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EOWSKI! Youth Ski Club
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Location
56956 Scenic Hwy
56628
Bigfork
, MN
Phone:
218.743.3362 or txt 387.5012
See map: Google Maps
Minnesota
Venue Name:
Scenic State Park
Registration:
Not yet full
Meets:
Saturday
:
1:00- 3:00pm
Starts:
January 5, 2019 - 1:00pm
Dates:
1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23
Rentals:
Club Rentals - contact leader
Membership:
$35/$30 early bird through Dec 15
Ski Pass:
None
Other (Equipment Options):
EOWSKI! ski equip. night for all: Fri., Dec. 7, 2018, 3-6p Bigfork City Hall
Other (Ski Pass Requirements):
State Park Sticker/Pass recommended. (See below for more info.)
Leader:
Sarah Klein Stone ,
:
218-743-7025 or txt 387.5012
Email:
A warm, hot-cocoa welcome, to the youth of EOWSKI! joining ski lessons via MYSL SkiSparks!
The 2019 season will be a great year for the youth in the EOWSKI! Ski Club. This is a fully volunteer led/run program. Every family is urged to help in some way. Please see below for volunteer information. It is fun to be part of a great nordic ski community!
Schedule and location
Eowski! SkiSparks will meet for eight Saturdays throughout the months of Jan. and Feb. for the 2018-2019 ski season, beginning with our first meeting Saturday, January 5, 2019 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM at Scenic State Park. The last EOWSKI! SkiSparks! youth lessons will be on Sat., February 23, 2019.
Ski trail grooming at SSP is achieved via EOWSKI!'s volunteers donating their time, resources & $$$ for all skiers to enjoy the trails. If you donate to EOWSKI!, a State Park Sticker/Pass is not required to ski during EOWSKI!'s ski meet up/MYSL SkiSparks youth lessons on Saturdays, 1-3p, in Jan. & Feb. 2019. If you would like to ski at SSP at any other time of day, or day of week, other than the above stated EOWSKI! ski meet up time and day of week, you must have a State Park Sticker/Pass in your window. Additionally, if you are age 16 and older and plan to ski anywhere outside of SSP, please go to your local gas station or online where hunting licenses are sold, via the DNR, and purchase The Great MN Ski Pass. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/skipass/index.html The EOWSKI! Ski club trail grooming volunteers work diligently at getting timely grooming reports out as soon as possible to the DNR/Scenic State Park, Face Book, www.skinnyski.com and other sources reporting reliable trail conditions. Get acauainted with these sites and feel free to do your part as skiers and share a quick/timely report/update of trail conditions after you have been out on any of Minnesota's numerous ski trails.
Announcements
Club rentals will be online if you are renting equipment through MYSL. You can also rent ski equipment in person on Friday, December 7, 2018, from 3:00-6:00 PM at EOWSKI!'s Ski Equipment Night held at Bigfork City Hall.
Weather and cancellation policy
Always check the website, call/text Sarah, and email eowski@mysl.org with questions. Cancellations will be posted on this Web page. (There is rarely a time we formally cancel. We will likely ski, even for 15 min/a short bit, as long as the temps are "teens below zero farenheit or warmer". If we do need to cancel for safety reasons due to weather/temps, we will do our best to reschedule to a new/additional date.
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.
Equipment
In addition to ski equip. avail. to lease from the EOWSKI! fleet at the Fri Dec. 7, 2018 Ski Equip. Night, we have some great equipment from MYSL for skiers to use for a nominal fee - $35 for the entire season. The MYSL equipment can also be taken home and used for family ski outings for the winter. Please remember we have a limited number of ski packages and sizes, so register ASAP! If you paid for rental equipment on-line but were not able to be outfitted, you will be reimbursed for the fees.
MYSL fleet and EOWSKI! fleet rental skis are classic, no-wax/"fish scale" skis. We do not have freestyle/skate ski equipment available on a rental basis. Children skiing in level 5 or above should have their own skate skis, boots, and poles. In addition, for children skiing at level 4 or above, waxable classic skis are highly recommended. (Please see "levels and age guidelines" below in bold.)
Registration
Please register ASAP to insure your spot at this season's MYSL SkiSparks! youth ski lessons happening during the EOWSKI! ski meet up at Scenic State Park. Register on the main page for MYSL by selecting "Club Membership."
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
If your child is age 9 or older and you are interested in possibly getting them skate skiing, in additon to the classic skiing we have done at EOWSKI! in past yrs., please talk to Sarah. (Many of our EOWSKI! 8-12 yr olds will fall into the "classic only" level of skiing for another season, AND there will be some skiers that are ready to explore the excitement of freestyle/skate skiing THIS winter! Skate skiing requires a specific, freestyle/skate ski type cross country/nordic ski. Please talk with Sarah abt this skate ski possibility for your child.)
More about skill levels here: http://mysl.org/skill-levels. Questions about levels? Call/text Sarah and contact us at eowski@mysl.org.
Communications
We will be communicating with EOWSKI! SkiSparks families via email. We need valid/working emails (that you check regularly) for all. When you register, please include a contact e-mail address.
MYSL is on Facebook! You can “like” the MYSL page to get general announcements, photos and videos from each of the MYSL clubs.
EOWSKI! will soon have a FB page also. Stay tuned! ...or check FB occasionally and, one day soon, there it will be!
Need to contact us? Call/text Sarah and email us at eowski@mysl.org
Volunteering
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.
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 very great need of coaches for all levels 1-6. Please consider coaching as it is our number one need! You do not necessarily need to coach at your child’s level. The greatest criteria for being a volunteer coach is a love for being outdoors in the winter and a fun, can do attitude! Gain skills and confidence by participating in Volunteer Coaches Training, happening on Sat. Dec. 8, 2018 from 9a-2p this winter at Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN (near Grand Rapids.)
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. All you need is a desire to help kids and have fun. Call/text Sarah and contact us at eowski@mysl.org to sign up. Gain skills and confidence by participating in Volunteer Coaches Training, happening on Sat. Dec. 8, 2018 from 9a-2p this winter at Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN (near Grand Rapids.)
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. Coaching for EOWSKI! SkiSparks qualifies as a service commitment for NHS. (Bigfork students: How abt those Huskie "HOWL" hours?!) Think about how great this will look on a college application! Call/text Sarah and contact us at eowski@mysl.org to sign up. Gain skills and confidence by participating in Volunteer Coaches Training, happening on Sat. Dec. 8, 2018 from 9a-2p this winter at Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN (near Grand Rapids.)
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 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.
Call/text Sarah and contact us at eowski@mysl.org to sign up.
Gain skills and confidence by participating in Volunteer Coaches Training, happening on Sat. Dec. 8, 2018 from 9a-2p this winter at Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN (near Grand Rapids.)
Snack Coordinator:
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. Call/text Sarah and contact us at eowski@mysl.org to sign up.