Chittenden Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe practice at the University Mall, 12/30/2017

Hi all, due to the extreme temperature conditions, we will have indoor practice at the University Mall, 9:00 - 11:00 AM, Saturday 12/30/2017. See you there!

Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe practice rescheduled from 12/23/2017 to 12/30/2017

Hi all cross country ski and snowshoers, we are canceling practice this Saturday, 12/23/17, due to the winter storm hitting our region. Stay warm and safe. We will add a practice for next Saturday, 12/30/17. I'm not sure why we left that off the schedule. Stay tuned for a location. If the snow sticks, we may be able to do Catamount Outdoor Family Center again! 

Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe practice at Catamount - 12/16/2017

Hurray, our first cross country ski and snowshoe practice this Saturday, 12/16/2017, will be outdoors at the Catamount Outdoor Family Center, 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Dress warmly!

Floorball Scrimmage and breakfast snacks - 12/16/2017

To celebrate our floorball season, Coach Mario will host a floorball scrimmage with breakfast snacks the week after our competion at the Baird School Gym, 10:00am - 12:00pm, 12/16/2017!

Watch coach Mario play Floor Hockey - 7:00 PM, Thursday 12/7/17

You are invited to come watch a Vermont Floor Hockey game. Come watch and cheer for Coach Mario and the Admirals as they play floor hockey against the Grizzlies Thursday, December 7th at the Mater Christi School, 50 Mansfield Ave, Burlington. The Game starts at 7:15 and is 50 minutes. You may stay and watch the second game of the Coke vs the Griffins if you wish.  

2017/2018 Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe practice

Saturday's beginning December 16th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Leddy Park. We plan on transitioning to the Catamount Outdoor Family Center on January 6th. Our trail tickets are graciously donated by the Catamount Outdoor Family Center. We will be handing out towels at the Penguin Plunge Saturday February 3rd.  

Registration

Contact Dave Bogdan by phone or email to pre-register for Winter Sports! 

Phone: 802-865-3840
Email: dbogdan@ieee.org

Venue

This year we will use three practice venues depending on weather and snow conditions:

1. Catamount trails open and acceptable temperatures @ Catamount
2. Catamount trails closed and acceptable temperatures @ Burlington Bike path starting at Leddy Park and walking to north towards the Winooki River and return.
3. Unacceptable weather @ University Mall

Please watch this blog and your email for notices!

Schedule

December 16th - Leddy Park - December 23rd - Leddy Park
January 6th - January 27th - Catamount Outdoor Family Center 
February 3th - Penguin Plunge - Burlington Waterfront
February 10th - March 10th - Catamount Outdoor Family Center
March 18th - March 20th - Winter Games, Pico Mountain, 73 Alpine Dr.
Killington, VT United States

COACHES

Cross Country: 
Karen and Dave Bogdan, Phone: 865-3840 email: kraze1@comcast.net or dbogdan@ieee.org
Katie De Carolis, Phone: 802-862-9916 email: decarolisk@gmail.com

Snowshoe: 
Maggie Trayah, Phone: 524-3142 email: riahwind1@comcast.net

2018 Alpine Ski and Snowboard practice

ALPINE SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING

Special Olympics Vermont and Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport are partnering again to provide Chittenden Alpine Ski and Snowboard practice this year. Practices will be at Sugarbush Mount Ellen. On mountain practice will be from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Sunday's beginning January 21st, 2018. 

We are providing transportation, to those who requested transportation, from the Special Olympics Vermont office to Sugarbush and back. We will depart at 11:30 AM, arrive at 12:30 PM, immediately get ready for practice and return to Special Olympics Vermont by 5:00 PM. Athletes may bring a lunch and eat in the vehicles on the way to Sugarbush or eat before arriving. 

Our schedule is:

Vermont Adaptive Registration

Due by December 17th 2016, see Registration below

Practice

January 21st 2018 - March 11th 2018, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Sugarbush

Winter Games

March 18th - March 20th, Pico Mountain 73 Alpine Dr. Killington, VT United States

Alpine end of season party

March 25th 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Sugarbush

REGISTRATION

Please pre-register with Chittenden by calling or emailing Dave Bogdan, Phone: 802-865-3840, Email: dbogdan@ieee.org. If you leave a message, I will want to know if you plan on taking the bus and also if you will want to take advantage of the Alpine Shop free lease option.

Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport will require a separate registration due to them by December 17th 2017. The registration includes a Guidelines document, a Race Team registration form and a Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports waiver are required again this year. If you were on the team last year, your client profile only needs to be updated if you moved, have a new phone number or email or have new emergency contact information.

Client Profile: https://www.vermontadaptive.org/users/client-profile-step1.php
Guidelines: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B33_m6DsP8ZAdlNFcXFUc0FhaHc
Race Team registration: https://drive.google.com/open?id=17KWwxCnVIEk0TBujFfhlZ05dsvUa9z9K
Waiver: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BFi-P9V6hcbAeP3sYP9iMl3-imkxl-av

Chittenden Program Coordinator:
David Bogdan: 802-865-3840, dbogdan@ieee.org

Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports Program Coordinator:
Olivia Joseph: 802-343-1193, north@vermontadaptive.org

2017 Special Olympics Vermont Holiday Games

2017 Holiday Games Schedule (tentative) 

SOVT is still finalizing the 2017 Holiday Games Event Guide. To aid in your planning, here is a tentative schedule of the Games below. Please note: this schedule is subject to change; however, it should give you a general overview of the day.

Sunday, December 10th 

7:15am – 3:30pm Bus shuttle will run between Saint Michael’s College and Spare Time Lanes 

BOWLING – SPARE TIME LANES 

7:30am – 8:05am  Bowling Check-in @ Spare Time Lanes  

8:05am – 8:15am  Coach Meeting – Bowling 

8:15am – 8:25am  Welcome Address 

8:25am – 12:30pm  Bowling Competition 

11:15pm – 1:30pm Lunch available @ Saint Michael’s College 

12:00pm – 2:30pm  Bowling Session 2 – tentative based on registration numbers 

All awards presented at Saint Michael’s College. Shuttle will run between Saint Michael’s College and Spare Time Lanes.  

SWIMMING & FLOORBALL – SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE 

7:30am – 8:15am  Swimming and Floorball Check-in @ Saint Michael’s College 

8:15am    Coach meeting – Swimming & Floorball  

8:25am – 8:40am  Welcome Address 

8:40am    Athletes to their venues, locker rooms 

9:15am  Swimming Competition Kick-off  See Swimming orderof events PDF

9:15am – 11:30am  Floorball Coach & Athlete Skills Clinic 

11:30am – 12:30pm  Swimming and Floorball Lunch 

12:30pm  Floorball Competition – All awards presented at end of competition 

12:30pm  Swimming Competition Resumes – All awards presented at end of competition 

4:00pm  Estimated end of day for all venues 

The 2017 Holiday Games are sponsored by Community Bank.