Welcome!

Welcome! We are so pleased to have you join us for the UW Nordic Ski Team Summer Camp. We have put together this informational packet to help answer any questions you might have before your arrival. Included in this packet are directions, the schedule, a training information form, a health history form, a list of what to bring and the waiver (No one will be able to participate without the waiver signed).

We will be meeting at the UW Rec Camp. The camp is located 1 mile west of Centennial, Wy (about 30 minutes west of Laramie). MAP ). Check-in time will be between 3pm-6pm on Saturday June 6 at the main lodge at the Rec Camp and pickup time will be between 12pm and 1pm on Tuesday June 9. If you are picking someone up please plan on joining us for lunch on Tuesday. Check out the maps to find us.

The UW Rec Camp consists of a common building, cabins and a shower/toilet building. We will be having all our meals, meetings, etc. in the common building. Most of you will be in a cabin with 3-5 other High School athletes and 1-2 UW Ski Team athletes. These cabins are rustic; they have 6 single beds with mattresses but no sheets, blankets, or pillows. The UW Rec Camp is at 8100ft. so it will be cold at night, be sure to bring a warm sleeping bag or blankets. You also want to make sure you bring warm clothing for evenings and for sleeping.

Bears have been sighted in and around the Rec Camp so you should not take any food into your sleeping cabin and you should not wander around the woods alone or at night. You won’t want to stay out late anyway because we will be doing a great deal of training and in order to train at high level it is necessary for everyone to get plenty of rest, at least 8 hours a night. With this in mind we will be having “lights out” at 10pm so that everyone can get plenty of rest before our 6:30am ski.

The Snowy Range has had a great snow year and it is snowing today! We will be having 2 training sessions every day, one skiing and one dry land and we will be having 2-3 lecture sessions most days. Our goals are to help you learn to listen to your body, eat well, develop some knowledge on how to train yourself and have a lot of fun!

Please fill out the Training History and Goals and a Health History forms. These are only for informational purposes for the UW Coaches. We want to be well-informed so that we can give every athlete the best training advice possible as well as make sure that the experience is as safe and fun for everyone. Don’t worry if you don’t know all the answers to all these questions just do your best to answer them honestly.

When we are not skiing or running or playing games we will be in the common room at the UW Rec Camp. The phone number in the common building is 307-745-9549. The coaches cell #’s sometimes also work but cell service at the camp is sketchy at best so don’t worry if you can’t get us or your athletes.

We are very excited to be working with you and look forward to the camp. If you have any questions please be sure to contact either Christi (cell #: 307-760-7150) or Rachel (cell #: 307-760-2942) or email uwski@yahoo.com