April 2021 - Eldora Mountain Ski & Snowboard Club
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April 2021
LERT Families (EMSC & SMBA),
Now that April is upon us, it is time to reflect on what an amazing success our season has been throughout the
various programs. I would like to recognize our outstanding coaches for their leadership throughout the
season, navigating moving schedules, race series, home training and of course the various element related to
health and safety of our athletes.
EMSC News Freeride/Freestyle Team SMBA News
The athletes throughout the program News We’re excited to be back in the
demonstrated excellent focus, It has been an exhilarating and saddle for 2021!
determination, and development, with productive season of skiing and
many taking their skiing and riding to SMBA Spring Session kicked off on
snowboarding! The added March 28th with our first Sunday team
the next level. Many program
challenges Covid presented only ride. The record snowfall with our
modifications from weekday Core
Alpine / USASA / Big Mountain, were showcased the dedication each one recent spring storms resulted in many
successfully managed due to the hard of our athletes have for the love of muddy trail closures, but our
work of our staff. The EMSC Jr Race sport. Their perseverance along with dedicated coaches and spring teams
program continues to reach new levels, their work ethic has made this an have still been able to get out for
having conducted a strong series of incredible season of progression and some fun base mile rides and find a
“home” races, Skills Quest results. The contributions the EMSC couple of open trails. The SMBA Epic
development (top scores), and staff athletes have made and continue to team and Girls’ team kicked off their
development. Our Big make to the winter sports industry is season by working on some early
Mountain/Freestyle/USASA Carve par to none and we are proud of season base miles with a 27-mile tour
programs continue to showcase top each and every one of them!
EMSC talent, results and around Boulder and Gunbarrel! Our
performances, both regionally and This season, of course, could not Race team athletes started the
nationally. have gone off with little to no hiccups season focusing on some technical
without the support of the athlete’s skills on the recently re-opened
Finally, I would like to recognize the parents, so please on behalf of all Bitterbrush trail, and our Spring
amazing support from Eldora, EMSC staff, please accept this big Sunday team groups did a little of
beginning with parking reservations, to gesture of gratitude! both. One group checked out the new
permitting training throughout the bike path route to 4-mile canyon as
season, hosting “home” events, and It also would not be possible without well as the trail conditions on
creating opportunities across our the amazing support and partnership Benjamin Link trail while the other
programs to further grow and develop we have with Eldora and all the staff group found some dry single-track on
the best athletes possible. The Eldora there! They have managed to get us
management, staff and key the Foothills trails in North Boulder.
parking, lane space, and extra days
departments (Patrol, Lifts, Parking, of training all while continuing their Sunny days and warmer weather s
Marketing/Race, Mtn. Operations, etc.), are in the forecast, and we’re looking
sheer friendliness day in and day out
combined, contribute to the continued
on the mountain. It is thanks to them forward to more of our favorite trails
momentum with our organization – be
sure to share a big THANK YOU, the that everything kept running opening up for more spring rides in
next time you see staff at the mountain smoothly. Thank you to all who have the next few days! Stay tuned for our
for the collective support with EMSC. made this season possible! next update; we’re sure to have a fun
adventure or two before the next
Most importantly though, a HUGE newsletter!
April also designates the start of our
thank you needs to go out to the
spring mountain bike program,
Singletrack Mountain Bike Adventures dedicated coaches of EMSC, thank We’re super excited to get out on our
(SMBA), from which many “winter” you! There have been long days in bikes for the spring session, but we’re
athletes are now shifting gears and adverse weather, many miles on the also super excited to announce our
jumping on the bikes for a great road getting to and from training and First Annual SMBA Bike Swap this
summer ahead. Summer camp competitions, and then the added year! Please join us on April 24th at
schedules (SMBA), along with the challenges of safety and health, but Valmont Bike Park for the SMBA Bike
traditional May / Summer Ski Camps you have shown up and given the Swap. If you have lightly used bikes
will be posted and sent along to athletes an amazing season of or bike parts to sell, or if you are
members – please feel free to reach programming! We have seen some looking to purchase a bike or bike
out to our staff/office with any of the best progression and teamwork parts, Valmont is the place to be on
questions. from the athletes and this is all due to the 24th!
the commitment of the EMSC
In closing, I would like to personally Here’s to dry trails, sunny spring
recognize and thank Trish Klomhaus coaches. They have gone above and
weather, and awesome SMBA
and Rachel Celesta, for their tireless beyond to offer exceptional coaching
adventures in 2021!
coordination of all programs and in the sport, but also in life. Way to
business administration at the office, go!
communications, and the added
Alos, a big shout out to Bodie Fox on
complexities of Covid parameters.
our Devo Snowboard team who has
This, combined with the outstanding
put down some impressive results
dedication of our Board of Directors
this season, coming in on the top of
and contributions of key committees
the podium in big mountain numerous
(Safety Committee, Fundraising /
times kanding him a top 3 standing
Development), LERT is positioned for a
overall in the Rocky Mountain region!
strong future ahead.
Nice work!
-Matt Tomasko
-Lex Bennett
Jr Race Please reach out with questions and
Parents, Athletes, and Coaches, always read your emails!
lex@lertprograms.com
April is here and sadly we are coming We’re looking forward to a fantastic
to the end of the 20/21 “Safer at Home” Core mountain bike season with our SMBA
Jr Race Season. What a JOY it has Hey Core Families!
athletes!
been to pull off this season with all of
you!! The progress the athletes have What a season it has been so far for -Heather Williams
made is Excellent and in some cases our core group! We've finished up the
better than prior seasons. I feel U-16 Rocky Central Championships Please reach out with questions
incredibly grateful to be doing this job and the U-14 Rocky Division Heather@lertprograms.com
and would like to send a BIG THANK Championships, while the U-19's
YOU to: have been racing throughout Beyond the Slopes –
• The Jr Race Families for Rocky, in addition to Minnesota. The
U-16's performed incredibly well Celebrate our Coaches!
supporting this program.
• Matt Tomasko for being a heading into Champs towards the This month we would like to honor,
beginning of March and had some
``kgreat leader and boss. our very own, Krissy Irwin - EMSC
• Jr Race Coaches who worked solid results at the SYNC Champs in
Assistant Coach U14
hard to create a great Vail last week. Our U-14 crew had
experience for the athletes. four girls and six boys attend Krissy Irwin grew up in Calgary,
• Everyone at Eldora for making Championships in Vail, March 8-11, skiing in Banff Lake Louise, Alberta,
us feel safe and welcome at including Camden Holmes, Elle and Fernie, British Columbia. She
the mountain. Magaldi, Victoria Krol, Azure raced out of Banff’s Mount Norquay.
• Chris at Steamboat Sticker for Martinek, Nicolas Norris, Finnegan In high school, she started coaching
providing and creating all our McTigue, James Lawson, Finn Mutuc, the Bow Valley Quickies, youth
awards for the “Safer at Wilson Metcalf, and Charlie Dumont. league ski racing.
Home” event series. Each age group still has some racing
• Trish and Rachel without their to be done and we're looking forward Irwin competed in synchronized
incredible work behind the to the end of a great 2020-2021 swimming at Ohio State University,
scenes we would not have a season! We'll start preparing for our where she earned a degree in
program. 2021-2022 season with our May Psychology. During her time as a
• My wife Christine who Camps on May 1-3 and 8-9 and are Buckeye, the team won two national
supports me doing what I love. hopeful about an EMSC Summer championships, in 2012 and 2015.
Final Events: camp in early to mid-June. Continue “While those successes were very
• 4/3 & 4/4 Safer at Home kicking butt and remember to smile! rewarding, I loved being a part of
Parallel SL something bigger than myself,” Irwin
• 4/10 & 4/11 Slush Cup - MR + Joonas says. “I began looking to pay forward
Spring: Once our season closes on everything I’d been given as a
4/11 I will begin the process of talking student-athlete.” Throughout high
with all of you to get feedback on the 5-Day Mini-Skills Based school and college, she coached
season, chart out next/future Camp – ROUND 2 both competitive and synchronized
season/s for your athletes and We have been having a blast with swimming.
celebrating what we have these young riders! They have been
accomplished this season. Look for bringing the energy every week to the Since graduating in 2017, Irwin has
an email the week of 4/15 to schedule mountain and jumping in on the drills, been coaching ski racing and
up a phone, Zoom or socially stubbies, and in the park! We had a teaching skiing at Lee Canyon,
distanced beverage meeting with great day see them rip through the Nevada. She completed her USSA
me. stubbies on the polma and every Coaching Level 100 and has also
single one of them learned to slide a earned a Personal Training
Once again, thank you all for making box 90 in the park! We hope these Certification through the National
the 2020/21 Jr Race Season a kids are the future of EMSC as they Academy of Sports Medicine
success!! are showing some serious (NASM). She serves as a Team
progression! Training coach at Chuze Fitness in
Please reach out to me with any South Denver; she’s been working
questions eric@lertprograms.com or on her NASM Performance
feel free to shoot me a call 720-308-
Give Back! Enhancement Specialization for
1427. A great big thank you to all who
strength & conditioning, and she
have donated this season! A
recently began substitute teaching in
Cheers, special thanks to John Holmes for
Jefferson County.
his amazing support on and off the
Eric Vogel “With all my jobs and side-hustles, I
mountain!
hope to one day go to graduate
Do you have outgrown or school for Education, Child
Psychology, or Sports Psychology,”
unused gear? Irwin says.
The 2020-21 season is Irwin’s third
with EMSC. She has worked with
U10s, U12s and U14s. In her spare
Please also remember to connect time, Irwin volunteers at Red Rocks
your King Soopers account to our Church in Denver, hikes 14ers, goes
Join our Facebook Marketplace
organization to continue the support! camping, and explores the
Group - LERT Gear Exchange to buy,
5% of all your purchases go back to Centennial state.
sell, and trade ski, snowboard, and
the club.
bike equipment within our community.
Click link below to Login or Create an “I hope to instill in my athletes the
account. Use your KS card # or value of hard work, passion,
Communication / Admin your alternate ID, usually your determination, perseverance, grit, and
News / Membership phone #. love of sport. I’d also like to better the
Volunteers and Work Credits Once your account is created, go to athletics culture and fitness industry
Thanks to all our amazing volunteers Savings & Rewards, click on King by passing on the knowledge, values,
who have helped make the 20/21 Soopers Community Rewards. and life experience sport has given
EMSC Season a success! We will be me.” —Krissy Irwin
sending a Work Credit balance at the In the search field enter our name,
end of April prior to charging Lake Eldora Race Team Association Please submit candidates for the
unearned credits on May 1st, 2021. or JX838 and click on enroll. LERT Monthly win here:
It’s that easy! info@lertprograms.com
There are still opportunities to earn
work credits and help out the LERT
Community: Save the Date
Please take a moment to mark your
Bike Swap - Saturday, April 24th calendars with key events coming up.
We also have the reloadable $5
JR Race Trainings and Parallel SL Safeway card. Purchase a Safeway April 3 & 4 – Jr Race Parallel SL
card from EMSC for $5 that has $5 Safer at Home Event
Freeride & Devo BBQ
loaded on it and then reload as
April 5 – Last day of 5-Day Mini
needed. 5% of all your purchases
Bike Swap - April 24th Skills-Based Camp
go back to the club!
Need a bigger mountain bike? Have April 10 – Freeride/Freestyle and
a road bike that has been outgrown? Devo All-Mountain End-of-Season
Our upcoming Bike Swap is a great Party! Volunteers sign up HERE
opportunity to buy and sell bikes and Please follow us on Facebook!
cycling equipment. It is always a wonderful time to April 10 & 11 – Jr Race Slush Cup
share photos, stories, and other
This event aims to keep unused or positive posts! Please help us April 24 – LERT Fundraiser – Bike
outgrown equipment in our grow our social! Swap –Volunteer sign up HERE
community and out on the trails, while
supporting our 501(c)3 @LERTprograms1975
nonprofit. Start going through your Unfortunately, we will not be having a
garage and registering equipment to banquet this season due to COVID19.
sell! Now we have INSTAGRAM!
Find more info: Please follow us!
https://smba.lertprograms.com/smba- @lertprograms
bike-swap-april-24th-2021/
Emails are tied into our
so if thanks
A HUGE
registration to all
you elect toour sponsors new and old! We couldn’t do it without your continued support and
“opt
out” then you will no longer generous donation!
receive updates on behalf of LERT
programming. If you know a potential sponsor or would like to become one, please reach out to:
Should you have questions, please lex@lertprograms.com
(720) 364-3641
contact our office directly:
info@lertprograms.com
Lake Eldora Race Team Association Mailing Address: Physical Address: 1750-1 30th Ste. #431 194 Taft Dr. Boulder, CO 80301 Boulder, CO 80301 info@lertprograms.com (303) 447-8014 https://lertprograms.com/
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