KSC/KMS Alpine Jones Team

KMS Jones Boys Push The Envelope At Suicide Six Yesterday

2012-01-23T07:23:00.001-08:00

It was a tough day for the Jones Boys as far as results go, however we saw some of our BEST skiing of the year from the group today. Dan Schwartz coming off a week of relaxation on his couch lead the way in 14th Macgregor in 24th Matt in 25th Drake Mead (2nd run was his best skiing this season) in 31st Andrew in 32nd John skiing parts of the hill like a J1 in 48th and Chris in 50th. Next up for the Jones boys SOME SPEED. Okemo Super G coming up next Sunday.. OH ya THE REMATCH,,,,, GO PATS..

KMS Jones Team Girls Hang Tough At Suicide Six And Bring Home Some Hardware In The 2nd SL Of The Year

2012-01-23T07:00:00.000-08:00

The KMS Jones Girls Drove a quick 30 minutes East to the world famous Suicide Six Ski Area yesterday and brought back some serious hardware. Leading the way with 2nd overall Tessa Queirolo Tory Dobyns 4th Izzy Jenne taking 5th for the J5's and 26th overall Colleen Byron11th Julia Martin 30th Ali Hulsebosch 34th Caroline Shelley 42nd Caroline Ferri 48th Felicia Ayers 49th Rebecca Candee 50th Alexandra Ferri 52nd Olivia Schaffer 53rd. Mikayla Stolar had a solid first run and unfortunatly had some problems in her second run. We saw some good strong skiing yesterday in some very tough conditions and we look forward to next week with Super G at Okemo Ski Area

KMS J4 Boys With A Strong Showing At The First Slalom Race Of The Year

2012-01-09T13:59:00.001-08:00

The boys had a very strong showing today with Dan Schwartz leading the way with a a 4th place finish in the Killington Slalom.

The top twenty saw plenty of KMS athletes with Andrew Desino in 14th Drake Mead 16th Matt Zackin 18th Macgregor Peterson 20th and Chris Johnson 39th.

John Bianchi had a very solid second run and Joe Salisbury trying ski with injury had to opt out of his first run after a bobble.

A Huge Thank You to the Killington Staff Volunteers. GREAT JOB TODAY BOYS

KMS J5 Jones Girls Find The Podium On Home Ground Today

2012-01-09T13:35:00.000-08:00

KMS J5 Girls Find themselves 1st and 4th today in the first Slalom Race of the year at Killington.

Taking the top step Mikayla Stolar who was 2nd overall including all the J4's and Izzy Jenne just off the steps in a very close 4th place.

WAY TO GO GIRLS.

KMS KSC Jones Girls Tear Up Bunny Buster SL.

2012-01-09T09:48:00.001-08:00

Great Day for the Jones Girls for there first SL of the year on Bunny Buster. After moving some snow til 8:30 Saturday Night for Coach Hadley we had a great surface for racing Sunday.

Congrats go out to all the girls. Mikayla 2nd Overall, Tessa 8th Colleen 9th Izzy 24th Julia 34th Becca 35th Ali 39th Caroline 40th Alexandra 43rd Caroline 45th Olivia 51st. Coaches were very proud today and we also thank all the support from the moms and dads....

Holiday Session Ends With Some Fun Sun And More Fun

2012-01-02T05:32:00.001-08:00

Here a few shots over the Holiday Weekend. More to follow. Happy New Years Jones Group.

Little Saturday Fun at Killington for the 3 Day Program

2011-11-19T13:08:00.000-08:00

What a great day of sunshine and boy did Killington make some good snow last night.Thanks Snow making Team See ya all tomorrow.

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2011-11-18T13:44:00.001-08:00

Chris Clarke

Coach Hadley works with athletes on Stance.

KSC KMS 3 DAY Athletes Find Some Early Snow Right In There Back Yard

2011-11-14T09:53:00.000-08:00

With some early cold temps up here in Killington, the mountains snow making staff was able to lay down the perfect blanket of snow this past week. This has allowed the J4 and J5 KSC KMS Weekend Competition Athletes some really good early Nov training.

We were able to get a great jump start to the season this past weekend. We really just concentrated on some basic fundamentals getting the athletes comfortable on skis again. The athletes had a solid 12 runs per day over the weekend combined with some dryland training at KMS for a superb start of the season. We look forward to more athletes joining us this week and stay tuned for more posts. Over and Out from Coach Hadley, Coach Clarke and Coach Courtney.

KSC/KMS Competition Program Registration OPEN!

2011-09-27T13:31:00.000-07:00

Check it out- KSC/KMS Competition Program Registration is NOW OPEN!!

http://www.killingtonmountainschool.org/ksc_kms.php

KMS Dryland Camp

2011-07-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

Join Us for the Best

Four Days of Your

Summer Vacation

BOOST Dryland Camp - August 17 - 20, 2011

The BOOST Dryland camp is a day camp for J3 - J5 athletes and gives the kids a chance to reconnect in the summer and start to think about working out for the upcoming season. This is a four-day camp that runs from about 9:30am until 2:30pm. Focus is on basic body awareness and movement to get kids back into swing of things before the school year starts up. We use the Killington fields, town pool, surrounding hikes, and lakes. The cost of this camp is $300 and includes lunch.

Typical Day:

9:30am - Drop Off

9:30 - 11:30am - Morning Session

11:30 - 12:15pm - Lunch

12:15 - 2:30 pm - Afternoon Session

2:30pm - Pickup

Email Greg Hadley ghadley@killingtonmountainschool.org or Margaret Schlachter mschlachter@killingtonmountainschool.org for more details and registration information.

Don't Miss Out! Sign-up Today!

KMS/KWSC State Team Announced

2011-03-05T04:07:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the following athletes for making it to J4 States last weekend at the final MVC regular season race at Suicide Six. Above are a few of the athletes who made the automatic state team. This weekend 10 of their teammates compete at the J4 Shootout to try to ski their way into states at Burke.

Congratulation to:

Boys (with rank)

1. Spencer Smith

2. Ian Clarke

8. Will Coen

17. Malcolm Mead

21. Joe Salisbury - Jennings

Girls (with rank)

3. Ava Mattsson

5. Marina Rotella

6. Taylor Dobyns

9. Raichle Johnson

3-Day Program Snack Break

2010-11-17T07:55:00.000-08:00

Here is a quick picture from the three day program last Friday. The kids skied hard and were taking a quick break before getting back at it with Coach Mike.

Mike and Chris will be out on the hill with the group on Friday. Look for an email today or tomorrow with details from Coach Mike.

3-Day Program Tomorrow!

2010-11-11T06:52:00.000-08:00

Good Morning,

We have our second Friday tomorrow in the 3-Day Program. Please be sure to bring layers with you. We will be on SL skis again. Please be sure to let me know if you will NOT be coming!

See you tomorrow at the Club at 9:00am!

She's Walking the Stairway to Heaven

2010-11-08T08:07:00.000-08:00

Good Morning!

Killington is open and conditions are great! Sunday was the second day of the 3 Day Program. Look advantage of the early season snow and hit the trails. The lines were long but the Killington had the tunes cranked up and they seemed to go quickly.

Everyone had fun taking some runs the kids learned a little more about each other. I think most of the kids would like to rename the Stairway to Heaven. It was a little less than heavenly for some. Keep moving became the motto. We had lunch then went over goals and did some stretching in the Club.

See you all 9:00am on Friday. Please remember to let me know if you are NOT coming. Have a great week!

Day 1 of 3 day program

2010-11-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

Got day 1 behind us. Skied the morning with great spring conditions. Dryland after lunch.

Aerial View of Killington Yesterday

2010-11-04T05:37:00.000-07:00

Although the weather today is not as nice. The mountain is looking great. Here is a photo taken yesterday from the air of Killington. See you Friday for 3-Day Program come ready to ski!

Thanks to Deb Burke for the Photo

3-Day Program

2010-11-03T10:46:00.000-07:00

3-DAY PROGRAM STARTS FRIDAY

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Plan for Nov. 5

We will be skiing! The mountain opened yesterday! Below is a plan for the day. Margaret Schlachter will be there in the morning to get the kids situated then Chris Clarke will take over and ski with the group.

9:00am - Meet at the Club

9:00am - Goal Setting

9:30am - Schedule for Year

9:45am - Check Equipment

10:15am - Head to lifts (Old SL skis, Please do not bring racers up for the first day)

11:30am - Lunch

12:15pm - Afternoon Skiing

2:00pm - Pick-up at Club

Attendance:

If you are not planning on coming on Friday, please let me know which dates you plan on NOT coming up. I understand many people have different activities at school this time of year and we completely understand. Just want to have an accurate count so we aren't sitting around the club waiting if you are at home and your child is in school. Thank in advance for letting us know!

Killington Opening Tomorrow!

2010-11-01T10:48:00.001-07:00

It's out there, they are saying the mountain opens tomorrow. Looks like we will be skiing Friday folks!

NEW COACHES ANNOUNCED!!

2010-10-28T11:26:00.001-07:00

KSC/KMS Alpine Coach Appointments

 Dear KSC/KMS Members, Staff, Supporters, Partners and Friends:    

It gives us great pleasure to announce the following alpine coach appointments.

Mike Cahill—A KMS FIS coach for the past two seasons, Mike Cahill has been named the Head
J4/5 coach and Alpine Head coach for the KMS BOOST program. With 14 years of coaching
experience, Cahill has worked with a variety of high level programs including GMVS, KMS &
the Winter Park Competition Center (CO) and has brought elite junior athletes to top national
rankings. He holds a B.A. in Sports Management from Champlain College and is USSCA Level
300 certified.

“Mike brings a level of experience and professionalism to this position that will bolster the
development of athletes in his programs,” said Gnoza. “He will add to the strong history of
success that the Killington Mountain School and the Killington Winter Sports Club have earned.
We’re excited to have Mike’s strong leadership for the youngest of our athletes.”

Scott Smith—Scott Smith, son of Killington founder Preston Smith, has been named as a J1/2
coach for KWSC/KMS. Smith (KMS ’76) was a member of the U.S. Development Team in 1979
and took 12th in Slalom at the U.S. National Championships that same year. He was a member
of the University of Vermont Carnival Team from 1981-1984. Most recently, he has been the
Head J4 Ross Coach and then the J4 Jones Coach at Suicide Six in Woodstock, VT. He holds a B.S.
in Recreation Management from the University of Vermont and an M.B.A. in Finance from the
University of New Hampshire.

Chris Clarke—Chris Clarke has been named the Head Ross Coach for KWSC/KMS this season.
He will coach the youngest age group, also known as J5 (ages 8-9 in the Mid-Vermont Council
Series, VARA), and in a sense, will be the first race coach these young athletes will interact
with. Clarke brings with him a long history of more than 30 years of coaching and instructing
at Killington and was an active Masters racer for more than 20 years. He lives with his family
in Eastern Pennsylvania and spends winters in Vermont. He is a commercial pilot as well.

Will Courtney – Will Courtney, has been named J3 coach. Growing up as a ski racer Will
attended Gould Academy where he competed at the FIS level. Last season Will was the Head
J3 Coach at the Quechee Ski Club. Will is currently fulfilling his graduation requirements at
the University of Vermont and will be graduating this spring with a degree in political science
with a double minor in business administration and history.

The KSC/KMS Alpine coaches will be working under the leadership of KMS Head
Alpine Coach Tom Sell and KSC/KMS Program Director Matt Gnoza. KSC/KMS
is very fortunate to have this type of experience, passion, creativity and work
ethic as part of our team. The coaches will be starting at KSC/KMS thru out the
month of November. In the mean time Matt Gnoza may be contacted by email
mgnoza@killingtonmountainschool.org or by phone at802-236-7005 with any
questions or concerns.

Morning View of Killington

2010-10-20T06:32:00.001-07:00

A Morning View of Killington

It's getting closer. Remember to please make sure your USSA and VARA memberships are current. We will be skiing before you know it! Please let me know if you have any questions regarding equipment or other club related concerns.

THINK SNOW!!

Fall Dryland

2010-10-19T13:32:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon,

Thank you to all who came to the Fall Dryland Sessions at KMS. Last weekend was the last session. We have had to cancel this weekends for all club kids. Our coaches will be at a coaches education seminar that day.

Thank you to all! See the three day program on Nov. 5, look out for more info to come next week and our weekend athletes see you in December!

THINK SNOW!!

Dryland Update

2010-10-13T11:40:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon All!

Hope you are enjoying the fall weather. The nights are getting cold and last night we could see our breaths! Winter is coming. Mt. Washington apparently got snow on 10-10-10. We hope it gets here soon.

It was great to see so many of you this past weekend at Dryland and the Ski Swap. Thanks to everyone who helped out and made the sale a success. It was great to start to get the gang together. We have two more weeks of dryland. Please let me know if you plan on attending. Head J3 Coach Greg Hadley will be running this weekends dryland. I will be out of town on some family business.

Dryland Sunday

2010-10-01T13:31:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder we have dryland here at KMS this Sunday 9-11am.

Come prepared for both indoors and out. Please send me a quick email if you plan on attending, mschlachter@killingtonmountainschool.org. See you Sunday!

Weekly Update

2010-09-30T14:12:00.000-07:00

It's been a wet day up on the mountain and here at KMS. Hopefully this precipitation the prelude to a snowy winter! Here at KMS we are enjoying all that fall has to offer while at the same time busily working away to get the school all set for the kids to come back on Halloween.

Hope you are enjoying the fall as much as we are. Drop us a line and tell us what you have been up to. Below is a picture of my past Saturday and Sunday after Dryland. What are you planning on doing this weekend, hopefully it involves dryland at KMS on Sunday from 9-11am its open to all BOOST athletes as well as KMS/KSC J4/J5's. Hope to hear from you soon!

Just a reminder our spaces are filling fast for the BOOST Program we have a waiting list for the first session. Sessions 2 and 3 are still open as well as a few spots in Fundamentals. As well we are accepting registrations for Thanksgiving Camp and applications for Holiday Camp. Check out the blogs below or the KMS website for more information or contact Margaret Schlachter, mschlachter@killingtonmountainschool.org for more information.

2010-09-27T06:31:00.000-07:00

Good Morning, Hope you enjoyed the weekend as much as we did here at KMS. The Fall foliage is amazing right now up here at the school. The colors are so vibrant this year. We had a small turn out this past weekend for fall dryland Sundays so we took the opportunity to take in the fall colors. We took the long way up Deer's Leap. Although it is more like liking a couple mountains on the way up. The kids had a good time and did awesome! Hope you got to enjoy the nice weather this weekend as well! The snow will be here soon. Make sure to sign-up if you haven't already for the KSC Competition Programs.

Sunday Update

2010-09-19T15:13:00.001-07:00

Thanks to all those who came out to the Fit Day today at Peak Performance. A special thank you to all the rep's for coming and showing the kids all of this years equipment! To those that came to Sunday morning dryland, thanks to Greg Hadley for helping out the BOOSTies and KSC kiddos while I was up at Fit Day. Overall, a great day! Everyone is looking forward to the upcoming season.

Below is a look at my dryland training for the upcoming winter. Photos from the Warrior Dash Northeast, Saturday in Windham, NY. Mass start 500 people in each wave, 3.23 mile course, 1.6 up the mountain, 13 obstacles along the way. What are you doing to get in shape this fall?

Let me know what you are up to this fall. Hope everyone is getting pumped for the season! Hope to see you next Sunday morning for KSC dryland training at Killington. Please shoot me an email if you plan on attending.

FIT DAY SUNDAY

2010-09-17T08:13:00.001-07:00

Don't forget Fit Day at Peak Performance this weekend, Sunday starting at 9AM. I will be there starting at 9:00am to help with any questions you have about next years equipment. See you then!

Fall Dryland Sundays

2010-09-14T11:18:00.000-07:00

KSC/KMS J3/J4 Fall Dryland Sundays Have Begun!

Time to get back in the swing of things for the upcoming season!

WHEN: Sunday's thru Oct. 24
TIME: 9:00am - 11:00am
WHERE: KMS

Please let us know if you plan on attending, Margaret Schlachter, mschlachter@killingtonmountainschool.org. Hope to see you soon.

KMS/KSC Thanksgiving Camp Registration is Open

2010-09-13T07:01:00.001-07:00

Our KMS/KSC Thanksgiving Camp Registration is OPEN!

The KMS/KSC Thanksgiving Camp is focused on giving alpine ski racers of all ages and ability levels the opportunity to get an early start on the upcoming season under the guidance of KMS/KSC Coaches. Athletes will meet each morning at the Killington Ski Club and will be picked up at the end of the day from the KSC. Athletes need to provide their own lunch each day. This camp focuses on SL fundamentals and a progression into gate training (weather/hill space permitting). Because of early season conditions this camp will run weather permitting. In the event that Killington Resort is not open during these dates, the camp will be cancelled. Athletes with a Killington Season Pass are entitled to receive a $50 discount off the camp.

Dates: Nov. 21-23, 2010

Price: $400

Ages: J1 – J5

Includes: Lift Tickets, Coaching, and Training.

Please contact Margaret Schlachter for registration and more information, mschlachter@killingtonmountainschool.org. Hope you join us!

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

2010-09-02T09:57:00.000-07:00

HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

We are enjoying the last moments of summer up here on the mountain. Although today it feels like July we know the snow will be here before we know it! Hope to see many of you at the fit day on Sept. 19. I will be there to help with sizing. Please shoot me an email if you plan on attending, mschlachter@killingtonmountainschool.org.

Also, if you are interested in one of the BOOST Sessions this year please contact me as our spots are filling quickly for our popular sessions! Hope to hear from you all soon. Have a great Labor Day Weekend with friends and family.

Peak Performance Race Fit Day

2010-08-25T05:43:00.000-07:00

Mark Your Calendars

September 19 is Race Day

at Peak Performance Ski Shop!

2808 Killington Road Killington, VT 05751 - www.peakskishop.com

Click here for directions.

Come check out the latest race equipment

from the top manufacturer's in the industry. Meet with race reps. Try on boots.

See the new skis and bindings, helmets, poles and body armor.

Event is from 9 am - 1 pm.

Race Reps will be on hand from Atomic, Blizzard, Dynastar, Fischer, Head,

Nordica, Rossignol, Volkl, Tecnica, and Lange.

Race accessory companies for helmets, poles, body armor will also be available.

Manufacturer sponsored Race Pricing will be available.

If you will be attending click here to RSVP or reply to our Facebook Event.

Thank you! Hope to see you September 19.

THANKS FOR GREAT SOX TIX!

2010-04-27T06:35:00.000-07:00

KSC Coaches want to send out a huge thanks for the great seats at Fenway!!!!

The Mt Hood camp is still looking for a few girls that wish to hit the Palmer Glacier July 16-28!

Piper Jenne Takes Second At Future Stars!!

2010-03-24T15:01:00.001-07:00

Ksc's very own Piper Jenne Skied four immpressive runs this past weekend skiing herself into 2nd overall!!

This is the last weekend of the club TRAIN fun race BUNNY 8-10

and we will have our BBQ sat 12:30-1pm

1:15 awards

YAHOO!

KSC TAKES STATE SLALOM

2010-03-17T09:49:00.000-07:00

KSC Athlete Piper Jenne WINS j4 State Slalom at Sugarbush VT!!

J Chappo 10th slalom

Cam HEALD (silly Bruce) 9th slalom

TWO weekends left of club!! We have training saturday GS and Slush cup Sunday at S6

make sure to sign your kids up!!!

BEAN POT!!

2010-02-09T14:47:00.000-08:00

The KSC troops went to Ascutney last weekend ready for Sl war!!! They fought hard for the Commander and chief who was down and out off the battle field! The field commanders held to task and low and behold a BEAN POT almost three yrs ago Killington saw this relic now it is ours again!!!!! SO PSYCHED FOR KSC!!!!!!!!

Washington week we will have mon OFF/ TUE and WED GS train /Thur-SAT Slalom training!

Double sessions all week!!!!! yahoo

QUECHEE RACE

2010-01-26T09:49:00.000-08:00

Hello all the KSC girls again showed their depth with great slalom racing at Quechee on Sunday. Margaret showed that a good course set should and can be an advantage to your own athletes!!!

Just a few results below!

Piper 2nd overall

Gus Gus 7th overall

Holli 8th

E Grondin 9th

J Chappo 11th with a fall!!

E Grondin 15th overall as a j5

Nelligan 19th

Riachle 23rd

E Brown 26th

a few good runs

Sarah Mason 8th second run

Ava Mattsson 12th second run

T Dobyns 14th 1st run

BOYS

Will Coen 10th Overall

Ian Clarke 12th Overall

Cam Heald 13th Overall

Malcom Mead 14th Overall

Paul Ferri 17th overall

Alex Crompton 19th overall

Lets keep this going everyone!!!!!!!

Friday is the MVC SG at OKEMO ALL j4s can attend!! J5s are not allowed to ski speed!!!

There is a training opportunity at OKEMO Thursday morning. We will free ski the race hill on SG skis and be done by 11:30am We need to load lift at 8:30 and tix will be 25$ per athlete. Please call me direct with questions 518 683 0700

KSC Takes Pico by storm!!

2010-01-19T09:47:00.000-08:00

The KSC team kept rolling this past Sunday! With girls taking the top two spots and boys skiing well with Cam Bam ripping second run and being in the same hundreth as the leaders!! Check out these great pics from the weekend.

KSC Dominates High Line MVC opener!!

2010-01-11T11:56:00.000-08:00

The sun came out and the snow stayed firm for the first MVC GS of the season. The athletes were ready and waiting to strike as KSC had 11 in the top 16 for girls after first run. Coaches worked like a well oiled machine fencing the hill on Friday and giving the athletes the chance to race sim on the race hill prior to the event!! I hope we can just keep this train rollin and build on the success of the day!!

Piper Jenne 2

Marina Rotella 3

Ava Mattsson 6

Kate Nelligan 7

Holli Olson 8

Taylor Dobyns 9

Jacqueline Chappo 11

Elizabeth Grondin 15

Cam Heald 7

Ian Clarke 8

Will Coen 12

Alex Crompton 15

12 athletes making top 15's and only 3 pts from taking the Bean Pot home from OKEMO!!!

Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T13:50:00.000-08:00

The KSC held its annual time trial on Bunny and it went off awesome. The kids are skiing great and fast and comments were made by a few how the time trial is now full of great Skiing!

I hope the athletes are revving up for the Jones opener at Okemo on Sunday!!!!!

OKEMO OPEN and ROSS skating mixer!!!

2009-12-30T13:06:00.000-08:00

The first open race at Okemo went off in frigid temps. Great way to start the race season with the first real taste of winter! KSC athletes were awesome and skied well. We took multiple top 10's and the coaches were psyched with the athletes efforts. Keep up with the race calender because the season will whip by. The kids trained GS today to prepare for their time trial at 12 pm on Bunny tomorrow. Best of luck to all athletes!!!

Also the Ross series held the first annual skating mixer at Woodstock rink and all had great fun!!!

Dec 19

2009-12-19T13:44:00.000-08:00

Great start to the weekend!! The athletes were able to get a race sim in the AM and then were taken away to work on drills to improve their body movements and positions. we then went back into the gate drills doing the same drills from the morning.

The coaches all agree that we are seeing improvment from last season on many many athletes!!!

We are moving in the right direction and we will keep driving for perfection!!

I will get some pics on later in the week!!!

WEEKEND #2

2009-12-14T07:49:00.000-08:00

Wow what a difference!! Winter hit with full force and we are Loving the new terrain that is opening daily!!! The J4 and J5 programs are showing real improvement. Lots of athletes skiing well. It tells me that we are moving forward and creating better alpine athletes. Can't wait for racing!! Gate drills start next weekend!! GS GS GS!!!both Sat and Sun.

SKI YA

First Weekend!!

2009-12-08T10:02:00.000-08:00

The KSC was one of the only local programs to be able to kick off on schedule at their own mountain. It was a bit crowded with all the other programs taking advantage of what the Beast was able to provide. The Ross and Jones crews were able to meet their coaches group up with their team mates and get down to some free skiing. Lets hope the cold sticks and the snow does not stop!!!!!

Athletes must sign up themselves for the OPEN RACE AT OKEMO Dec 29th!! Race is almost full.

DO NOT FRET IF YOU DO NOT GET IN, THERE WILL BE TRAINING AT KILLINGTON !!!!

WHERE IS THE SNOW????

2009-11-21T12:21:00.000-08:00

We all need to get together and pray pray pray!!! This is getting weird!!! Lets hope the cold gods come rolling down upon us real soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 DAY Program!

2009-11-17T09:47:00.000-08:00

We were able to get some good skiing in on Friday am, but had to resort to bowling Sunday with the weather being what it was the night before. The boys were able to fend off the girls in a grueling tourney! I am sure there will be another bowling excursion come this winter!!

The athletes did get in an extensive strength circuit session before bowling and were asked to complete 150 core as homework!! I hope they all did there core work!!!!

They are blowing snow but the temps are still not fully chillin out yet so we will wait to see what the weekend holds for training! CHECK YOUR MAIL THURSDAY!!

SKIING NOV 8th

2009-11-10T07:48:00.001-08:00

First Ski pics of the year!

3 Day Program off and running!!!

2009-11-10T07:39:00.000-08:00

KSC is in full swing with a full work out day Friday and Skiing Yes Skiing on Sunday!! The skiing was great and we were able to end the day with a great trampoline session. Keep on track and up to date with the Blog and Google calender. They are great source of up to date info!!

GET READY Cuz HERE IT COMES!!!!!!!!!!

2009-10-28T07:06:00.000-07:00

Skiing will be here before you know it. I hope you are all well and have been working hard in the off season.

Sunday dryland sessions have ended and KMS opens it's doors to it's full time athletes this Sunday Nov 1!!!!!!

I was at a camp in France in July and ran a few Dryland camps throughout the summer, so I am raring to go. Can't wait to get the whole KSC team together again for the season.

Things to get done ASAP

1 Vara member

2 USSA member

3 Equipment needs CALL COACHES with questions

4 Get your stuff out and polish it up!!!!!!

Summer Passing fast

2009-07-26T06:38:00.000-07:00

Hope you are all well and thinking about your ski season to come. Now is the time to get things done: equipment, memberships(Ussa, Vara), and sticking to your dryland workouts. I will be starting FREE Sunday dryland sessions in Aug and continuing every Sunday until the beginning of KMS classes.

Please call Bruce directly to let him know you will be attending so he can keep a count on numbers and coaching staff needed. 518 683 0700 These are fun sessions from 9-11:30 at KMS. Athletes will need layered work out attire and proper athletic foot wear. A water bottle is mandatory.

On the schedule:

France On snow July 1-16 It was awesome!!!!! Great snow and training!

SARA Dryland camp Aug 7-9th Held at Bryce Mtn VA.

KMS BOOST Dryland camp Aug 18-21st Sign up NOW !

ttp://www.killingtonmountainschool.org/acamps.html
and
http://www.killingtonmountainschool.org/BOOST_Dryland2009

SUMMER SEASON

2009-06-09T08:22:00.000-07:00

I hope all is going well with the KSC athletes and families. The weather is finally changing to summer up north. We had a great first season, the staff changes worked well and I feel that the program is headed in the right direction. I will be returning as J4/5 Program Directer and hope to have the coaching staff in place by November. Thanks again for all the support for the past season.

Bruce Johnston

518 683 0700

Things To Do: NOW!!!!!!!

*Get equipment issues dealt with now! Call coaches with questions or needs.

*Keep up with dry land training.

*Get USSA and VARA memberships done.

STOLAR TAKES TOP SPOT AT SUGARLOAF CAN-AM!!

2009-04-13T10:51:00.000-07:00

Sammi Stolar won the slalom event held Easter day at SUGARLOAF USA. She was with her two team mates James Ferri and Wyatt Queirolo who both scored top 5 runs in the 2 days of racing along with top 10 overalls. Ali Price from Pico scored a 5th overall in the GS. " I am really proud of Sammi she rose to the occasion and the whole group skied incredibly well. They all represented Killington with high honors!"

STATE Quotas are out!

2009-02-19T08:20:00.000-08:00

The mid will take 58 athletes to state meet at Killington.

31 BOYS and 27 GIRLS in mid standings after middlebury race!

Call if you have any questions!!!!!!!!!!

STATE SG quota

2009-02-18T09:23:00.000-08:00

The list is out for the state SG at Sugarbush on monday the 23rd.

KMS athletes invited are:

Boys 1 Wyatt Q

2 James F

3 Brendan Byron

* first alt J Grundy

Girls 1 Sammi Stolar

2 Piper J

3 Racheal Bateman

* first alt Heather D

* second alt Amelia Shepard

Congrats to the above KSC athletes!!

All Jones athletes will race GS at Pico on Sunday! Only 2 races left to shine!!!!!!!

JONES RACE at Ascutney moved to monday 16th

2009-02-09T15:02:00.000-08:00

Sorry! The google calendar did not have the updated Ascutney race moved to Monday as it does now.

There will be Training for all Ross(GS) and Jones (Slalom) groups Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th.

ROSS athletes and coaches will be off Monday the 16th!

for a day of rest before camp Tuesday through the following Sunday with a race at Pico on Saturday the 21st.

Jones athletes will race Monday and coaches and athletes will take Tuesday as the day off!

for camp prep, They will go 5 days and some 6 as the state SG is on Monday the 23rd at Sugarbush. There will be a list of athletes invited out later.

Camp will run from Tuesday the 17th through sunday the 22nd.

We will run a huge Giant Slalom block the 18th -21st and race GS at Pico Sunday 22nd to top it off! and some will go to state SG at Sugarbush on Monday.

Be prepared for double sessions of GS gates, GS gate drills and GS free skiing drills!!

Super Giant Slalom for j4s

2009-01-28T11:54:00.000-08:00

This Sunday ALL KSC J4s have been invited to join in the MVC SG at Okemo. This is a beginner speed camp and gives young athlete a good intro to speed. This is a SPEED event and should be taken with thought! If you have a question about your child's participation please call me ASAP 518 683 0700 to discuss. There will be training at Killington for any J4s that do not wish to ski speed and any J5s ( J5 are not allowed to ski a SG event!)

Saturday will be normal training with coaches. Mostly free skiing and drills due to other races on our venues.

Bruce will be away Saturday at Becky Mcgill's service( young lady from SMS that passed ). He will be around for Sundays event at Okemo.

Most athletes can do this event on their GS skies but a bit longer GS or junior SG skis would be recommended. See your local dealers or call me with questions.

KILLINGTON TAKES FIRST JONES RACE

2009-01-13T11:15:00.000-08:00

Sunday Suicide Six hosted the first JONES race of the season a slalom. There was about 5 inches of fresh snow so athletes had to take some time pushing snow before slipping the 30 gate course. Over 40 Killington athletes competed at this event and the club should be excited about the success of these young athletes. Some notable results I will list below,

Wyatt Queirolo was #1 overall

Sammi Stolar #3 overall

Brendan Byron #15 overall

Jake Grundy #19 overall

James Ferri had a ripping second run after losing a ski first and scored a third place,

Marina Rotella #5 overall for j5 girls

Will Coen #2 overall for j5 boy

Please check the VARA website for more results. I am sorry if I left out any athletes from this blog but many Killington skier were on the results sheets!!!!!

FIRST ROSS RACE

2009-01-13T10:54:00.000-08:00

The past weekend opened with a ROSS race at Okemo. Killington Athletes and coaches were all pumped for this first outing. Athletes were on task and Killington went 100% finish rate! I am pleased with the event and the athletes performances. I know the kids will only keep improving as they see more competitions. Check results on VARAweb sit. Check out these shots from the race.

Upcoming race weekend and time trial results

2009-01-05T15:13:00.000-08:00

I am sorry but me and Kev the IT guy at KMS were unable to get the time trial results to post on this blog. Boy was Kev frustrated! The club will be sending them via e mail to all parents. SORRY!

If there are any questions about which series your child is in just call me. 518 683 0700

The upcoming weekend brings us into competition season. The first Ross race will be at OKEMO Saturday and we will meet there in the upstairs of the base lodge at 7:30am for registration and hooking up with coaches. Sunday the Ross group will train at Killington with coaches, normal schedule.

Sunday the first slalom Jones race is at Suicide six and we will meet at S6 at 7:30am in the base lodge.

Saturday Jones racers will train full length slalom at Killington in preparation for the competition.

Coach Johnston will be attending both race series this weekend to get a taste of our two series. I hope the athletes are feeling prepared and come ready to light up the venues!

TIME TRIAL RESULTS

2009-01-04T13:12:00.000-08:00

Here are the time trial results for the club. I think they all are up on this! I feel the time trials were great and kids skied well.

OPENER AT OKEMO

2009-01-01T09:53:00.000-08:00

The J3 J4 J5 and some J6s raced GS at OKEMO on Monday. The course held up great and let the athletes get an idea of what is to come this winter race season.

The KSC athletes were right on task and skied very well. Medals were had by many.

Paul Ferri

Marrina Rottella

James Ferri

Wyatt Querrillo

Just to name a few, But many KSC athletes rocked! check out results at VARA.org

Joel H was of course elected TD and served graciously.

Coach Johnston was very pleased with the KSC coaches and athletes. The team worked well together and great results were had by KSC athletes. I feel with more KSC racers present we would have seen many many many KSC athletes in those results sheets. Racing starts and ends with the blink of an eye so stay informed about your athlete!

Holiday week training

2009-01-01T09:42:00.000-08:00

The Holiday week of training shaped up to be perfect preparation for the time trials on Wednesday. The athletes were slowly worked into full length GS by using Drill courses to promote good skiing. The stubby ( Big Malcoms Fav) was used to give the athletes a place to put their inside hand (over the stubby). This created the athlete to level hips and shoulders at apex of turn.

I am also going crazy with spray paint as most of you witnessed this week. This is a great tool to show kids were to start turns and give them a place to transfer there edges. I will also use it to let athletes see terrain changes and bumps!!

All in all an awesome week!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2008-12-31T13:32:00.000-08:00

DEC 31 KSC J4 J5 teams held the annual time trial today. The event was awesome and the athletes skied very well. Even with a slick and icy slalom run the kids held in there and fought hard. I will post the results on this blog tomorrow along with the past few days blogs and pictures. They will be by place pts of best 2 runs. I feel the program is rolling and we will continue to see progress all season long! The true results will come when we jump into competitions. Thanks to KSC and Killington staff for all the help. Parents thanks you for being there and involved!

We will jump into a slalom block for this weekend coming up.

Thanks,

Bruce

Snow and cold rule the weekend DEC 21

2008-12-21T10:01:00.000-08:00

The snow just kept falling and the cold snuck in sat night to make for a cold windy Sunday. The new snow was great for ripping around and balance work, but held off gate training this weekend. All groups seemed to find the new natural terrain park called the Stash! Look at these pics of alpiners in the park!

Both 4 and 5's will be entering a GS block starting Dec 27 our first day back from break. Be ready both sat and sun for gate training in the afternoon. The weekend of the 27th starts our holiday week camp and training will be up on the google calendar. Be ready with tuned skis and the proper ones for the discipline being trained that day.

The first parents meeting will take place Dec 28th and will be very informative. We will see WC video and show how it applies to our KSC tech skiing progression. Also we will discuss the seed time trail to be held on BUNNY on the 31st. Please be there!

J4 and J5 weekend training Dec 20th

2008-12-20T12:13:00.000-08:00

The snow was sick!! POW POW everywhere. training had to be pushed aside so that the kids could teach coach Bruce and coach Charlotte where the stashes were at Killington. They were everywhere. So much terrain and so little time. Coach Will had a b line for the woods and lots of smiling faces were had today!!!!!

WEEKEND OF 13-14th KSC J4 & J5

2008-12-15T15:43:00.000-08:00

CHECK OUT THESE PICS! MORE TEXT BELOW TOO.

J4 and J5 weekend training Dec 13-14th

2008-12-15T15:22:00.000-08:00

The cold and lack of running lifts did not keep the KSC program from running. We were able to hammer out some runs despite the problems. Athletes continue to work on the KSC progression and athletes are starting to see training courses of brushes and stubbies. Both J4 and J5 groups will focus in on GS this coming weekend and by Sunday afternoon session athletes will see full GS gates. I have taken some good shots and will post as many as I can. The rest will be presented in a slide show at the next team huddle. I will use KSC athletes photos to explain the KSC progression and show what the coaching staff is working on with your young athletes. I am still figuring out groups and will get to some permanent ones as soon as the seed race is over an calculated. Thanks for all the kind words and support! AND CHECK OUT THESE PICTURES.

Second day of training a hit.

2008-12-07T12:44:00.000-08:00

Day two of KSC J4/5 program went off without a hitch. Morning was started by breaking into age based groups with coaches and working on mileage and the KSC progression. The afternoon the coaches had the opportunity of seeing all athletes on the same piste. We set 3 sections of training courses with brushes. Athletes skied over 240 gates in the afternoon session. The athletes at all levels are showing athletic racing stances and good body positions for the most part. Coaches are pleased with the progress they are seeing already. Check out some of these pictures!

FIRST DAY OF WEEKEND PROGRAMS

2008-12-06T13:19:00.000-08:00

The KSC has jumped into winter season today. Young athletes were grouped up and headed out with coaches for free skiing and some light drills. We had a great start, with awesome Killington snow making the mountain is mid winter like and ready to dice. Coaches will meet early in the AM Sunday and restructure the groups. Thanks for a great first day coaches athletes and parents!

3 Day, Dec 5th

2008-12-05T15:12:00.000-08:00

The 3 day program worked hard today with coach Johnston. We did 1 hour worth of drills on mouse trap and free skied the end of the morning. We had a tasty lunch at KMS and headed back out with the BOOST program athletes and trained a 35 gate brush course.

FRI14 and SUN16-3 day training

2008-11-16T09:08:00.000-08:00

The weather is finally getting colder. Lets all pray it stays cold and it starts snowing!!!!!

The 3 day athletes got to join the whole KMS community and play field sports down at Shrewsbury fields. We are planing to get on snow next friday and sunday so check the google calendar for info later in the week to see if the snow gods are smiling on us.

Sunday 9th 3 day dryland

2008-11-09T10:39:00.000-08:00

The weather started off sunny then clouds covered the warmth and added a slight chill back to the air. The 3 day athletes were able to join in with the entire KMS population today for game day and school team building. We played soccer, handball and ran an obstacle course by teams. Overall lots of fun and a chance to meet athletes from other disciplines.

NOV 7 3 day program

2008-11-07T10:07:00.000-08:00

Today we started the 3 day program with a great 3 hr work out. We started with movement stretching and mobility then moved into core and agility drills. We ended with the all famous tramp work out.

Lets all pray for cold weather and get that snowmaking up and cranking again.

See you all on sunday at 9am at KMS for a hike and workout.

FALL is FALLEN

2008-10-20T10:24:00.000-07:00

Great weather has made for awesome scenery. The trees are changing quickly and we will be seeing snow before you know it. I hope you are all getting out the equipment and seeing that everything is ship shape for the season. Please get that equipment dialed in now so training will come seamlessly.

This being my first blogging experience I hope you will all bear with me while I get the hang of this new system. I will use this blog to get info out to family's and let everyone know what is happening around KSC. I am getting pumped up for skiing, it is coming soon!

I attached a few photos from our dryland sessions, they all love the tramp.

Bruce

Welcome to The New J4/J5 Blog

2008-09-29T07:43:00.000-07:00

Hello, my name is Bruce Johnston and I am excited for the opportunity that waits this season. I will be working with KSC / KMS as head J4/5 coach and the Director of the Development Program. I was able to jump right in this summer running the dry land camp at KMS and working with Tim Curran at Mt Hood for 14 sunny days.

I have been ski coaching for the better part of twenty years. I graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington with a minor in ski coaching and took my first job at Titcum Foundation in Maine as an assistant J5 coach. I have been coaching ever since. I have worked in MA, at Nashoba Valley, NY at National Sports Academy, and many years in VT: BOC, Vermont Academy, and most recently I was the Head USSA Coach at Stratton Mountain School.

I look forward to meeting you and sharing my knowledge about the sport of alpine racing with athletes, parents, and coaches. I will be at the VARA fit day September 21, 2008 to greet and answer all equipment questions that arise. Tim Curran and Fred Coriell will also be on hand as well as their knowledge is always warranted for equipment issues.

I have been introduced to the current system of racing in Mid- VT, Jones and Ross series ??? With much discussion with Matt, Tao, and other coaching staff we have decided that KSC’s philosophy will be age driven. We will run age based training groups with similar skill sets and race athletes at appropriate races that we feel they will be successful at. This will allow athletes to stay age based as all sports are run and let kids win at all levels as the US Ski Team states. I am aware that there will be cases where a J5 is capable of racing up and we will have clear criteria for that when the season starts.

The program this year will be driven by fundamentals. Through free skiing, free skiing drills, course drills, and of course full length training courses we will thrive to establish basic skiing skills. Like any sport the athlete must master basic body mechanics and movement patterns before s/he can excel to the farthest potential in competition. We will use the new competition facilities for video during lunch and evenings and we will schedule some early evening tuning sessions for all to attend.

I look forward to this winter and the ability to once again work with J4/5’s. I feel my career has come full circle and I am back where my knowledge can make the most change and benefit the most athletes. Please email or call with questions or just to say hello. I will always be available to all for these purposes.

Bruce Johnston
Head J4/5 Coach
DEVO Director
bjohnston@killingtonmountainschool.org
c 802 236 9571
o802 422 5671 x270