Week of Dec 22nd
- Marina Nimmo
- Dec 21, 2025
- 4 min read
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 schedule for the week:
Date | Time | Event | Location |
Saturday, 12/27 | 9-2:30pm | (Optional) On snow training (Freeskiing/Drills - Fundamentals & GS focus Bring rock skis if you have them!!!) | |
Sunday 12/28 | 9-2:30pm | (Optional) On snow training (Freeskiing/Drills - Fundamentals & GS focus Bring rock skis if you have them!!!) |
Other events this week:
None - Get some rest and stay active during your break!
For Athletes:
On Snow Training: Timberline is OPEN and WE ARE SKIING! This weekend's practices are optional, but due to the lack of skiing in the early season, they are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED if you can swing it.
Use the link below to sign up for a spot in the carpool for Saturday.
Use the link below to sign up for a spot in the carpool for Sunday.
Anthony Lakes Race: I'll be sending out the list of RSVPs as I have them recorded later this week. Please plan to check that and make sure what I have matches your plans. It'll be coming out via Remind.
For Parents:
OISRA Registration: The final list of registered athletes is currently missing 6 of our athletes. I will be sending a Remind message to anyone whose athlete is not registered. Please do so ASAP. The deadline was Dec 6th, so pricing may have increased for late registrations.
Mt Hood League Waiver: Please complete the league waiver. This is for athletes, coaches, and volunteers. It's available on the Mt Hood League website as well.
Anthony Lakes Race: See additional info below. But importantly: I have a list of parents who had signed up as intending to drive & chaperone for this race. To sign up formally as a chaperone, please head to this link (also accessible from the For Parents page on the website):
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AA4A729A6FBC25-61359796-anthony
Saturday 12/27 Carpool Signup: Use the link below to sign up to participate in Saturday's carpool as a driver.
https://app.caroster.io/en/e/8f30d89e-6f70-4537-8caf-b193370fbc43/
Sunday 12/28 Carpool Signup: Use the link below to sign up to participate in Sunday's carpool as a driver.
https://app.caroster.io/en/e/33c6134e-6afa-476a-a4b7-d88792c64ea3/
Planning for the next few weeks:
Anthony Lakes: As far as we know, this race is still happening so we should move forward with the intention of traveling to eastern Oregon Jan 9-10.
If you are traveling as a solo athlete in a carpool or a parent chaperone (no extra siblings, etc): The team has booked a block of rooms for athletes, coaches, and parent chaperones at the Best Western in Baker City. These are double queen rooms and beds will be filled, meaning parent chaperones will share with their athlete or with another same sex parent chaperone - TBD. This will be a discussion as we get closer to traveling.
If you are traveling as a family to Anthony Lakes, we cannot cover the cost of lodging for your entire family, but I did get a group rate that you can use. Follow the link below to take advantage of our group rate at the Best Western in Baker City (Check the other available rates too, just to be sure you're getting the best deal).
https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.38183.html?groupId=7J1SQ1R5
Winter Break Camp: As of now, dates on the calendar are as follows, with all training dates at Timberline:
Sat 12/27 - OPTIONAL On snow training - Fundamentals & GS focus (freeskiing/drills)
Sun 12/28 - OPTIONAL On snow training - Fundamentals & GS focus (freeskiing/drills)
Fri 1/2 - KELSEY RACE (Meadows) - GS (pending snow)
Sat 1/3 - On snow training - Slalom
Sun 1/4 - On snow training - Slalom
January & February: When we return from winter break, we are scheduled to begin Thursday night training at Skibowl, where athletes will take the bus from SMA after school, train 5-8pm(ish), then return to SMA on the bus. If we need to pivot, we will announce changes to plans as far in advance as possible, but keeping with the theme of the season - please plan to be flexible as we get into the busiest portion of our season when we start racing.
Optional training days are on the calendar and it's always recommended that athletes take advantage of those whenever possible, especially since we've missed out on all of our early season skiing at this point.
Have photos and videos to share from the season?
We put together a video at the end of the season, and the girls post to their team Instagram account, so if you have any photos/videos you take throughout the season and are willing to share, please upload them to the Google Drive folder using the button below.
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