November 22-28, 2021.

A shout out to Uncle Lamby who was racing in Canmore this past weekend with a solid finish of first and second!! Well done kiddo!!

Biking last weekend, snow galore this past week and now rain. Please be patient as the groomers get their groove on, as the weather figures out if it's autumn or winter, as construction is completed and please be prepared with both techniques for each practice! 

For this week, the lights will be on for us and we have sole access to the lodge- which means we can leave our gear inside etc. The lodge is NOT open to the public yet, so the front door will remain locked when we're out on snow and the side door will be opened for parents coming and going and the gate will remain closed until further notice. Our focus will be on distance and technique this week. Next week we will be building speed into the mix. If you're finding that you're out of breath easily, it's normal and only occurring because your body is adjusting to the change in sport. I'm excited for this season, you guys are in shape!! 

Juniors: confirming practice time will be 5:45 on snow- 6:45pm. The lodge is available to the team and so from 6:45-7:15, they will make hot chocolate (bring your own mug) and with 8 juniors and two coaches, everyone can distance themselves and enjoy the fruits of their hard work. Hot chocolate will not be an option for the seniors and juniors will have to have everything cleaned up before the stampede of seniors arrives. As we are greater in numbers etc, we cannot have hot chocolate- but you can bring a thermos and enjoy it on your drive home. :D

Info: I forgot to remind athletes that if we are classic skiing, they need 10-15min to prep their skis, please plan accordingly (please plan for poor road conditions also this week) and be ready and on snow on time. This also applies to me!! :D

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Grande Prairie Local Race Schedule. Events and dates are not set in stone and subject to change based on weather and other currently unscheduled annual events such as the Duathlon and the annual Loppet:

Date	Event
04-Dec	Skate Distance
01-Jan	Classic Distance
22-Jan	Skiathlon
05-Feb	Skate Sprints
12-Feb	Classic Distance
24-Feb	Wapiti Dog-irkie
12-Mar	Relay Event

Tuesday: Practice 5:45 on snow-7:15. Goal is skate skiing, unless it snows a lot, then we will classic. It'll depend on the amount that actually falls.

Thursday: I'm guessing classic practice.

Saturday: You pick what technique- distance ski.