2014/2015 Winter Sports practice

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING AND SNOWSHOEING

Saturday's beginning December 20th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. at Catamount Outdoor Family Center. Our trail tickets are graciously donated by the Catamount Outdoor Family Center. We will be handing out towels at the Penguin Plunge Saturday February 7th.  
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 Beach and return.
3. Unacceptable weather @ University Mall

Please watch this blog and your email for notices!

December 20st - February 1st - Catamount Outdoor Family Center
February 7th - Penguin Plunge
February 14th - February 28th - Catamount Outdoor Family Center
March 6th - March 8th - Winter Games, Suicide Six, Woodstock VT, 05091

ALPINE SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING

The first practice will be a hike up Mount Philo on Sunday December 7th departing from Special Olympics Vermont at 9:00 AM and returning by 12:00 PM. The first mountain practice will begin on Sunday, Sunday December 21st. All mountain practices will be at Sugarbush. There may be an alternative practice on Presidents Day weekend, February 15th, and there will be no practice on Martin Luther King weekend, January 20th.
Transportation leaving from and returning to the Special Olympics Vermont parking lot, 16 Gregory Drive, Suite 2, South Burlington, VT 05403, departing at 9:00 AM and returning at 4:00 PM. 
Lift tickets graciously donated by Sugarbush VT

December 7th - Hike Mount Philo
December 22nd - Sugarbush
December 28th - NO PRACTICE
January 4th - January 11th - Sugarbush
January 18th - NO PRACTICE (Martin Luther King Day weekend)
January 25th - February 11th - Sugarbush
February 18th - NO PRACTICE (Presidents Day weekend)
February 25th - March 1st - Sugarbush
March 6th - March 8th - Winter Games, Suicide Six, Woodstock VT, 05091 

WINTER GAMES

Weekend of March 6th - March 8th - Winter Games, Suicide Six, Woodstock VT, 05091. 
Please watch the Chittenden Coordinators Corner weblog for schedule changes and the SOVT Chittenden Delegation Calendar for details on dates, times and locations.

COACHES

Alpine:
Susan Grab, Phone: 802-373-2634 email: susangrab@aol.com
Kelly McGinley, email: kellydmcginley@gmail.com 
Roland Luxenburg, Phone: 802-238-0071 email: roland@luxenberg.us
Connie Isacksen email: cisacksenvt@gmail.com

Snowboard: 
Sarah Hollemans, Phone: 616-644-4720 email: smhollemans@gmail.com

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