Simely Nordic Ski Team Trip to Biwabik Invitational at Giant’s Ridge Jan 8th & 9th, 2010 -We need to know who's will go by Dec 31, 2009!

Here's the info on the trip to Biwabik. We need a firm commitment for all high school age skiers by tomorrow Dec. 31st. If you are going for sure email Coach Anderson andersoh@invergrove.k12.mn.us

I have additional meet information links at the bottom of the posting.

Simely Nordic Ski Team Trip to Biwabik Invitational at Giant’s Ridge Jan 8th & 9th, 2010

General Information
This is an optional trip for high school age skiers. We will leave via coach driven rented van on Friday, January 8th. I expect to depart around 12:00p.m. We will be returning following the completion of the awards on Saturday, January 9th.
We will be staying at a home owned by Tom Gustafson, Sibley’s Nordic Ski Coach. We have been invited to share lodging with Sibley’s skiers. In case of emergency, Coach Anderson and Coach Sedler can be contacted via cell phone (651) 338-1035 and (612) 751-0260 respectively.
If you have any questions prior to our trip, I may be reached in my classroom (651) 306-7226 or at my home number (651) 450-7149 later in the evening.

Costs
We are working to make this an inexpensive trip for the skiers,$40 per skier. The meet registration fee is $13. Dinner on Friday night is $6. Other funds will be used for van rental and gas.
Additionally, we will need to bring food for a shared breakfast on Saturday morning. We also suggest bringing food for a bag lunch on Saturday to eat after the race. The skiers should bring a healthy assortment of snacks with them to eat as their races allow during the day on Wednesday. We recommend that each skier bring $20-$25 in pocket money for other minor expenses or for race t-shirts.

Trip Expectations
We are on this trip to attend a ski meet as guests in Mr. Gustafson’s house. All behaviors must keep this purpose in mind.
Boys will be lodged on one level of the house and girls will be staying on another level. And, of course, all Minnesota High School League rules apply to athletes at all times.
All skiers will need a sleeping pad and a sleeping bag. We will be camped out on wood floors.
The Simley Nordic Ski Team is a wonderful group of young people. We expect no problems. Have a great time!

Meet Schedule
The boys’ classical race will start at 10:00a.m. The girls’ classical race will start at 12:00 noon. The boys’ freestyle race will start at 1:30p.m. The girls’ freestyle race will start at 3:00p.m. Skiers will only ski one race. They will choose between the classic and the freestyle disciplines.

Clothing
The weather in Minnesota is variable, thus be prepared for weather from totally tepid to fully frigid. Bring plenty of clothes that may be layered for any weather condition. There is no need for fancy or high priced clothing, however we expect skiers to be properly dressed for what Northern Minnesota can present.

Trivia
The town of Biwabik is named for an iron rich layer of rock found in the Iron Range. During the Lower Proterozoic, a sea deposited this layer of rock, which is approximately three billion years ago. The word biwabik itself comes from an Ojibwa word meaning “fragment of iron.”

Directions to Giant’s Ridge
Giant’s Ridge’s web site says it takes 3 hours to get there from the Metro. I think it will take more like 4 hours.
Take I35 North- 120 miles; Merge onto MN-33 North via exit number 237 toward Cloquet/Iorn Range- 20 miles; Merge onto US-53 North until you reach Eveleth- 36 miles; Take MN-37 exit into Gilbert- 1 mile; Turn right onto MN-135 through Biwabik- 9 miles, Turn left onto County road 138-3 miles; The Lodge at Giant’s Ridge will be on your left.


Link to General Meet Info.
Link to Trail Pass and Spectator Info.
Link to Spaghetti dinner info.
Link to General info for coaches.
Giant's Ridge Resort info with weather.
Giant's Ridge Nordic ski trail map.

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Dec. 22 Meet Results.

Today we had another good showing by the Simley Nordic Skiers. We're becoming more competitive and doing well for such a young team. Joe T's 3rd place finish for the boys is noteworthy.

For the record, Shayla is to be credited or blamed for the meet's photos.

Girls Resuts
Annie Gerard Sib 17:20
NevadA T 19:03
Anglea Hensel Sib 19:06
Anna Hensel Sib 19:49
Ruth Hesse Sib 19:51
Rachel Haas Sib 19:56
Clara B. T 20:14
Kelsey W T 20:43
A. Castillo Sim 21:30
Meghan W T 21:37
Lydia A T 22:20
S. Freed Sim 23:24
L Hayes Sim 25:10
H.O’Donnell Sim 25:47
S. Klimas Sim 26:07

Sibley 486 Tartan 467 Simley 442


Boys Results

Eric Slater Sib 15:07
Elliott Hodgson Sib 15:50
Joe Trenzeluk Sim 18:26
Alex R. T 18:40
Conrr\ad Etzel Sib 18:45
Nick Fouche Sib 18:30
James Jarvis Sib 19:34
TJ Farber Sim 20:38
Tom. Wagner Sim 20:57
Chris N T 23:38
Gary W T 24:17
C. Phares Sim 24:38
K. Dikison Sim 28:01
Brandon Y T 28;15

Sibley 484 Sim 458 Tar 453

Simley Nordic Wear Ordering Info. Sans Pictures at this time

Simley Nordic ski team Order Form 2009/10
Due December 28 at Captains’ practice
Person Ordering_____________________________________________________
(Print your first & last name plus contact phone number here)

Warmup Jacket: Royal with white, left crest embroidery

Size____________Men’s Size_____________Women’s
(Print your size here) (Print your size here)



Cost: XS-XL @ $49.00 without name
$55.00 with name (right crest)

Sweatpants: upper left leg embroidered logo

Size_____________men’s Size___________Women
(Print your size here) (Print your size here)

Cost: XS-2XL $37.00


Performance Wear Long Sleeve T-Shirt (Royal Blue) Moisture wicking
Please pay higher amount, refund if enough are ordered New logo
Unisex size: S-4XL Size______________
Cost S-4XL @ $45.00 (Qty 7-10) (Print your size here)
Cost S-4XL @ $40.00 (Qty 11-24)
Add your name to back $6.50 _________________(first or last name)


Long Sleeve T-Shirt (Royal Blue) 6.1 oz., 100% cotton
Unisex size: S-5XL Size______________ New logo
Cost S-5XL @ $29.00 (Qty 7-10) (Print your size here)
Cost S-5XL @ $23.00 (Qty 11-24)
Add your name to back $6.50 _________________(first or last name)
Please pay higher amount, refund if enough are ordered

Make checks payable to: ASB or American Solutions for Business
Total all item(s) cost and indicate in check amount line below
Check Amount__________
Check Number__________
Notes:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
David Robinson
American Solutions for Business
8410 Annalisa Path
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
651-450-9554 (P)

Call with questions Sunny Freed 952-431-6935

Winter Sostice/Meet and other info coming soon.

Bring on the sunlight.

Our Skate meet tomorrow is at Henry Sibley at 4:00 pm. See the Map Below. We'd love to see lots parents come out and support the skiers. I'd be glad to post some meet pictures on the blog if you email them to me.

Please check back to the blog often for the following upcoming posts:
*meet results
*information on a Race in Biwabik on Jan. 9th.
*ski wear purchase options
*winter break work out schedule


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Varsity Results Dec. 15th Meet Hosted by Simley @ Sibley

The skiers did an great job with another cold day. Coach Sedler and I were also impressed with the effort and attitude of the new skiers.
Boys’ Results
Sib Slater 15:36 1/100
Nor Foster 15.37 2/99
Nor Beren 16:55 3/98
Sib Hodgson 17:35 4/97
Nor Krueger 17:36 5/96
Nor Hammond 18:10 6/95
Sib Winter 19:10 7/94
MSA Aren 19:12 8/93
MSA Jacob 19:23 9/92
IGH Trenzeluk 19:32 10/91
Nor Gill 20:35 11/90
MSA Kyle 20:41 12/89
IGH TJ Farber 21:01 13/88
Sib Jarvis 21:20 14/87
Sib Bavert 21:23 15/86
MSA Han Yang 24:21 16/85
IGH Wagner 28:40 17/84
IGH Phares 28:44 18/83
IGH Dikison 29:39 19/82
Team Totals
North 478
Sibley 464
Simley 428
MSA 359

Girls’ Results
Sib Hensel 20:14 1/100
Sib Hensel 20:22 2/99
Sib Hesse 21:18 3/98
Sib Haas 22:10 4/97
Nor Gill 24:40 5/96
Sib Steffens 25:12 6/95
IGH Howell 26:28 7/94
IGH Costillo 26:30 8/93
IGH Freed 28:19 9/92
IGH O’Donnell 28:33 10/91
Nor Carlson 29:50 11/90
IGH Klimas 29:55 12/89
Nor Asp 32:40 13/88
Nor Hughes 34:57 14/87
Nor Harold 37:17 15/86
Team Totals
Sibley 489
Simley 459
North 447

Dec. 15th Meet Hosted by Simley @ Sibley

Our skate race will be at Henry Sibley High School. We are scheduled to start at 4pm, but will no have kids wait in the cold if everyone is ready to go. Please see the map below.

Race time temperature is forecast to be in single digits with a windchill of about zero. We ask that parents double check that all skiers have proper gear. A blanket is a great way for skiers to stay warm while they're waiting for their race to start.

We will be competing against North, AFSA/MSA and Sibley. Good fun will be had by all.

In other news, we are still working on finding a snowmobile to purchase for trail grooming. I met with Danner Sales after school today. They offered to let us use one sled for a while and to help us find something in our budget. We appreciate any help they can offer us.

In the meantime, thanks to Joel Rud for bring his snowmobiles to the school so we could pack down a base. I'm hoping to groom our course Wed.


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A Use Full Technique Video

***IMPORTANT CHANGE**** Meet is at 4:00pm

Our meet will be at Trollhaugen with a 4:00 pm or soon after start time.

Dec. 10 Meet. Info and Directions/map

No official word yet, but I'm guessing we will be at Trollhaugen for a 6pm race. Please check back, as I'll update the blog as soon as we know more.

The Race time forecast at Trollhaugen is 6 degrees air temp. and a windchill of -7 degrees. These conditions are well within State High School League Guidelines, but cold nonetheless.

Parents and skiers please make sure that you have appropriate clothing for the conditions. Any skier who does not have appropriate clothing will not be allowed to travel, as proper dress becomes a safety issue.

Our rules contract states:
6. You live in Minnesota! Anticipate snow, cold, wind or rain everyday. Be prepared to add or remove layers of clothing to stay comfortable. Proper winter dress is a safety issue. If you are not dressed for potential cold, wind, etc. weather you will not be allowed to practice or travel to meets. Boots, hats and gloves/mittens are required on all bus trips. Proper clothing does not need to be expensive. Skiers need to get in the habit of checking the weather forecasts.

Here are cut and paste directions from Trollhaugen's website.
From Twin Cities:
Take Interstate 35 North (35E or 35W)
Exit onto MN 97 East (turn right) and take for 13 miles
Turn Left onto MN 95 North and take for 6 miles
Turn Right on 243 East (will bring you across a the bridge into WI)
Take WI-35 North (left turn) for 4 miles.
You will come into the small town of Dresser. In Dresser turn right on Cty Rd. F
Take F for 1 mile and Trollhaugen is on the right hand side.

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Pre-almost Race Dinner.

The Klimas family came through for the skiers the day before the snow failed them. Interesting looks on some of the boys' faces. Carbo-over-loaded? Click the picture to see what I mean.

It appears the skiers are gathered round the fire place for a reading of “A Visit from St. Nicholas" or "The Gift of the Magi."

Thank you for hosting the skiers.

Pictures and a Poem

The team is doing a great job of remaining positive in the midst of our little snow drought. Lots of smiles at practice today. Way to go Spartan Nordic!






Our Snow

Sad, mad
awful, bad.
No snow here,
no snow cheer.
Happy, glad
I'm not mad.
Snow's a com'n
I'm a hum'n.
Flakes a make'n,
We're not fake'n.
Snow, snow, snow
watch it blow.

(This poem was stolen from the internet)