN bindings with fish scales we will bring them to the swap and use the funds to purchase new rental skis. We are especially in need of skis for the older kids.
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Weather and cancellation policy
We will not ski if the air temperature is below -10˚ F or the wind chill is below -30˚ F, or at the leader’s discretion. Cancellations will be posted on this Web page under “Announcements” and e-mailed to members of the club.
Children should be dressed in layers. A moisture wicking under layer, an insulating layer, and a wind proof layer are typically appropriate. Wool socks such as Smartwool are great for wicking moisture and keeping the kids toes warm. Please use your discretion noting your child’s activity level and the outside temperature/wind chill. Often a winter jacket and snow pants or a snowsuit are too warm once the child gets skiing unless they are young and in the beginner group.
Registration
Registration will open the first week of October. We will post a link to the registration page once registration is open.
Levels and age guidelines are as follows
For children who are new to MYSL, assign the child to the lowest skill level that spans their age as of January 1. If a child has skied at least 10 times, consider advancing them one skill level. It is common for kids to repeat skill levels, so returning families need to choose a skill based on last season’s performance, but still staying within the age ranges. Coaches will assess children at the first meeting, but it is important for parents to accurately assign levels by age during the registration process.
Classic ski lessons: Level I: Ages 4-7 (parents ski along with the child), Level 2: 6-8 (parents check in occasionally), Level 3: 7-10, Level 4: 8-12
Skate ski lessons: Level 5: 9-13, Level 6: 11-14
More about skill levels here: http://mysl.org/skill-levels. Questions about levels? Contact us at lake_elmo@mysl.org
Volunteering
This is an all volunteer run club. The success and affordability of this program comes directly from your contributions of time, energy, and talent. By registering for this club, you are committing to the club’s success and are agreeing to volunteer.
Level 1 skiers will need to be accompanied by an adult. Coaching at level 1 is a great way to accompany your child. We are also in need of coaches. You do not necessarily need to coach at your child’s level. We also need a Chalet Coordinator to help with check in and snacks each week.
The following are some suggested areas of volunteer service:
Coaching: We really need your help! This is our biggest need and is one of the most rewarding ways in which you can help the club. Kids get more out of the program when the coach-to-kid ratio is low, and coaches need not be experienced skiers to volunteer. The MYSL program makes it easy for a coach to know what to do. An eight week curriculum has been prepared for every class level and each day's lesson is printed on a card that can be carried in your pocket. The pocket guide also provides many helpful tips and games to keep classes enjoyable and interesting. You do not have to be an elite level skier to be a coach and training will be offered. All you need is a desire to help kids and have fun. Contact us at lake_elmo@mysl.org to sign up.
Junior Coaches: High-school aged skiers, we need you! We rely heavily on high school volunteers, who are fun, friendly and in far better shape than most of us. Think about how great this will look on a college application! Contact us at lake_elmo@mysl.org to sign up.
Assistant and Sub Coaches: As an assistant coach, you can support a coach by accompanying the group on the trails and helping skiers. If you are a sub coach, you can fill in when a coach isn’t able to make it to ski club. Contact us at lake_elmo@mysl.org to sign up.
Chalet Coordinator: Help with check in, set up sign-up for parents to bring weekly snacks and send reminders, help keep the facility clean, assist skiers if they need to come inside during club time. Be available on ski days to help organize and clean up snacks. Contact us at lake_elmo@mysl.org to sign up.
If you have ideas about how to help kids learn to ski, now is your chance to make it happen.
Volunteer Leaders: Heather Carlson & Ami Schakel lake_elmo@mysl.org
