November 2021
Teamwork is built on mutual trust and respect. Although our sport is contested at the individual level, it is no surprise that greater results are achieved when we work together. This month especially show thanks to those who hold you accountable, push you when you need to be pushed, and carry you when you need to be carried. Together we'll make World Cup and Olympic dreams come true, starting with hometown heroes!
Keep reading to learn about MWSC's new Devo-Race program, upcoming team travels, our 5th Annual Christmas Tree & Wreath Fundraiser, student-athlete scholarships, the McCall Winter Savings Card, dryland and pre-season training, new wheels, and the winning beanie hat design!
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Registration for MWSC's teams is still open! Don't let your friends wait too long as the 21/22 winter season is just around the corner. Register here.
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New Sunday Funday Option for Devo Skiers!
Strong intermediate to advanced skiers.
More technical focus with gates & freesking.
Saturdays AND Sundays!
Brundage Mountain - front/back & north/south.
You asked for it!
This new program is part Devo, part Race, and 100% adventure and self-discovery. Athletes will participate as a team in the Papa Bear GS Races on Sunday, January 30th!
Not sure which team program is best for your athlete? Give a ring to Erik Fisher, Program Director, at 208-695-3564 or give a ping at erik.mwsc@gmail.com.
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Holiday Turkeys, Trees and Ski Turns Happening Soon!
In just 6 days, a team of 15 ski racers & coaches will travel to Sun Valley for 4 days of pre-season race training. The chair will turn at Bald Mountain for access to gate training on snow. Between the snow dances and snow guns it's looking good over there! Check out Sun Valley's webcams here.
The team will return home for turkey dinner. Happy Thanksgiving to all our athletes, coaches, families, and supporters!
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McCall Winter Sports Club's 5th Annual Christmas Tree & Wreath Fundraiser is coming to town the first 2 weekends in December! Noble Fir and Engelmann Spruce trees up to 9' tall will need a home for the holidays! Pre-purchase your tree or wreath here!
Tree & Wreath Lot 2021
Location: Ludwig Terrace at Ponderosa Center (across from Legacy Park and adjacent to Hotel McCall and Salmon River Brewery)
Dates: December 3-5 and 10-12.
Hours: Friday Noon-5pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
Prices: Wreaths $29-$33, Trees $68-$104
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December 28-30, the All-Mountain Holiday Camp will be happening at Brundage Mountain. This is a great refresher camp for skiers age 8-11. Cost is $350. Registration and more information at mwsc.club/holiday-camp.
Dreaming, praying and dancing for snow in McCall!! Check out Brundage Mountain's web cam at the top of Bear Chair here. Then, check on Duckie sitting 440' below at the base area snow stake here. Counting down the days........
See the full calendar of holiday events here.
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A big thank you to the Boydstun-Hovdey Ski Heritage Scholarship foundation for awarding 6 student-athletes with scholarships so that they may pursue the best winter sport ever - and their dreams! Second year, U10 Racer, Maya Gleason was among the recipients this year. She looks forward to "skiing on top of the mountains" - and perhaps someday following in the tracks of our hometown hero, Patty Bodystun-Hovdey.
The Bodydstun-Hovdey Ski Heritage Scholarship, named after Patty Hovdey and her father John Boydstun was founded in 2007 for the purpose of helping local student-athletes pay for programming, race entries, and equipment. Fourteen years later, the foundation continues the tradition of ski racing in McCall with $4,000 awarded for the 21/22 season.
Thanks to the shop guys at Home Town Sports for generating $2,000 for Boydstun-Hovdey Ski Heritage Scholarships by way of their Express Tune service! Home Town Sports charges $20 for Express Tune service; which then gets donated to the scholarship foundation. Need your skis tuned and waxed quickly? These guys will work late nights and long hours to make that happen for you and scholarships happen for MWSC athletes.
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Winning Design Goes to Production in Horseshoe Bend
Old-School. Rad. Sweet. This describes the 21/22 winning logo beanie hat design. It's retro shapes resemble an Atari game played with a joystick. It's jagged lines create images of steep mountains best descended by skis. Its colors of lime green and blue razz give it some sweet flav! Congrats to Koen Smelser, Big Mountain Freeskier, for winning the Beanie Hat Design Contest!
These are currently in production by VIE LLC, located just down the hill in Horseshoe Bend. MWSC's 21/22 Beanie will be available for purchase in December. Choose your's with a pom-pom OR without! Regardless, where it with heart for our world-class athletes!
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Dryland Now for Go Time Later!
Race, Big Mountain Freeski and Devo athletes have been preparing their bodies for go time. Monday and Wednesday afternoons at Legend Crossfit have been buzzing with quick feet and explosive bursts. Because when it's time to go, it's time to GO FAST!
Press Play to see a 14-second video of these athletes getting stronger, faster and pumped for the season.
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Know Before You Go Out-of-Bounds
Big Mountain Freeski Team will launch the season with a required Backcountry Boot Camp(BCBC) at Brundage Mountain. This 4-day camp teaches backcountry basics; including how to assess avalanche potential, properly use rescue equipment, rescue a buried partner, and travel safely in the backcountry. Registration for BCBC is open to youth skiers (12-18 years of age). You don't have to be rostered on the team in order to participate in camp December 27-30, 2021. Cost is $299. Register and learn more at mwsc.club/bcbc.
Payette Powder Guides is another local training option for skiers/riders. See their upcoming avy courses here.
Friends of the Payette Avalanche Center is offering a Future Forecasters Scholarship for high school seniors interested in a career in the snow sciences. Application deadline is December 1st. Recipients will receive tuition for Level 1 Avalanche class, scheduled December 16-18 with 705 Backcountry.
There are other free and online resources available! KBYG.org is an avalanche awareness program with video content and other educational material. All skiers, riders, and snowmobilers are highly encouraged to pursue training before going out.
MWSC Coaches attend Companion Rescue class with Payette Powder Guides December 2020. Thanks to Perc H. Shelton and Gladys A. Pospisil Shelton Foundation in the Idaho Community Foundation MWSC has funding for continued coaches education!
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McCall Winter Savings Card ON SALE
Lift tickets, rentals, wax, beer - all for just $160.
NOW would be a good time to purchase before they are all gone! Visit mwsc.club/McCallLiftTickets to see what the line-up of perks are from our local partners; including Brundage Mountain, Little Ski Hill, Home Town Sports, Gravity Sports, McCall Sports and Salmon River Brewery!
Ski with Santa!
Ski with friends!
Lift Tickets for Brundage Mountain and Little Ski Hill totally transferable and no black-out dates!!!
100% proceeds go to McCall Winter Sports Club!
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All Over the Intermountain Division Map - in Ford Style!
The USSA Intermountain Division(IMD) 21/22 alpine race circuit has stops as near as Brundage Mountain and Little Ski Hill for North Series slalom and giant slalom qualifiers; and as far as Jackson Hole for the U16 team and Park City for the U14 team.
Thanks to Corwin Ford, MWSC's race and big mountain freeski teams will be truckin' to Wyoming, Utah and across the state in style this season - and as soon as November 19th when racers head to Sun Valley for the Pre-Turkey Race Camp!
Although we will miss those long strange trips with Musky Myrtle and Sick Burb, we are very excited for these new wheels!
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Thank you Sponsors!
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Been traveling to some cool spots this Fall with my son and his AA Bantam ice hockey team. While in Park City last weekend grabbing a quick bite at Wasatch Bagel & Grill, Sal and I sat down next to the 2008-2009 US Ski Team. Pictured in frames on the wall were team and action shots, including MWSC's Erik Fisher skiing at world record speed. Excited to watch more Olympic ski action this season!
Happy to call McCall my home,
Chris Costa
MWSC Executive Director
PS - Don't wait to get your snow prediction in for a chance to win a Brundage Mountain $200 gift card! mwsc.club/snowprediction
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At Wasatch Bagel & Grill with Sal.