May 2021 - Eldora Mountain Ski & Snowboard Club
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May 2021
LERT Families (EMSC & SMBA),
Happy May! Now that we’ve officially started out SMBA bike programs, it is snowing nonstop weekly in the
mountains! Our alpine ski camps at Winter Park this month are underway, having just completed a successful
slalom block, and now preparing for the upcoming GS weekend. Kudos to the amazing coaches for their hard
work, along with the CU Ski athletes and Richard Rokos who joined us last weekend to help with our groups;
setting a parallel slalom and teamwork on the mountain.
EMSC News Freeride/Freestyle Team SMBA News
With the conclusion of the season, News SMBA Spring Session in Full
along with recent RMD meetings, staff Wait…is the season over yet? The Swing!
is working through planning details for snow just keeps on coming!
next year and will be sharing updates We’ve had a soggy spring, but it
respectively. Thanks to the hard work The lifts have come to a halt and hasn’t kept our SMBA athletes and
from our staff, Board of Directors, and Eldora is officially closed, but the coaches from getting out an enjoying
partnership with Eldora, we are looking snow keeps on coming! It has been the sunshine in between April
to take many of the positives from this an amazing last couple months of snowstorms! Our Boulder Team has
winter and further build on this for the snow and programming at Eldora. enjoyed a few sunny rides around
future. Our team is meeting with Boulder and Lyons, and our
With over 8 feet in the month of
management to address items from Nederland team just kicked off their
March alone, Eldora had some of the
training schedules, future events (YSL, first springs rides with a little snow on
Alpine, Big Mtn), along with future best conditions this season in
Colorado! the trails! Our Epic Team, Girls Team,
projects with lighting, and our growing
and Race Team have been able to
partnership with CU Ski Team Although we had to say good bye to enjoy a few adventures on some
leadership.
this interesting season we did not go Jeffco Open Space and Floyd Hill
out without a bang! The Open Space trails. Speaking of Floyd
This month we will conduct a Bike Freeride/Freestyle and Devo All- Hill, a few of our Race Team athletes
Swap Fundraiser at Valmont Bike Park, Mountain Teams threw one heck of will be adding add a little spiciness to
with proceeds going to support this an end of season party! Thanks to the spring session and will be racing
amazing program. Bikes are in high Eldora for providing us the best spot at the upcoming Wednesday night
demand these days, and if you are on the mountain complete with warm Session Series races at Floyd Hill
looking to clean out the garage, this is school busses and blocked from the Open Space in May.
a great time to support our club. Please wind. Teamwork from the families,
see additional details as they come
coaches, and the athletes made this
through from the Office and our SMBA
team staff. On that note, SMBA camps party one for the books. The
continue to build out additional costumes were on point, the food
programming for this coming was hot of the grill, the jams were
summer. If you haven’t registered at bumping, and the vibes were high!
this time, please check out the
schedules as many camps are already
full. A big THANK YOU to our SMBA
committee for all the support, along
with leadership from Program Director, Our SMBA crew has been working on
Heather Williams, and her team. getting a few spring miles in, and
we’re also looking forward to our First
Our LERT Safety Committee is Annual Bike Swap fundraiser on May
currently assessing the transportation 8th, at Valmont Bike Park. We would
model with our organization, and
love to see all of our LERT families
working to phase back in a modified
van program for this summer’s SMBA out there! If you would like to
program, and eventually into next volunteer or register to sell items
season’s winter programs. It is our please follow this link to sign up:
hope to have a modified plan to support The great energy and high stoke SMBA Bike Swap
training at Eldora, local rides to made this the perfect opportunity to
We’re halfway through the session
trailheads with SMBA, and events close honor some of the outstanding
to Boulder. Look for additional updates accomplishments from our athletes. and are looking forward to a few more
as we move forward with our It was not easy choosing the weeks of fun rides before summer!
committee and Board of Directors. Stay tuned for our next adventure
superstars on the team as every
update!
single athlete brought passion
Finally, I would like to recognize all the dedication, and eagerness to -Heather Williams
amazing athletes that continue to
progress. This season brought more
demonstrate the amazing qualities of Please reach out with questions
accomplishments than one can share
our organization, whether they are on heather@lertprograms.com
skis/boards/bikes! The various and that’s why we made it a point to
programs throughout our organization honor every athlete with an award of
show incredible potential, thanks to the accomplishment. Not one athlete left Beyond the Slopes –
positive attitudes and outstanding empty handed!
leadership from our staff. Let’s
Celebrate our Coaches!
continue with the strong momentum
I hope everyone rides this high This month we would like to
from this season and lead by example through the summer and brings the honor, our very own, Krista
with our goal to build champions in passion back next season! Crabtree
sports and in life! Assistant Coach, U14 Core
-Lex Bennett Program
-Matt Tomasko
Please reach out with questions and
always read your emails! Krista Crabtree grew up in Hollis, New
Jr Race Hampshire, skiing the slopes every
Parents, Athletes, and Coaches, lex@lertprograms.com
winter weekend with her parents, who
The EMSC Snowboard team finished both raced on the masters ski race
The tears shed in April with ending a circuit. After racing NASTAR at age 5,
Great Jr Race Safer at Home season the season off with a bang. Eldora
Mountain was blessed with some she was hooked. She raced out of
have brought May flowers! The flowers Sunapee and Cannon Mountain,
I speak of are the conversations I will incredible spring storms and all our
riders took advantage of the fresh starting up the ski team at Hollis High
be having with staff/families to get School. Crabtree went on to race for
feedback on each powder and soft slush.
The team pushed the pace right up to Bates College in Maine, where she
coach's/athlete's/families experience earned her Level 100 USSA coaches
this season along with charting out the last day, which finished with a
raucous part and BBQ. certification. After college, she landed
what next season could look
like. These conversations are There were some fantastic snowboard a job coaching U10s at Ski Club Vail.
incredibly important to me and are costumes including Kaliyah from While at Vail, she entered a women's
what shapes programming for next Hogwarts and Max the Penguin. pro race and made it to the quarter
season. We were forced to try new Everyone received amazing gifts from finals, after crashing spectacularly
things``kthis season ie. schedules, our sponsors and two season finale off of a pro jump.
competitions, etc. and with this there grand prizes were also awarded. Zack
have been some great silver linings took home one trophy for best attitude Several years later, she moved to
from Covid 20/21 but I still want to and the other went to Kaliyah for most Boulder to attend graduate school,
hear your thoughts on the ideas I am improved rider. coaching at nearby Eldora Mountain
thinking about for next year. I have Resort and joining the staff of SKI
emailed all and begun the process of There were some phenomenal efforts Magazine as an intern. The
scheduling phone, video or socially in the competitive arena this spring as internship turned into a full-time job
distanced beverage meetings. Don’t well. Bodie and Nico both narrowly as an editor where she covered
wait or hesitate to reach out to me to missed the podium at fashion, instruction, and gear. She
get yours scheduled!! Currently I competitions held at Copper Mountain has been director of the SKI
have been attending the Rocky this April. Bodie rocked the slopestyle Magazine women's ski test and the
Division meetings where the YSL course and Nico raced his heart out in OnTheSnow ski test. During the past
Committee will be working through the snowboard cross event. Bodie decade, Crabtree launched a
next season’s schedule in hopes of a also qualified for the Rocky Mountain freelance writing career, started She
more normal 21/22 competition Regional Freeride Championships Skis Women’s Ski Testing Clinics in
season. I hope you all have a Fun in Breckenridge, where he Vail, and received her PSIA Level II
and Active summer and can’t wait to represented EMSC and Eldora well and Children's Specialist II
see you all soon! with a 3rd place finish. This gutsy certifications.
performance cemented Bodie's
Please reach out to me with any national ranking of 3rd for the
questions eric@lertprograms.com or 2020/2021 IFSA season.
feel free to shoot me a call 720-308-
1427. All and all, it was a season to be
remembered.
Cheers,
Eric Vogel
Do you have outgrown or
unused gear?
Crabtree has been coaching and
teaching for 25 years and is currently
an assistant U14 coach for EMSC.
She also runs the women’s program
at Eldora, coaches Vail’s Her Turn
clinics, and organizes ski events like
Join our Facebook Marketplace Thanks again from the snowboard Silverton's Big Mountain Betty.
Group - LERT Gear Exchange to buy, coaching staff; we all hope to see Additionally, Crabtree is the BVSD
sell, and trade ski, snowboard, and everyone back next fall! Middle School head coach, based
bike equipment within our community. -Kyle Henley out of Nederland. Her daughter,
Trinity, is a U16 racer with EMSC,
and her husband, Ed, is an Eldora
Communication / Admin Core ski patroller and wildland firefighter.
News / Membership Hey Core Families!
Volunteers and Work Credits “I hope to provide each athlete
We would like to give a big shout out What an end to the EMSC core alpine
with friendly, sincere attention
to The Moore Family, The Olsson racing season! We finished up the
and communication to meet their
Family, and The Groenendaal year with some strong results at the
Loveland Derby and GS Spectacular
goals as well as their
Family who went above and beyond
and are looking forward to getting next
psychological and physical needs
volunteering this season earning
year started with May Camps at as they relate to snowsports. I
well over the required credits. YOU
Winter Park and Summer Camps in believe we can all learn from one
ROCK!
July at Mount Hood. We hope to see another and we can achieve more
There are still opportunities to earn everyone this summer and can't wait in our skiing when we work
work credits and help out the LERT until we begin dryland in August! together.”
Community Thank you all for an amazing season- -Krista Crabtree
it was one for the books!
Bike Swap - Saturday, May 8 -MR & Joonas Please submit candidates for the
LERT Monthly win here:
FUNDRAISING NEWS info@lertprograms.com
EMSC and SMBA rely heavily on the
kind donations and sponsorships Save the Date
from our community. In tough times Please take a moment to mark your
where we must make difficult calendars with key events coming up.
decisions to cancel and postpone
important programs and fundraising May 8 – LERT Fundraiser – Bike
events, we ask that you please make Swap –Volunteer sign up HERE
a donation.
June 7-July 1 – SMBA Summer
Bike Swap – May 8 Session 1 - Learn More HERE
Need a bigger mountain bike? Have July 12-August 5 – SMBA Summer
a road bike that has been outgrown? 5-Day Mini-Skills Based Session 2 - Learn More HERE
Our upcoming Bike Swap is a great Camp
opportunity to buy and sell bikes and We successfully completed two Unfortunately, we will not be having a
cycling equipment. sessions of the 5-Day Mini Camps! banquet this season due to COVID19.
It was a great time seeing these
This event aims to keep unused or young athletes find their passion in
outgrown equipment in our the sport. We are thrilled that these
community and out on the trails, while
Slush Cup FUN!
camps were such a success and we
supporting our 501(c)3 not only hope to continue them in
nonprofit. Start going through your the future but we hope to see some
garage and registering equipment to of this year’s campers join one of
sell! our full-time programs next season!
Find more info:
https://smba.lertprograms.com/bike-
swap/ Give Back!
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A HUGE thanks to all our sponsors new and old! We couldn’t do it without your continued support and
generous donation!
If you know a potential sponsor or would like to become one, please reach out to:
lex@lertprograms.com
(720) 364-3641
Lake Eldora Race Team Association
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