GS & Slalom training will happen on Monday, December 11th and Wednesday, December 13th at Buck Hill. Registration will be from 6 – 7pm (look for the Masters sign) and training will start at 7 pm and end at 9 pm. ONLY $10 for two hours of training!
EVERYONE IS INVITED EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A REGISTERED MASTERS RACER!
Race in your Ugly Sweater during Preseason Week 2!
Prizes will be awarded for the best Ugly Sweater!
Week 2 Races:
Buck Tuesday – December 19
Buck Friday – December 22
Did you know if you sign up and pay for two or three preseason leagues by December 1 you get a discount?
Pre-register Savings! (Register by December 1)
Price goes to $25 per league after December 1.
CLICK FOR MORE INFO ON PRESEASON
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
To provide District-wide Nordic ski or Alpine ski/snowboard instruction to the public in accordance with established standards by the Professional Ski Instructors of America and Three Rivers Park District in a manner that provides park guests with the highest quality service possible.
Qualifications: Minimum 16 years of age. Ability to ski or snowboard at an intermediate level or higher.
Compensation: $9.50-$16.96/ hour, depending on qualifications and experience.
Position Dates: December 10- March 4
All Elm Creek employees receive a FREE Unlimited Ski Pass. Ski or snowboard anytime during the entire 2017-18 season at no cost!
Visit our website to apply today!
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/threeriverspd
Season Dates: Mid November to Mid February
Practices – Monday-Friday
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
General Duties:
1. Has knowledge of and background in the assigned sport.
2. Strong communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, parents, community members, and students.
3. Responsible for all matters pertaining to the organization and administration of coaching an athletic team.
4. Understanding of and agreement with the Bloomington Public School District’s Student Activity and Athletic Code and the Coaches/Advisors Handbook.
5. Plan, accompany, and supervise the team to and from all events including practices and competitions.
6. Enforce discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times and establish activity penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
7. Enforce all rules of the Minnesota State High School League and Bloomington Public Schools as they pertain to the respective sport.
8. Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.
Specific Duties:
1. Work as the head coach for the alpine ski team; qualified candidates are preferred to have prior coaching experience as an alpine ski coach
2. Must has or be willing to obtain credentials to serve as a high school head coach in Minnesota as mandated by Minnesota statute 122A.33
For more info contact: Coach Virg – 612-799-5455 (Cell) [email protected]
Compensation:
Seasonal stipend
Application Procedure:
Please complete the online application.
Current Employees:
Please complete the online application.
For specific information contact Jon Sumer @ [email protected]
Position Start Date: November 13, 2017
Salary: Based on CEA Master Agreement
Duties/Qualifications:
Background check will be conducted.
If recommended for employment, applicant will provide proof of legal right to work in the United States if required.
Application Procedure: Please apply online at: http://www.district112.org (only online applications will be accepted).
Each participant gets to take extra runs (3 or 4 total) in the race. Only the best time in each run will be used to determine handicaps. The following are considered bonus leagues for the 2023-24 season*: Buck Hill Sunday PM (4 RUNS TOTAL), Buck Hill Monday (3 RUNS TOTAL) * May Change back to a “normal” league if the league gets too big.
Friday, August 25, 2017
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CDT)
Buck Hill Ski Area
Buck Hill Event Center
15400 Buck Hill Road
Burnsville, MN 55306
The evening will include social hour, dinner, and a special award for our longtime coach, Erich Sailer. Special guest, Buck Hill Alum, and Olympic Gold medalist Lindsey Vonn will attend, discuss her storied career and present Erich with his award.
The BHF is a NEW non-profit organization to foster passion and lifelong love of sport through active outdoor lifestyles striving for personal character development, positive sportsmanship and individual growth. A special emphasis will initially be in creating opportunities for young racers.
Only Men’s size T-shirts will be available. After trying to provide women’s sizing to our participants in the past, we have found that ladies’ T-shirts vary a lot in sizing from year to year making it difficult for members to get the proper size.
We will be sticking with the same style of men’s T-shirt we got last year. To see brand specifics, you can CLICK HERE.
Congratulations to Chris Jacobson for winning the $50 off of a Ski Challenge membership in the survey drawing. Chris races with the “DTwSP” team on Monday nights at Buck Hill.
Thanks to everyone who took the survey. It helps out a bunch!
THE SKI CHALLENGE is a recreational alpine ski racing league at Buck Hill and Wild Mountain. The Ski Challenge provides an atmosphere which caters to all levels of skill and competitiveness from the beginner to the veteran racer. Adults, kids and families can participate. There are many first time racers as well as past, or current, USSA, High School, and Collegiate racers participating. The unique team format and scoring system promote great camaraderie and interaction among racers.
The Ski Challenge began in 1985 as a Twin Cities Metro Area recreational ski racing program founded by Patricia Lecy. Patricia enjoyed racing through NASTAR courses and thought it would be fun to turn a simple NASTAR type of race into a grand, team event. She kicked off her idea with the “Media Challenge”. The idea was to get reporters, weather people, and other media celebrities outside in the winter participating in a ski racing. Patricia thought that if the media was engaged and interested in an outdoor, winter activity, they would be more apt to promote winter weather in a positive light instead of scaring people to hole up inside for half the year. This would be a good thing for all the participating ski areas and ski shops by encouraging more people to get outside during the long, cold Minnesota winters.
The Media Challenge was so much fun that Patricia thought it would be a great idea to invite the general public to join in. Thus the Twin Cities Ski Challenge was born. The program began with four teams (approximately 35 people) roving each week to different ski areas. After a couple years the program began to grow and Patricia decided to keep each league at its own venue. In time Buck Hill, Afton Alps, Hyland Hills, Trollhaugen, and Welch Village were involved with the Twin Cities Ski Challenge. As the years went on, the Challenge grew and grew.
In 1988 Patricia and her business partner at the time decided to split the Twin Cities Ski Challenge into two groups. Patricia kept leagues at Buck Hill and Hyland Hills and added Powder Ridge to the list. She also changed the name to “The Ski Challenge”. After a few years, Patricia added Wild Mountain to the race venue choices.
After 12 years Patricia grew the Ski Challenge to close to 1,200 registered racers. There were 12 leagues at four ski areas that included a total of 112 teams. There were seven leagues at Buck Hill with 62 total teams. Hyland Hills hosted two leagues with 20 total teams, Powder Ridge had one league with nine teams, and Wild Mountain had two leagues with 21 Teams. In 1997, Dave and Barb Everson purchased The Ski Challenge from Patricia and Roger Lecy who retired to Tucson for the winters. Sadly, Patricia Lecy passed away in 2006 from Cancer.
Buck Hill has the largest number of Ski Challenge leagues. Prior to 2000, the facilities and timing capabilities at Buck Hill only allowed 10 teams per league. In 2000, Buck Hill opened a new facility, Buckstone Lodge and upgraded their timing system. Buck Hill and The Ski Challenge worked together to make races run efficiently and smoothly. These improvements gave The Ski Challenge the opportunity to add more teams to each league and increase the maximum to 16 teams per league with a potential of 160 racers per league.
Ski Challenge has evolved into one of the finest and largest team-oriented recreational race leagues in the country allowing adults, kids, and families to participate. Ski Challenge is ranked as NASTAR’s number one race club in the country nearly every year and Buck Hill is oftentimes the number one NASTAR resort. Today, close to 1,500 racers of all ages register for Ski Challenge each year. There are 103 regular season teams at Buck Hill and 29 at Wild Mountain. Ski Challenge’s size and long time commitment to its members are testimony to the exciting racing and quality experience that it provides.