Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tue Mar 16, 06:34 AM
by Bob Seibert
LINDLEY PARK: Snowmobile/Ginzu refreshed the skate lane last night at freeze-up. Should be interesting and quite skiiable this morning until the temperatures warm too much. Watch for thin spots.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Mon Mar 15, 09:07 AM
by Bob Seibert
BOZEMAN CREEK: Refreshed the skate lane to the bridge.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sun Mar 14, 11:13 AM
by Bob Seibert
BOZEMAN CREEK: I know this is late notice, but this morning I Ginzu groomed Bozeman Creek from the trailhead to both Moser and Wild Horse Junction for classic and skate. There was about 4” of very dense, moist, new snow. It is pretty soft newly groomed over a solid base. It’ll tunn pretty sloppy in the first couple miles in these temperatures.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thu Mar 11, 02:00 PM
by Bob Seibert
HYALITE: Ginzu groomed this morning. Classic tracks were installed where possible. Elsewhere just smoothed the ski lane. Hyalite road willl close for the season on April 1.
BOZEMAN CREEK: Chad’s efforts were productive last night to Moser Divide. Danny will ginzu groom to Wild Horse Junction Friday morning.
LINDLEY: The snowpack is too thin in many areas to run the Bombardier. Expect rutted morning skiing that improves as conditions warm and soften in the afternoon.
ALL VENUES: We are starting to significantly reduce our grooming efforts. Warm afternoon temperatures are taking a toll on the snowpack and our grooming efforts. Good spring skiing is still available, but we will be reducing our grooming frequency. It has been a GREAT ski season! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PURCHASED A GROOMING PASS! YOU HELPED MAKE THE GROOMING POSSIBLE!
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March 10, 2010
Wed Mar 10, 08:41 PM
by Bob Seibert
BOZEMAN CREEK: Ginzu groomed this evening from the trailhead to Moser Divide. 3” of new snow at the trailhead and more the higher you go. Should be great skiing on Thursday.
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End of Season YSL Update from Director Erich Pessl
Wed Mar 10, 01:53 PM
by Kristen Westesen
The Youth Ski League XC program (for 5-13 year old kids) has evolved along with the increased popularity of Nordic skiing in the Gallatin Valley over the past few years. This year we have over 100 kids in the program again, and we added a new session at Bridger Creek on Saturday mornings (along with usual sessions at Bridger Creek/Lindley Park on Wednesdays and Bohart Ranch on Saturdays). For the past two years, we have been offering our older kids skate skiing instruction, as well as classic technique lessons. And this year, we hired a great group of enthusiastic young instructors (and a few slightly older ones too) who have been in the sport for years since they were youth Nordic skiers themselves.
The program has developed in such a way that accommodates many older children, and serves as a smooth transition program for those interested in moving on to the J4 and J5 BSF program. But we also have a strong group of very young children in the program, with nearly 40 five and six year olds kids this year! It has been sweetly symbolic to see a small throng of little YSL skiers lead the way down the race course at Lindley World Cup races this year—many of these kids will be the ones wearing BSF race uniforms (some with crazy wigs and wild skirts added on) in future years! Lastly, this year we ended the year with a fantastic carnival celebration at Bohart Ranch, joining forces with the Gallatin Valley Land Trust Kid Fest. It was a fun YSL ski season—many of us are already looking forward to next year!
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Alex Diekmann Western States photos
Wed Mar 10, 10:55 AM
by Kristen Westesen
Hey parents, Alex Diekmann has posted some great photos of your skiers at Western States. Check them out!
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FasterSkier article
Wed Mar 10, 08:57 AM
by Kristen Westesen
Congrats to Cole and the other awesome BSF athletes competing in Maine!
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tue Mar 9, 06:52 AM
by Bob Seibert
LINDLEY PARK: Last night, one lap around the skate lane only in the lower field only. Monday was a tough day for snow loss. We now have a number of bare spots showing and those will rapidly spread if warm sunny days continue. Not many grooming days left if this continues.
BOZEMAN CREEK: Has not been groomed for several days. Will be regroomed once this next storm system moves through the area.
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Training March 9-13
Sun Mar 7, 09:41 PM
by Kristen Westesen
Tuesday, March 9 – Skate at Lindley Park. We will hold some crazy events combining BSF team camaraderie and a lot of fun!
Wednesday, March 10 – no training, no vans for all groups
Thursday, March 11 – Skate from Moser Creek to Bozeman Creek with BSF grooming especially for us. Bring water and an energy bar. Last day for J5/J4/J3 athletes and we will probably go over the usual 1.5 hours.
J5 please see Heidi’s emails for details – you will start at 4:15 pm at Bozeman Creek, and skate tour Bozeman Creek together.
J4/J3/J2/J1/OJ meet at the Moser Creek Rd parking lot (It’s the new parking lot approx. 5 miles up Hyalite Canyon Rd on the left). Both Vans will drop off skiers at the Moser parking lot. We will ski up Moser Road and down the Bozeman Creek side, ending in the Bozeman Creek parking lot. Kristen’s van (and all the van riders’ gear) will be shuttled to Bozeman Creek parking lot and be waiting there for you when you finish. Parents are encouraged to join us for this ski! Kristen will take anyone back to their cars at Moser when we’re done.
Saturday, March 13 – Everyone is encouraged to do the Gallatin Glissade race in Big Sky. Register at the venue on race day. For details
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