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Meltdown and Series Results Posted

We had a wonderful and successful season of ski racing on Grand Mesa that was wrapped up by the Mesa Meltdown in sunny and warm fashion. Results for the Meltdown and the 4-Race Series Final Standings have now been posted and can be viewed under Events on the top menu bar. Thanks to all participants for helping us raise valuable grooming funds for next year. And a big thanks to our principle sponsors who kept the racers happy with their generous donations. Support these fine business friends: Clif Bar, REI, Honey Stinger, Justins Nut Butters, Cravens Coffee and Ela Family Farms. See you all in December when we start the fun all over again.

Tom, GMNC Race Director

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 at 4:56 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

CMU ski team’s Brooke Bosman earns All-American honors

Brooke Bosman (3rd from right) receives All-American honors

The Colorado Mesa University Nordic Ski Team qualified 8 skiers for the United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA) national championships held March 6-10 in Bethel, Maine. The CMU women’s team finished 4th overall in the championships. The men’s team did not receive a ranking, because they were racing without  Dustin Wanstrath, who qualified to compete, but was forced to sit out at the last minute with a leg injury. Stoney Molina also qualified but did not travel to Maine. Read the rest of this entry »

This entry was posted on Sunday, March 11th, 2012 at 4:52 pm and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Aschwanden and Daley poised to win race series

Christie Aschwanden and Terry Daley are in the best position to win the GMNC 2011-2012 Race Series that concludes with the Mesa Meltdown 20K this Saturday, March 10. Series standings after 3 of the 4 races in the Series can be viewed under Events. Brooke Bosman and Tre Anastasia would be serious contenders for the titles but will miss the Meltdown. They are chasing collegiate honors this weekend at the collegiate Nationals competition in Maine. Go Colorado Mesa Ski Team!

The Meltdown will be a fun 20K but if you can’t handle that much fun there is a 5K option. Both races start together at 11 AM at Skyway. REI has once again generously provided prizes for our Series winners. Good luck everybody! See you up top.

Tom, Race Director

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 5:28 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Results, Second Annual Vintage Ski Race

The Second Annual Vintage Ski Race took place last Saturday in between heats of the CMU Sprints. Competition was fierce. Dave Poling turned up with Asnes wooden skis and Paul Allen showed up with antique, hand-made poles. There was also a mysterious Russian sporting wooden skis and a long wool coat, and a skier who had hopped right out of the hot tub time machine.

But Tom Ela took home the coveted “Best in Show” prize. “I finally won a race!” said Tom, with a smile.

Thanks to all who came out to support the CMU Nordic Ski Team.

This entry was posted on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 3:16 pm and is filed under In the News, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Grand Mesa Classic 10K results posted

Look for the 2012 Grand Mesa Classic 10K results under the Events tab. Thanks for great tracks, Doug! Thanks for great enthusiasm and skill, all you collegiate racers! Thanks for great snacks, Clif Bar and Justins Nut Butters! And, wow, thanks again for great weather whoever is responsible! Hope to see you all again at the Meltdown in March.

Tom, GMNC Race Director

This entry was posted on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 4:56 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

In a Lower Snow Year….

Three things we all can do to improve our Nordic experience in a low snow year…

Try something new by venturing out on different gear. I learned to telemark in a horrid snow year.   Never stopped and have only donned the alpine skis once since.   Put on a pair of skate skis if you haven’t already.  Low snow means excellent skating.    Enjoy a day in the backcountry via snowshoe.    Try that pair of classic technique waxable skis.  Ice fishing anyone?

Get involved with one of the many volunteer opportunities.   Witness a “day one” of the Glider’s program and you’ll see what I’m talking about.   SFK outfitted 60 kids Saturday morning in 35 minutes or less.   How many did Powderhorn do in that time in their indoor rental shop?    Record numbers, record number of Coaches.   Steward the hut a little, on your own as you ski by, or by joining in as a scheduled host for a day.   Park some cars at a race.

Enjoy the resource beyond the skiing by looking up and around. Stop for a moment and perhaps hear nothing.   Or maybe the owl.   You’ll be surprised at what your senses can show you.  Happened at Skyway Sunday,  owl siting did.  Snowshoe hare in abundance this year also although nearly impossible to spot during the day.

Yours in skiing-snow or not.

dc

This entry was posted on Monday, January 9th, 2012 at 4:42 pm and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Skyway Skuffle Results

Skyway Skuffle results have been posted. Look under the Events & Programs tab above. What a great way to end the year! Looking forward to lots more terrific skiing in 2012 and our next big race weekend at the end of January that will feature the Colorado Mesa Sprints and the Grand Mesa Classic 10K. Keep training!

Tom, GMNC Race Director

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 1st, 2012 at 5:17 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Honor Roll

GMNC would like to thank those of you who have made extra donations so far this season.

We’ve created an honor roll on the website to recognize and thank members who have offered financial support to keep GMNC running. This list does not include donors who gave anonymously or who asked us not to share their names. (GMNC never shares your name or contact info without your permission.)

Please take a moment to recognize our donors, and if you’re so inspired, consider joining the Honor Roll. We will update the list throughout the season. If you haven’t had a chance to renew your membership yet, please do. We depend on you to keep our operations humming.

Here’s the link. Find it under the yellow “sponsors” tab in the upper right hand corner of the webpage.

http://www.gmnc.org/sponsors/donors/

-Christie

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 at 4:25 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

WinterStart Race Results Posted

Look for WinterStart results under the Events & Programs tab at the top of the site. Thanks to all who participated, to all the volunteers who made it happen and to sponsors ClifBar and Honey Stinger! The racing season has officially begun.

Next up is the Skyway Skuffle Freestyle 10K on New Years Eve. Take advantage of our excellent early season grooming and train for this one!

Tom, GMNC Race Director

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 5:28 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Glider’s Sells Out!

Here’s and update from Annie on the Glider’s program.  She is really onto something here, saw a need and filled it.  Please consider involvement to give these kids the experience they deserve!

January Gliders program (GMNC’s Junior nordic program) has filled up fast.  All 8 classes are full (41 kids!). Because we need to keep the athlete to coach ratio at 5 or 6:1, we will require more coaches to help out in order to accept more children into the program.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Annie Murphy at 623-4424 or gmgliders@gmail.com.  Commitment for volunteers is every Saturday in January from 10:30-12:00 and the first Saturday in February from 10:30-12:30.  We will arrange a short coaches’ training for new coaches (those who were unable to attend the November camp) during the week following Christmas.  Coaches’ kids ski for free.

We also need parent volunteers to help with safety patrol.  Two parents per session is ideal.  The parents’ job is to ski from class to class with a radio in case any skier is struggling or needs to go to the restroom.  The parent volunteer would then escort the child to the warming hut or the restroom and then back to his/her class (whichever is applicable). Finally, for the first day of lessons, we need a couple parents from 10:15-11:15 to help kids get their new boots on.
I will start a wait list for kids who want to get in the program.  If we get more coaches, I will add more children – first come, first serve.
Thanks Annie for all you do for GMNC and our skiing youth!

 

 

This entry was posted on Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 12:11 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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