The NYSEF Junior Development Winter Term Program will provide aspiring student-athletes with the opportunity to pursue their athletics at an advanced level while continuing remotely in their home school’s academic curricula, providing an avenue to excel academically and athletically.
Hard to believe the season has just about come to an end! It seems like just yesterday we were scraping off the travel wax at Copper Mountain.
Looking back, it's been a truly incredible season. Last year we had 11 athletes participate in Winter Term, this season 23 talented young folks took advantage of sessions of one month or more.
Here's a fun look back at some of our season highlights!
Link to NYSEF flickr albums--lots of good Winter Term photos!
Lastly, we'd like to thank all of the NYSEF tutors, coaches, and the great folks at the OTC in Lake Placid for all of their support throughout the season. Lots of folks played a part in making this winter such a success-- thank you!
Don't forget, updated application and program description for next season's Winter Term have been updated and are due June 15th.
Hard to believe that the final week has arrived! It seems like just yesterday that we were gearing up for athletes to arrive at Copper Mountain in Colorado. It's really been an amazing season-- wrap up post to come soon!
For now, here are some fun photos of recent Winter Term happenings;
Julia Schneider took 3rd place in the Women's Pro Skier-Cross competition at Mt Snow last weekend. Holy awesome! Congratulations Julia, we miss you already!
We're hosting the USSA U16 Eastern Championships this week. Weather on Monday was amazing-- congratulations to Hanna and Blake on their strong finishes!
Roomies! Lily made it to today's GS races. She passed on some of that Silverstein MoJo to Hanna... who landed herself in the top- 10 today!
NYSEF U14's tore it up at the NYS U14 Champs held at Gore two weekends ago. JoJo, Inez, Hugh, Sarah and Andrea qualified for Eastern Champs and did really well... way to go U14's!
Fun shot of the Moguls crew at Eastern A Champs at Waterville. Emma, Jake and Brett did awesome and are off at Nationals now.. good luck team!
A look at Monday's Super-G course. Gulp! In awesome shape, thanks NYSEF Race Crew, volunteers and event organizers!
Did we mention that NYSEF, ORDA and Saint Lawrence University co-hosted NCAA Championships in XC and Alpine? It was an amazing opportunity for all of our kids to witness some seriously high-level skiing, and to see some of the planet's finest student athletes in action.
Also, our Nordic Winter Term crew just returned from an awesome week of racing at Junior Nationals in Truckee. Catch the awesome highlight video produced by the Auburn Ski Club to see how the races went:
That's it for now-- stay tuned for the end-of-season recap!
Chances are if you've found your way to the blog, you've already scrolled past the updated NYSEF Winter Term Program Description and Application Form for the upcoming 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Note that the application deadline for the upcoming season is June 15th, 2015. There has been an influx of interest in the Winter Term program and spaces are limited. Completed applications received before the June 15th deadline will receive priority. Submit applications via email to winterterm@nysef.org, or by mail to:
Thanks for your interest in the NYSEF Winter Term! Have questions about the program, the application process, or just looking for more info? Contact a member of the Admissions Team via email at winterterm@nysef.org or via phone at (518) 946-7001.
After months of frigid temps, balmy temperatures have once again arrived in the Adirondacks! And with the arrival of spectacular sunshine and warm weather, we've also received our first Winter Term Snowboard athlete-- welcome Anthony Russo to the team!
He seems to have adjusted to life here at Winter Term pretty well... did we mention the Slides are open?!
Winter Term snowboard athlete Anthony Russo getting after it in the Slides. Photo credit: Coach Bob Witt
Oww! Photo credit: Coach Bob Witt
Spring is here. We're very much OK with that... Photo credit: Coach Bob Witt
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the honor of "biggest Cossack thrown in the history of skiing" has been bestowed on Gavin Fritz. Photo credit: Jake Sporn Photography
Here's to corn snow, BBQ, and some amazing spring skiing!
U14 GS State Champs podium: 3rd: Andrea Reynolds, 2nd: Joanna Rosenbluth, 1st: Inez Burkard Photo credit: Julie Simmons
Ironically, this was the EXACT SAME podium order as the Lake Placid Winter Term International Toboggan Championship which took place on Mirror Lake two weeks ago...
Moral of the story? Teammates who toboggan together... tear it up at States together!
NYSEF/Whiteface/Gore U14's fared well in yesterday's Super-G as well... Joanna Rosenbluth in 5th, Inez Burkard in 4th, Sarah Coombs in 3rd and Andrea Reynolds in 2nd.
"When it all boils down to it, ski racing is an individual sport," they say. "It's just you against the clock."
Right?
Nope.
False.
In this game there are ups and downs. Highs and lows. But one thing's for sure-- during those times when you're down, it really helps to have an awesome team to bring you balloons, sweatpants and chocolate.
You'd better watch out for Lily, because yesterday she was really on top of a Super-G training run during her second-best racing season ever...when she caught an edge.
Her second-best, you say?
Yup. She's currently on day one of her best season ever. Heal up quick Lily and don't worry, you've got a whole team rooting for you on this one!
The Winter Term Skier-X and Slopestyle teams have really been getting after it lately, and thanks to some spectacular conditions in the Park and at the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex (thanks ORDA & Whiteface Park crews!) they've been able to really uncork some new tricks.
Check it out:
Julia finally nailed her first front flip on snow... awesome!
Gavin getting after it at the Olympic Ski Jumps with a left-360 tail grab to late shifty
Avery laid down this front-4 off cinquo de kinko... huge!
It's getting to be that time of the season... where the sun's actually shining at 7:45 when we roll up to the mountain and where the weeks of Winter Term start ticking by faster than chapters in a E.L. James novel. It's amazing how the season has flown, and we've now found ourselves now in the thick of championship season.
What a few weeks it's been! Here's a photo frenzy to keep you up to speed:
Our Nordic Winter Term athletes are joining the powerhouse Mid-Atlantic squad and making tracks for Junior National Championships in Truckee, California next week. It's been a long season filled with plenty of hard work to get there, but the whole crew is ready to bring their A-game-- just check out this awesome Team Mid-A video produced by Winter Term athlete Everett Sapp:
