Welcome Back!

Hi parents and Campers, I hope you all are enjoying your spring.

We are six weeks from our departure for MT Hood.  I have some important notes in this e-mail so please take a few moments to read over.

Please renew your child’s USSA membership as soon as possible.  We need to make sure all camp athletes have their 2012-2013 memberships updated.  The memberships go from July 1 –June 30 each year and our camp overlaps those dates.  You can register on line at www.ussa.org please e-mail if you have any questions on this. 

Please make sure you’ve e-mail me your child’s flight/travel plans If you he/she not traveling with the group.

Here is the Group flight itinerary:

Southwest
6/22 Manchester MHT Flt 518 12:20pm to Chicago
Flt 407 2:55pm to PDX arrive 5:15pm
7/3 Flt 1618 10:35am to Baltimore/Wash
BWI 9:20pm to MHT arrive 10:40pm

If you are meeting us at the Manchester airport be there by 10:15am.

Vans from GMVS to MHT will be leaving at 7:30am on June 22^th

We have limited space available on vans leaving from GMVS,

If you would like a spot for your child please use this Google doc to sign up

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFdubUF1WDZvNWYtRkNvcGxqWWMwR3c6MQ

Packing Reminder:

Keep it light and simple.  If you can't carry it yourself, don't pack it (the airline will charge for heavy bags (usually bags over 50 pounds) or too many bags (Southwest allows 2 checked bags for free), campers will be responsible for any of these charges).  You need a (2) ski bag (which can be stuffed with clothes if needed \), one large cargo bag and one backpack.  Your backpack will be used as a carry-on bag.  This pack will serve as your camp backpack for the camp. Ski boots should be packed in your travel bags or carried on the plane.  Try not to duplicate your clothes, except for items like socks, underwear, t-shirts, shorts.  You will need one outfit that is suitable to be worn when going out to dinner.  Please be reasonable and bring only what you can comfortably
carry.  The weather in town is typically summer-like, so bring summer sport
clothing for afternoon activities.  Ski clothing should be fairly lightweight and roomy enough to allow for extra layers underneath when necessary.  It is typically cold in the early morning up on the hill, like winter, but then warms up as the day progresses.
Keep in mind that we have laundry machines in each house so pack accordingly.

DEMO Equipment: We have made contact with all the major ski, boot and binding manufactures. Each one of these companies has a small showroom and shop located in Government Camp, Oregon.  We encourage athletes to test equipment while at camp. Coaches will assist athletes with equipment testing, coaches will ensure well thought out testing and make sure athletes don’t over test equipment, (in other words you do not want young ski racers testing new boots and new skis at the same time, we encourage them to try a pair of skis with there own boots and boots with there own skis.)  This is an excellent time to for athletes to try next year’s stuff!  Campers will have a journal to record testing information.