2008 TRAILSIDE RACING SEASON
by Karen Sanderson
It’s time once again to get ready for the 2007-2008 racing
season! For racing we are back to
Mountain Creek for the WNRL (see schedule below). However, this year we will be racing at the
north (
This year every Wednesday night race will also be a
Nastar Race with handicaps sent into Nastar by the next day.
John Pierce will be conducting Monday Night Race
Training again this year at Mountain Creek beginning on January 7th.
Additionally, John and the Monday Night Training staff, in conjunction with the Mt Creek Racing Dept are offering a two day Race Camp on January 9-10, 2008.
Also mark your calendar for the State Race which
will be held at Pico on February 2, 2008.
The cost of the State Race will be $64 per racer with checks made out to
New Jersey Ski Council, Inc. All racers
receive a t-shirt and are eligible for the prizes given out at the end of year
race party. For those that do not wish
to race but would like to ski and attend the party the cost is $52 ($42 lift
ticket plus $10 party fee). Jr./Super Sr. and teen/Sr.
lift tickets can also be pre-purchased at $29 and $34, respectively. I am also getting group tickets for
Killington on Sunday, February 3. Cost
is as follows: Adult - $50, Jr/Super Sr (70+) - $37, teen/Sr (65-69) -
$45. These tickets must be picked up on
Saturday morning, February 2 at Pico and will be in with the State Race
packet. Make check for the Sunday
Killington tickets out to New Jersey Ski Council, Inc.
There is a race clinic at Pico on February 1, 2008. Cost is $100/racer with checks made out to
Karen Wright. All money must be submitted to me no later than January 24, 2008. Address: 2-7 Crescent Drive,
The Consolation Race will be held at
The Stanley Sharaga Memorial President’s Race will
be held at Hunter Mt on March 22, 2008.
The club race will be held at Sugarbush on March 15,
2008 at 10 AM in conjunction with Ramapo,
For additional information contact me at work at
(845) 735-8300 or on my cell phone at (914) 319-1794. My e-mail addresses are as follows: work – karen.wright@hdrinc.com and home – skimoomoo@worldnet.att.net.
2008 TRAILSIDE SKI CLUB RACING
SCHEDULE
DATE RACE LOCATION TYPE
1/07/08 Monday Race Training begins Mountain Creek GS/Slalom
1/09-10/08 Race Clinic Mountain Creek GS/Slalom
1/16/08 WNRL Mountain
Creek GS
1/23/08 WNRL Mountain Creek Slalom
1/24/08 Consolation Race Hidden
Valley GS
2/02/08 State Race Pico Slalom/GS
2/06/08 WNRL Mountain
Creek GS
2/20/08 WNRL Mountain
Creek Slalom
2/27/08 WNRL Mountain Creek GS
3/05/08 WNRL Mountain Creek Slalom
3/15/08 Club Race Sugarbush GS
3/22/08 SSM President’s Race Hunter GS