2010-2011 Team Application Welcome! Quality alpine ski training and coaching is perceived to be the exclusive domain of our northern New England neighbors. Yet, we understand through proper scheduling, creative facility usage and age appropriate training schemes that we can provide an exceptionally upbeat, positive and accelerated learning opportunity for your young athlete right here in the greater Boston area. We are committed to offering a team environment which generates pride in participation. Our satisfaction comes from yours. Whether just beginning as a new racer or aspiring toward a faraway dream, we will strive to meet your needs. We want your athlete to be excited, motivated and looking forward to their next day of skiing. You have our commitment. We're glad to have you with us! Where We ski and train at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area. Wachusett offers modern high speed lifts, state of the art snowmaking, and complete skier services. Being the closest big mountain to Worcester, Boston & Providence, Wachusett’s convenient location makes it easy to reach for training sessions and races. With Wachusett as our home, you’ll love being a part of our team. Come see why. President's Message Welcome parents, racers and coaches to the 2010/2011 WMRT race season. WMRT is comprised of great families, dedicated ski racers and committed coaches. It is wonderful to have everyone back and we welcome all of you that are new to our race team family. Fundraising is a very important part of our season as the money we raise goes directly to the operating budget so we can buy timing equipment, gates, fencing, etc.. to keep the program as advanced and safe as possible. The famous Men Who Cook fundraiser will be held in January 2010. This is our big fundraising event of the season so please reach out with ideas, donations, auction items or anything you can think of to make MWC a big success this year. Wachusett Mountain Race Team is a non-profit parent operated program. We have operated and maintained a strong fiscal budget coming into this season which allows us to attract and retain excellent coaches as well as invest in communications, fencing, timing and the necessary equipment to insure that our coaching staff and racers are equipped with the best ski racing technology we can possibly provide. Safety for our racers is our utmost concern. Therefore, we ask all parents to become actively involved in supporting the team and improving our ability to sustain an outstanding program. You do not have to be a skier to volunteer! Our facilities play a vital role in our ability to run our race program. At Wachusett Mountain, we have the best in the region! The Crowley family and all the staff at Wachusett Mountain continually support and assist WMRT and without their commitment, our program would not be possible. The members of the WMRT Board of Directors volunteer their time and energy to all the racers, coaches and the program in general and without their dedication, WMRT would not be the race program that it is today! Ski fast, be safe and have fun! Michael Doshier, President 09 / 10 Season Wrap-Up WOW!! What a great season! How did it end so quickly! Congratulations to all of the WMRT athletes and coaches for a great year of ski racing development, results and fun times on the slopes! Once again, the commitment of the coaches to our WMRT athletes was extraordinary and the kids posted the results to prove it. WMRT had athletes from all age groups (J1/J2, J3, J4, J5) qualify for Post Season events, competing in J1/J2 Finals, Tri-State Championships, J3 Finals, J4 Future Stars, The CanAm Invitational and the Piche’ Invitational. Our Men Who Cook event was a great evening of food, fun and camaraderie off the hill, raising money to help support our program. The many hours volunteered by parents and board members to run this event and to host our two races was a true reflection of commitment to our program. And the continual support of WMRT from the Crowley family and the mountain staff reinforce that we have the best facilities in the region! Have a great summer and we’ll see you in the fall! Neil Buckley, President