July 2023 Newsletter

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July Newsletter

Hello from NYSEF!

Well, July was fast! I hate to say it, but I've already seen a few red leaves on the trees around Whiteface Glad we still have a lot of summer left, even as we start to think about the upcoming season. We launched Winter Registration early this year, and are preparing to welcome our athletes and families back for another great season. In August, our jumpers are heading to Norway, and our alpine kids are headed to New Jersey - for Big Snow Camps with Jimbo!

We've had some great feedback from our first Skimeister summer series and are preparing to launch a new Winter Skimeister Program with the help of the Cloudsplitter Foundation and the Killington World Cup Foundation for U10 and U12 athletes

On August 19th we'll come together to celebrate our 50th anniversary during our annual Summer Benefit. I am looking forward to catching up with everyone and hope to see you there.

Until then,

What's Next: Upcoming Camps & Events

NYSEF Annual Summer Benefit

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex

It's coming soon! We can't wait to celebrate 50 years of NYSEF with you this summer with food, drinks, live music, and more!

Register Online Now:

https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/NewYorkSkiEducatinFoundati/LPBenefit23.ht ml

NYSEF Annual Summer Auction

We will once again be hosting our online Summer Silent Auction! Stay tuned for more info soon, and let us know if you have any items you'd like to auction off to support NYSEF! Contact Tiffany - tiffanyve@nysef org

On-Snow Alpine Training at Big Snow (U12/U14):

Focusing on the U12-U14 age group. Late-summer and fall overnight trips to Big Snow in New Jersey will provide on-snow training opportunities for development alpine athletes to refine their skills, get time in their boots, and gain an edge on the competition

Dates: August 22-23,

Tentative Dates: September 23-24, October 21-22 (subject to change)

Cost: $350 includes coaching, lodging & lift ticket ($200 local/no lodging)

Registration: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/380835

Skimeister Adventure Series #3

Skimeister Summer Adventure is NYSEF's training option for athletes of all disciplines ages 9-13. Session #3 will take place at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid and will include elements of biathlon, ski jumping, freestyle skiing, rollerskiing, hiking, and strength and agility training.

Dates: August 25-27

Cost: $250

Registration: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/380835

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California Dreaming

NYSEF alpine athletes from Whiteface, Gore, and Belleayre headed West for some dreamy summer skiing at Mammoth Mountain

NYSEF Belleayre U10/U12 Coach Kate McKenna:

Our NYSEF Athletes were California Dreaming for this summer ' s U12/U14 on-snow camp, getting an awesome taste of summer Sierra skiing! Bringing athletes from all of our NYSEF venues, our team took advantage of the incredible second-season conditions being offered at Mammoth Mountain.

Athletes stayed at the luxurious mountainside Juniper Springs Condos and spent their mornings getting ready in the Main Lodge before hitting the first chair at 07:30 to head up onto the pristine conditions For many of our athletes, this was their first visit to Mammoth, to which we made sure to ski all the open and available terrain!

Our athletes got their ski legs back quickly off the summit for the first few days of camp, focusing on their body awareness and positioning, adjusting to the altitude, and gaining confidence in their skills on the steeper terrain. The team moved into a slalom training block and worked heavily on their timing; moving from arc to arc with power and flow. From our slalom block, we moved up to the famous Hare Jump to train GS at a higher elevation and continue working on applying our free ski fundamentals to our work in the environments!

On our final day of training we got to send it off all the open and available terrain, hitting all the open bowls, chutes, snakes, and bumps; showing our growth and comfortability from a solid 10 days of quality training!

While on the mountain our athletes had the chance to watch a variety of different athletes from around the world training on the same surface as them! The US Ski Team Men's C and D Teams, Vancouver Canada Provincial Team, Sugarbowl

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Academy FIS Team, Gould U14 Alpine Team, Cardigan Mountain School U14 Team, and many more clubs took advantage of the non-existent lift lines, favorable conditions, and world-class work by the Mammoth Race Department.

When off the snow, athletes had the opportunity to spend some free time exploring the village getting souvenirs, rock climbing the famous Owens River Gorge with the legendary rock-climbing master himself - Coach Pat, workouts led by Coach Kate, tuning clinics led by Coach Kyle, video review with Coach Jimbo and 30 minutes of free swim a day! Daily team dinners by Chef Jimbo kept the team fueled and energized for the duration of the camp, as well as a BBQ hosted by our adventurous parents, and a field trip for world-famous fish tacos in Mono Lake!

Overall our athletes had a great time both on and off the snow, and everyone came home even more excited about the season to come. We hope that Mammoth Mountain meets their year-round goal, and that they have just as much snow so we can head back next year!

July 2023 Skimeister Summer

Skimeister Adventure Series 1 & 2

The Skimeister Summer Adventure Series kicked off on July 7th with Session #1 at Whiteface Mountain Despite some patches of inclement weather throughout the weekend, athletes were able to get outside and have a great time exploring Wilmington and the surrounding areas.

Day one began with some fun and games in the NYSEF Whiteface office as we waited out the passing thunderstorms. Athletes worked on mobility, strength, and balance while going through several body-weight circuits We also set goals for the weekend, and adopted new nicknames for one another! Athletes and coaches finished up the day with a scenic hike up the Stag Brook Falls trail, where we visited "the raging chocolate waterfall"

On day two, our cross country and biathlon athletes headed to Dewey Mountain in Saranac Lake, where they joined NYSEF's XC Junior Race Team for a morning of rollerskiing and technique work before meeting Biathlon Head Coach and Olympian Maddie Phaneuf on the range for some shooting drills. Freeride and alpine athletes spent the morning hiking Cobble Lookout in Wilmington where they were joined by some special canine guests We kept our brains engaged during the hike by checking out the local flora and playing "the picnic game"!

Athletes reconvened in the afternoon for lunch before heading to the Wilmington Bike Park, where we took on the mountain bike skills course and pump track, before taking a cruise through the local neighborhood and the Three Sisters Preserve Congratulations to freeride athlete Eleanor (aka "Kit") who conquered her fear and rode the step-down feature on her hardtail mountain bike!

After mountain biking came the most anticipated activity of the weekend... ICE CREAM at the Whitebrook Dairy Bar! A great way to reload and replenish after a long day of adventuring!

On day three of session 1, athletes took on the infamous Hardy Road Mountain Bike Trails - one of the most prestigious trail systems in the Adirondacks. Congratulations to alpine athlete Owen (aka "Spaghettio) who rode all the way up the "Ante Up" trail for the first time ever - conquering some serious technical elements on the way up, and catching some awesome air on the way down! Not to be outdone, biathlete Will (aka "Just Will") made the climb up "All In" on flat pedalsa feat most seasoned mountain bikers struggle with! Great work Will!

Skimeister Session #2 took place the following weekend at venues in and around Lake Placid, and challenged athletes to take their training to new heights! Day one began at the Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds, home of the 1980 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony and Cauldron Athletes warmed up together, jogging laps on the track below the cauldron, followed by stretching and active dynamic warm-up drills.

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Once everyone was warmed up, we headed over to the Olympic Jumping Complex, where athletes were able to carry skis up the HS100 jump for their NYSEF teammates who were training. It's a lot of stairs to the top, and takes nerves of steel to brave the heights! Most of our athletes made 3-4 trips up and down the stairs.

On day two, athletes and coaches traveled together to Experience Outdoors, where we vanquished the High Ropes course with our awesome guide, NYSEF Freeride Alumn Robby Sinclair! It was an awesome adventure in the treetops that really tested our strength, balance, coordination, and fear of heights!

After a quick lunch, the group loaded into the van and headed to Paul Smith's College VIC, where we met once again with Olympian Maddie Phaneuf While our biathletes ran through some shooting and running drills, our alpine and freeride athletes learned all about shooting from the prone position from Coach Maddie. All athletes got to experience shooting an air rifle at biathlon targets, with most getting to take their targets home as souvenirs!

Next, our Nordic athletes took to their rollerskis for drills with Coach Julianne, while the rest of the gang joined Coach Kaileigh for a hike through the beautiful trails at the VIC before all stopping in together to the Butterfly House.

To cap off day two, the gang loaded in the van and headed to the world-famous Donnelly's Ice Cream Stand, where the flavor of the day was peppermint chocolate twist - yum!!!

Our final day of Session 2 found us on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. Athletes had a blast cruising the lake in kayaks and on stand-up paddle boards from Mirror Lake Boat Rental. There were fierce races around the lake to compete for the fastest paddler, but nobody stood a chance against the combined power of Coaches Julianne and Kaileigh in a tandem kayak. Rumor has it that only blurs of color were visible as they dominated the competition at light speed! Every athlete tried stand-up paddle boarding for the first time - putting on a show for anyone watching from the shore! It was a great day on the water and an even better way to cap off our weekend together!

Skimeister Session number three will take place from August 25-27 in the Lake Placid area and is still open for new registrants Athletes will have a chance to experience elements of freestyle training, ski jumping, rollerskiing, and biathlon, as well as hiking in the Adirondack mountains. To register, visit nysef org/camps We cant wait to see you there!

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Nordic Update

Training for NYSEF's Nordic athletes has been going great so far this summer As a team, we are taking seriously the value gained from "breathing hard, often". For our group, it is all about being consistent and making sure that every piece of the training puzzle fits together in our day-to-day flow and rhythm Some days we are running in the mountains at a slow pace for hours, often stopping for swims, and on other days we have more focused training on the rollerski loops, pushing our top-end limits. There is a balance between all of the intensities and modes of dryland training we have - the variety is what makes cross-country ski racing a great sport to pursue in the offseason!

We have added tremendous value to our group this summer, bringing in skiers from the upstate New York and Western Vermont regions for drop-in sessions We also have a small but committed group of collegiate ski racers this summer, continuing the success of our collegiate summer program from its launch last season This makes for a lively and fun group when we ' re all able to train together, which helps the team's bottom line: happy skiers equal fast skiers We have also partnered with the National Paralympic Development Team, Craftsbury Nordic, and Rochester Nordic Racing for training sessions over the past few weeks

August is shaping up to be a busy month for our athletes and staff. The US Ski Team's National U16 camp is coming to town from July 31 - August 2, and NYSEF's Forrest Slingerland was invited to attend! This camp is a pillar development project of the national team where the top U16 athletes from around the country gather for one week of high-level training. The following week, US Biathlon will host a junior development camp, including NYSEF's Abigail Van Dorn. Several of our biathletes will compete in Jericho VT in August as well at the ' summer nationals' rollerski race event In the middle of the month, we will also host our own 4-day camp, more reports on this after. This is the start of a larger Nordic camp series which we will continue into the winter season!

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This year marks NYSEF's 50th Anniversary and to celebrate, we ' re planning an extra special Golden Anniversary Summer Benefit for August 19th at the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid from 6 pm to 10 pm Registration is now open
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NYSEF Hosts IronKids Lake Placid

NYSEF was elated to be selected as the host of this year ' s IronKids Dip N' Dash and Fun Run on Friday, June 21st, during the annual Lake Placid Ironman Weekend All proceeds from the event registration were generously donated to NYSEF. Over 400 kids from locations around the world participated in the race, which consisted of a swim and run event, a toddler trot, a half-mile foot race, and a one-mile foot race. NYSEF staff was on hand to assist with registration, and hand out medals and freeze pops at the finish line! We had so much fun, and look forward to hosting the event again next year at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Ironman Lake Placid!

Summer Jumping Going Strong

NYSEF's Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined athletes have been hard at work this summer, training almost daily at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex. Grasshopper Camps have helped our development jumpers advance to the next level and gain confidence in their jumping, while our Lindsay Van Jump Camp facilitated a week of empowerment and fun for the ski jumping ladies of the Northeast. 1980 Olympic Hockey Legend and Gold Medalist Mike Eruzione even stopped out to watch some jumping this month!

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Registration is LIVE for our Winter 2023/2024 Season! Visit nysef.org/registration to sign up today! Early Bird rates end on September 15th, 2023.

Support NYSEF at the Kelly Brush Ride

NYSEF is once again participating virtually in this year ’ s Kelly Brush Ride on September 9, 2023 Please help us reach our goal of raising $1,000 for this amazing foundation. Join our team, make a donation, grab your friends, and head out on a ride for a good cause! The Kelly Brush Foundation strives to inspire and empower people with spinal cord injuries to live active and engaged lives! The foundation helps people discover adaptive sports and recreation, hosts camps to immerse people in sports and community, and most importantly, provides hundreds of grants per year to organizations like NYSEF!

Donate Here: https://kbf.akaraisin.com/2023kellybrushr ide/nysef

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Congratulations Claire&Tommy! 6/22/2023

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tions to NYSEF Head Ski and Nordic Combined in Delaney and his wife heir 2023 Ironman Lake h! Colin completed the le race in 11 hours 15 nd 22 seconds, placing of over 1,600 finishers, n completed the race in 12:34:53. ions are also in store for SEF Alpine Coach Marc completed the race in 13:25:49.

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Thank you to our sponsors: Merrill L. Thomas, Long Run Wealth, Lake Placid Family Dental, Black Rock Foundation, and the Donald C. McGraw Foundation.

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Do you have news or photos to share with us? Contact us at media@nysef.org @nysefsnowsports @nysefbelleayre @nysefgore @nysefnordic @nysefwhiteface @nysef fis

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