In Partnership with Mt. Spokane, we’ve created an Inland Northwest Athlete Mid-Week Season Pass to pair with this training opportunity. To access, exclusively available to athletes enrolled in this pace group - call Guest Services at Mt. Spokane to purchase.
With the below-described Guest-Athlete membership, athletes are welcome to join in for Wednesday Night Training. To visit other MSSRT training offerings and inquire-after drop-in rates, please reach out to catharnden.mssrt@gmail.com
Where: Mt. Spokane Lodge 2- meet up on snow at Mt. Spokane main base on snow outside lodge 2.
Where to boot-up, put bags, meet other families? Lodge 2 upstairs.
When: 4:45 PM begin to gather, 5:00 PM on-snow session begins, 6:05 - 6:20 PM Dinner Break, 7:40 PM Pull Venue, 8:00 PM End Session. Wednesday Night Ski Training.
Additional volunteer coaches, interested in enhancing their course setting skills and joining
this training environment, are welcome to reach out to Cat Harnden
catharnden.mssrt@gmail.com . Please provide approval from your sending program director,
and proof of current Safesport/USSS coaching license.
Night ski child-athletes must be able to load and lap the chairlift independently with poles + ski
parallel on intermediate terrain.
Late to arrive? If arriving after 5:00 PM start, send message of arrival in WhatsApp Group, then send athletes to top of training venue to check in on the start radio and wait for coach instruction.
Equipment recommendations:
U10: frontside carving ski + pocket snacks + low light goggle lens
U12: Slalom skis/frontside carving skis + training equipment (if equipped with pole guards/chin
bar/shin guards can wear but not required at all sessions) + pocket snacks + low light lens
U14: Slalom gate + directed freeski SL training equipment + pocket snacks + low light lens
U16+ : SL gate training night ski equipment + growth mindset
Coach Van Transport: At this time, we are gauging interest in van transport reservations for
travel to-from night ski training with Coach Mark Burandt in the MSSRT team van. Anticipating a
tentative start date of 01/08, with reservation in advance. If interested - please email Coach Cat and complete google survey to record your interest. -please note this
does not reserve a spot, it is a preliminary expression of interest.
Please reach out with any questions,
Cat Harnden
catharnden.mssrt@gmail.com
Inland Northwest Mid-Week Open Training (U8 – U19)
An opportunity to mix with a keen pace group of athletes from throughout the Inland Northwest for Wednesday night slalom training.
To participate in the mid-week programs, the athlete must register in advance, and be a member in good standing with one of the teams listed below:
Bluewood Alpine Race Team (BART)
49 Degrees North Alpine Ski Team (FAST)
Independence Race Team (Indy)
Lookout Pass Race Team (LPRT)
Schweitzer Alpine racing School (SARS)
Silver Mountain Alpine Race Team (SMART)
Ability Requirements
Mt. Spokane Ski Race Team is a race program that invites and welcomes guest athletes. This offering is for athletes from across the Inland Northwest seeking additional training in a dynamic peer group.