SMAlpine 2025-2026

Welcome to the exciting chaos of the State Race! If you're attending, please make sure you read the information here thoroughly and reach out with any questions. If you won't be attending, please cheer for your teammates who are competing this week at Meadows! The end of season celebration is on Sunday, March 8th starting at 6pm at the Old Spaghetti Factory on the waterfront. RSVPs are mandatory and must be done in advance, so please see the announcement with all of the detai

Congratulations to all on a great season! As a reminder, all athletes are invited and encouraged to continue participating in practices. State qualifiers should plan to attend everything as usual - your season is not yet over. Note: I am occupied on the mountain with prior commitments this weekend, so I am giving athletes the weekend off from training. However, if you can get up and ski - that's great! Every turn counts - practice the good habits we've been working on this se

Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026 Time: 6-8pm Location: The Old Spaghetti Factory (715 S Bancroft, Portland) Vibes: The girls said "dress like you're going to your aunt's birthday" Food and Beverage: Meal Choices: Chicken Fettucine Lasagna Spaghetti with Marinara All meals come with salad and dessert Drinks will be paid for on your own tab Cost: The team will be covering meals for athletes + 2 guests, so 3 meals per athlete are included Additional guests are welcome to join us for

Date: Friday, February 20 Venue: Gemini (Mt Hood Meadows) Discipline: SL Weather: Cold and overcast, maybe a little bit of snow Athletes: Don't forget your HARD EAR RACE HELMET, SL SKIS, AND SL GUARDS, if you have them. Travel Carpools should plan to arrive to Meadows by 8am. Race Getting ready: We'll meet on the 2nd floor of the lodge where we'll have some tables for athletes to use to get dressed in the morning. Athletes should be headed outside at 8:45am to group up with c

Welcome to the final week of our regular season! It's been such a fun season despite the suboptimal conditions - we're sad it's coming to an end! Thanks all of you for being awesome and staying flexible with the tough weather conditions and crazy coaching staff injuries this year. Please see below for important information regarding both this week's plans and the remaining training activities after this week. Heads up: Please keep an eye out for a separate announcement this w

We're in the home stretch! See my Remind message from Monday 2/9 for a rundown of the remaining season's schedule. Note: As of the latest email I've received, SKIBOWL WILL BE CLOSED. That means no Thursday night training this week. We'll have dryland at SMA instead. Whomp whomp. This is a reminder that PRACTICES AND RACES ARE MANDATORY, unless otherwise specified or excused by Marina. If you are unsure what is considered an excused absence, please refer to the team policies a

Welcome to February! It's hard to believe, but this marks the beginning of the final few weeks of our regular league season, so let's make the most of the time we have left! Lucky for all of you - this is a nice, light week as far as ski team goes. Enjoy the calm before the final sprint to the end. Great job getting through 2 long race days this weekend! Athletes - pat yourselves on the back - you've done a lot of racing without training in gates this year and you've all done

Date: Friday, January 30 & Saturday, January 31 Venue: Gemini (Mt Hood Meadows) Discipline: GS Friday, SL Saturday Weather: WET!! Athletes: Don't forget your HARD EAR RACE HELMET, GS SKIS, SL SKIS, AND SL GUARDS, if you have them. Bring extra layers, gloves, socks, goggles, waterproof gear - whatever you have for the wet weather. Travel Carpools will depart Portland Fri 1/30, Return to Portland by way of Hood River (some will stay overnight), then do the same again Sat 1/31,

Welcome to the (even more) chaos! In case you haven't heard, we've lost Adam and Brian to injuries recently, so you'll be seeing some new faces around until they're able to get back on skis - please welcome our new helpers and be patient as they settle into our routine. Our race days will be long on Friday and Saturday. Athletes should eat a healthy breakfast, and they should pack pocket snacks, a good lunch (preferably that could be brought out on the hill if needed based on

We're into the thick of it now - hopefully we'll get some actual gate training in before it's time to race again! It's finals week, which means school is the priority, so there won't be Thursday night training, BUT that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be at dryland training Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week! It's still mandatory and is at the normal time, even with the early dismissal - sorry, but coaches still have a normal workday. Good luck on finals this week! As

Date: Friday, January 16 Venue: Gemini (Mt Hood Meadows) Discipline: GS Athletes: Don't forget your HARD EAR RACE HELMET and GS SKIS, if you have them. HEADS UP: We may not have all of the blueberries (start jackets) with us this weekend - we have at least a couple to use, but we'll need to keep them up at the start if this is the case, so plan to wear your pants and SMA jacket until we get close to your start. Travel Carpools will depart Portland Fri 1/9, Return to Portland

Thank you to all for a wonderful first race weekend! It's not easy to jump into a long and steep slalom course with no training beforehand, but our team took it all in stride and did a great job! We're super proud of all of you for your skiing this weekend! I think we're the only league who has managed to start our race season, so pat yourselves on the back - thank you to all volunteers and chaperones for helping us make this race happen! Timberline is OPEN. Skibowl is (PROBA

It's time to head to our first league race of the season! The weather looks like it should be a beautiful day at Anthony Lakes on Saturday, so please bring your team jacket. Please make sure you've read through the information below and reach out if you have any questions! Hotel: Best Western Sunridge Inn and Conference Center 1 Sunridge Ln Baker City, OR 97814 Athletes: Don't forget your HARD EAR RACE HELMET AND JAW GUARD, your SCREENSHOT OF YOUR PRE-PURCHASED TICKET (if app

Welcome back from break! Huge shout out and THANK YOU to all of the parents who got athletes up to Timberline for training over break. We really appreciate you all doing so despite the less-than-exciting terrain and weather available for your enjoyment during the day. As a reminder, we rely on carpool to get everyone to and from the mountain. I realize winter break is difficult with some people traveling or staying on the mountain, but please get in the habit of adding your v

Happy holidays! Safe travels to those on the road and I hope that everyone has thoroughly enjoyed their holidays! We’ve had some great days on snow and we’re looking forward to even more productive training days as we get into our final weekend of winter break. Timberline is OPEN. They are open with limited operations. The snow is good and the crowds are sometimes better than other times, but overall not bad. They're trying to get more of the mountain open, but there is not m

Happy holidays! Safe travels to those on the road and I hope that everyone is able to enjoy some time with family & friends this week. As a reminder, tomorrow's practice is CANCELED. Please do not go to SMA in the morning. The bus will never come. Timberline is OPEN. They are open with limited operations as of Saturday. The snow is good and the crowds are not bad. They're trying to get more of the mountain open in the coming week, so we will be skiing this weekend! Practice s

Thanks for an amazing weekend of team building with a side of nature - hopefully you've all recovered from the hike and overnight excitement. It's time to get through your last week before winter break - lots going on, so make sure you read all of the info below to stay up to date! Thanks to all of you for your patience and flexibility as we deal with this suboptimal start to the season. They always say "good things come to those who wait," so let's hope this slow start means

We're getting well into the season! Hopefully everyone is starting to feel settled into our routine, despite the lack of snow. Take a look below to see what's on the docket for this week, which will be capped off with our team overnight on the mountain! Heads Up: Please see the notes regarding Saturday's scheduled on snow practice. The weather is still not cooperating, so we all need to be a bit flexible. As with last week, final plans for Saturday will be released Wednesday,

Welcome back from your short break! Hopefully everyone enjoyed some time off from school/work and time with family or friends. Athletes - don't forget to submit your homework from your break! Heads Up: Please see the notes regarding Saturday's on snow practice. The weather is not cooperating, so we all need to be a bit flexible and may need to pivot. As with last week, final plans for Saturday will be released Wednesday, but see notes below for more information. As a reminder

Enjoy your break, and travel safely if you're on the road! Athletes are expected to remain active during the break so they're prepared to resume dryland training next Tuesday. See below for a link to submit your 'homework.' *Heads Up: Please see the notes regarding Sunday's optional on snow practice for new team members. The weather is not cooperating, so it is important to understand our process in this scenario. Read through the notes and reach out with any questions. As a