Conference Championship Info

CONFERENCE MEET:

Location: Battle Creek State Park

Starting Times:

Coaches Meeting 9:00AM

Boys Classical Race 10:00 AM

Girls Classical Race 11:00 AM

Boys Pursuit Skate 1:00 PM

Girls Pursuit Skate 2:00 PM

Awards 3:30 PM

Boys’ Individual distance shall be a maximum of 5K.

Girls’ Individual distance shall be a maximum of 5K.

Entries limited to 10 persons per school for individual. Scoring for team points determined by the top 5 positions from each team based on the results of the pursuit race. All finishers will be ranked and score points.

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS:

All Conference selections shall be awarded as follows:

1. Top 10 finishers in the boy’s pursuit race

2. Top 9 finishers in the girl’s pursuit race

3. Honorable Mention shall be granted to boys finishing in the 11th to 20th positions and to girls finishing in the 10th to 19th positions.

4. AFSA/MSA will ski exhibition, but will be recognized.

Good Press on the District Website

Some good pictures and a little press for the skiers on the district website. Here's a link.

Conference Relays @ Mathtomedi

Here is what we'll do for the Relays.
Each team will have one "A" team for both girls and boys. This will be a 4 person team
with 2 legs classic and 2 legs skate.

We will also have a "B" team with 1 leg classic and 2 legs skate.

JV/slower skiers will have a non-relay mass start skate race.


Order of events:
Girls A and Girls B (lined up behind the A)
Boys A and Boys B (again, lined up behind the A)
Mass start individual goes after the boys relay teams are out on their last leg.

Each leg, along with the mass start race is one lap of approx. 2.5km.

We will begin as soon as everyone is there. Again time is of the essence so we're not
skiing in the dark.

1-20 MEET CANCELED

We are canceled for today because of the cold weather. We will practice indoors. The chart above and the info below constitute the Minnesota State High School League guidelines.

Participation in the Cold

MSHSL’s Current standard for Nordic Skiing
Blue <-4 degrees F - (Ambient Temperature)	FIS** — No competition limit. Severe frostbite and hypothermia risk. No metal jewelry. Eye protection for frostbite. Cancel events which are > 1 minute in duration or produce speeds > 10 MPH or if wind is > 10 MPH.
Black < -20 degrees F - (Ambient Temperature) or < -40 degrees F wind chill	Recommended lower limit for practice and training. Extreme frostbite and hypothermia risk. No exposed skin. Extra layers. Wind shell for entire body.

Thursday's Race @ Sibley

[from Sibley's coach]
The race: ALL Girls start at 3:45 pm. ALL boys start at 4:20 pm. Sunset -
5:05 pm.

Mass start at the bottom of the big hill and up to the top. At the top racers will turn right as marked to being the loop. Varsity will do 3 laps totaling just over 5 km, and you can have your JV do 2 or 3 as you wish, but remember the boys will be coming on to the course 35 minutes later. Skiers will take a left to continue their laps or veer right to go under the field goal posts and to the finish line. It will be clearly marked. I have attached a picture to give you a rough idea of what it will look like. The only time you go up the big hill is at the start. This will spread things out very quickly.

Other notes.
Parking is going to be a nightmare until about race time. I suggest parents try the frontage road parking lot or the Main Sibley parking lot. The best viewing area is probably the top of the big hill by the shed you can see almost the whole course from there, and the skiers will pass by 3 times.

It's going to be cold. The door into Sibley on the back side of the school is usually locked, but they will see what they can do so people have access to bathrooms, etc.

At the shed we will have tons of cookies and hot chocolate for racers, parents, coaches, etc. so help yourself!

Thanks ByteSpeed for $2,000 Donation & Two meets this week

Thank you ByteSpeed for your generous donation to the Simley Nordic Booster Club.

Tuesday January 11 6&7th-8th-9th Grade Freestyle Meet at Saint Thomas
Academy 3:45 pm

We will mass start the 7th Grade Boys at 3:45 with the Girls starting 1
minute later. The 8th Grade Boys/Girls at 1:00 minute will start when
the 7th Grade is done. (or mostly done.) 9th grade Boys/Girls at 1:00
minute when the 8th Grade is done.

The race will be two loops of a approx 1.25 K course (2.5 K total for
all grades.) Remember this race is intended for new or younger skiers!

Simley skiers not in the meet on Tuesday will be trying to get to Lebanon Hills for a classic practice and course preview for Thursday's meet.


Thursday January 13 Classic Race at Lebanon Hills Jenson Lake Park 3:45
pm. (South on Pilot Knob Road from Cliff Road. Entrance is on the East
side, race on the West side. There is a tunnel under Pilot Knob.

We will start the Varsity Boys at 3:45 (two skiers every 20 seconds)
Varsity Girls 2 minutes after the Boys. JV Boys and JV Girls can start
after the Varsity Girls. (We can arrange all of this on site.) The
course is set double track.

Pepsi Challenge, Biwabik, MN

The weather looks cold, close to the cut=off of State High School League Guidelines. Dress warmly with something to cover the face. Here's a link to Biwabik's forecast.

Our bus leaves Tartan at 6:30 am from the back of the building. Please bring what you need to be comfortable on the bus.

Our skiers include the following:
Hannah
Amanda
Summer
Margie
Andrea
TJ
Kyle
Connor

Please bring a selection of healthy foods and/or money for meals. It would also be good to have a small amount of pocket money. Here are some meal options on site.

The Lodge @ Giants Ridge will be open for breakfast buffet and lunch specials for your teams. No crock pots will be allowed inside The Lodge – per Lodge management.

$7.95 Breakfast Buffet available Sat & Sun: 6:30 am – 9:00 am

$5.00 Lunch Specials – Hamburger & Chips, Sloppy Joe & Chips, Grilled Cheese & Soup, Beef Stew & Breadstick

Start Lists & Results will be posted on itiming.com

Jan. 6th at Lake Elmo Skate Race Tartan and Harding

Our meet will be a skate race with two smaller teams. The Varsity kids will ski an easy 6k loop. JV skiers will ski a shorter course. Conditions will be great for skiing.

Here's a link to the course map.


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Directions

Located 1 mile north of Interstate 94 and 2.5 miles east of Interstate 694 at the intersection of County Road 19 (Keats Avenue North) and County Road 10 (10th Street North) in the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota.

* From Interstate 94, exit at County Road 19. Follow County Road 19 to the north for one mile to County Road 10. Cross County Road 10 and proceed into the park.
* From Interstate 694, exit at County Road 10 (10th Street North). Follow County Road 10 east for 2.6 miles. Turn left (north) into the park.
* From State Highway 5 in downtown Lake Elmo, follow County Road 17 south for 2.5 miles to County Road 10 (10th Street North). Turn right (west) on County Road 10 for one mile. Turn right (north) into the park.

Happy New Year & Meet Info.

Course Update

Our heavy snows and holiday rain have made keeping our course groomed a challenge. We have the ice broken up and a classic track set on about 1/3 of the course. We'll keep working on the rest.

Tuesday's Meet & Schedule for Rest of Season

Our Jan. 4th meet will be a classic race.. At this time we are looking at Lebanon Hills or Trollhaugen. I'll post something as soon as the venue is determined.
Jan. 6th at Lake Elmo Skate Race Tartan and Harding
*Jan. 8th Giant's Ridge Invitational All Day @ Biwabik, MN (Varsity only. Please check back for more information on this race.)
Jan. 11th MS race 3:45 pm @ Mahtomedi**
Jan. 13th Conference Classic Race 3:45pm @ Jensen Lake Park Lebanon Hills
Jan. 20th Simley/Sibley Co-hosted Skate Race 3:45 @ Sibley
Jan. 25th Conference Relays 3:45 @ Mahtomedi
Feb. 1st Conference Pursuit Championship All Day @ Battle Creek
Feb. 3rd J.V. Conference Championship 3:45 @ Mahtomedi
Feb. 8th Section 1 Championship All Day at Valleywood Golf Course.
Feb. 17th State Championship @ Giant's Ridge

This schedule is subject to administrative approval and to weather and snow conditions. Check back often as each meet approaches for changes.


Welcome back to a busy week of skiing. We trust that everyone worked-out as possible. Please bring your completed workout sheets back on Jan. 3rd.