January 2020

LERT Families (EMSC & SMBA),

January has been a tremendous month for our alpine programs across the levels. We’ve successfully held several key events from a USASA Carve race on Chute, to the YSL, SYNC and NCAA races on LaBelle. We have welcomed World Cup athletes competing on the collegiate NCAA circuit to Eldora and with the help of EMSC conducted some of the best races of the season at our home mountain. Most recently on Chute, Ted Ligety had the opportunity to go to head with the best skiers from around the globe and see firsthand the outstanding training venue our young aspiring athletes train on at Eldora.

EMSC News Freeride/Freestyle Team SMBA News The World Pro Ski Tour further With 2020 being in full swing, it can News reinforced the tremendous teamwork It has already been an amazing only mean one thing, another great provided on behalf of the many year of SMBA is just around the season for the Freeride/Freestyle departments at Eldora and the ski crew and the Devo-All Mountain corner! We have another year of great racing industry as a whole. The traditional offerings, as well as some kids. With a handful of organizing committee, along with new and exciting offerings coming up. competitions under our belt and athletes from around the world, not The registration for the 2020 season only complimented Eldora and EMSC quite the busy schedule ahead we is open, so stop by the website and for their teamwork, outstanding have been staying active and see what is coming! attitudes , but their commitment to the getting new terrain under our feet. sport and hosting amazing races, as SMBA Adventure Trips Our Copper trip on January 20 was well. Ted Ligety met with athletes and happily shared words of wisdom, nothing short of epic! With 12 This year SMBA will again be offering along with Olympian , on riders we tore up the mountain. our Moab Spring Break trip and our what it takes to be successful across There were unlimited smiles and Crested Butte Adventure trips. For all levels in winter sports. Eldora, laughter filled the air, there were anyone that hasn’t gotten to go on along with EMSC, demonstrated we some tears shed, we all broke a one of these, they are great way to go clearly have the best training venue and sweat on a beautiful hike to the top explore some of the best mountain resources for our athletes to achieve of the world, and there were some biking areas there are. In addition to these two trips, we are going to be their future goals! serious diggers! There were at least half a dozen unintended flips! offering couple of new Mini-adventure trips. These are going to be some This season, Eldora and EMSC We all survived the day and the long weekend type trips, going to successfully launched the NEW crazy traffic back too! some areas that we don’t always get Bonanza Training Arena. This project was a collaboration among EMSC staff We welcomed our newest coach to to explore, Curt Gowdy/Vedauwoo in and General Manager, Brent Tregaskis, the team, Ross Carney. Ross has Wyoming, Fruita/Grand Junction, and Buffalo Creek! Be sure to keep an eye to further reinforce a sustainable training 20 years of snowboarding on the registration website for more venue model for our growing programs. experience not just as a competitive details soon! athlete but coaching as well! We From the SYNC races to weekend are psyched to have him! training, we’ve successfully added The first adventure trip of 2020 is the THREE additional training lanes for our Now we are looking down the Moab Spring Break Trip. This trip to Moab is coming up on March 23rd athletes. The terrain promotes active pipeline of some big events, through the 27th! This is a super fun movement, clean arcs, and an including the Rocky Mountain environment for speed and week of camping and riding bikes in Freeride Series Big Mountain the desert to kick off the 2020 development. Kudos to Eldora staff competition at Steamboat January (patrol, who helped clear the trees, mountain bike season. Come check 25-26 and the USASA along with management) to support the out the amazing riding this area has to Skier/Boardercross competition at offer like Slickrock Trail, Porcupine additional training lanes and closures on weekends for our athletes. In addition Ski Cooper January 31-February 2. Rim, Amasa Back, and more! Early bird pricing ends February 28, so to Bonanza, we’ve also benefitted from We are so excited to have 12 sign up soon! extended closures on LaBelle for athletes competing at the additional training, working alongside Steamboat Big Mountain th th our valued partner, the CU Ski Team. In late April, the 17 through the 20 , competition including 5 U12 we will be offering our first mini- Our Alpine Carve, Freestyle and Big athletes. These are unprecedented adventure trip. We will take advantage Mountain Programs continue to exceed numbers! Four out of our five U12 of the long weekend for BVSD and our expectations with growth, athletes will be competing for their head out to Fruita to camp and participation at races, results, and with first time ever in Big Mountain! This explore the trails in the Fruita/Grand our amazing dedicated staff, who were is very exciting, and we will see Junction area. This should be a great all recently featured in SKI Magazine! some podium spots! We even have time of year to explore this area and be a fun trip! an entire crew of snowboarders We are seeing record numbers of coming out to show their skills in big athletes competing across the various mountain riding! sports, and this month will be cheering on athlete Catharine Darrow as she Our big team trip is coming up competes at the World Juniors in quickly! This will be an amazing trip for Big Mountain Snowboarding with 20 athletes and 7 coaches – the REAL DEAL!!!!! Catherine and packed in vans, gear and all, her family are a model example of heading to Ski Cooper for the working hard, putting in the time, Skier/boardercross. We have a big fundraising, and following your SMBA Spring Team Programming house we will all cram into for an dreams! Catharine had an impressive amazing 3 days of competition, The Spring Team session starts on amount of fundraising to accomplish in order to participate at this event, and we freeride, new experiences, and a Sunday March 29 for Boulder, and fully appreciate her hard work, and the ton of FUN! Last year was nothing Monday April 13 for Nederland. Join additional coaching and support from short of ridiculous in all the best us for weekend Sunday rides,

Rachel Celesta with EMSC (and, Office ways…except maybe the window?! weekday afterschool rides, or both! Assistant!). This year the Boulder afterschool It’s also very exciting to announce rides have changed days and grades Thanks again to all our volunteers who that our Jr Coaching program is 2-7 will ride on Tuesday and Thursday assisted with our various fundraisers, going swimmingly! We have 3 afternoons while grades 8-12 will ride and most recently, races at snowboard and 3 ski Jr Coaches on Monday and Wednesday. Sundays that have been taking initiative. We Eldora. Without the tremendous help are open to grades 2-12. Early bird from our volunteers, we couldn’t host have been logging some solid hours pricing for Boulder and Nederland races at Eldora, or create the valued in Jr Coach training learning all the ends February 28. support across the programs for our ins and outs of being a proficient athletes. coach. Congrats to Alex McKenzie Our Jr. Race Program continues to set and Riley Monahan for being SMBA High School League Prep the bar at an all-time high, and our goal chosen to tag along to the This is a brand-new opportunity this of retention from this program into our Steamboat trip as Jr Coaches. year for riders who are new to mountain Core Programs (Devo, freestyle, core, These two riders have shown that biking but are planning on joining their carve and more) builds the pipeline for they are ready for the high school mountain bike teams in the success. responsibility and Coach Ian and fall. Beginning in July and running for 7 Coach Lex are happy to have We are entering into the busiest part of weeks, SMBA will be offering a High them assist! our alpine competition calendar season School League Prep program. This with qualifiers and championships. We Overall, the season has been program will be specifically designed to wish all our athletes the best as they nothing short of fantastic. We help riders who are new to the sport and work towards their goals. have had our bumps in the road, the high school league work on all the but the Freeride crew never backs skills they need to make sure they enjoy Core down from a Challenge! the sport and have the skills to be Happy New Year from the Core successful. Rides will meet once a week Please reach out with any coaches! Our Core groups were and at various trailheads or parks and work have been hard at work with a holiday questions and always read your on developing base skills, everything camp at Eldora over Winter Break emails! where we trained Super-G and Slalom. [email protected] from fixing mechanicals and flats on All age groups have now started their 720-364-3641 course, to line selection and riding race seasons and so far we've had through technical trails! some fantastic results and are seeing SMBA Racing drastic improvements in our skiing! We're looking forward to the World Pro This year SMBA race trips are going to Ski Tour this weekend where athletes be open for all team members grades 5 will get a chance to meet Ted Ligety and up. These will be fun opportunities and then we're all off and away for to try racing and see what it is all about. Championship qualifiers. Looking We will have races offerings of all types, forward to a great 2020! cross country, downhill, and endure. In addition to our regular race trips, US Mountain Bike Nationals is once again in Winter Park from July 7-12. Due to this cool event being in our back yard, FUNDRAISING NEWS the second summer team session will Fundraising and sponsorship are not start up until July 13 in order to give critical elements to the overall athletes and coaches a chance to go success of LERT, further providing watch, cheer, and race at this great support for programming, event! Stay tuned for more details on coaching, equipment, operations, offerings for all the races! training, and consistent fees. SMBA Team and Camp Offerings We have had some amazing 2019 Jr Race In addition to the new items and Summer/Fall fundraising events. updates, we will have all the usual great Parents, athletes, and Coaches, From the community yard sale, the offerings. The Spring Session will have Sample Sale, to the Colder in Congrats on a TERRIFIC first race of Boulder event, we have had a both the Boulder and Nederland team the season!!! The skiing by our group successful season. Please rides as well as out Dirt Riders program. showed in the results of the day. Now continue to support the club by The Summer Session will have so much that we have our first race in the books joining us at all our events. to offer. There will be the Boulder and hopefully athletes see why we train and Nederland Teams, the Jr Rider, Cycling want to improve their skiing. Our sport Supporting our partners! Sister, and Explorer Camps, Mini- is about progress and preparation. We would like to give a big adventure trips, Races, and more! The shoutout to our sponsor Brighton Fall Session will have Nederland and Progress: Continuing to learn about Ford! Not only have they Boulder team programs and the Dirt the interaction of our body with our supported us by attending all our Rider program! equipment to create different turn events for the last couple years, Enjoy the rest of your winter, get in shapes. The fundamentals are the but also by becoming an official building blocks of becoming a skier some great skiing, and we look forward sponsor of our club! We are who is able to use their body and to seeing you in the spring to thaw out! happy to announce that they are equipment to make the fastest/cleanest turns down a course and get the desired our preferred Colorado Ford dealer! Save the Date results. 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January’s Tip of the Month: Ski prep is service or you purchase your new Give Back! important and to have progress your automobile with them. Please also remember to connect your athlete’s tools need to be tuned King Soopers account to our consistently tuned so they feel the same organization to continue the support! in training and on race day. This is best 5% of all your purchases go back to done weekly and doesn’t have to be the club. done by a shop. Click on the following link to learn more about the tools, and Click link below to Login or Create an the time it takes. Some Basics of Tuning account. Use KS card # or your If you have questions regarding alternate ID, usually your phone #. registration with US Ski and Snowboard, Once your account is created, go to programming, equipment or schedules Communication / Admin Savings & Rewards, click on King please go direct with me Soopers Community Rewards. [email protected] m or feel free to News / Membership shoot me a call 720-308-1427. As communication / lists are often In the search field enter our name, tied into our registration systems, Lake Eldora Race Team Association or if members elect to “opt out” of JX838 and click on enroll. club news they will then no longer It’s that easy! receive updates on behalf of LERT for either EMSC or SMBA programming.

Should you have questions, please contact our office directly: We are also introducing the reloadable [email protected] $5 Safeway card. Purchase a Safeway

card from EMSC for $5 that has $5 loaded on it and then reload as needed. 5% of all your purchases go back to the club!

A HUGE thanks to all our sponsors new and old! We couldn’t do it without your continued support and generous donation!

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Lake Eldora Race Team Association

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