2nd Annual Mushing USA Ski Dawg Ski Training Camp
at
Olympic Sports Complex
Site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics
Lake Placid, NY
December 28th, 2007 through January 1st, 2008
Event Hosted By:
Hosted by Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club and Down East Sled Dog Club, partnering with Mushing USA.
Registration Form:
The registration form is available for download here: Registration Form. Please see the "Documents Available for Download" section near the bottom of this page or the "Forms and Documents" link on the left side of the page for any other downloadable forms or documents related to this event.
Registration Deadline is December 14, 2007.
This Event Will Offer:
- Skijor Training Sessions
- Nordic Ski Training Sessions
- Free Skijor Clinic
- New Years Day Fun Relay Race
- Toko World Cup Wax Clinic presented by former Olympian Duncan Douglas
- World Cup Athlete Question and Answer Session with World Cup Nordic Combined Athlete, former Olympian, and hometown hero Bill Demong
- Training and Conditioning Techniques for Canine Athletes presented by skijor champion and lifetime musher Ed Clifford
- Group dinner and round table discussion regarding dog-powered sports
- Junior Skijor Development Program
- Nordic Ski Coaches
- Jim Allot
- Jenny Townsend
- Amy Lane
Event Description:
The Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club and Down East Sled Dog Club will host the 2nd annual Mushing USA, Ski Dawg Ski Training Camp on New Year's weekend 2007-2008.
The training camp will take place at the Olympic Sports Complex venue in Lake Placid, NY, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.
The new initiative for the 2007-2008 Ski Dawg Ski Training Camp will be the addition of a Junior Skijor Development program. For the first time, camp registration will be open to juniors from all ski and skijor abilities.
Also new this year the Ski Dawg Ski Training Camp will be open for participants of all abilities. All participants will be placed in groups of similar ability level for maximum effectiveness of all participants.
The format of the Ski Dawg Ski Training Camp will be similar to last year, skijor sessions in the morning, Nordic ski sessions in the afternoon and informative seminars in the evening.
As always, Nordic ski instruction and workouts will be facilitated by Nordic ski coaches with National, collegiate and high school coaching experience.
Entry Eligibility Restrictions, Limitations and Requirements:
All Ski and Dog Abilities Welcome, Juniors Welcome.
Event Schedule:
| Friday, December 28, 2007: | |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM | Seminar #1 - Toko Wax Clinic presented by Olympian Duncan Douglas at High Peaks Cyclery Conference Room |
| Saturday, December 29, 2007: | |
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| 8:00AM - 11:00AM | Skijor Workout and Instruction |
| 11:00AM - 1:00PM | Skijor and Pulka Clinic Open to the Public, Volunteers Encouraged |
| 1:00PM - 4:00PM | Skate Ski Workout and Instruction |
| 5:30PM - 7:00PM | Seminar #2 - Question and Answer Session with Olympian Bill Demong at High Peaks Cyclery Conference Room |
| Sunday, December 30, 2007: | |
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| 8:00AM - 11:00AM | Skijor Workout and Instruction |
| 1:00PM - 4:00PM | Skate Ski Workout and Instruction |
| 5:30PM - 7:00PM | Seminar #3 - Training and Conditioning for the Canine Skijor Athlete by Ed Clifford at High Peaks Cyclery Conference Room |
| Monday, December 31, 2007: | |
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| 8:00AM - 11:00AM | Skijor Workout and Instruction |
| 1:00PM - 4:00PM | Skate Ski Workout and Instruction |
| 7:00PM - ??? | Dawg Talk Round Table Discussion and Dinner at Mr. Mikes Pizzeria |
| Tuesday, January 1, 2008: | |
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| 9:30AM - 10:30AM | Skijor/Nordic Combined Fun Relay Race and Camp Closing Ceremonies |
Entry and Event Fees:
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Adults | $175.00 |
| Juniors | $75.00 |
Event Information:
Skijor Training Sessions
Skijor training will run from 8:00 through 11:00 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the Biathlon center of the Olympic Sports Complex. The sessions will be split into two sections where each participant will either skijor or act as a handler for an assigned partner in each section. During the skijor training session race specific skills such as on-by passing, head on passing and mass starts will be practiced. Specific basic skills for dogs new to the sport such as pulling and leading in front will also be facilitated during these sessions.
Nordic Ski Training Sessions
Skate ski training will run from 1:00 through 4:00 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday meeting at the biathlon lodge and utilizing the entire Olympic Sports Complex. All participants will be grouped according to skate ski skill and experience and will be assigned to a Nordic Ski coach that will lead the ski sessions. Individual and group technique instruction and critique will be provided during these sessions with the goal of improving skate ski proficiency on an individual level.
Free Skijor Clinic
A free skijor clinic will run from 11:00 through 1:00 on Saturday at the Biathlon center of the Olympic Sports Complex. This popular program will be open to the public and provide an opportunity for interested parties to try skijoring with trained dogs in a controlled environment. Volunteers from the skijor camp participants are requested for this clinic as we found last year that these types of clinics are great development tools.
New Years Day Fun Relay Race
Before you pack up and head off for home we invite you to come and participate in a fun relay race that will cap off your training camp experience starting at 9:00 at the Biathlon center. Teams of three will be randomly selected among camp participants. The relay race will begin with a mass start 1-dog skijor leg, after teams negotiate a 5K course they will tag off to their teammate that will skate ski the same 5K course, finally after completing the course the skiers will tag off to the final leg of the race, 2-dog skijor teams. An "Olympic Awards and Closing Ceremony" will follow the relay race and will send everyone home with great memories of good friends, fun experiences and great dogs.
Seminars
Friday December, 28th 2007 from 5:30PM to 7:00PM
Toko World Cup Wax Clinic presented by former Olympian Duncan Douglas. High Peaks Cyclery conference room.
Saturday, December 29th 2007 from 5:30PM to 7:00PM
World Cup Athlete Question and Answer Session with World Cup Nordic Combined Athlete, former Olympian, and hometown hero Bill Demong. Bill will give a short presentation about skiing on the World Cup circuit as well as a brief technique demonstration. He will also entertain any questions you may have. High Peaks Cyclery conference room.
Sunday, December 30th 2007 from 5:30PM to 7:00PM
Training and Conditioning Techniques for Canine Athletes presented by skijor champion and lifetime musher Ed Clifford. High Peaks Cyclery conference room.
Monday, December 31th 2007 from 7:00PM to ??
Group dinner and round table discussion regarding dog-powered sports. Mr. Mikes's Pizzeria.
Nordic Ski Coaches:
Jim Allot
Adirondack native Jim Allott, who begins his eighth year as coach at Clarkson, has lifted the achievements of the Golden Knights highly successful Nordic Ski program to new levels during his tenure. He guided the Golden Knight men to their back-to-back United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboarding Association (USCSA) National title in 2003 and 2004, and the women placed second in both those years as well. The men and women's teams combined for second place finishes at the nationals in 2001 and 2002. Besides recently completing the NYC and Boston Marathons, he has also competed in the Iron Man Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii in 1999 and represented the United States in masters cycling in Russia. Coach Allott, his wife Kathy and son Kevin, make their home in Potsdam.
Jenny Townsend
Originally from Marlboro, MA and now residing in Canton, NY, Jenny Townsend coached to Clarkson University Woman's Nordic Ski Team to a first ever National Championship in 1999 during her tenure from 1998 through 2001. Jenny has served as assistant coach of the St. Lawrence University Ski Team from 2003 through 2007. Jenny graduated from Colby College with a B.A. in 1998. She skied on Colby Nordic team 1995-1998, was a three time captain of Nordic team. In 1998 Jenny became the first female from the Colby University Nordic team to qualify for NCAA Division I Nationals. Jenny holds a Norwegian Ski Federation "Ski Leik Leder" Level 1 coaching certification.
Amy Lane
Amy Lane is currently the head coach of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Nordic ski team, where she has led the Engineers to consecutive top 10 finishes at the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) national championship during each of the past two seasons. Amy is a graduate of Clarkson University where she was a four-year member of the Women's Nordic Ski Team, and was a four-time All American and two-time Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association(UCAA) academic all-conference selection. Amy also coaches the Elms College Men's and Women's Cross Country Running Team.
Race Registrar:
Sara Vanderwood
Address: Sara Vanderwood, Oxford, ME 04270
Registration Deadline is December 14, 2007.
Make checks payable to the the Down East Sled Dog Club or (DESDC).
Documents Available for Download:
Directions to the Event:
You can click this link to visit Mapquest to get directions to the race site (site address is preloaded).
Directions are also available from the Lake Placid Olympic Region website, at http://www.orda.org/newsite/about/directions.php.
To use your GPS or electronic instruments to find the way for you enter the coordinates: 44.2854°N, 73.984°W
Directions to Lake Placid:
From New York City, New Jersey and points South:
Take the New York State Thruway (I-87) north to Exit 24 (Albany). Take I-87 north (Adirondack Northway) to Exit 30. Pick up Route 9 north and follow it for two miles to Route 73. Continue on Route 73 for 28 Miles to Lake Placid. Drive time from New York City - 5 hours; Albany - 2 1/2 hours
From Boston, Springfield, Hartford:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) to Albany. Pick up I-787 north to Cohoes. Connect with Route 7 west to I-87 north. Follow I-87 north (Adirondack Northway) to Exit 30. Pick up Route 9 north and follow it for two miles to Route 73. Continue on Route 73 for 28 Miles to Lake Placid. Drive time from Boston - 5 hours
From Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and points West:
Take I-90 (New York State Thruway) east to Exit 36 (Syracuse). Pick up I-81 north and follow to Watertown. Take Route 3 and follow it east to Saranac Lake, then follow Route 86 east to Lake Placid. Drive time from Buffalo - 5 1/2 hours; from Rochester - 4 1/2 hours; from Syracuse - 3 1/2 hours
From Toronto:
Take 401 east to Cornwall Bridge. Pick up Route 37 east to Malone. Follow Route 30 south to Paul Smits and pick up Route 86. Continue on Route 86 to Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. Drive time from Toronto - 5 1/2 hours
From Ottawa:
Take routes south to the Cornwall Bridge. Pick up Route 37 east to Malone. Follow Route 30 south to Paul Smiths and pick up Route 86. Continue on Route 86 to Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. Drive time from Ottawa - 3 hours
From Montreal:
Take Route 15 south to Champlain crossing, connecting with I-87 (Adirondack Northway) south. Take Exit 34 west, follow Routh 9N, then Route 86 to Wilmington and on to Lake Placid. Drive time from Montreal - 2 hours
Hotel Listing:
These are Dawg friendly establishments and supporters of the Ski Dawg Ski Camp, please support them with your patronage.
- Art Devlin's Olympic Motor Inn
- Cobble Mountain Lodge
- Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort