18 August 2008
Here's an e-mail from Sarah Hill:
Just wanted to shoot off a reminder for you to bring your ski
gear to Yale! Don't worry about space . We can stash skis and some
other stuff in the club sports closet, if necessary.
Don't forget your:
1. Poles
2. Boots (skate and classic, if you have both)
3. Rollerskis (if you have any)
4. Gloves
5. Wool socks
6. Carbide tips (the team has some if you don't have any)
7. Bike gloves (for rollerskiing)
8. Bike helmet (for rollerskiing)
Optional:
1. Skis
2. Lots of cold weather gear
We probably won't be able to use these before Thanksgiving
break. If it's easy for you to take them down now, DO SO. If not, bring
them with you after Thanksgiving Break.
Now the next thing you may be wondering is how the heck to get
your stuff down to Yale. Here are some guidelines.
How to get your ____ to Yale
Poles
a) Throw them in the car and drive down to New Haven.
b) Mail them to yourself.
- I've used UPS before. With UPS, you can bring your poles down and
they'll package them and ship them off to you. It's safe, quick, and
the poles come back safe and sound.
-If you want to do it cheaper, USPS will probably mail them, but I
imagine that you have to box them up yourself. Don't forget the bubble
wrap!
c) Take them on the plane.
-Throw your skis and poles into a ski bag and check them at the
airport. Most airlines charge one ski bag as regular luggage. If you
don't have a padded bag to use, pad the tips and tail (even the middle
part, if possible) with your ski clothes. I've done this and it worked
out fine. Taking them in a cab works out too, you just need to do a
little maneuvering.
Skis
see above. The only thing I haven't done is mail them to myself, but I
imagine that it would work.
Rollerskis
a) Throw them in your car and drive down to New Haven
b) Mail them to yourself.
-I used USPS before and a large box. It worked out fine. While you're
at it, you can mail some of your other stuff to the have.
c) Stick them in a suitcase.
If you have any other questions about shipping, skiing at
Yale, or anything else, don't hesitate to contact me or any of the
other captains.
Think snow!
Sarah
16 February 2008
I'm just not very good at keeping this
updated. If you're not already, you're best off getting on our panlist.
Shoot me an e-mail.
Trip on the weekend of the 9th went well, although trip this weekend is
cancelled. Plan is to go to Maine next weekend, let Kai know if you're
interested.
I've posted a couple of pictures from the last two years on the photo
page.
24 November 2007
We had a meeting right before break, but
don't worry if you didn't make it. We discussed leading trips, racing,
and touring in the TD Common Room.
If you are at all interested in racing, and you haven't spoken to me, let me know
as soon as possible. I'm not positive that we'll be able to do
something competitive as a team, but I'm looking into it and would like
to have a headcount.
1 November 2007
Here's an e-mail that went out on the panlist earlier today:
Hey!
Maybe I should start this email off with a brief intro. My
name is
Sarah and I'm extremely excited to join Yale's nordic ski team. I've
been skiing since I was about five and skiing competitively for about
four years. My high school team was fantastic (not because we won
meets, but because we're just cool people. haha) and I know Yale's team
will be fantastic as well.
Anyway, back to the ROLLER SKIING part... Anyone interested in
roller skiing with me? I'm thinking Saturday afternoon and any weekday
morning. I haven't actually done it since the very beginning of summer,
so we can expect some fun falls. Even if you aren't interested in
roller skiing, could you let me know where the best places to go are?
Love to all of my fellow skiers,
Sarah Hill
Also, answers to some questions:
Mmm, I've brought my poles and skis back and forth between
here and
Alaska several times without incident, but I wouldn't suggest that it's
risk-free. On one hand, having a cheap pari of poles sitting around can
be nice, but on the other, you'll probably want a better pair here
eventually anyway.
Nat
Unfortunately, we don't have any roller skis in our equipment
closet - although we have a few real skis for once we get snow.
Sorry about that, although if you're in the market, Pursuits
are cheap, and I've heard good things about Ski Skett and Marwe.
Nat
30 September 2007
We're working on getting out
registration and funding applications in, and once funding allocations
are announced, we'll hold a seasonal organisational meeting.
I met a lot of great people at the open house earlier this month, and
I'm predicting a good winter. Several people asked out running or
rollerskiing this fall, and I think it's a great idea. I also encourage
people to use the panlist, nordicskiing@panlists.yale.edu,
so that we can get some things started.
About the webpage: Since (a) it seems to be a midden of interesting
stuff from years past, and (b) I haven't had a whole lot of spare time,
I probably won't get around to cleaning up all of the pages. I will try
to keep the front page updated with pertinent information though, so if
there's a workout or a trip going out, it will be mentioned here. And
of course, there's always the panlist.
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