Find information about all of these topics below:
• Meet William
• Looking For Accommodation
• NSWACT XC Training Schedule
• Come & Try Days
• June Long Weekend Camp
• May Perisher XC Trails Work Party
• Snow Sale
• Scots Ski Sale
@ MEET WILLIAM
William Haig, arriving early in June from Middlebury Vermont, is the 2024 NSWACT XC Winter Coach.
A dozen interesting applications were received and William was clearly the best fit for the NSWACT XC winter programs. He is an experienced XC coach who has coached Juniors to high levels of US competition and has, himself been a successful competitive skier. His coaching references were excellent.
Like most XC skiers, William has a wide range of interests. In addition to XC coaching, he is a bicycle mechanic, cross country runner, mountain runner and mountaineer. He has received academic honours and majored in Photography at Montana State University. He is continuing his university education.
When asked for some interesting information about himself, aside from that included in his CV, William provided these gems,
• I think what would be interesting to know is that I love photography, especially alternative process printing. It is somewhat of a combination of photography and painting.
• My family has two poodles that I love to ski with and will miss them dearly.
• I think it’s important to talk about having dyslexia. Having a learning difference has allowed me to look at the big picture, then break it down into minute detail, visualize how changing that detail would affect the whole, then zoom back out to the whole.
• The coach I look up to the most is Sverre Caldwell. He’s coached many Olympians and US national team members, but never lost sight of ensuring the whole person grows, not just the athlete.
@ LOOKING FOR ACCOMMODATION
You have met William, now please help NSWACT XC in the search for suitable, affordable accommodation for him for the winter. Do you have a spare room or house? Or know someone who does? Please contact
nswxc1@gmail.com if you can help.
@ NSWACT XC TERM 2 TRAINING SCHEDULE for SYDNEY, CANBERRA & JINDABYNE
An updated Term 2 Training Schedule for the three regions is ATTACHED – join in training wherever you are!
If you want to take part in the training sessions, go to the Team App NSWACT XC Store and purchase “2024 TERM 2 XC TRAINING (ALL AVAILABLE SESSIONS) – SYDNEY, ACT & JINDABYNE” ($80) or purchase single sessions for $20.
HANDY HINT: If you want personal pre-winter training support from Alexei (face-to-face where possible, programming, training diaries, communication, etc) purchase “2024 REMOTE XC TRAINING” ($175).
@ COME & TRY DAYS
Bring your siblings, friends and school-mates to try rollerskiing and other XC training activities with Alexei and XC coaches. It will be fun and might encourage others to join you in XC training and XC skiing this winter.
There is no charge. Rollerskis and boots will be available to borrow.
We would love to see the experienced XC athletes at the C&T sessions to inspire the newcomers, and to help out.
ESSENTIAL: BRING YOUR OWN HELMET, GLOVES, EYEWEAR AND DRINK.
JINDABYNE – Saturday 25 May, 9:00am start for Juniors and 9:30am for Masters.
Meet at the BBQ Shed at the Jindabyne Sport & Rec running track.
SYDNEY – Sunday 26 May, 8:00am start. Meet at the Newington Armoury .
@ JUNE LONG WEEKEND CAMP – Are you ready for winter??
Watch for the JLWE Camp notice from Team App for registration. Be prepared for anything – the Camp weekend is booked at Jindabyne Sport & Rec, but if there is snow, there will be no keeping Alexei off it!
Draft Camp Schedule:
Sat 8 June – Early training, more training, Sausage Sizzle at the BBQ Shed and followed after lunch by the Snowy Mountains Nordic Rollerski Race.
Sunday 9 June – All kinds of XC training, advice, programming, etc, throughout the day.
Monday 10 June – Morning training sessions, then head home.
@ MAY 18-19 – PERISHER XC TRAILS WORK PARTY
The last Work Party of the summer is scheduled for May 18-19 with accommodation provided by Canberra Alpine Club in Perisher. Jobs will include finishing the water-mitigation bridge construction, installing the temporary half-pipe drains and covers on the trails, transforming the Nordic Shelter from a worksite to its familiar welcoming winter identity. All athletes, families and regular Nordic Shelter users are welcome!
@ SNOW SALE – CANBERRA
Sell & Buy – All the information you need to be able to clear your ski store of outgrown equipment and find bargains to replace it with is in this link –
https://www.snow.org.au/snowsale/Volunteers are needed for the check-in on Friday and on the Sale Day, Saturday. Register to help through the snowsale link.
@ SCOTS SKI SALE – Saturday 11 May, 3pm-4pm at Scots College Preparatory School
Sell and Buy, everyone welcome. For enquiries email
tscsnowsports@gmail.comSee the ATTACHED PDF for more details.
