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MHRT Uniform Order

April 09, 2009 12:33 PM | Anonymous

It is time to order our MHRT uniforms for next year. The style that we currently have has been discontinued so we have a little change. We will have the same coloring as the prior coats and our pants will be all black. The insulator will be red as it has been in the past. I have included the order form with this email and it is also available on the web site.

2009 MHRT uniform order form.xls

To find out about sizing and to see the style of the coat you can visit the spyder progear site at www.spyder.com/progear

We have a quick turnaround to meet the first deadline of April 20th, so please get your order back to no later then the 19th so I can prepared the order and turn it in on time. Please fill out the order form and email to me. Make sure to include you name on the order form.

Because we have to switch to a different style of coat there is a MINIMUM order of 10 coats on our first order, so if you are interested please order during the initial round.

If you have any question please call me at 503-663-2895 or email michele.

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Mt. Hood Academy J3 Team Wins the Pacific Northwest Team Title

April 01, 2009 10:26 PM | Anonymous

Stevens Pass, WA

(March 29, 2009) The Pacific Northwest Ski Association (PNSA) wrapped up the season for J3 competitors this weekend at Stevens Pass, WA. The J3 Finale was the final 3-day weekend of racing for PNSA's J3 athletes (ages 13 & 14), and Mt. Hood Academy's racers continued to surpass the other teams in the Northwest.

At the Finale, the Academy boys were impressive, with Austin Dean (1st in Super-G, 2nd in Giant Slalom and 2nd in Slalom), Stephan Splitstoser (2nd in Super-G, 8th in Giant Slalom and 4th in Slalom), Andrew Burton (7th in Slalom), and Marc Lodmell (12 in Slalom).

MHA girls were just as impressive in the top 15. In Friday's Super-G race Ali Gunesch finished 2nd, Haley Hanseler finished 3rd, and Kendra Ash finished 11th. And in the Giant Slalom and Slalom races Haley and Ali continued to score points among the top 15 (1st and 7th for Haley, and 3rd and 4th for Ali).

When PNSA's J3 chairman, Tom Pulver, announced the overall athlete and team standings for the entire season, Mt. Hood Academy finished on top! And the whole team climbed to the top of the podium! MHA athletes Erin Murphy, Izzie Raitt, Eloise Loen, Nick Lanker and Davis Keeney joined Ali, Haley, Kendra, Austin, Stephan, Andrew and Marc for the team title. Here are PNSA's J3 winners for the 2009 competition season from Mt. Hood Academy:

1st Place – Men           Austin Dean

3rd Place – Women      Ali Gunesch

4th Place – Women      Haley Hanseler

5th Place – Men           Stephan Splitstoser

1st Place – Men's Team                        MHA

1st Place – Women's Team                   MHA

1st Place – Overall PNSA J3 Team      MHA

These honors came just one week after the Western Region J3 Olympics in McCall, ID., where Ali, Haley, Austin, Andrew and Stephan all earned top 15 results.

MHA - Best in the West

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Western Region J3 Olympics

March 25, 2009 10:26 PM | Anonymous

Congratulations to MHA athletes Andrew Burton, Stephan Splitstoser, Austin Dean, Haley Hanseler, Ali Gunesch, and MHRT racer Luke Winters for their outstanding performances at the Western Region J3 Olympics and J4 Festival. MHA and MHRT athletes earned the top results for the Pacific Northwest (PNSA). Special congratulations go to Austin for his two podium finishes - 2nd in Super-G and 3rd in Slalom!

Go to http://www.mccallskiracingteam.com/j3_junior_olympics for complete results.

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MT. HOOD RACE TEAM – 2009 Buddy Werner Champions

March 18, 2009 9:06 PM | Anonymous

Mt. Spokane, Washington
The 14-member squad from Mt. Hood Race Team braved harsh weather and difficult snow conditions on Sunday to win the 2009 Pacific Northwest Ski Association’s Buddy Werner Championship trophy, bringing it back to Mt. Hood and Mt. Hood Skibowl. Blowing snow, hail, and poor visibility due to thick fog, presented the 270+ young ski racers from throughout the Northwest with challenging racing conditions, but at the end of the two-day competition, Mt. Hood Race Team’s young competitors earned the spot at the top of the podium.

“Our kids proved to be the toughest in the Northwest as they hung tough in some very brutal and stormy weather on Sunday”, said Ryan ‘Barney’ Barnes, head coach of Mt. Hood Race Team. Going into the 2nd day of racing Mt. Hood Race Team was ranked 4th overall. “Some of our competition broke down in the difficult conditions”, said Barney. “Mt. Hood Race Team kids scored their best results in the worst conditions.”
On Saturday, the first day of competition, all seven Mt. Hood Race Team girls successfully completed the 2-run Slalom race, and all seven Mt. Hood Race Team boys successfully completed the 2-run Giant Slalom race. On Sunday, only one girl and one boy from the team did not finish their Giant Slalom and Slalom races, respectively. “This was truly a team effort,” said an emotional Bill Gunesch, Program Director of the race team. “Every kid contributed to the victory, with his or her effort. This championship win is very special.”

Individual honors go to Luke Winters, age 11, from Gresham, Oregon. Luke finished 2nd in the Giant Slalom, and 3rd in the Slalom – winning the Men’s Overall Champion trophy. This victory qualified him to compete next week at the USSA Western Region Junior Olympics in McCall, Idaho, where he will compete against the top 11 and 12 year old racers from the Western United States.

Joining Luke on the 2009 Buddy Werner Championship Team were 13 young ski racers from Mt. Hood. Grant Hamlin, Kevan Gahan, Jack Knutson, Isaac Grebisz, Nate Gunesch, and Luke’s brother Cody Winters joined him on the boy’s team. Shannen Burton, Ashley Lodmell, Orianna Galasso, Kayla Lanker, Meera Champawat, Madison Lawhead and Katherine Dean represented the girls.

The Buddy Werner Championships is the Pacific Northwest’s premier event for young ski racers ages nine to twelve. This year 23 teams competed, representing ski areas and ski clubs from Oregon, Washington and northern Idaho.

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Race workers needed for Spring festival

March 13, 2009 8:47 AM | Anonymous

Calling all MM parents with kids racing in the Spring Festival March 28 & 29!

Spring Festival: volunteer form worker assignments

What a fabulous effort by parents this season to fill the race worker positions for the all of the races we have hosted so far this season. It is rewarding to continue to hear how enjoyable our races are from those that compete in them.

So...we have one more mitey mite race to go!! The Mitey Mite Council Spring Festival is March 28 & 29 on MT Hood Lane. Unfortunately, that is the same weekend as the J3 Finals at Stevens Pass. Bill and Malcolm will both be gone. As a result, we will be shorthanded and need as many volunteers as possible to fill in for those that we have begun to rely on. During the season, we have had a number of families with both parents volunteering for all of our races.

It takes about 40 people to run a race. We will need all families (may need both parents) with kids racing this weekend to help out. Older sibings, friends and grandparents are welcome to help as well.
Please show your child that you support him or her by volunteering to work on their race by going to the volunteer form and let me know what spot you can fill.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Patty Lodmell

Spring Festival Volunteer Coordinator

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2009 Buddy Werner Championship Team

February 23, 2009 6:32 PM | Anonymous

After 2 months of exciting racing it is time to announce MHRT's 2009 Buddy Werner Championship Team. While some of our older, more experienced racers continued to ski to the podium each race, there was some exciting competition by younger competitors vying for final picks on the championship team. Sunday's Giant Slalom race at Mt. Hood Meadows was the deciding event!

Here are the 14 members of our 2009 Buddy Werner Championship Team:

Girls Team: Shannen Burton, Meera Champawat, Katherine Dean, Oriana Galasso, Kayla Lanker, Madison Lawhead and Ashley Lodmell.

Boys Team: Kevan Gahan, Isaac Grebisz, Nathan Gunesch, Grant Hamlin, Jack Knutson, Cody Winters and Luke Winters.

Good luck at Mt. Spokane, and go fast!!

Congratulations,
Ryan, Bill and the coaches

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Race Workers

February 09, 2009 11:34 PM | Anonymous

Much thanks to all the team family members from Mitey Mite and Junior families that helped make the 4 way a great success. Check out some of the news coverage of this event at MHSEF in the News. Next weekend (Saturday - Monday) we will be hosting another 3 day Junior race. All the Junior families will be working hard to run this race but we will need help from many Mitey Mite families to make this J3 Junior Olympic Qualifier event a success. Most of you will be at the mountain this weekend so please sign up to help.

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News from Oscar

January 29, 2009 3:57 PM | Anonymous

As many of you know Oscar Logeias broke his leg skiing over the weekend. His dad reports that Oscar had surgery and had two rods and pins in the bone. He is recovering and starts physical therapy next week. He won't be able to bear weight for 4 weeks but should be walking without crutches in 12 weeks. Oscar would love to hear from his teammates, his phone number can be found in the team directory.

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Race Workers for This Weedend's SuperBowl Slalom

January 28, 2009 9:18 AM | Anonymous

Check out this spreadsheet to see the race worker assignment for this weekend's races. As you will see, we still have holes to fill especially for gatekeepers. If your name is not on this spreadsheet please contact Malcolm and let him know you can help. We really need people (both Junior and Mitey Mite Families) to volunteer. Thanks in advance for your help.

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Chelsea Update

January 20, 2009 8:53 PM | Anonymous

Chelsea sent the following note on her recovery from her injury:

"Please thank all the families for their support, you all were so instrumental in helping me get through this tough time in my life.

I am well and now out of the hospital!! I was released the evening of Tuesday 13th. My surgery went very well, they found no ligament damage and my meniscus had no tears or rough edges. They put in a plate and pins. The doctor is very optimistic that I will have a full recovery and will be skiing again."

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