Practice for Alpine Skiing is held
on Tuesday evening, from 6:30 - 7:45 pm. Practices begin on Dec. 4th, and run
thru Feb. 19th at the Ruth Eason School. Attention - the practice on
Tuesday, Dec. 4th is an organizational meeting for both Alpine Skiing and
Snowshoeing, and all should attend.
Practices for Snowshoeing will be on Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 10:30 am,
starting Dec. 8th, running thru Feb. 23rd, at Greenbury Point, near the Navy
Exchange. Snowshoeing
athletes are also welcome to attend the alpine skiing practices at Ruth Eason on
Tuesdays.
Note - the Athletes on snow practice sessions that
may be scheduled on Saturdays at Ski Liberty in January and February are recommended, but not
mandatory. The Race Training sessions on January 5th and February 9th at
Ski Whitetail are strongly recommended. These practice sessions are dependent upon weather and snow
conditions, and are subject to change. Athletes should attend as many
practices as possible, but must attend the Qualifier at Ski Whitetail on Sunday,
2/24 (part of the SOMD Winter Games) and a minimum of 7 practice sessions in order to go to SOMD Winter
Games.
Key Dates
12/04/18 First Practice - organizational meeting
for both Alpine skiing and
Snowshoeing at Ruth Eason School
12/08/18 First Practice for Snowshoeing
12/18/18 No practice - SOAAC Holiday party
12/22/18 No Practice for Snowshoeing
12/25/18 Schools closed
for Christmas - No practice
01/01/19 Schools closed
for New Year's Day - No practice
01/05/19 Race training for athletes and coaches - Ski Whitetail, Mercersburg,
PA
02/09/19 Race training for athletes and coaches - Ski Whitetail, Mercersburg,
PA
02/19/19 Final Practice for Alpine skiing
02/23/19 Final Practice for Snowshoeing
02/24/19 (Sunday) Mandatory qualifier, Ski Whitetail, Mercersburg, PA
02/25 - 02/26/2019 (Monday - Tuesday) SOMD Winter Games Ski
Whitetail, Mercersberg, PA
Directions to Ruth Eason School
From SR-32:
Exit SR 32 from either direction and proceed North on I-97 to Exit 10,
Benfield Blvd.
Turn left (North) onto Veteran's Highway for 1.7 miles.
Turn right (East) onto Old Mill Rd.
The school is on the left, just beyond the shopping center.
From SR-100:
Exit SR 100 from either direction and proceed South on I-97 to Exit 12.
Turn left (North) onto Robert Crain Highway (SR-3) for approximately 0.1
miles.
Turn right (South) onto Veteran's Highway for 0.9 miles.
Turn left (East) onto Old Mill Rd.
The school is on the left, just beyond the shopping center.