SSWSC Families,

This weekend we are hosting our first event of the 2022-23 winter season - the Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Winter Start & U.S. Cup Opener! We hope you can stop by Howelsen hill to see some jumping on Saturday morning or the cross country portion of the event on Saturday afternoon at the rodeo grounds.

We had a great turnout of support on Colorado Gives Day, and thank you all for your generosity! Your donations make a difference to our organization and the youth in our community!

A quick update on the Winter Sports Center. Thank you again for your support at the city council meeting on November 15. The letters sent to the council and the presence of our membership resulted in a meeting on November 28 with City Manager Gary Suiter, Deputy City Manager Tom Leeson, Parks and Recreation Director Angela Cosby, Jon Nolting, Brian Adams from APEX Architecture and planning commission and myself. We are discussing the process related to moving this proposed project forward. We meet again with this same group on December 13, and we are on the city council agenda for January 3, 2023. We continue to push forward and are encouraged by the ongoing dialogue. Thank you for your patience and your support on this significant project.

I hope you can take some time to enjoy Steamboat’s finest early-season conditions in decades!

Sarah Floyd

The SSWSC and Special Olympics Steamboat and Yampa Valley are hosting a showing of the 10th Mountain Division Documentary, Mission Mt. Mangart an award-winning documentary by Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame inductee, Chris Anthony, in partnership with the Tread of Pioneers Museum. The showing will be on January 9 from 5-8:30pm in Olympian Hall. Tickets are $50 and include beer, wine, and chili. Tickets are on sale now!

THIS WEEKEND:

Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Winter Start and U.S. Cup Opener (December 10) - Join us at the base of Howelsen Hill to watch the best U16 and older ski jumping, and nordic combined athletes in North America compete in the first event of the 2022-2023 season.

Schedule:

Jump Competition, HS100, HS75: 9am–1:30pm

U16/U18/5km X-C Races: 3:30-4pm, rodeo grounds

U20 & Sr./10km X-C Races: 4-4:30pm, rodeo grounds

Awards: 5:15pm, Howelsen Hill Awards Podium

MORE COMPETITION FUN

December 14: Carl’s Cup Town Race Series - First-time racer or experienced master? Alpine, tele, snowboard, or fat skis? Join us for the first town race of the season! Get a team together or enter yourself and meet new people - the number one objective is FUN. All ages are welcome. The first race is individual GS. Proceeds benefit SSWSC athletes who travel for competitive races. 

December 19-22: Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic - Watch the top club and collegiate alpine racers from across the country race GS on Steamboat Ski Resort and slalom on Howelsen Hill. Join us for a fun festival during the NIGHT SLALOM at Howelsen Hill on December 21!

YAMPA VALLEY GIVES DAY- THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who donated on Yampa Valley Gives Day!

SSWSC Featured Silver Support Partner:

Nordic Excavating

Rylee Thomsen

Alpine Program Director Tyler Shepherd nominated U14 Alpine athlete Rylee Thomsen as our Athlete of the Week writing: “Rylee comes to training with a smile on her face and a great growth mindset. She is extremely coachable and always receptive to coach feedback. She is willing and ready to put in the work with a go for it attitude. She is always respectful and encouraging of her teammates while finding the “fun” in everything the team is doing.” Keep it up and have a great season, Rylee!

Parking information for Traveling Athletes

Athletes are encouraged to get a ride to Howelsen when leaving for team travel rather than driving a car and parking at Howelsen. We cannot guarantee you will not get a ticket. If you must drive please park near the van your team is taking on the trip and notify your coach.

GOOD LUCK ON FINALS to all Steamboat Springs High School and Steamboat Mountain School athletes!

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Show, sponsored by Honey Stinger, and hosted by Nicole DeBoom, will inspire and educate sports parents, athletes, and coaches with unique perspectives and insights into the winter sports world.

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This article appeared in the Steamboat Pilot & Today:

Steamboat winter athletes take on first World Cup events of the season

Traveling to Lillehammer, Norway, several Steamboat Springs skiers competed in various World Cup events between Friday, Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 4. 

Steamboat ski jumper Annika Belshaw, 20, finished 33rd in her normal hill jump and 20th in her large hill jumps. Belshaw finished with 193.3 total points on her two jumps from the large hill with a long of 123.0 meters. 

Three Steamboat athletes competed in the Nordic combined event including Jasper Good, 26, who placed 49th among men on both days of competition. Annika Malacinski, 21, scored a 19-minute and 9-second run, while Alexa Brabec, 18, finished in 19:05.6, with each finishing in the top 25. 

Cody Winters, 22, advanced from the qualifier to the Snowboard Cross World Cup event on Sunday and took 24th place to earn 70 FIS points with his 1:08.24 time. 

In women’s moguls, Olivia Giaccio and Jaelin Kauf stole the show with 4th and 5th place finishes respectively. Giaccio, 22, scored a 77.98 in her run while Kauf, 26, was not far behind scoring a 77.33. In men’s moguls, Landon Wendler, 22, finished 26th on top of his score of 69.45.

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