The Alpine Team begins its season in late October/early November. Middlebury Skiing is part of the NESCAC conference and races the Eastern Carnival (EISA) circuit. The team fields six women and six men in both Giant Slalom and Slalom FIS University races attempting to qualify up to six participants in the NCAA championships held in early March. This group of elite level athletes aspire to reach the highest level of achievement possible through racing the carnival cicuit, as well as competing in Nor Am and FIS level races during the season. Below are stories, tales, race reports, photos, and a look at what goes on with this remarkable team. Please leave a comment or check in to show your support for Panther Skiing!
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Suicide Six Eastern Cup
by Abby,
February 7, 2010
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Alec Tarberry back in the day...slaying (obvi)
Today was a pretty fun day - the sun was out and we were at Suicide Six. Typically things don't get much better than that ...
and then along came Alec Tarberry....a retired Middlebury Panther, who, in his day, had his fair share of slay-fests.
Unfortunately Alec has regressed. He showed up today as a 990. His past race points wiped clean as a result of not purchasing a FIS license last year. OUCH.
Anyway, it was great to see him out there on the hill "gettin after it."
Well that was not what we had hoped for from our alpine team this weekend. Things started off well in the GS with the men scoring well and the women again reducing the point loss. But the slalom was a complete implosion. We have a few FIS races this week to figure out how to put mistake free runs in the finish. There are no excuses from any of us including the coaches. All we can do is wish the nordic team another good day tomorrow and better prepare ourselves for next week at Dartmouth. Congratulations to the men’s nordic team on their performance today. Good luck tomorrow.
Save the date. Saturday Feb 27th. Middlebury Ski Team Alumni and Friends of Skiing Reception
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February 1, 2010
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Come watch the nordic races and alpine races and join us after at Two Brothers Tavern to visit with Middlebury Skiing athletes, coaches, alumni, parents and supporters.
Reminder:
Middlebury Ski Team Alumni and Friends of Skiing
Winter Carnival Reception
You are cordially invited to join current Middlebury Ski Team members, as well as the coaching staff, in celebration of the Middlebury Winter Carnival.
WHEN: Saturday, February 27, 2010
6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Two Brothers Tavern, Lounge (downstairs)
Middlebury, Vermont
The reception will include light food and beverages.
EISA skiers have been picketing all week - they claim "we need a weekend off," "we're sooo tired," "my legs are dead"......
So here we are, sans Carnival.
Instead of racing a Carnival this weekend, we decided to race a Duel. Unfortunately, the coldest temps EVER to hit Vermont were recorded atop the "camerooon," forcing the race arena to shut down early. (my fingers were frozen and the gates looked too cold to be out there)
We did get some good, fun runs in and then helped out the Snow Bowl staff with a record shattering netting of lower Allen.
All in all, we had a really fun, cold, productive, carnival-less day.
Bartlett enters his fourth season as the Head Coach of the Middlebury College Alpine Ski Team in the winter of '09-'10. In his three years as head coach, Bartlett has worked hard to continue the success of Middlebury Skiing. On the circuit this past season the team collected a handful of carnival podiums and numerous eastern cup wins. In 2008 Bartlett was awarded the EISA Coach of the Year award and led the team to a 5th place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championships. The alpine men finished 2nd in the nation in slalom and 3rd in the nation in GS at the Championships. He came to Middlebury after working with the U.S. Ski Team in Park City, Utah. He most recently worked as a World Cup assistant coach for the alpine women's team during the winter of 2005-2006. Bartlett has also served as the head Europa coach, an Development Team coach and as a strength and conditioning coach with the program. Bartlett was a staff member at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, where he worked as a coach for gold medalist Julia Mancuso. In 2002 Bartlett was awarded the VARA (Vermont Alpine Ski Racing Assoc.)"Coach of the Year" award while working as the head coach of the Killington Mountain School. Bartlett is a 1996 graduate of St. Lawrence University, where he was captain and member of the alpine team. He earned his degree in environmental biology, with a minor in sports science.
Copeland will be entering her first season as the alpine assistant coach, coming to Middlebury from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. At St. Lawrence, Copeland worked as the assistant men's and women's coach from 2007-2009.
Copeland graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2006, where she was a four-time member of the alpine ski team and field hockey team. She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts and received her masters degree in Education Administration in the Spring of 2009. Prior to her education at St. Lawrence, she attended the Mount Mansfield Winter Academy in Stowe, Vermont.
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