We are able to offer two clinics this weekend:
Sunday Jan 14th 9:15-10:45 am CLASSIC ski clinic. More details in the post
https://www.facebook.com/events/1350555342176847
Monday Jan 15th 9:15-11 am SKATE ski clinic. More details in the post
https://www.facebook.com/events/1414350376185232
Thanks!
Dina
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Super fun classic clinic today, inner-tube bungees and all! Thank you!
Tomorrow (Sunday) some of us are meeting up to work on our skate skiing 9-10 am on Camp May Rd just below the Aspen Lift of Pajarito Mountain – feel free to join us!
We are able to offer another classic clinic this coming Sat Jan 6th! We may have fewer instructors this time, so for now it is limited to 8 participants but we may add a few spots if the number of instructors increases by Friday.
You will be emailed Friday night with your sign up and confirmation of the clinic as the clinic is contingent on weather and availability of our volunteer groomers!
Please see event invite here for more details and to sign up:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1072700107313067
Thanks!
Dina
Saturday, December 30, 9:30 – 11:00
1) Beginner and Intermediate instruction for up to 12 participants with 2 instructors. Please send email to SWNSKIboard@gmail.com to reserve your spot – first come first served!
2) Skiing style for this clinic is CLASSIC (not skate skiing, see bottom here for rental info). If you are not sure which skis you have or which style is which, please contact us to get clarification to make sure you attend the correct clinic.
3) FREE to current club members.
To join or donate to the club: Support the Southwest Nordic Ski Club!
4) Geared toward adults, but will work for older kids who are up for learning in a group of adults (guessing ages 12 and up might work depending on the kids – contact the page with questions).
GEAR RENTAL INFO: The only rentals in our area are the Santa Fe Cottam’s Ski Shop, they are located at 740 Hyde Park Rd which is about half way from Santa Fe to the Santa Fe Ski area. They do NOT rent XC gear online, they ask that to rent XC skis you go into their shop and since they charge by the day ($29.95) they recommend coming in Friday after 3 pm to get your gear for Sat morning clinic and then bringing it back Sat afternoon after your clinic/skiing if you only plan to rent for 1 day. Their direct number is 505-982-0495. They only rent CLASSIC gear (no skate).
The 51st (!!!) Chama Chile Ski Classic is ON for Saturday Jan 13th! There are classic and snowshoe events (no freestyle this year).
Please support this fun and historic event by volunteering or participating! A registration could be a neat experience gift for someone on your list!
Race website is here: https://chamachileskiclassic.com/
Race registration and race list is here (open now!!):
https://runsignup.com/Race/NM/Chama/ChamaChileSkiClassic
Hey Snowshoe Fans,
We are going to take advantage of the snow in town + cold temperatures. Meet at the LA County Ice Rink, 4475 West Road, at 5:30 PM and we will snowshoe the Reservoir Road. As usual-all abilities welcome. Contact me before 4:30 pm if you wish to come. Dress appropriately for temperatures in the 20s + have some energy food and/or snacks with you. Enjoy the day off for those of you that get one.
Mike Engelhardt
Sports Director
Los Alamos Triatomics Multi Sport Club
Go HERE to view the results of the DIY club races, TTs, biathlons, etc. — recently updated with this weekend’s “A-to-A” time trial and the BB gun biathlon.
This past Sunday the Southwest Nordic Club held a BB gun biathlon on the 1.4 kilometer loop at the top of the meadow. Sixteen juniors and seven adults raced on freshly groomed snow under glorious bluebird skies. A highlight of the day was a mini clinic taught by our club’s resident biathlon expert—former U.S. National Biathlon Team member Laura Spector. Fun was had by all and nobody lost an eye!
Beginner kids clinics and races this weekend were a blast! Lots of Sharks and Minnows, going off jumps and a race course with some some obstacles! Big thanks to our awesome volunteer groomers for their daily work keeping our trails and especially Camp May Rd. safe and fun to ski on for our beginners!
Hi all,
We are able to offer ski clinics for adults of all levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced) again this Sat Feb 11th with the following times:
9:30am-11am CLASSIC
12:30pm-2pm SKATE
To sign up, please email SWNSKIboard@gmail.com by 3pm on Friday Feb 10th, we will limit participation to 6 students per instructor.
Not sure what is skate and what is classic? Check out this short informative video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUpNk7pVaM
Clinics are free but everyone attending should be a current club member due to insurance requirements. If you need to renew or join you can do so here:
http://swnskiclub.org/?page_id=93
$25/individual $35/family. The club is a 401c3 non profit and membership fees as well as any donations are tax deductible.
❄❄ Big thank you to our volunteer instructors as well as our amazing volunteer groomers – their hard work is what keeps the skiing on our trails safer and more fun especially when we don’t get as much snow as we need and through the warmer days!
