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K COUNTER TOP 10

Skier	Club	KM
Heidi S	Willow River	299.32
Selah B	Woodland Wapiti	260.57
Soren W	Wirth Saturdays	235
Eddie S	Battle Creek	205.32
Ethan C	Lake Elmo	133
Alexander A	Hyland Lake	133
Hans S	Willow River	131.36
Helen C	Hyland Lake	128.5
Jack K	Willow River	113.53
Liam L	Lake Elmo	110

Wirth Youth Ski Club SATURDAYS

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SaturdayWirth

Location

1301 Theodore Wirth Parkway

55422-4584 Minneapolis , MN

Phone: 612-604-5330

See map: Google Maps

Minnesota

Venue Name:

Theodore Wirth Park

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Wirth Club Skier Guide.pdf	66.51 KB

Registration:

Full

Meets:

Saturday

3:00-4:30pm

Starts:

January 4, 2020 - 3:00pm

Rentals:

Club Rentals - closed

Membership:

$50

Ski Pass:

Mpls Parks Ski Pass for all skiers

Other (Equipment Options):

Club online rentals: Classic $45

Leader:

Michael Winikoff ,

612-414-0051

Email:

WirthSaturdays@mysl.org

Welcome to the MYSL at THEODORE WIRTH PARK in MINNEAPOLIS!

We are glad that you will join us for the 2020 ski season in the city! The Wirth Club of the MYSL 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. Our goal is to see smiles out on the trails.

Schedule and location:

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The Wirth Club is scheduled to meet on eight Saturdays from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning Saturday, January 4 and ending Saturday, March 7.

We meet in the stadium area near the new Trail Head building at Wirth. 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 at 3 p.m.! (The parking lot in front of the Chalet can fill up on nice days; if it does, you can park across the Parkway in the overflow lot or just south on the Parkway near the Loppet Trailhead.)

It's a Leap Year so this will be an extra-long ski season. As a result, we will take two weekends off, Loppet Weekend and Birkie Weekend.

LOPPET WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 1, 2020: We will not meet the Saturday of the Loppet Festival, though we encourage families to participate in the Minne-Loppet and other race events.

BIRKIE WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 22, 2020: We will not meet the Saturday of the BIRKIE, though we encourage families to ski at Wirth that weekend.

MIDWEST JUNIORS, MARCH 14-15, 2020: We encourage SkiSparks families to participate in the Midwest Junior Championships, which will have events and activities appropriate for all ages and levels. This is also the Weekend of the Nordic World Cup which will be held at Wirth this year and feature Olympic athletes, Jesse Diggins and Kikkan Randall. Spectator tickets are available at loppet.org.

Trail Passes:
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All Wirth SkiSparks/Skiwerx volunteers and skiers need a Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Board (MPRB) All-Access Ski Pass to ski on the trails at Wirth. Our programming uses man-made and natural snow trails which requires the All-Access Ski Pass.

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.

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: This code was sent to eligible families by email. Contact your club leader if you have questions.
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.

Snacks:

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After skiing, the kids gather for a snack. Please plan on volunteering to bring a snack once throughout the season. We will circulate an electronic sign-up sheet toward 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!

Please use this link to sign up for snacks:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jx-65A9rUUGEoS3nbRqxsUnU6GGgL5LTnL97gT_Z9ns/edit?usp=sharing

We typically hold an awards ceremony on the last session of skiing. We will need volunteers for this too.

Registration:
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Register online on the MYSL Web site or contact our club's Skier Coordinator if you have any questions. To ensure appropriate class size for our volunteer coaches. Register early and volunteer to give our kids a great ski season!

Levels 1 through 4 teach the classic technique and Levels 5 and 6 introduce skating. If you are new to MYSL, use the age ranges as a guide when you register; your coach will help place your child in the appropriate level after the first class.

We require that a parent accompany any child not yet in first grade or any beginner in Level 1; this will ensure a great ski experience, and, you will be able to demonstrate how to ski (or how to fall down, as the case may be . . .).

Wirth Saturday SkiSparks has reached its capacity. To put your name on the waiting list, please fill out this Waiting List Form. Families that are able to volunteer on our leadership team or as a coach will receive priority on the waiting list.

Volunteers:
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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:

Coaches: – Coaching is one of the most important and enjoyable ways you can volunteer. While the Club is fortunate to have some of its coaches returning this year, we need more adult coaches to keep our coach-to-skier ratio high. Anyone can coach – you don’t need to be an expert skier to volunteer. MYSL has an excellent week-by-week curriculum, which includes many games on skis. Also, MYSL typically holds training opportunities for new coaches in December. Please contact our Coach Coordinator if you can make this valuable contribution.
Junior Coaches: - In addition, junior coaches have made a real contribution to the Club. If you are a high school skier and would be willing to serve as a junior coach, we need you!
Potluck Coordinator: – Would you like to help plan the end of season potluck? Please contact the club leader.
Parent skiers: – The Club encourages parents to ski with their kids – they love to see you doing the same thing and being able to show you what they can do! We encourage you to ski with your child's level and to help with games and exercises. You may learn how to coach!
Activity Leader - Help prepare a fun (crazy?) activity for the kids to enjoy during the class, such as a treasure hunt, face painting, a destination ski to find a special treat, ski acrobatics, or anything you can think of. A fun activity is a great way to teach skiing without the kids knowing they are being taught. We have built snow forts, served S'Mores on the trail, had costumed mascots make appearances. We are always open to new ways to make skiing fun.
Photographer - We'd like to capture pictures of our skiers for sharing at our end-of-year potluck. Are you tech-savvy and able to organize a slideshow?

Weather:
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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).

Equipment:
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Make sure your skiers are dressed in layers appropriate for the weather conditions and are fed and hydrated. A dry, warm skier is a happy skier. There are several options for families in search of equipment.

1. MYSL has a limited number of rentals and we try to stock small sizes. Please select the rental option if you would like to rent from the club.

2. Wirth Park does rent classic equipment, but the selection can be limited.

3. If you need equipment or have equipment to sell, check out MYSL's ski swap in November.

Each child will be issued a stylish (i.e., white) MYSL bib on the first day and will be required to wear their bib each session. Bibs immediately identify your child as being with our club and help the coaches learn names. Please do your child a favor right now and think of a clever place to stash his or her bib between sessions so you don't forget it--consider leaving them in your car, in your ski bag, or with ski clothing. Please return bibs on the last day.

Curriculum:
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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.

Looking forward to another great season, and please contact us with questions or feedback, your Wirth Club leaders,

Michael Winikoff, wirthsaturdays@gmail.com, (Club Leader)

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Skier	Distance (km)
Soren W	235
Emmett G	103
Phoebe M	62.2
Arno G	59
Peter M	58.2
Greta L	41.5
Zoe W	40
Malin M	32
Carrie S	22
William R	21

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