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We are excited to have you join us for the 2020 ski season! The MYSL Sunday Wirth Club is an all-volunteer club that teaches cross-country skiing to children at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. Children ages 4-15 and their parents are welcome, as are other volunteers who share in our goal of generating a love for Nordic skiing in youth and having fun in the snow. Our club welcomes families brand new to skiing as well as dedicated ski families.
The Wirth Club is scheduled to meet on nine Sundays from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning Sunday, January 5th and ending Saturday, March 14 with the Midwest Junior Classics, which will have events and activities appropriate for all ages and levels. Wirth is one of the few sites in the metro that has snowmaking, so parking can be tight! Please plan on arriving early to find parking and to get your skier dressed, equipped and with their group. Your coach would like to start skiing right at 3 p.m.! (The parking lot in front of the Trailhead can fill up on nice days; if it does, you can park just north on the the Parkway in the Chalet lot or across from the Chalet in the overflow lot.)
After skiing, the kids gather for a snack. Please plan on volunteering to bring a snack once throughout the season. We assign families to snacks in alphabetical order each weekend based on the last name of the skier at the beginning of the season. Ideas for snacks are granola bars, oranges, bananas, cheese, crackers, juice. Each family should bring enough snacks so that there is one snack per child. (Note that early in the season and on pleasant days more kids will turn out.) If you are in the mood for a larger snack, we encourage everyone to buy food at the snack bar. Thank you!
We typically hold an awards ceremony on the last session of skiing. We will need volunteers for this too.
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER: Even though the weather will be warmer this upcoming Sunday, here are some good clothing tips for cold weather, but many of them apply to the temps we will have on Sunday. Cold feet and hands are the most common issue. Use this checklist for success:
PARKING: There are two lots near the Trailhead and they fill up fast. You may need to park just north of the Trailhead in the Chalet parking lot. We will have an MYSL greeter in the circle drive of the Trailhead if you need to drop off kids and gear and go park in the Chalet lot. I highly recommend you avoid parking on the medians in the Chalet lot and in the circle at the Trailhead - the Minneapolis Park Police have been known to ticket people. SKI PASSES: A MPRB (Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board) Ski Pass is required on groomed trails in the MPRB system (Chain of Lakes, Columbia, Hiawatha, and Theodore Wirth Regional Trails). This must be visible at all times. Volunteers and SkiSparks/Skiwerx Wirth members qualify for a discount on one adult All-Access Ski Pass. Everyone that uses the MYSL group discount code must be a registered volunteer or skier at a SkiSparks or Skiwerx program at Wirth Park. HATS: We will have hats for our brand new members - they will be available where we hand out the bibs and snacks. Replacement hats for returning members are available as well for $15. CHALET ATTENDANTS: Even though we aren't using the Chalet any more, we need generally need a couple of parents to volunteer as Chalet attendants each week, but we have it covered this week. For future reference if you can volunteer as a chalet attendant, all you need to do is come in when ski club starts and check in with me at the Trailhead and I (Sandy) will get you set for the day. Basically you will hang out in the Trailhead in case any kids need to come back early (because they are cold, not feeling well, etc. and they don’t have parents around to meet them yet), set up the snacks, and after the skiers head out for their lessons go grab the yellow level markers and put them away. The kids start coming in between 4 and 4:30, sometimes a little later from skiing, so you just want to have the snacks ready around 4 pm. For this first session, I will be your Chalet Attendant. Please let me know what weekend you can help do this - we really need your help. WATER BOTTLES: Consider whether your older children skiing farther (Levels 5 and 6) should carry a fanny pack with a water bottle. Volunteers: We need you! The Wirth Club is an all-volunteer club. We depend on parents and other volunteers to coach, encourage and help organize our children, and we expect at least one adult volunteer from each family registered. With your participation, we can create a great winter experience for our kids. We need these volunteers: Weather: The Club will cancel skiing if the temperature is forecast to be below -2 degrees F or if the wind chill is forecast to be less than -10 degrees F. The Club may also cancel or change locations if snow conditions are poor. With Snowmaking and access to shelter we typically have our sessions in almost any conditions. A cancellation will be sent by e-mail (to the address provided when you registered). Curriculum: The MYSL curriculum teaches skiing with games using an orderly progression through six distinct levels, Levels 1 through 6. Most all skiers (especially at the lower levels) WILL spend two years in each level, e.g., a beginning skier will spend two years in Level 1 at ages 5 and 6. To progress to the next level a skier must reach specific goals at each level. The curriculum is not designed so that a skier spends only one year in each level. Please familiarize yourself with these levels and goals (posted on the MYSL site) so that you can be aware of what your skier is working on and so that you can offer encouragement. Your coach can always explain the curriculum and goals to you and offer a recommendation for a suitable level. We look forward to another fun season! Sandy Zinn, zinneous@gmail.com (612)-655-1072 (Club Leader) Ramdev Wudali, agastya71@gmail.com (Coach Coordinator)
The All-Access Ski Pass has two age categories:
Adult (Age 12 and older)
Child (Age 11 and younger)
The discount is only for the initial pass purchased for an adult (skier age 12 and over). There is no discount for additional adult passes or for the child pass. With the discount code all adult passes are $50 and all child passes remain $30.
To purchase the pass please follow these steps:
Go to: https://www.tempotickets.com/event/vvQnid
Enter the discount code: MYSLInd1920
Click apply.
Select the appropriate MPRB All-Access Ski Passes for skiers in your family.
Check out.
After you have paid for the passes online, print your check-in pass. Bring the check-in pass to The Trailhead (main building at Wirth) where you can pick up the physical pass which needs to be with you when you are skiing.
