July 2021 - Eldora Mountain Ski & Snowboard Club
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July 2021
LERT Families (EMSC & SMBA),
We hope everyone is healthy and enjoying a relaxing summer break! With various activities returning to
standard operations we are happy to report that our summer SMBA camps are back in full swing and more
importantly, successfully using the Team Vans for athletes! SMBA camps are an outstanding opportunity to
build fitness, skill development and confidence for young athletes over the summer who continue to ride
advanced to expert trails, compete, and explore Colorado best areas to ride!
EMSC News Freeride/Freestyle Team SMBA News
In addition, the crossover benefits to News Notes from the trail - SMBA
alpine and snowsports further develops Session I a Success!
Summer has been flying by! I cannot
balance, strength, and conditioning for believe it is already July and yet here
the upcoming dryland season. As US As we head into July, SMBA is
we are! It has been a great summer
Ski Team athlete Storm Klomhaus wrapping up a fun Summer Session I
jumping into SMBA and coaching the and looking forward to the next one!
noted, building a huge foundation of
“base” fitness through riding is essential Cycling Sisters with Coach Steph by We kicked off the summer session
for future strength development in the my side. We have seen some really with a week of super fun camps. Our
gym. If you are not riding with SMBA, great riders with some even greater Junior Riders, Cycling Sisters, and
be sure to check out our website and personalities and smiles. We have Explorers camps started the summer
camps for the remainder of the had the pleasure to work with a new session with a week of learning new
summer! set of ladies every week and it has skills and fun rides at Betasso, Picture
kept us inspired as coaches. We Rock, Valmont, and South Boulder
Our Alpine program is currently have been working hard every day to trails.
preparing for an outstanding future create synergy between SMBA and
season at Eldora. We would like to EMSC while we encourage the next Our SMBA team athletes celebrated
recognize our former Head Coaches for generation of young female rippers. the return of the vans this summer!
programs, and we wish them the best It is also a great place to recruit more been able to spend a few more days
with their future endeavors. Like many young women to join our in Nederland, explore Walker Ranch,
alpine programs across the country, Freeride/Freestlye team and build out enjoy a big Betasso to Boulder
and namely Colorado, we are in the our winter programming. adventure, test their skills in
process of interviewing future Lyons, and travel to Centennial Cone
candidates for the coming season, and With successful spring and summer in Jeffco. The Session I theme has
have begun working on building out our SMBA sessions under our belt, the been smiles and miles on the trail!
model for training, schedules, introduction of vans back into our
competition calendars, and further programming, a new and better Our full season teams started the
helping athletes continue to develop registration system in place, and the summer session in full swing with
throughout their alpine journey. Eldora excitement of new talented faces overnight adventures, downhill days,
is committed to providing the best onboarding to our team of staff and and a few epic point to point rides.
training possible for our athletes, and Our race team crew has been dialing
well equipped coaches we really are
our organization is looking forward to in their skills and preparing for their
feeling the buzz of life getting back to
providing the best coaching for our upcoming races with a few trips to
athletes! “normal”! Although, we have faced Trestle and Granby Ranch, The Girls’
many challenging and life altering team and Epic team had their first
Alpine families are encouraged to situations throughout the past year overnight adventure just outside of
contact the office with questions related and a half we feel we are emerging Nederland. The teams started their
to the program next season, as it into a better and brighter place. Our ride north of town, spent the day
relates to part-time, full-time optimism is through the roof with all riding to their campsite and then
programming, and continued the positive changes we have made enjoyed s’mores by the campfire. The
development for athletes. Specifically, and we are confident we will continue next day the Girls’ team rode back to
if your athlete is moving through the to see our organization excel! Boulder while the Epic team spent an
progression to the next level (U12 to extra day camping and exploring the
U14, U16 to U19 etc), and you are We are also already miles ahead this new Maryland Mountain trails system
curious about specific elements from year in the planning of our upcoming in Blackhawk before they headed to
academic schedules to weekday annual LERT Sample Sale and Gear Boulder. Stay tuned for more
training, please let us know and we Swap. We already confirmed a time, adventures from the trails next
would be happy to answer any place, and date for the festivities; and session!
questions and further provide we have vendors more enthusiastic
recommendations. Development and this year than ever before. Please
refinement of alpine fundamentals
make sure to save the dates, Sept.
requires years of commitment to
acquire the necessary skills for long- 17 & 18 and please share with all
term success. The success from last your friends, family, and co-workers.
season’s training will serve as building Also, if you have any one in mind that
blocks for the future, with the goal for would like to be a vendor, is a
athletes to continue to embrace the musical talent, food truck, or has any
hard work it takes to be successful at other talent or contribution to the
the top of the sport. event please let me know! We are Session II team registration is still
going to make this the best event we open! Join in for the SMBA team fun
We look forward to seeing everyone on and adventures, and ride with us for
have ever had!
the trails, and don’t forget to register for 16 days, 8 days, or even 4 days in
our annual Sanitas Hill Climb In fact, we are going to make this July!
Challenge! year the best year this organization
has ever had! We have many other Looking for something to do on
-Matt Tomasko amazing events in the works and I Fridays? Our downhill days are back!
promise this year will be one for the Learn more about downhill day skills
intensive here: Mini Skills Camp –
Jr Race books so make sure you are there to
Enduro/Downhill – Singletrack
Parents, Athletes, and Coaches, witness it! Mountain Bike Adventures
-Lex Bennett (lertprograms.com)
Happy July to all!! Hope everyone is
out enjoying the new found freedom of Please reach out with questions and
seeing everyone's faces, smiles and always read your emails! Sign up for all the Session II fun here:
expressions along with all that lex@lertprograms.com 2021 SMBA Registration –
Colorado has to offer in outdoor Singletrack Mountain Bike Adventures
activity. (lertprograms.com)
ESMC 2021/22 UPDATES
EMSC Registration will open
This month I will be finalizing
Monday, August 2st. Save 5% with We’re looking forward to more fun and
programming for the upcoming season adventures in July! Stay tuned for
and opening registration on August Early Bird Pricing by registering more notes from the trail!
1st. This year’s programming will before October 1st.
have some similarities to last season -Heather Williams
i.e. training times and days offered. I
have ``k
also worked through the Eldora will maintain their parking Please reach out with questions
programming offerings to streamline reservation system on weekends but heather@lertprograms.com
the progression from 1st and 2nd luckily, spots are saved for our
year athletes to those looking to move programs. We have also been utilizing
to Core programming which will make our vans this summer and plan to Beyond the Mountains –
program choice easier and more have them back in action for the Celebrate our Coaches!
defined. With that being said when winter. Be sure to register early to
ensure space in your program of
we go live with registration on August This month we would like to
1st please feel free to reach out to me choice.
honor, our very own, Jim
with any questions. Millette
We will be using a new registration
July Equipment Tip: If you are system, SportsEngine. We
Head SMBA Coach
storing skis in a garage that is recommend that everyone gets the
uninsulated (like mine) and feels like app as it will be used for text
communications and updates. Hometown: Middletown, Maryland
you are walking into a sauna each (Currently Nederland, Colorado!)
day please take a moment with a cold
beverage and apply another coat of Core Cycling Experience: Jim has been
storage wax on your skis. You will be We wish the best to some of our mountain biking since the early
amazed at how your hot garage acts coaches who have decided to explore 1990s, when he started riding
like a hot box and the wax you coated other endeavors! We are also very singletrack in the hills of western
the skis with before is virtually excited to announce that we are in Maryland. Jim is primarily interested
gone. Taking a monthly peek at your discussion with some very talented in long-distance riding and all-day
equipment not only allows for a much candidates for the 2021/22 EMSC backcountry epics. His favorite rides
needed cold beverage but helps to season. STAY TUNED! those where he gets to go to new
keep those bases and edges from
oxidizing. places and where the snow drifts last
long into the summer. Although Jim
See you all sooner than later! Cheers, primarily likes to ride for the sake of
riding, he does occasionally catch
Eric Vogel the racing bug. He particularly likes
long-distance 12 and 24-hour races
Please reach out to me with any but would like to race an enduro or
questions eric@lertprograms.com or two in the future. While Jim loves all
feel free to shoot me a call 720-308- forms of mountain biking, he holds a
1427. special place in his heart for
hardtails – especially single speeds.
Do you have outgrown or
unused gear? Coaching experience: This will be
Give Back! Jim’s third year with SMBA! He has
Please also remember to connect
coached for both the Nederland and
your King Soopers account to our
organization to continue the support! Boulder SMBA team programs, and
5% of all your purchases go back to will this year be serving at the
the club. coordinator for SMBA’s new Epic
Join our Facebook Marketplace Click link below to Login or Create an team. In addition, Jim has been a
Group - LERT Gear Exchange to buy, account. Use your KS card # or your member of the Boulder Mountain
sell, and trade ski, snowboard, and alternate ID, usually your phone #. Bike Patrol and has also led many
bike equipment within our community. Once your account is created, go to rides for the Boulder Mountain Bike
Savings & Rewards, click on King Alliance. Jim has also taught
Communication / Admin Soopers Community Rewards. kayaking to individuals both young
News / Membership and old.
In the search field enter our name,
Vans are back! We are happy to Lake Eldora Race Team Association
announce that we are able to bring or JX838 and click on enroll. Academic Accomplishments: Jim
our team transportation back! Please It’s that easy! completed his BS in Anthropology
review all van policies HERE. and Human Biology at Emory
University and completed a PhD
focusing on wild ring-tailed lemurs
FUNDRAISING NEWS while a graduate student in the
EMSC and SMBA rely heavily on the Department of Anthropology at the
kind donations and sponsorships University of Colorado Boulder. He
from our community. In tough times We also have the reloadable $5 has also served as the field director
where we must make difficult Safeway card. Purchase a Safeway for the South African Galago Ecology
decisions to cancel and postpone card from EMSC for $5 that has $5 Project at Lajuma, South Africa, and
important programs and fundraising loaded on it and then reload as has taught Anthropology at the
events, we ask that you please make needed. 5% of all your purchases University of Colorado.
a donation. go back to the club!
Favorite Volunteer Project: Boulder
nd Mountain Bike Patrol
2 ANNUAL SANITAS CORONA
CLIMB!
Favorite Trail: Teocalli Ridge (or
nd possibly Kenosha Pass to
Registration is now open for our 2
Annual Sanitas Corona Climb FUN SMBA PICS! Breckinridge via West Ridge)
Challenge. Sign up now to reserve
Fun Fact: Jim has studied wild
your signature hat and your chance
nonhuman primates in Indonesia,
to win some great prizes! Complete
Vietnam, Madagascar, and South
the challenge any time in July!
Africa. He has also conducted
archaeological fieldwork in the
southwestern US and Mexico.
Please submit candidates for the
LERT Monthly win here:
info@lertprograms.com
Save the Date
Please take a moment to mark your
calendars with key events coming up.
July 1– Eat at Mod Market to support
Register HERE! LERT Programs Register to eat
HERE
Please follow us on Facebook! July 12-August 5 – SMBA Summer
It isEmails
alwaysare
a wonderful
tied into time
our to Session 2 - Learn More HERE
share photos, stories, and
registration so if you elect to “opt
other
out” then
positive you will
posts! no longer
Please help us July 30– Grab a treat at ColdStone to
grow our
receive updates onsocial!
behalf of LERT support LERT Programs Register to
programming. HERE
Should@LERTprograms1975
you have questions, please
contact our office directly: August 2– 2021/22 EMSC
info@lertprograms.com Registration Opens (Save 5% with
Now we have INSTAGRAM!
early bird pricing offered until October
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A HUGE thanks to all our sponsors new and old! We couldn’t do it without your continued support and
generous donation!
If you know a potential sponsor or would like to become one, please reach out to:
lex@lertprograms.com
(720) 364-3641
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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