U16 Weekly Update 2023 December 20

Last week’s trainings

Last week we continued with technical and all-round free skiing. Though this situation is being imposed by the lack of snow in the training centre, I must say that s helping the athletes improve significantly in their skiing technical skills, so we can consider it as a very productive training block.

The fitness sessions in Level 10 and in Whistler again had a great presence of athletes and the gymnastics training on Saturday was a great success, with 29 athletes present and showing a high level of commitment to the activity. We got a very good return from them!

Next trainings

Last rainfalls have severely affected the snowpack, so we there is still no possibility to train gates. We will continue with technical skiing and adapt to the conditions we find, trying to make the most out of them.

This training block will only have 3 days available, as we will not be skiing on the 24th.

Team Pages calendar

The Team pages calendar will be updated tomorrow, as in the Fridge Calendar.

Attendance

We expect all athletes to attend every training day in the program. If any athlete who is signed up for a certain program will not attend a training day within that program, please inform us in advance through the connection coach. We encourage athletes to do this directly, with no need for the parents to do so. Please help us achieve this ownership goal we intend to reach with athletes. Extra days If any athlete wishes to have extra days, please sign up using the payment link in the Team pages.

Training Schedules

Upload:

On Thursday and Friday, athletes may upload from Whistler Base or Creekside Base. Please be in the line-up by 8:10am latest for an 8:25am upload during those days.

On Saturday, we will have early load from Whistler at 7:45 with the new Fitz chairlift. All athletes must be there at 7:35 the latest to get completely ready to ski before embarking the chairlift. We want to use the time before the public arrive to do runs in the Garbo chairlift, so we will not wait for anyone that still needs to get ready when arriving to Cheak pea, where we will just quickly drop the backpacks.

Download: We will have to download by gondola during the 4 days we will ski this week.

Wednesday, December 20th (For all athletes)

Fitness training at the Club from 5:15 to 7 PM

Thursday, December 21st (Extended)

Discipline: SL Technical Freeskiing
Equipment: SL Skis and Poles, Backpack, Layers, Water, Snack

Meeting Location: 9am at the Whistler Lightboard (top of Whistler near Roundhouse).

Finish: 1:30 PM

Video Analysis at the Club: TBD to the athletes

Friday, December 22nd (Core +)

Discipline: SL Technical Freeskiing
Equipment: SL Skis and Poles, Backpack, Layers, Water, Snack

Meeting Location: 9am at the Whistler Lightboard (top of Whistler near Roundhouse)

Finish: 1:30 PM

Technical workshop and Christmas party 5-7pm the Club Cabin

Saturday, December 23rd (All Programs)

Discipline: SL Technical Freeskiing
Equipment: SL Skis and Poles, Backpack, Layers, Water, Snack

Meeting Location: 7:30 am at the base of the new Fitz Chairlift in Whistler

Finish: 1pm

I wish you a nice week!

David Prades

WMSC U16 Lead Coach