EVERYONE:

1. Attendance form is the butter to our bread

2. important dates: We're adding events/dates to our club event calendar, to which you can easily navigate from the sidebar of this "club updates" page we stick in your face every week--but it's also right here: https://www.craftsbury.com/csc-event-calendar. Dates of note that are coming up pretty fast:

   • Sunday, November 17th @ 12noon: kickoff potluck and team meetings for Junior and U14 programs (skiers + parents)

   • Tuesday, December 3rd @ 5pm: kickoff potluck and team meetings for BKL programs (skiers + parents)

   • Sunday, December 15th @ 4:30pm: kickoff potluck/social/info session for all adult/masters programs (spouses, etc. welcome, and we'll probably have an optional ski beforehand)

3. Junior/U14/BKL rental equipment: time to hop on it if you plan to rent! We fulfill on a first-come, first-served basis, and while we do try to fill in our gaps to accomodate everything, things run out sometimes. Info here. Note: if you can’t seem to cart items, quit or update your browser and then try again. Especially if it’s Chrome.

4. Uniforms/jackets/vests: if you want to buy a brandsy new team uniform, jacket, or vest (note that back of vest has biathlon logo), you do that directly from Podiumwear (here) BY November 15th! At that point our online storefront with Podiumwear will close. We’re hoping to get the “silver” tier jackets on there as well, so if you want one of those, check back in a couple days. If you want to rent team apparel, stay tuned—still working on that. A little birdy says tomorrow morning but that birdy has lied before.

5. Headlamps: are a practical thing to have and bring to afternoon practices when it gets dark at a silly early hour. Gah just get one.

6. Waitlists: we’re still encouraging folks to hop on the waitlists—still seeing some movement there.

JUNIORS:

1. We are on the winter schedule! We’re now full steam ahead with junior practice options 5 day/week. Weekday practices are at 3:30 now because it gets dark early.

2. “Team night” equipment orders: you’ve got just under a week to order fresh new equipment through the club at a discount, if you want. More info here.

3. Looking ahead to next week and beyond:

   • next week: prob gonna have a skate rollerski team sprint joint workout with MNC on 11/17, before our team potluck/meeting

   • winter: Here are all the details that exist so far re: the Eastern Cup schedule & Craftsbury’s team travel plans.

4. Racing licenses: You can read more about what you need and for what kind of racing at this blog post. Holler with questions; it can be confusing.

U14s:

1. One more week til the “winter” schedule for U14s! The “winter” schedule for U14s doesn’t start until 11/10. That means until then, we just have U14 training Weds/Sun. We encourage kids to take a really mellow/off week after fall sports wrap up, though the timing seems different for everyone. We keep charging with practices to keep you entertained and we trust you to carve out the downtime you need. Once we hit 11/10, we’ll be offering practices Tues/Weds/Thurs/Fri/Sun.

2. “Team night” equipment orders: most you are renting, we think, but if you want to buy stuff that’s great too. You’ve got just under a week to order fresh new equipment through the club at a discount, if you want. More info here.

BKL:

Nothing for now! Thanks for a great summer/fall; see you in December. Or probably way before that to try on boots and stuff.

BIATHLETES:

1. Jr/U14 optional trip to Paul Smiths is this weekend! Find more info here. We will add an optional JR/U14 practice for the winter contingent starting Weds! But then no Sun practice because the bulk of the crew will be at Paul Smiths.

2. Read this for info about racing this winter: Biathlon race opportunities 2024-25. (Notice there’s been a change to Jan 11/12- this Eastern Regional Cup has been moved from Craftsbury to La Patrie, Quebec.)

ADULTS/MASTERS:

1. Gym space has been reserved for you Weds 3:30-4:30 in the AC this week. There’s a big ol’ folder of strength workouts on the bottom of the club updates page. We’ll try to keep carving you out gym space but exact time and which gym may shift a bit depending on need.

2. Sunday join juniors/U14s at Belvidere if you want!