New Location for 2015!

Krause Monument has graciously agreed to host us for practices this year.  They are located at 806 S. Main Street Viroqua (one building south of Believer's Church).  Krause will be open for business during our practices, so please be considerate of this.  Try to park in the back or on the side.  We will only use the back door to limit our area of impact.

We will have practices on Monday afternoons as usual.  The first practice will be January 5th.  Right now it looks like we will have a "dryland practice".  This will include some warm-ups, running and bounding with poles, games, etc.

Bluedog Hours

Hello Skiers,

Just a quick note to make you all aware of the days and times that Bluedog Cycles will be available to fit you with equipment before our first practice on Monday, January 5^th.

If you did not go to the informational meeting we held in Westby earlier this month and lease your equipment, or come in since then, it’s time to stop in.

As we’ve done in the past, we will be working with the Ski Club to lease equipment for the winter/snow season.

We do have limited days that we are open between now and the first practice. The days that we will be open are-

 

Closed December 25^th-January 2^nd

Friday 2^nd 8-6

Saturday 3^rd 9-3

Sign up night for 2015 Ski Season

It's that time of year again.  Join us for another frosty, fun winter of skiing at Viroqua Hills Golf Course.  We will have 8 practices on Monday evenings starting on January 5th.

Sign up night is Wednesday, Dec 10th from 5-7pm at the Westby library (in basement).

Please return gear to Bluedog

Hello Skiers,
It was a great season and we are already thinking about next year. It would appear that despite a couple more winter-like days, we are done with snow. So if you could all bring your ski equipment back to Bluedog soon that would be great. The crew over there is in the throws of bike world and would like to get all the winter stuff moved so they have more room for bikes.
Bluedog's hours of operation are-
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8-6
Wednesday and Saturday 9-3
Sunday and Monday- CLOSED
Please don't forget ALL of the equipment- Skis, Poles and Boots.

Thanks for the great Season,
Gear Guy Pete

Another great year!

Regulation Capture-the-Flag field

Epic conditions for a rousing game of capture the flag at the last practice.  Thanks for everyone's participation, and all the help from the coaches, groomers and snackers!  I hope you enjoyed the new venue at the golf course. 

If you didn't get your certificate at the pot luck, I took the remainders to Bluedog.  You can pick it up when you return your equipment.  If you did not get a neck wrap, let me know.  There are a few left.  These hats and gloves were left at the VFW:

Thanks for skiing with us this year; looking forward to next year already.

Potluck details

Please bring your owns plates, cups, napkins and utensils.

We will need some parents to arrange and wipe down the picnic tables in the pavilion.  I will get a fire going in the barbeque pit around 3:30pm.  I'll need a volunteer grill master (or two).

The trails should be OK, especially if it gets cold and sets up tonight.  I wasn't able to set tracks because the trail is narrow and the snow is thin.  It should be fun though.

EOY Potluck @ VFW Pavillion!

We will have our last practice at the VFW (across the highway and behind the bakery).  There is enough snow on the trails in the woods.  The kids will ski a little and play some games, then we will have a potluck cook out in the outdoors pavilion from about 5-6pm.

Even if you haven't been at the last few practices, please come on Monday; I'll have some Borah neck wraps and the certificates.  You can bring skier's siblings, too.

Here are some suggestions for what kind of food to bring:

Group	#	Coach	First	Last
Arctic Explorer	7	Dan Goltz	Hannah	Falter
"Grillables"		608-485-0876	Emily	Palm
(weiners/brats/			Teresa	Falter
tofudogs, etc)			Theresa	Liebert
			Isaac	Farrell
			Dominic	Falter
			Michela	Palm
Snow Leopard 2	6	Bill Humphrey	Amory	Lenarz
"Grillables"		608-606-9004	Tullen	Farrell
(weiners/brats/			Mathew	Krings
tofudogs, etc)			Agnes	Falter
			Ben	Ashley
			Serena	Storbaken
Snow Leopard 1	8	Nick Wroblewski	Jae	Arnold
salad		612-724-1262	Sadie	Knutson
(veggie, pasta)			Katrina	Koppa
			Joy	Hubbard
			Valerie	Hurth
			Emma	Krings
			Ada	Lenarz
			Ruby	Magnan Elliot
Ptarmigans	5	Thom Falter	Gabbi	Callow
buns and condiments		608-721-9339	Kai	Clark
		608-634-6608	Dylan	Katieb
			Genesee	Goltz
			Trula	Clark
Arctic Fox 2	8	Bjorn Bergman	Fischer	Olson
side dish		651-276-8875	Jesse	Porter
			Abe	Callow
			John	Falter
			Esther	Croster
			Beatrix	Koppa
			Bridget	Palm
			Solvin	Arnold
Arctic Fox 1	7	Jen Bjorklund	Adyn	Brudos
side dish		608-634-4348	River	Magnan Elliot
			Andrew	Farrell
			Lily	Rozeske
			Gibson	Wade
			Wynne	Roberts
			Zachary	Bjorklund
Polar Bear 2	10	Douglas Hurth	Cedar	Semanchin
dessert		608-632-4272	Emma	Brudos
			Isaac	Fouts
			Elias	Lenz
			Hudson	Running
			Lilah	Bendel
			Addisu	Wright
			Greta	Lenarz
			Pelle	Arnold
			Boyd	Mowery
Polar Bear 1	8	Bryn Hawklove	Pema	Hutter-Rennilson
drinks		608-632-4011	Margo	Wade
			Chralotte	Brudos
			August	Roberts
			Quincy	Hurth
			Hazel	Goltz
			Gabe	Fouts
			Ivy	Clark