KVR 2010

Last Day for Week Two

KVR Blog Admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:50:16 +0000

Hello everyone..

Another bright sunny day again at Loveland, perfect for taking pictures.

Today was a free ski day, (no gate training) so Peter, Ali and the kids were ripping it up!

As I write, the kids are packing and cleaning and getting ready to come home tomorrow.

It has been a long, but fun week for all these kids and each and every one of them is excited about gettting home.

See you all in

Tessa’s Birthday at KVR!

KVR Blog Admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:49:49 +0000

Today (Wednesday), the racer’s were “in the gates” with paneled slalom drills. As I write, they are reviewing the day’s video with Maris and Ali. Pete is in the garage helping them tune and in particular, sharpen their skies.

It was warm today, however the temperature is expected to drop tomorrow. In addition, Loveland flooded, (as in hockey rink flooded), the race course today so it will be icy tomorrow.

The big news today would of course be Tessa’s birthday!

After another great “Ali prepared meal” of pork tenderloin, with potato wedges and salad we celebrated Tessa’s 12th birthday! The house was still decorated from Kelly’s birthday last week!

Below are pictures from the day events with Tessa’s birthday being the highlight!

Go KVR!

KVR Blog Admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:49:02 +0000

(A little message in the fresh snow from Pano)

First of all, thank goodness you’re all eating your porridge! You don’t want to face the wrath of Peter Bassin Sr. if he finds out you weren’t….

All kidding aside, I have really enjoyed keeping up with your progress this camp through the blog. It looks like a lot of fun is being had while still learning to be rock star skiers.

As for me, well, two days ago was my first day skiing gates in nearly two years. To be back in the mountains, breathing the fresh cold air, and arching some fun turns was more than I could have asked for. I am smiling from ear to ear; I’ve missed this.

One thing I’ve learned over my career, is that you have to work really, really (and even one more…really) hard to get better and reach your goals. However, the even bigger lesson I’ve learned is that you can work hard while still enjoying the process. Today, my arms were getting beaten up from the gates and my feet were frozen – but you couldn’t wipe the smile from my face. I was taking every turn seriously and approaching every run with thought and effort. However, this didn’t stop me from enjoying the scenery; enjoying the feeling of a powerful carving ski; and feeling grateful that my favourite toy (my body) is ready to play again.

For now, while I’m training in Panorama, and your working hard in Colorado (or back at school for the one weekers) I’m sending you all healthy, fast, and fun vibes!

Go KVR!!!

Posted by Kelly VanderBeek

Last Night! Bye Colorado from One Weekers

KVR Blog Admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:51:30 +0000

Last day of Colorado. Wow! the week has gone by so fast. We all wish the one weekers a great trip home. We’ll miss you all! Today was Remembrance day, we all stopped at 11:11 to Remember all that soldiers that died during war, for our country. The skiing was awesome today! It was warm and we had clear skies all day long. Most of us were working on lifting our inside ski, it was tricky but it helped! – Great Day. – Anna

Lest We Forget! Nov. 11, 2011, 11:11
Use one word to describe how we feel today! Sad, Heros, Appreciative, Selflessness, Brave, Sad, Courage, Respect, ….

It’s very sad that the one weekers are leaving.:( The two weekers are having a rest day tomorrow. Thankfully there will be no porridge tomorrow. We had an awesome day today the weather has been fantastic and the skiing is great. Erica and Jackie are sad the week is over so soon. We all had a great time. Hopefully Peter will make us finish the blog. -Rowan

Have fun next week everyone! Bye Colorado – Jackie

Today was awesome other than my crash but I made up for it by taking the snow mobile down the hill. We got my crash on video, it was epic. Tomorrow the one weekers go, we will miss them. – MARK

What an amazing experience already, and such a fun family. Today was a great day on snow; everyone made such progress! We all took time to show our appreciation and remembrance at 11:11 and that is what made a big impact on my day. 1 weekers: thank you so much for making some awesome memories, I can’t wait to see you on snow back home! -ALANNA

Harrison-This week was so much fun. I definitely want to come back next year for two weeks like I asked my parents but they never really listened. It was awesome weather.

Olivia- I’ve been having a great time so far but I am sad to see some team mates leave but before they leave I have one question aren’t oats for horses?…..

Oatmeal Sucks!

KVR Blog Admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:34:55 +0000

Today was very sunny,there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and it was warmer than yesterday.We got to drive over the continental divide (the Loveland pass),it was very windy at the top.We are all very sad because the one -weekers are leaving on Saturday:( .But for skiing the snow has been great, especially in the morning when it’s groomed. We are all having a great time here in Colorado, so parents don’t worry.-KELLY

O.M.G! Only 1 more day of skiing for us 1 weekers :( Oh well, at least Kirsten didn’t drop her porridge today!! I can’t believe we’re already talking about packing! It feels like we only just got here. No worries, we’ll all be home on Saturday in one piece The view from the continental divide was amazing! Everyone was happy today, even Jackie skied today! She came off the hill exhausted but unhurt! See you in a couple days. -Mackenzie

Today was a great sunny day and a fun day of skiing. Also everybody agree’s that it definitely was not Jackie’s first day of skiing because she was great. – Walsham

Today was a hot day and was icy on some hills. I learned alot and at the end of the day I was pooped out.- Carson

Mom, I might need triple decks. -Aidan

The coaching has been great I’ve learned alot. The weather has been great and I’m loving it. We drove over the continental divide. My ipod ran out of batteries so I didn’t get many pictures. – Nick

The oatmeal is getting alot better, now that the gagging is over with!!!! Weve been skiing GS for the past three days and were skiing at lightning speed.-Gillian

Dad can I come back next year?!! The skiing is great, the weather is amazing and I am chilling in Colorado!! How much more can a girl ask for? -Hana

We are having great time here!! I’m having a great time here! The weather is amazing and so are the conditions are amazing. Can’t wait to see everyone again. -Tessa

The weather was amazing today! Perfect conditions for Jackies’ first day of skiing. Way to go Jackie! The views were beautiful at the continental divide today, but boy was it windy. All in all super day!-Anna

Lots of pics today being the first time on the mountain with the kids it gave me the opportunity to shoot some of those requested “mountain” shots:) Thank you KVR kids for making this week absolutely amazing. – Jackie

The kids are not kidding! Jackie skied like a champ today. Maris coached her perfectly! Way to go ladies! Wait until you see her video clip! We did have an awesome day! Wow, almost home time! a big smile, Erica

Boast, Coast, Roast, What would you put in a toaster? … fork

KVR Blog Admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:56:28 +0000

Today we went skiing and worked on getting your skies away from our bodies. The one weekers went shopping and I heard they had fun.-Mark

Today its was super sunny and just the right temperature for skiing.We had awesome conditions and we all learnt alot today.The oatmeal keeps on getting better because our chef has alot of experience now, we can have brown sugar, apples and bannanas.The oatmeal tastes amazing!!! Tonight we had the best dinner ever.It was called alpine macaroni, it was like mack and cheese with potatoes and caramalized onions,a perfect Swiss ski food.-Evan

Today was a good day, everyone ate all of their porridge, especially Kirsten, who accidentally dropped her first helping of porridge on the floor:) We did giant slalom today, but the girls who are staying for only 1 week got off the hill early to go shopping (including me!) We’re also excited to go to the continental divide tomorrow! Very excited!-Mackenzie

We are also excited to go and get fudge on Friday we are psyched!-Rachael C

Good evening everybody! What an awesome day!! My day started off this morning with a nice bowl of porridge. It was so good that I actually dropped my bowl and spilled all the porridge on the floor!!! So apperantely I did not make the cut to be Little Miss Muffet!! Todays skiing was absouloutly awesome! The snow was by far the best today. Surprisingly, I actually kind of enjoyed shopping today! btw Jackie is going skiing tomorrow. Can’t wait to see her ripping up the slopes!! So that is pretty much it…….. have a nice night everybody and have a great time at work tomorrow! – Kirsten

Another great day in Colorado!

Good Morning!!

KVR Blog Admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:20:56 +0000

Fresh POW! Everyone is excited to get up and going on the hill this morning but before we head out lets fill our bellies with some wholesome oatmeal, yummy!!

Happy Birthday Kelly!

KVR Blog Admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:12:23 +0000

Another fun day in snowy Colorado! Pictures speak a thousand words…

Ski Report:

Great work by all!! Groups of 5 working on SL.

Day 2 in Love Land

KVR Blog Admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:32:49 +0000

Wow who would have thought getting up at 7am would be so painful. A bowl of oatmeal and a quick pack of the lunches and off to the hill.

Ski Report:

Great Snow, windy in the morning and nice in the afternoon. Broke up into groups worked on stance and balance drills.

I think we are starting to get a routine. All the lost luggage arrived bringing some added smiles. Tonight I finally got the opportunity to talk more to the kids, and what a really amazing group of children. I am really looking forward to what the week will bring.

Night!

Posted by: Jackie

First Day in Vail

KVR Blog Admin — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:04:17 +0000

What a great day! Landed in Denver to a sunny warm afternoon, after loading up the two extra-large SUV’s and the bus we started our trek to the mountains (not before we stopped and had a bite to eat of course) A quick stop at the chalet to unload our stack of luggage and skis then off to Vail!

We arrived just in time to snack on gourmet cookies and yummy hot chocolate as they introduced the US Ski team. I think Rowan led the gang to figure out the area where the autographs were going to be signed to guarentee a meet and greet with the team. (As you can see by the pictures Rowans prediction of entrance not so good) They ended up entering on the other side creating a huge gang and push of kids waiting to get through to meet the superstars. Auhh, whatever everyone was smiling as they waited and most got all the autographs they wanted.

A drive home through a snow storm and a quick plate of spaghetti everyone was off to bed after hearing the house rules! Get some sleep it is an early morning wake up

Funny moment of the day:

When Mark planned to hit up the Natures Gronola tent for not just one free sample but a box…”Excuse me but I am visiting from Canada and these are my favorite bars and I am afraid I will not find them can I have a full box?” Yep….starting a team trend with everyone getting a box, now we have over 200 granola bars!!

Yummy!

Posted by: Jackie