Duluth East High School Nordic Ski Team

An introduction novice biathlon event will be held on Sunday, March 21 starting at 9 AM at the Snowflake biathlon range. Registration will be from 8 to 8:45 in the lower level of the Snowflake chalet. If there is snow, we will have a shooting clinic and safety briefing from 9 to 9:45 and a novice race over a 1.6 km course with two shooting bouts in prone position. So, participants will ski the 1.6 km loop three times. If there is not sufficient snow, we will have mainly a shooting-marksmanship event with short range loops. The cost is $20.
Participants will be given ammunition and the use of rifles. We will have air rifles set up for those who would also like to try shooting in the standing position.
High School / Junior High skiers and adults are welcome.

See you soon.

Here is a link to the Minnesota State High School League information about Sections and State Meet dates

Hello Skiers and Parents,

The schedule for this week is:
Monday – Practice for the whole team – Skate
Tuesday – Practice for the whole team – Skate
Wednesday – Section 7 Meet at Giants Ridge
- No practice at Snowflake
- Race schedule:
o 10:00 Boys Classic
o 11:00 Girls Classic
o 12:00 Boys Skate
o 1:00 Girls Skate
Thursday – Practice for the whole team – Skate
- Ski Suit and Race Bib turn in.
o Ski suits must be washed and dried and put in a zip lock bag with the size and suit numbers on the bag.
o Race Bibs must be washed and dried and all knots removed from the bib tie strings.
- Team voting
Friday – Last practice day for the whole ski team – Skate
Practice for the week of March 8 is for the State Meet qualifiers. Practice times to be announced.

Section Meet Skiers
1. You must leave your race skis at Snowflake Monday after practice.
a. They must be clean and taped for race waxing which the coaches will do on Tuesday. They will be ready for you to take home after practice on Tuesday.
2. You must turn in a travel release form to Bonnie – Skiers can not drive themselves to the Section Meet.
3. You must sign the online waiver for Giants Ridge. The waiver can be found at https://www.giantsridge.com/waivers . – No Waiver – No Race –
4. You must check your classic and skate poles for proper “legal” length. This must be done in the wax room at Snowflake.

See you all tomorrow at Snowflake.
Bonnie

If you didn’t have a chance to make it out to the race at Snowflake today, rest assured, the kids got a lot of cheering and encouragement from over 100 of these little guys! – Matthew Daly