Rollerski Rental
We have lots of interest in renting rollerskis for the summer. We have about 25 pairs of rollerskis to rent for the summer ($20 cash or check made out to HPSH). You will need to fill out this form to rent skis. First come, first serve. See coach Corbett or Boruff for check out.
2024 Banquet
Welcome Coach Will Robertson: Coach Will Robertson (also known as Coach Will or Woach Kill) is thrilled to be back at his alma mater as the Head Nordic Ski Coach. Coach Will skied at Highland from 2005-10 before attending Hamilton College in upstate New York where he skied and ran cross country. After college, he was an assistant coach for the Highland Nordic team and coached the Highland Middle School track team from 2014-17. Coach Will moved to Maine in 2017 to pursue his career in Outdoor Education with Apogee Adventures - an organization that runs summer hiking, biking, and service programs for teens. He still works for Apogee today, but now spends part of his offseason in the Twin Cities where he was eager to pick up Nordic coaching again (most recently as the head coach for the Avalon School Nordic team). Coach Will looks forward to continuing the fantastic team culture and tradition of excellence Coach Moening has established at Highland while still making sure new skiers master the important skill of how to distinguish between their left and right skis
Donate To a Coches Gift!!
If able please donate $5-10 for a coaches gift! Either cash to any leadership group members or venmo @alex_pundsack
Nordic Team Banquet Mar 5
Please join us for the Nordic Banquet March 5th, 6-8pm in Howley Hall (Holy Spirit Basement). Dinner will be Buca di Beppo, and the deadline for tickets was March 1st.
2024 State Meet
Girls Finish 3rd! Hanna finished 2nd!
All-State - Hanna, Tim, Alex
Girl's Relay finishes 5th :)
Boys and Girls are Academic Gold Winners! Individual Academic All-State include: Hanna, Alex, Amelie, Lila, StephJ, Addie, Ingrid, Nina, Tim, Mason, and Cooper
Tim is a StarTribune Athlete of the Week!
Save the Dates:
Ski Shack Cleanout, Equipment/Uniform Turnin - Tuesday, Feb 27
Team Banquet - Tuesday, Mar 5
Ski Passes - if you want a discount code for the Wirth Ski Pass - email your coach.
Skiers - Fill out the Emergency Contact Form
Transportation Waiver: If you are not traveling to a meet or practice on our bus - turn this in to your coach.
A great read about a former Minnesota High School Skier
Trail Passes: skiers - we received the Battle Creek (Ramsey County/St. Paul) trail passes. You will get an email with the pass. Keep it on your phone or print a copy. Optional Wirth passes can be purchased with a student discount and we should have that discount code soon.
Maplelag Roster - registration closed
Maplelag - Team Trip Information (forms are located in room 3303)
Skiers - Join ATHLETE ONLY groupme to stay up to date on practice info: Groupme Link
Register for Nordic Ski
Register through the High School Athletics Department
Payment by check (to the high school athletic office) or online
2023-2024 Season - Save the Dates
Monday, October 23 - Nordic Ski Info/Signup Meeting - High School Room 3303 from 3:05 to 3:20.
Thursday, November 2 - Nordic Ski Parent Meeting - High School Room 3303 5:30 pm (lasts about 45 min)
Wednesday, November 15 - First Day of Practice - meet on the track at 3:20
Tuesday, Dec 5, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. All skiers: We have an athletic movement specialist training us in the gym. Wear loose-fitting clothes. This will be in place of practice.
Parents GroupMe - HP XC 2023 Parents
2023-2024 Season Information
Practice Schedule will be Linked Here
Leadership Group
Juniors and Seniors who want to take a leadership role on the team please read this doc.
Team Spirit Videos Voting for Best Video
Varsity Skiers in the Villager
Davis is a StarTribune Athlete of the Week
Hanna Koch is a StarTribune Athlete of the Week
HP Nordic Classifieds - several pairs of skis posted including Rossi classics, Madshus classics, Fischer skates, a nice OR hoodie, and several wanted ads. If anyone has items they want to post or are in search of, please see details on the page.
Emergency Contact - all skiers - please fill this out
Waxing Skis (thank you Jon Thompson)
Skinnyski State Meet Recap and Stats
Rollerski Rental. We have lots of interest in renting rollerskis for the summer. We have about 25 pairs of rollerskis to rent for the summer ($50). We'll post that information on the team webpage once we collect all the skis and do spring maintenance (mostly wheel replacements). We will have the skis ready by early April.
State Championship
Girls Finish Second at State! Boys finish 9th!
Molly is Individual State Champ!
Davis is All-State!
StarTribune PioneerPress Coverage
State Championship Info
Streamed online by SchoolSpace Media at www.prepspotlight.tv ($9.99)
Results will be here
From the Captains: To thank our coaches for a great season, we're asking each skier who is able to contribute $5-10 for a coaches' gift. Your donation can be mailed/dropped off at 1385 Edgcumbe Rd, Venmoed to @MaeveMoening, or given directly to Anna, Otto, or Maeve. Thanks!
The Birkie Roundup (thank you Amelie and Addie - link fixed).
Jessie Diggins has a message for HP Nordic
Sand Skiing the Virtual Birkie
Rollerskis - please turn them in at the ski shack. Coach Moening is running all of them to Finn Sisu for maintenance (that never happened last spring)
Mark your calendar
March 16 Rental Ski and Uniform Turn in at 3:30 pm
March 18 Outdoor Team Awards Ceremony (in lieu of team banquet) at 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Brush up on your kick waxing (nordic nerds only)
Watch some video
HP Skiers at Mesabi (thanks to Big Daddy)
Watch the kick wax game
Excited about Nordic? We are too.
Running Summer Time Trial Course - Hidden Falls Boat Launch
Rollersking Time Trial Course - Franklin Hill Area
Goal Setting: Here is an example. Developing Long Term Goals. Summer Running Plans Log Simple Annual Log Simple Weekly Log Salsa Scale - Weekly Planning
Thinking about running or skiing in college?
http://www.scholarshipstats.com/crosscountry.htm
http://www.scholarshipstats.com/skiing.html
Your Future - Bryan Fish US Ski Team Training Summary