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VCS (Vasa Ski Club) Nordic Rocks 2.0 is an 8 week Cross Country Ski Program that gives kids a chance to learn cross country skiing. This program, available for Kindergarten through 5th Grade Students, is a collaboration between LEAP and the VASA Ski Club who uses a research based curriculum with six age and experience skill levels that focus on FUNdamentals and physical literacy. Skis are age appropriate and provided by Vasa Ski Club. The ski bindings accommodate any kind of outdoor winter boot/shoe. The instructors and coaches are trained by certified coaches. Your child will learn how to ski and then progress their skills in a fun outdoor environment, providing them with a positive experience and incentive to continue the sport through middle school, and beyond. Hats, buffs, water resistant mittens, and snow pants are encouraged to keep warm and dry.
Please register for the club through the Traverse City LEAP program.
Additional FREE membership through the MYSL website. When you register on this website, each child will receive a Nordic Rocks buff plus other great incentives.
Vasa SkiSparks will meet for 8 Mondays beginning with our first meeting Monday, December 10 from 4:30-6:00 at Eastern Elementary or Hickory Hills Ski Area. Please see schedule below.
Nordic Rocks 2.0 will meet from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm on the following Mondays at Eastern Elementary (1600 Eastern Avenue, Traverse City, MI 49686)
Nordic Rocks 2.0 will meet from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm on the following Mondays at Hickory Hills Ski Area (2000 Randolph St, Traverse City MI 49684)
Please note class will not be held during Winter Break and Days that School is closed.
Registration Deadline and Details
Registration deadline is Thursday, December 6, 2018. Registration deadline is final.
Registration for this club is done through the Traverse LEAP program. Register here.
Additional FREE membership through the MYSL website. When you register on this website, each child will receive a Nordic Rocks buff plus other great incentives.
We will not ski if the air temperature is below -2˚ F or the wind chill is below -10˚ F, or at the leader’s discretion.
Children should be dressed in layers. A moisture wicking under layer, an insulating layer, and a wind proof layer are typically appropriate. 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.
Skiers will be provided skis and poles. The bindings on the skis fit any winter boots.
December 12 Announcement: All MYSL rental skis have been spoken for this year.
If your child would like to bring the skis home to ski on the weekends, we have a limited number of rental packages available. These skis are traditional waxless skis with ski boots and poles included. Equipment rental is $35.00 for the season.
To register your child for a rental package, please register for a free membership on the MYSL website. Go to mysl.org and click "Register Today." You will need to enter accurate sizing information (height, weight and shoe size) so we are able to order the correct ski package for your child. You can pay the $35.00 equipment rental fee online and the skis will be available for your child to take home on the second club meeting.
This is a 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.
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. All you need is a desire to help kids and have fun. Contact us at vasaskisparks@mysl.org to sign up.
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. Coaching for Vasa SkiSparks qualifies as a service commitment for NHS. Think about how great this will look on a college application! Contact us at vasaskisparks@mysl.org to sign up.
As an assistant coach, you can support a coach by accompanying the group on the trails and helping skiers. If you feel like your skiing level is at the same level as the level your kids are signed up for, you would be a fantastic assistant coach! You are not in charge of the instruction, rather you are there to make sure the kids are safe, have an adult to bring them to the bathroom, and can assist with activities.
If you are a sub coach, you can fill in when a coach isn’t able to make it to ski club.
Set up sign-up for parents to bring weekly snacks and send reminders. Be available on ski days to help organize and clean up snacks.
If you have ideas about how to help kids learn to ski, now is your chance to make it happen.
Please email John Kostrzewa at or jfkostrzewa@gmail.com
