Duluth East High School Nordic Ski Team

Hello Skiers and Parents,

I know everyone is wondering what the rest of the High School Nordic Season will be like.

I have NO information from East High School or from the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) but the following is my best guess about the rest of our season…

The rumors are flying thru the Minnesota High School Coaches grapevine. From that, I will tell you that I am very hopeful that we will have a Section and State Meet. My best guess is that Sections will be the first week of March and a State Meet will be held the second week of March. I have not been able to get a good feeling for where the State Meet will be held. I also don’t know what the format might be. I don’t think it will be a pursuit race as it has been for many years because skiers start and ski in a crowded group. Maybe it will be a 5 km classic race followed a couple hours later by a 5 km freestyle race (or the reverse order of races). Those times would be added together for each skier to give an overall champion. A State Meet could also be just one race, either freestyle or classic.

Please remember that all of these comments are a wild guess coming off many rumors that are swirling around the State!

I have heard that the MSHSL is having a meeting around February 4th. I hope the information about Section and State meets will be coming out soon after that.

I will pass on any official information that I get from East High School and the MSHSL as soon as I receive it.

We are all in the dark together!
But… The skiing is great, and I believe the skiers are having fun!

Best Regards,

Bonnie

Hello everyone,

There will be no practice at Snowflake today. Snowflake is closed today and Saturday due to the warm temperatures as an effort to preserve the snow. Please do not ski on the City trails as they will be damaged also due to the weather.

Coach Mark will meet any of his group of skiers that want to, at Grand Avenue Nordic Center at 3:00 today. A season or daily pass is required for Grand Avenue.

REMEMBER – Sign up on our website by NOON on Sunday for Tuesday’s 5 km skate race at Grand Avenue.

We hope the results from yesterday’s ski race at Korkki will be out this evening. We will send out another email and post them on the website.

The start list for Thursday’s meet is posted on the team website and is attached to this announcement. Please be to the sight with your skis ready to be kick waxed at least 1 hour before your start time.

Note: The start times listed are stopwatch times, not time of day. The stopwatch will be started at about 1:00 p.m. Add the start time to 1:00 to get your time of day start time.

The captains have chosen some apparel that team members can order.

The link to the order form is: https://forms.gle/Quz5Ppm4zxegzr6CA

Hello Skiers,

The Borah team store for our team jackets and hats is now open again until Midnight Sunday, January 17. Click on this link https://dulutheast2020.itemorder.com/ or copy into your browser to get to the store.

Open the attached document to see what the jacket and hats look like.

Remember the jacket and hats are optional.

Dave