Tour de Whiteface Landing

Today Teams Trailblazer and Grasshopper decided today to ditch the confines of the well manicured Mt. Van Ho and surge into the backcountry.

Destination Whiteface Landing.

Supplies Some lunches and stuff. I brought a whole bag of white chocolate Hershey bars, because I knew that the last thing kids would want upon arriving at the Landing would be soggy sandwiches. Good thinking, huh?

Intensity level What? This was a backcountry ski. We skied hard and rocked it. Intensity level... sheesh!

Fun times Yeah, we had fun times.

Nothing like a nice romp in the backcountry to get the blood pumpin'! We'll see you out there.

Caution Flying Children

Check out a nice article from local Biathlete phenom Haley Johnson. The article is mostly about biathlon, which we hear in Europe is almost as exciting as Monster Truck Rallies are in the United States, but we particularly liked this photo:

Skiing is cool! Good luck this season, Haley!

Coaches Double Pole

It was a boring day at the NYSEF office yesterday, so Coaches Bliss and McCahill decided to figure out who could double pole better on a treadmill.

Naturally, we decided to have a major Norwegian TV station cover the event. There was alot of inane chatter and nervous laughing, but after 30 seconds, Dave (right) came out just ahead of Evan, who fell (left). Turns out Evan had to pay Dave $20 for losing.

Get all the exciting NYSEF news here, folks.

Holiday Jumping Schedule

Hello Team Grasshop:

Santa has confirmed. All suits, boots and skis that were on your holiday wish lists are on track for Christmas delivery. Keep your eyes peeled underneath that tree! Assuming you're on the nice list.

Here's the jumping schedule for this week:

Mon: Off

Tues: XC 3:30-4:45 @ MVH

Wed: JUMP 3-5pm @ Jumps

Thurs: XC 9:30-11:30 @ MVH

JUMP 3-5pm @ Jumps

Fri: Eat some holiday cookies! Brace for Santa's arrival

Sat: See above regarding Santa's arrival

Sun: Bask in the glow of your new presents. Mail presents for coaches to NYSEF jump office!

Have a great holiday,

The NYSEF Coaching Staff

'Tis the Season for Giving

Hello Friends of the NYSEF Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Community,

If you're reading this blog, chances are that you're fairly aware of the great start to the jumping season we've had at NYSEF. The K18 and 48 meter hills have been open for two weeks now, with big hills set to open in a few days. Some great natural snow and excellent snowmaking conditions have set up a great base for XC training and competition. Athletes are just now beginning preparation for the first big events of the season, with the New Year's Jump competitions just around the corner, and the first Junior Jump/NC meet in Andover just a week after.

With things getting into full swing, and with the Holidays here, you're likely scrambling just to start the Xmas shopping, wax some boards, hang out with the inlaws, and enjoy the best lunar eclipse since 1378. But it's also the season for giving. And we, the NYSEF Nordic & Jump staff, are asking you to consider a donation to NYSEF this holiday season.

If you're having trouble remembering what it is we do, check out our mission statement. But here's the long and short of it. We run affordable programs to help local kids excel at skiing. Why? Because they learn some amazing life skills along the way. Like how to be part of a team. How to set goals. How to compete, and to challenge themselves. How to be exceptional student-athletes, and ultimately become great individuals.

We tend to produce alot of this:

and this:

and last year, we think that we even helped to produce a little bit of this:

Your support to NYSEF goes directly towards funding the programs and coaching that shape great local athletes.

Donating is easy, just go the NYSEF homepage, and click the "Donate" button. Feel free to designate the use of your donation to the NYSEF program of your choice.

Thanks. Have a great holiday, and we'll see you out on the hill.

Casey, Margaret, Evan, Dave, Liz, and Pete

On the Purpose of Sport

Great article this morning on fasterskier.com about Bill Demong's tumultuous return to the World Cup. Forced to carry the stigma of being the defending Olympic Gold Medalist in Vancouver, Demong spent this summer remodeling his Park City home, and gettin' married to his long time girlfriend, Katie Kocyznski. Instead of plowing through intervals and OD rollerski intervals during July and August, Bill was puttin' up drywall.

Come September, he was back in the full swing of serious training. But the first competitions of the season provided a quick reality check. After placing 32nd, 36th, 45th and 38th in the opening events, Demong returned to Park City to take part in the second tier Continental Cups.

It's his experience with the sport combined with lessons learned from a near career-ending injury back in 2002 that are keeping Bill on track. In fact, it's his off-hill activites and life outside of Nordic Combined that allow him to stay focused, not judging himself on the successes or failures in sport:

“Before that [injury], after a race I’d leave the race course, and if I’d had good result, I was a good person, and if I’d had a bad race, I was a bad person and the time that I spent was wasted – it was really black and white,” he says. “Part of the reason able to improve is that I was able disconnect results as athlete and my self-confidence and my value as a person.”

In other words, to really succeed at your sport, you've got to learn to be more than your sport. Too often is the identity of an ambitious athlete defined by their win and loss record. Given a string of poor performances, injury, or illness, an athlete can quickly lose focus. And it doesn't take long for that sporting identity to be lost as well.

So what's the take home message? Make sure you're in your sport for the right reasons. Use it to make you a better individual. Use it to help you achieve goals and take risks that you otherwise wouldn't. Use it to forge relationships with teammates and coaches. But don't let yourself be tricked into thinking that you and others define yourself by your sport. Diversify yourself, and you'll be surprised at what you'll accomplish along the way!

Grasshoppers Are Awesome.

Well, the first week on snow is in the bag! Great work by all Grasshoppers on the jumping hill and XC tracks. It's going to be an outstanding winter by the look of things thus far.

Sadly, Mother Nature got the best of us for the Bill Koch rendition of the NYSEF Season Opener XC Race, but don't worry--there will be plenty of racing opportunities coming up.

Schedule will be as per the usual this week:

Mon Off

Tues XC 3:30-4:45 @Ski Jumps-- Upper Lot (Dryland!)

Wed JUMP 3-5 @ Jumps

Thurs XC 3:30-4:45 @MVH

Fri JUMP 3-5 @ Jumps

Sat XC 9:30-11:30 @MVH

JUMP 1-3 @ Jumps

Sun Off

Any questions? Give us a shout. See you tomorrow and think snowy, cold, thoughts!

Dave & Evan

COC Vikersund

Peter Frenette continues to show consistent jumps on the COC tour with another top 30 performance today. The first day in Vikersund Norway Peter placed 21st in a solid group of 72 jumpers. The rest of team USA failed to make the top 30 for the second round. Tomorrow is the second and final COC meet in Vikersund so we will keep you posted on results of our American boys!


Dave & Evan

COC Rovaniemi

It was a good start for the USA women's and men's team in Rovaniemi Finland today with Jessica Jerome winning the first competition of the season followed by Lindsey Van in 4th, Sarah Hendrickson 5th, Abby Hughes 14th, Alissa Johnson 18th, Avery Ardovino 30th, and LPs own Nina Lussi just missing the points in 32nd.




There was a large field for the men's class with 72 competing for points. The best American was NYSEF member Peter Frenette at 23rd with Nick Alexander just missing the top 30 in 32nd, Anders Johnson in 43rd and Mike Glasder in 59th.


Both the men and women have one more comp tomorrow so wish them luck and check back to see results!

Evan & Dave

Grasshopper Jumping Schedule: Dec 6-12

NYSEF hosted the New Hampshire High School Camp on the K18 this weekend. A great group of 20 highly motivated High School jumpers trained under the watchful eye of Coaches McCahill and Bliss on the perfectly buffed K18 meter hill. The recently rebuilt K18 skied great on opening weekend, and now that all the kinks are out, we're officially ready to begin on-snow Grasshopper jumping practice! Here's the weekly schedule:

Monday 12/6: Off

Tuesday 12/7:XC (See NYSEF XC Calendar for details)

Wednesday 12/8: Grasshopper Jumping Practice, 3-5pm

Thursday 12/9: XC (See NYSEF XC Calendar for details)

Friday 12/10: Grasshopper Jumping Practice, 3-5pm

Saturday 12/11: XC (See NYSEF XC Calendar for details)

Grasshopper Jumping Practice, 1-3pm

Sunday 12/12: Off

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Athletes in the Grasshopper Program may attend any 3 of the 6 weekly jumping/xc sessions.

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Don't forget to bring Travel Contracts, ESJ/NC Medical Releases & copies of health insurance cards if you haven't already!

Psyched? Good. So are we. See you out on the hill.

Coaches Bliss & McCahill

First Practice Today!

3:15-4:30, Upper Jumps Parking Lot. Bring your A-Game.

Dave & Evan

Team Grasshopper Winter Competition Schedule

Below you'll find the Team Grasshopper 2010/2011 Winter Competition schedule. These are all the Jumping/NC and XC events that Grasshopper athletes have the option of attending this winter. By no means are athletes obligated to attend all or most of these events; this is simply the whole menu that they can choose from.

The Grasshopper Program is designed to give young athletes an awesome introduction to ski jumping. Hitting the road and tossing on a bib is only part of the bigger picture, so take a look at the schedule with your parents/athletes, and circle events that look like fun and coincide with your winter plans.

Events are marked as Jumping/NC Competitions or as XC Races.

Be in touch with any and all questions!

The NYSEF Nordic Team

Practice Starts Tuesday, 11/30!

Howdy Team Grasshop:

You'd best be praying for snow, turkey, and for practice to start. In that order! In fact, we've got control of some of this business. We'll get some turkey sent your way, start the storm clouds rumblin', and.... you guessed it....

Practice for all NYSEF XC and SJ programs will be held Tuesday and Thursday or next week (11/30 and 12/2) from 3:15-4:30 at the Upper Parking Lot of the Jumps.

Bring your running shoes, a water bottle, some extra layers, and a thirst to get Winter 2010/2011 underway!

Last, we know you've been bored silly since practice has been non-existent for the past few weeks. So take a look at the new video from trials rider Danny MacAskill, sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

See you there--

Evan & Dave

Bored? Then Learn to Fly this Winter!

You asked, "Will the crazy-cool Learn 2 Fly Wednesday Program be back this winter??"

We replied, "Was Pete Frenette the 2-time 2010 National Champion? Did Bill Demong win a gold medal? You bet it's coming back. And it's gonna be awesome!"

Program Highlights:

• $5 Learn to Fly Wednesdays* during the month of January. (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th)
• Snacks, cocoa.
• Awesome new CrazyFalcon skis & Germina boots, purchased from generous support from the Uihlein Foundation & the Lake Placid Ski Club.
• Crazy cool coaching staff.
• That's about all. But did we mention that Bill Demong and Pete Frenette grew up on this hill? Yeah, we're talking about an Olympic Gold Medalist and Current 2x US National Champ. We also mentioned snacks. And cocoa!

So tell your friends! Cause jumping and nordic combined ruuulleeez.

Dave, Evan & Casey

*Learn 2 Fly Wednesdays are geared specifically towards newcomers to the sport of ski jumping. As such, our $5/session deal is only valid for young athletes in their first year of jumping. All others are welcome to take part in any of our Grasshopper training sessions at the NYSEF coaching rate of $25/session.

Winter training is underway...

.... for Grasshopper Alex Hohman, that is!

An alpine ski racer as well as an up-and-coming NC phenom, Alex set his sights on the Whiteface Toll Road this past weekend for some early season freshies. Hiking up solo both days, he enjoyed 12" of the fresh, and snapped a few of these pics on the way up.

I asked Alex, "how many other J4's did you bump up to up there?"

He replied: "None. But that's fine. That just means that there's more gnar for me, and a heckuva lot less for them!"

Way to rip, Alex!

Coach Dave

Schedule Change!

Important! The K18 competition scheduled for Saturday, October 9th has been bumped back one day to Sunday, October 10th! Meet at the Base Lodge at 2:45 (right after the K90 competition wraps up) to register, and to warm up for the awesome NC mass start running race. Come gettch some? You bettcha.

The schedule for Sunday is as follows:

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11:00: Trial Round: K90 Competition

12:00 1^st Competition Round, K90

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2:45: Meet at Base Lodge (2^nd floor) for Registration

3:00: Nordic Combined Mass Start Running Race

4:00: 30 minutes open training, K18

4:30: Competition K18, 2 competition rounds

5:30: Awards

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Dave & Evan

Flaming Leaves K18 Nordic Combined Competition!

Hey Junior Jumpers:

Itchin' to get one last competition in during the summer 2010 season? Dying to get the lungs burnin' in a Nordic Combined race? Perfect.

Mark your Blackberry calendar for Sunday, October 10th. We'll be hosting the

NYSEF FLAMING LEAVES K18 NORDIC COMBINED FEST

Come hang out at the jumps on Sunday and catch the top US Jumpers duel it out on the K90, including members of the US Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Squads. Watch some live music, hang out, then strap on the boards at 4pm for the two round K18 Flaming Leaves Comp. Guaranteed to leave you psyched about your final jumps of the summer season.

Sunday schedule:

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11:00: Trial Round: K90 Competition

12:00 1^st Competition Round, K90

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2:45: Meet at Base Lodge (2^nd floor) for Registration

3:00: Nordic Combined Mass Start Running Race (John Brown RD)

4:00: 30 minutes open training, K18

4:30: Competition K18, 2 competition rounds

5:30: Awards

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Questions? Shoot Coach Evan or Dave an email: evanb@nysef.org / davem@nysef.org

See you on the hill!

NYSEF Alumni Top Podium in Falun

Outstanding performances in Falun, Sweden by former NYSEF athletes Pete Frenette, Chris Lamb and Nick Fairall. Day two FIS Cup action saw Frenette take the overall win (by 18.5 points), with Lamb and Fairall rounding out the top 15 in 6th and 11th, respectively.

Way to go boys, makin' us proud!

NYSEF Nordic Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser!

Mark your calendars for the

Second Annual NYSEF Nordic Spaghetti Dinner

When: Thursday, October 7th, from 5:30-7:30

Where: St. Agnes School Gymnasium

Why: Support the non-profit NYSEF Nordic Cross Country, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Programs! Tasty spaghetti dinner, salad and dessert will be served.

Cost: $6 childern (under 12) $8 adults

To sign-up to volunteer or bring a dessert, or for more info, contact Janet Bliss at:

4bliss@adelphia.net

Frenette on podium

Peter Frenette lands on the podium for the FIS Cup held Falun Sweden. Looks like it was a wet day to be jumping but the USA ski jumping team put 5 in the top 10. There will be one more Comp tomorrow so wish out boys luck!

full results can be found at www.fis-ski.com under ski jumping results

Chi town results

So after a quick trip to Chicago for the annual super tour we have returned with some promising results. Miss Annie Frenette came away with the big win in the J1 women's class and pocketed some big prize money for herself. In the J1 boys class Luke Daniels had a good first jump but could not repeat on the second attempt and finished 8th while Miles Lussi followed up 10 points behind him in 10th, Chis Rydel 13th, Nate Capone 17th, and Sam Shapiro 18th.

In the open class we saw Mike Glasder take a easy win before he heads over to Sweden with Casey and the other boys to test their skills in a FIS cup. Zach Daniels had a nice weekend and finished a respectable 2nd with Spencer Knickerbocker dealing with a injury from the half marathon and a bit of a cold came in 6th.

16 hours later...

We arrive in Fox River Grove, Illinois. After a blistering van ride filled with many hours of T.V. shows, gaming, sleeping, and some quality team bonding. We had our first jump sessions today on Norge's K70. Some respectable jumps were taken and luckily no skis made it down the landing into the Ginormous Crowd... that was not existent today. The jump sessions were followed by some crazy jetskiing led by Zach and Spence. The record speed was set by Zach at 65 mph while Spence lagged at a respectable 57 mph. After our delicious dinner some great achievments were made in the NYSEF study hall... well some of us anyway. Tomorrow we have two more jumping sessions and hopefully watch some sweet rides on the artificial knoll on the K25. And until next time here's a pic of Spence living the dream in the van.

-Annie Frenette

Grasshoppers Crush NE Summer SJ/NC Champs!

Team Grasshop piled in the Sprinter during the wee hours Sunday, bound for Storrs Hill. Blessed with plastic from a former life on the Lake Placid K90, the K25 in Lebanon NH shows true signs of character. These include, but are certainly not limited to:

• No snazzy porcelain track
• Bumpy landing hill due to a 2x4" retaining system
• Some (read: lots) of organic matter poking up through the plastic

Convinced that good training and competition on this hill would make 'em all a whole lot tougher, Team Grasshop put up a heck of a fight against some of the top Master's jumpers on the East coast. Following a trial and two-to-count event on the hill, the Hoppers then swarmed the streets of Lebanon, negotiating a hilyl 1.4 mile run course to determine who would don the olive wreath as 2011 NE Nordic Combined champion.

All athletes did an excellent job on a spankin' new hill for 'em--kudos. New skills in the bag. And just wait for winter!

Riggens showing his power on the take-off

Ladies' Class NE Summer SJ/NC Champ Gabby Armstrong

J4 Boys SJ Podium: 3rd Scotty Schulz, 2nd Trent White, 1st Rory Riggins

J5 Boys SJ Podium: 3rd Matt White, 2nd Kaleb Cook, 1st Landon Livreri

Team Grasshop. Maxin' and relaxin'.

Der Starthaus.

Countdown to the new Satre Hill...

Eastern Ski Jumping Championships: February 12th

2011 Junior National Championships: February 21-27th

Come and getcha some!

NYSEF Grasshopper Registration

Howdy Grasshoppers:

NYSEF Grasshopper Program registration for the 2010/2011 winter season is now online at http://nysef.org/jumpComplex.html


Don't forget, the deadline for the Early Season Discount is Wednesday September 15th, the same day as our NYSEF SJ/NC Parents' Information Session, 5-6:30 at the Base Lodge of the Jumps. We'll be on hand to provide information about programs, training schedules, travel and competition, and equipment. Shannon Bruce, our Administrative Queen, will also be on hand to field all queries about program cost and payment schedules.


NYSEF has a limited scholarship fund available to help defray the cost of training and competition. Applications must be in the NYSEF office by October 15, 2010. Contact Shannon Bruce at NYSEF for more information: Email: admin@nysef.org, NYSEF office: (518)946-7001.

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Price Check, Aisle 5!

Curious how jumping and combined programs are run across the country? Lake Placid is one of three world-class facilities in the US with a full range of large and small hills, equipped with plastic summer surface, along with Steamboat Springs, CO and Park City, UT. Consider these program prices:

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club:

Development Team (Age 7-9, 2 days/week) $790 early season price

Development Plus Team (Age 9-11, 3 days/week) $1010 early season price

Park City Nordic Ski Club:

Junior Flyers (Age 7-9) 2 days/week $790 early season price

Junior Flyers (Age 7-9) 3 days/week $1265 early season price

*Team jackets are required.

NYSEF Lake Placid:

Grasshopper Program (Age 6 and up) 3 days/week: $605 early season price

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NYSEF/US Ski Jumping Team athlete Pete Frenette makin' it look easy in Lillehammer, NOR.


See you on the 15th!


Coach Dave

Grasshoppers Make Headlines. Sweet!

Two great reads on fasterskier.com, the premier national XC racing website, on the NYSEF Grasshopper Program, and reporter Nat Herz' own foray into jumping! Great articles, awesome photos of our crew. Links below:

As AJ King was so eloquently quoted by Nat, “Everybody’s cheering you on, [you] get in the newspaper, on the news, go really far, and stuff. Win money, and have fun!" Those could be the new Grasshopper Program bylaws!

http://fasterskier.com/2010/09/learning-to-fly-in-lake-placid/

http://fasterskier.com/2010/09/totally-terrifying-but-surprisingly-straightforward-fasterskier-takes-up-ski-jumping/

Coach Dave

Photos from Grasshopper #3 Tele Tournee-- Now Online!

Yo Grasshop:

Check out these great photos from the Grasshopper Camp #3 Tele Tournee!

Photos courtesy of Zachary Katterman's dad Paul. Thanks, Paul!

Eye of the Tiger. To the beat of Grasshopper.

Watch this video. Then ask yourself: "Is there any reason why I wouldn't ever want to go to Grasshopper Camp?!"

Kudos to Grasshopper Coach Tara Geraghty-Moats for putting this awesome video together!

Dion Cup Trip: September 12th

Dear Grasshopper,

Do you ever feel like you're stuck in this dead end town? Jumping the K18 getting a tad bit stale? Feel like you need to throw caution to the wind, cut your ties, and hit the road with Coach Bliss? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you'll love coming with us to the

Dion Cup Competition 2010

• Where? Lebanon NH, Storrs Hill. K25 (very similar in size to our K18, even though it's a "K25")
• When? Sunday, September 12th. Depart Lake Placid 6am, return to Lake Placid 6pm
• Nordic Combined? You bet. A short (1 mile) running race will follow the jumping competition
• Cost? If you're a NYSEF athlete, costs will only include minimal gas money and entry fee. Bring snacks and a lunch!
• Life on the road? Awesome. Completely awesome.

For more information on the Sunday, September 12th, contact Coach Bliss at evanb@nysef.org

Domination.

A quick dig back through the archives yielded this epic video of former NYSEF SJ/NC coach Matt Cook dominating pond skimming at Whiteface. And you thought a ski jumping career could only bring you pride and glory on the World Cup? Wrong. So wrong.

Grasshopper Summer Season 2010... by the numbers!

Some sizzlin' statistics from our most successful NYSEF Grasshopper summer jumping season to date:

Athletes who took part in Grasshopper Camp #1: 34

Athletes who took part in Grasshopper Camp #2: 33

Athletes who took part in Grasshopper Camp #3: 26

Athletes who took part in at least one Camp in 2009: 11

Athletes who took part in at least one Camp in 2010: 47 (327% increase!)

Grasshoppers who had a rippin' good time jumping this summer: 47

Thanks to all the Grasshoppers who made summer 2010 our best season yet!

-The NYSEF SJ/NC Coaching Staff

Yo Grasshoppers: Wanna Ski Jump Down Under??

Well, pretty soon... you can!

Remember Nat Herz, the reporter who attended Grasshopper Camp #3? He just wrote a great article on Australian up-and-coming Nordic Combined star Ben Sim. Ben, already a promising athlete on the World Cup XC circuit, threw on some jump skis in Germany last spring. Turns out, he had a knack for it! Now, with a grant from the FIS, he's training in Park City and hopes to someday bring ski jumping and nordic combined back to ski areas in Australia!

Check out Nat's full article here: http://fasterskier.com/2010/08/sim-and-australia-take-a-run-at-nordic-combined/

The goal is to create world-class facilities, like ours, at several ski areas in Australia and to turn the Land Down Under into a skispringen mecca!

Make sure to check back to www.fasterskier.com often, becasue Nat is writing a story on Grasshopper Camp! He's going to let those kick-and-gliders know just how rad our sport is, and just how folks can get started. Saw-eeeet!

Coach Dave

Important Public Service Announcement from Coach Bliss:

Coach Bliss says:

"Hey Grasshopper, don't be crazy. High, wobbly inrun positions are out. Low, balanced inrun positions are in. Wanna boost during the next Grasshopper Comp? Then check out this video of Kamil Stoch, winner of the FIS Summer Grand Prix in Wisla, Poland!"

That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled programing.

Grasshopper Camp 3 Wrap-Up

Our final Grasshopper Camp of the season ended in style. After three action-packed days which included a rollerski clinic with NYSEF XC Coach Margaret Maher, six jump sessions on the K18, lunch atop the K120, a hangout sesh and lunch at Mirror Lake, K90 landing hill rides and Saturday Series spectating, and a kickin' Tele-Tournee, it's safe to say that every athlete (and coach) got their fill!

Congrats to NYSEF's Alex Hohman for further padding his comfortable lead on the Tele-Tournee standings, and on taking the Aiden Daniels designed Grasshopper Cup back home to Queensbury. The weekend was further highlighted by many first leaps off the K-18, stylish telemark landings, and personal bests achieved. A hearty congratulations to all 2010 Grasshopper Camp participants! We have plenty more Saturday sessions on tap, but as the weather turns cooler, we'll all be looking towards a great winter season and a busy Eastern Jumping Calendar.

In the meantime, practice those immo's and we'll see you on the hill!

Dave, Evan, Tara and Casey

NYSEF SJ/NC Exclusive: NH ski jumper saves a life!

NH master's jumper Dr. John Conley saves an 86 year old woman who drove her Buick into a lake. John witnessed the driver exit a Dunkin Donuts and promptly drive into a lake. According to John who happened to be kayaking nearby:

"I smashed the back window with a leatherman tool which was worthless, because she was sitting in the front seat! I went around, and the driver's side window was open! I could see her in there, and I couldn't get her out. On the third time down, I had her by the arm and got her out .... It was an episode of Mythbusters where they tested the myth where you can't open the door where the car is sinking, and that's true. "



Moral of the story? Quick acting, fast twitch ski jumpers can save lives!

Grasshop #3, begins tomorrow! Come getcha' some!

What are you doing this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9-4? Oh that's right, you're hanging with us at Grasshopper Camp. Pretty soon, you'll be this cool:

See you at Camp!

Coach Dave

Canada wins long standing

Yukon takes the long standing with a jump of 142!!

National Champ k120

Peter Frenette is on top again. With a jump of 139 with a fall and 133 Peter claims National Champ for the K120.

National Champ!!

Peter Frenette dominates National Championships

Saturday K18 Scheduling Change!

Hello Team Grasshop:

Important scheduling change for Saturday's K18 practice. Instead of jumping during our regular 3-5 time slot, we will be jumping from 1-3pm. Meet at the base lodge, as usual. Former NYSEF, US Ski Team and Grasshopper Coach extraordinaire Larry Stone will be overseeing the session.

Warning, he's a stickler for telemarks!

See you there--

Coach Dave

Important Notice!!!!

Stay in control when roller skiing or you might look like these two who got out of control!!!

12th annual springer tournee

The springer tournee is in the books with Nate Capone pulling in a win for the east on the k64 in the open class. For our j2 boys there was a strong showing with Luke Daniels in 15th, Miles Lussi 16th, and Matt Doyle 23rd out of 28 competitors. Boys are hoping for some longer jumps on Friday to put them in the top ten. Annie Frenette put to solid jumps in and placed 11th in the girls class.

The k90 comp was a little trickier with constant wind holds due to head wind and tail wind switching back and forth during both rounds. Starting with the ladies class Nina Lussi had two respectable jumps and placed 8th out of 18, looking for her to crack the top 5 in Nats on Friday.

The winner in the boys class was our 2010 Olympian Peter Frenette followed by Andrew Bliss in 15th, Cooper Dodds in 18th, Colin Delaney 19th, Nick Fairall 29th, Spencer Knickerbocker 33rd, and Zach Daniels 36th out of 56 boys.