October
Hi everyone –

Thanks to so many of you for participating in all the events associated with our Fall Festival weekend! Golf, Tennis, Ski Swap, Fit Day, bike ride – it was all fun, well attended, and just such a joy to see familiar faces again, even if I could only see your eyeballs…and I apologize to anyone I may have inadvertently snubbed. Recognizing people with masks on is hard work!

I was especially grateful to see good mask wearing and quick adjustments to our new normal. As I overheard one mom say in Town Square, “Well, when you’re from Massachusetts, you basically just sleep with a mask on these days, so this is no big deal.” As we all know, mask wearing is the single biggest thing we can do to keep ourselves and our communities safe during the continued spread of Covid-19. Thanks to everyone for your support and participation in this effort.

The coaching staff at WVBBTS and WVA have continued conversations about our winter operations.

  • Thanks to the very hard work of the coaches, we have a fairly good draft of various competition calendars which we’ll hopefully be circulating soon, pending approval by many different resorts. All calendars are a house of cards, dependent on the cooperation of lots of resorts and clubs. If you see coaches with smoke coming out of their ears, trust that they’ve been working on the competition calendars.

  • We are continuing to discuss the best possible daily schedule for families. The short version: there is no single schedule which is BEST for all families. Our plan right now is to be as methodical as possible – we’re going to try to change one variable at a time, and then adapt as feedback indicates. The first variable we know about is that we’ll have limited lodge access. So rather than change the daily schedule for all groups in advance of the season before we know how the day feels, we are going to stick to a more-or-less “normal” daily rhythm of a morning session and an afternoon session for all BBTS groups other than Mitey Mites. We expect to have lots of feedback about how lunch in the car works or feels, and then we’ll iterate based on our experiences.
  • Mitey Mites will be shifting to a single daily session

  • Athlete Support Credits – it does not look like we’ll have fewer events at WV this year (which is both good and bad!) and so as of right now there’s not expected to be any change to families’ athlete support credits. However, with the USSS-mandated smaller field sizes, each event day should be shorter!

Looking forward to seeing you all very, very soon!
Tory
Save the Date:
Waterville Valley Historical Society Blood Drive - November 6th
First Day of BBTS - Friday November 27th
Welcome Back/ Coaches Night - Saturday, December 5th
New Member Reception - Sunday, December 6th
Hiring Updates
WVBBTS is thrilled to announce the hiring of three new staff members for the 20-21 Winter. Tom Sell joins as FIS Mens Coach, Craig Antonides has been hired as the Head U10 coach, and Sam Higgins will be taking on the role of director of Mountain Operations.

You can learn more about all 3 hires in the link below. Welcome to the WVBBTS Family, Tom, Craig, & Sam.
BBTS Cookbook Fundraiser
Arriving for the holiday season will be a BBTS Cookbook! Members are asked to submit their favorite family recipes, appetizers, dishes, soups, and more! A great gift that supports a great cause!

Thank you for contributing to this year’s cookbook, your recipe should be submitted as a PDF in letter size (8.5 x 11"). To make things easier, we have put together a template for you to use – but this is not mandatory as long as you send us your final as a PDF. Please submit your completed recipe to cookbook@wvbbts.org

CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT A RECIPE. SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 13th!!
Freeski/ Freestyle Apparel Order
TEAM ORDER FOR OAKLEY JACKETS

Price:$200
Includes embroidery and shipping

Use this link to order!



DUE DATE FOR ORDERING IS OCTOBER 30th
*** MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MOGUL PANT ORDERS WILL BE SENT NEXT WEEK***

Questions: Email Maggie McGovern or Rob Dresser
US Ski & Snowboard Registration
If you have not already purchased your US Ski & Snowboard License the early bird prices go up on November 1st!


All members of WVBBTS will need this!
Thank you to our 19 -20 Sponsors
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