THE BIG E - December 6, 2018
EICSL Season Kick-Off at Bretton Woods, 12/8, Ticket sales until 10am
Free for all new members who joined 12/1/17-12/1/18 (contact your club to be put in new member list). All other members and guests with guest passes are eligible for a $25 lift ticket for the day. CASH ONLY!
EICSL Cross-Country Ski Outings Meeting, Saturday December 8th, 2-2:30 pm
Attention cross-country skiers (current and aspiring, all ability levels welcome): Please join us for a brief meet and greet from 2-2:30 pm on Saturday December 8th at the Slopeside Pub & Restaurant on the 2nd Floor of the Bretton Woods Base Lodge. Look for the “EICSL XC Ski Outings” sign. Come meet fellow EICSL XC skiers and let us know what kinds of cross-club XC ski outings you would like to participate in, -to inform our planning for this season. Please email XC@EICSL.org with questions or suggestions at any time. EICSL leaders: Dave Campbell (Skimos), Donna Cleary (Skimos) and Heather Roscoe (Ski Wheelers).
SkiBee’s Toy Donation Box, now until Dec 29th!
To keep with our event theme, the Ski Bees will be collecting any ‘misfit toys’ you would like to donate to the Angels & Elves’ Elf Headquarters for a jump on next year’s gift inventory! Please, nothing perishable and no toy guns/knives/weapons. Gifts should be unwrapped and appropriate for ages from 6 months to 17 years of age. Donations will be accepted between now and Dec 29th – there is a collection box located at the SkiBees lodge on Kearsarge Road. Contact Deb Poulin or Margie Pleau with any questions.
Wildcat Development Clinics on Friday's - All Mountain Skiing
This Program is designed to promote skiing development for the recreational or ski club skier of all ages who would like to ski the entire mountain on all terrain. We will offer group training for the skiers who would like to better their technique in Bumps, Trees, Off Piste or just work on free skiing on groomed slopes. This program is designed for All Levels of skiers.
Time: Each session will be 4 hours long with lunch break. Sessions will go from 10am – 2:30pm. Coaches will be available from 9am – 3pm during these sessions. Groups will be from 8-10 skiers with 2 coaches per session. If group is over 10 skiers, we will add another Coach.
Seasonal Lesson Package: 5 Lesson seasonal package (Friday) without lift ticket will be $300 until November 11th, 2018, then $350. Drop in rate for each session will be $75, with 48 hour booking notice.
The dates for these sessions are: 1/4/19, 1/18, 1/25, 2/8, and 3/1
Invitation to EICSL for Skiing Development
Wildcat Snow Sports is pleased to offer a unique Program to all EICSL members as part of our package for hosting races at Wildcat and Attitash. This Program will be offered on the days of scheduled EICSL Races which are: 1/5, 1/19, 1/25, 2/9, and 3/2.
The 3 Programs offered for skiing development are as follows:
Fundamental Skill Development - This Program is designed for the Novice to Intermediate skier who can ski Green and Blue terrain. The Program will demonstrate the 5 basic fundamentals required for Good Skiing as outlined in PSIA. Coaching will be student based to ensure each individual goals are identified.
Introduction to Carving - This Program is designed for the Advanced Novice to the Advanced Intermediate who is comfortable skiing on all Blue terrain and groomed Black terrain. Coaches will demonstrate and guide athletes on the proper technique to achieve full tip to tail carving. Tuned skis are encouraged for this event.
Introduction to Off-Piste Terrain - As Conditions in the woods and trees allow, this Program is for the Advanced Novice to Advanced Intermediate skier who would like to venture in to the ungroomed areas that Wildcat and Attitash has to offer. Skiers must be able to ski Blue ungroomed terrain.
Contact Bob G for more details, racing@skiwildcat.com, 781-249-1986
FOR SALE
Like New Rossingnol Women's Temptation 88 all Mt Skis 170cm with Tyrolia Attack bindings = $250
Black Diamond Velvet 169cm length 88 under skis with Freeride Fitschi bindings = $200
NEVER USER Black Diamond Tour Probe 190, Transfer 3 Shovel & Black Diamond Ascenion 110mm skins still in box = $225
email: micheledesoto@gmail.com
Marker Clark ski helmet, new in box, size large, white. $30. Call or email. Ginny, Bartlettrentals@yahoo.com, 781-771-1656
Submissions to Big E are due by the Monday before publication, which will usually be Wednesday or Thursday. Send your submission to big@eicsl.org. Please format in plain text and keep it as brief as possible. Larger submissions should be as condensed as possible
Free for all new members who joined 12/1/17-12/1/18 (contact your club to be put in new member list). All other members and guests with guest passes are eligible for a $25 lift ticket for the day. CASH ONLY!
EICSL Cross-Country Ski Outings Meeting, Saturday December 8th, 2-2:30 pm
Attention cross-country skiers (current and aspiring, all ability levels welcome): Please join us for a brief meet and greet from 2-2:30 pm on Saturday December 8th at the Slopeside Pub & Restaurant on the 2nd Floor of the Bretton Woods Base Lodge. Look for the “EICSL XC Ski Outings” sign. Come meet fellow EICSL XC skiers and let us know what kinds of cross-club XC ski outings you would like to participate in, -to inform our planning for this season. Please email XC@EICSL.org with questions or suggestions at any time. EICSL leaders: Dave Campbell (Skimos), Donna Cleary (Skimos) and Heather Roscoe (Ski Wheelers).
SkiBee’s Toy Donation Box, now until Dec 29th!
To keep with our event theme, the Ski Bees will be collecting any ‘misfit toys’ you would like to donate to the Angels & Elves’ Elf Headquarters for a jump on next year’s gift inventory! Please, nothing perishable and no toy guns/knives/weapons. Gifts should be unwrapped and appropriate for ages from 6 months to 17 years of age. Donations will be accepted between now and Dec 29th – there is a collection box located at the SkiBees lodge on Kearsarge Road. Contact Deb Poulin or Margie Pleau with any questions.
Wildcat Development Clinics on Friday's - All Mountain Skiing
This Program is designed to promote skiing development for the recreational or ski club skier of all ages who would like to ski the entire mountain on all terrain. We will offer group training for the skiers who would like to better their technique in Bumps, Trees, Off Piste or just work on free skiing on groomed slopes. This program is designed for All Levels of skiers.
Time: Each session will be 4 hours long with lunch break. Sessions will go from 10am – 2:30pm. Coaches will be available from 9am – 3pm during these sessions. Groups will be from 8-10 skiers with 2 coaches per session. If group is over 10 skiers, we will add another Coach.
Seasonal Lesson Package: 5 Lesson seasonal package (Friday) without lift ticket will be $300 until November 11th, 2018, then $350. Drop in rate for each session will be $75, with 48 hour booking notice.
The dates for these sessions are: 1/4/19, 1/18, 1/25, 2/8, and 3/1
Invitation to EICSL for Skiing Development
Wildcat Snow Sports is pleased to offer a unique Program to all EICSL members as part of our package for hosting races at Wildcat and Attitash. This Program will be offered on the days of scheduled EICSL Races which are: 1/5, 1/19, 1/25, 2/9, and 3/2.
The 3 Programs offered for skiing development are as follows:
Fundamental Skill Development - This Program is designed for the Novice to Intermediate skier who can ski Green and Blue terrain. The Program will demonstrate the 5 basic fundamentals required for Good Skiing as outlined in PSIA. Coaching will be student based to ensure each individual goals are identified.
Introduction to Carving - This Program is designed for the Advanced Novice to the Advanced Intermediate who is comfortable skiing on all Blue terrain and groomed Black terrain. Coaches will demonstrate and guide athletes on the proper technique to achieve full tip to tail carving. Tuned skis are encouraged for this event.
Introduction to Off-Piste Terrain - As Conditions in the woods and trees allow, this Program is for the Advanced Novice to Advanced Intermediate skier who would like to venture in to the ungroomed areas that Wildcat and Attitash has to offer. Skiers must be able to ski Blue ungroomed terrain.
Contact Bob G for more details, racing@skiwildcat.com, 781-249-1986
FOR SALE
Like New Rossingnol Women's Temptation 88 all Mt Skis 170cm with Tyrolia Attack bindings = $250
Black Diamond Velvet 169cm length 88 under skis with Freeride Fitschi bindings = $200
NEVER USER Black Diamond Tour Probe 190, Transfer 3 Shovel & Black Diamond Ascenion 110mm skins still in box = $225
email: micheledesoto@gmail.com
Marker Clark ski helmet, new in box, size large, white. $30. Call or email. Ginny, Bartlettrentals@yahoo.com, 781-771-1656
Submissions to Big E are due by the Monday before publication, which will usually be Wednesday or Thursday. Send your submission to big@eicsl.org. Please format in plain text and keep it as brief as possible. Larger submissions should be as condensed as possible
