Nordic Ski 2023-2024
Announcements
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Posted 11/6/23
Nordic skiing will begin Tuesday, November 14th. Please see the section regarding rental of ski equipment (#4).
Welcome to the Nordic Ski Family
1. I will relay most information via Final Forms email and the Nordic Webpage. I do not use the Remind App so you may want to link to Final Forms to your phone.
2. School email: agregory@newpaltz.k12.ny.us
Home email: gann3304@gmail.com
3. How to access the webpage;
-Go to New Paltz Webpage, then to High School
-Look under Quick Links for Coaches’ page
-When you open you should see announcements but also look at the links for clothing, equipment etc.
4. You can get your skis anytime- at Rock and Snow. Try to avoid the dates of November 22nd-26th. This is a busy time for them. The package cost is $165 and it includes skis, 2 sets of poles, 2 sets of road ferrules, and your boots. You do need the boots to start roller skiing. If money is a problem, see me (Coach Gregory).
5. Practice is generally 2:50 to 4:55. We spend most of the time outside -so have clothes for this. Sometimes we take a bus off campus. When this occurs, the bus leaves at 2:30 and it will return for the late run. There may be times on snow we will not make it back for the late run. You will know ahead of time when we go off campus so try to stay at other times for your teachers.
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This is not updated yet for the 23-24 Nordic year-last year it was $125
Check on the right column for the Team Jacket Order Form. It is not a mandatory jacket. The cost is around $125.
Odds and Ends
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Put your name on all of your equipment. All equipment looks alike and people grab the wrong stuff by mistake. It is nearly impossible to correct this. Take a picture of the numbers on boots, poles and skis.
1. The below link is what the ski jacket will look like-the cost is around $125. I do not have the order deadline yet. Nordic Ski Jacket Look. Remember these jackets have a 4 to 5 week turn around.
2. To change ferrules-place in hot/boiling water long enough to loosen the glue. Try to keep as much of the glue on the poles as you can. Have your snow baskets ready to place on. Make sure the baskets face the correct way. If you aren't sure, compare them to the other poles you have. Place the handgrips in the same direction then you will see the direction the new baskets should go on. If you have a glue gun at home use this to aide the grip better.
Directions to Practices Off Campus
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Pine Road: From the High School-Take 299…turn right onto Butterville Road. Take a left onto Pine Road. This is a dirt road between 2 rocks. Go to the top.
Spring Farm: From New Paltz- 299 to Springtown. Turn onto Springtown. Follow signs to Mountain House. Go past the entrance to the Mountain House, under bridge, down the hill. In the middle of the curve look for a sign that says Upper Knolls Rd. Turn right.
River to Ridge: From New Paltz go down 299 to Springtown Road. Turn right onto Springtown. The parking lot will be down the road on the right.
Rail Trail: On 32N. Going towards BOCES/Rosendale/Kingston. You will pass My Market, Sunset Ridge (turn-off to Duzine). BOCES will be on your left-pull into the large parking lot.
Trapps parking lot: Over cliff/under cliff: 299 (toward Wallkill View Farms) turn right onto 44/55-go past the visitor center- around the sharp curve-under the overpass-parking lot will be on your right.
High Ridge Road: Directions from the High School. Take 299...turn onto Springtown. Follow until Klein kiln Road (do not go towards Mohonk). Turn left onto Klein Kiln then your first right onto High ridge. Go to the end of the road. Do not park on anyone's properly or block driveways.
Tony Williams Park-Rail Trail in Highland: Take 299 towards Highland. Turn right onto New Paltz Road at the Hess Station. Continue-then turn left onto S. Riverside Road. Tony Williams is on the right.
Climbing Ridge Road:
It can be accessed from Route 44-55. At the Brauhaus(end of 299) turn left then left onto Guilford Road-then left onto Guilford Schoolhouse. At the end of Guilford Schoolhouse, turn right, then left onto Climbing Ridge.
Or you can come in from New Paltz to Albany Post Road, right on Tall Pines Rd., to Guilford Schoolhouse, then about 1 mile, Climbing Ridge will be on your right.
Guillford Farm Road
Directions: You can get there by going to the west end of Route 299 where it meets Route 44-55. Go left on to 44-55 and after about 100 meters turn left down Guilford Road (just past the Mountain Brauhaus and Mountain Harbor Deli). Go down that big hill just about one mile to the two red barns on the right. There's no house number but there is a blue house across the street. You can park on the grass along the fence line.
Outlook Farms Road
Go to the west end of Route 299. At Albany Post Road intersection take a right onto Albany Post Road (if coming from New Paltz). Take the first right onto Outlook Farm Road. Go down about 1/4 to 1/2 mile to the first intersection. We meet there.
22-23 Race Results
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12/8/22: Roller-Ski Race: Roller Ski Race at Tony Williams
12/14/22: 5K Skate Race at Minnewaska: 5K Skate Race at Minnewaska
12/20/22: 5K and 7K Varsity Classic 3K and 5K JV: Classic Race
12/21/22: 6.4K varsity Classic 5K JV: Classic 6.4 K
12/30/22: Queensbury Relay Race at Gore Ski Bowl: Boys Results Girls Results
1/20/23: 6.6K Classic Race at Gore: Boys and Girls Results
1/28/23 Lake Placid Skate 7.5K Girls Individual Boys Individual Boys Team Girls Team
2/1/23 8K Classic Race at Brookhaven in Saratoga 8K Classic Race at Brookhaven
2/14/23 6.6K Sectional Results at Gore Ski Bowl 2023 Sectional Results
Sectional Breakdown : Sectional Breakdown
February 27th and 28th: State Meet results:
Girls Classic race: https://uploads.documents.cimpress.io/v1/uploads/a80493b3-ca60-48d3-a420-1627a6e518a0~110/original?tenant=vbu-digital
Boys Classic Race: https://uploads.documents.cimpress.io/v1/uploads/a8894b4f-5b0e-40cf-9dd6-7bf55dc33665~110/original?tenant=vbu-digital
Girls Relay: https://uploads.documents.cimpress.io/v1/uploads/1a129fc1-65e8-4692-ac1f-8a725397a0c1~110/original?tenant=vbu-digital