FEBRUARY E-SPILLWAY NEWSLETTER |
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CVA's Newest Olympian, Liam Moffatt, Will Represent Canada in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. |
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Liam Moffatt, CVA Class of 2015, will be representing Canada in Snowboard Cross at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
Liam attended CVA, graduating in 2015, and completing a postgraduate year from 2015-16.
In the words of CVA Head of School, Kate Webber Punderson, "We are so proud of Liam! He is continuing the strong tradition of Snowboard Cross here at CVA and Sugarloaf. He was inspired by other world-class riders who honed their skills here, such as Seth Wescott, Nikki Pilavakis-Davoren, and Alex Tuttle. And Liam is now inspiring all our student-athletes. With a dream, determination, world-class training and coaches, and a supportive community – anything is possible."
Liam will compete on Thursday, February 10th at the Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium. Tune in to cheer him on and show some Big Dog spirit!
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2022 CVA SCHOLARSHIP BASH |
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The CVA Scholarship Bash is just around the corner!
The annual Scholarship Bash is a critical piece of Carrabassett Valley Academy’s fundraising efforts, to raise scholarship money for current and prospective student-athletes. Each year, we award scholarship funds to over 55% of student-athletes, who demonstrate financial need and exceptional potential in their athletic discipline and academic performance.
Funds are raised through the sale in-person of raffle ticket sales, online auction items, a paddle raise for cash donations, and through our generous event sponsors.
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Apres Ski Event
Date: Saturday, February 26th 2022
Time: 2PM-4PM EST
The apres ski event is open to everyone who has purchased a raffle ticket. Come join us, out front of the Sugarloaf Inn, for food, drinks, and conversation around the fire pits. If you're on the hill, please pop on by. We look forward to seeing you there!
Virtual Event
Date: Saturday, February 26th 2022
Time: 7PM-7:30PM EST
The virtual event is open to all and will include call-ins from special guests, interviews and videos featuring students and alumni, a raffle drawing, online auction, and a paddle raise cash-giving opportunity. To join the live stream event, you must register in advance using the link below.
The virtual event link will be shared with those who registered for the event via text, so please be sure to enter your cell phone number when registering. Text updates and reminders will be sent to you leading up to the event.
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Raffle Ticket Information |
Only 300 raffle tickets will be sold for an opportunity to win the grand prize of $5,000, or one of 20 other raffle prizes valued at $100 each. Tickets are $100 each. All proceeds from the Bash support the CVA Scholarship Fund.
Raffle tickets will be sold in-person only at local businesses including Mountainside Real Estate, the Bill & Joan Alfond Competition Center, Downhill Supply Company, and at Carrabassett Valley Academy.
Everyone that purchases a raffle ticket will receive a limited edition 40th anniversary buff, featuring an aerial image of Sugarloaf captured by Maine Drone Imaging.
Ticket holders need not be present at the event to win.
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IN THE CLASSROOM: ACADEMIC NEWS |
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Interactive Science at Its Best |
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Just before Christmas break, the Environmental Science class received 200 rainbow trout fish eggs from the Maine Inland Fish and Wildlife State Hatchery in New Gloucester. Since then, the class has been hard at work making habitats for the growing rainbow trout.
The students are starting to build their aquaponics systems, designing their systems in groups using materials already available, along with new materials. Once the systems are built, the class will begin planting crops.
Thank you to the Parent Support Organization for supporting our students through the purchase of three 75 gallon aquarium tanks and the equipment to run them! And thank you to teacher, Jessie Scannell, for your hands-on approach to environmental science!
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The CVA Environmental Club hosted their first ever thrift store. Students and staff were encouraged to donate used clothes, and purchase like-new ones from the pop-up thrift store on campus.
All proceeds from the sale benefited the Environmental Club. All items not sold were donated to local charities, to help area families stay warm this winter.
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The Environmental Club is on Instagram |
The Environmental Science students at CVA have set up some wildlife cameras around campus that they're using as an interactive learning tool to survey, and take note, of changes in the local environment's flora and fauna. If you're a nature nut, or just like to see the cute critters in our backyard, check out their new instagram account @cvawildlifecameras.
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Promoting Diversity in Snow Sports |
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February is Black History Month. The most recent data from the National Ski Area Association reports that 88 percent of skiers are white. CVA recognizes the lack of diversity in snow sports and is committed to the importance of diversity and inclusion.
Check out this short video from REI presenting the Brotherhood of Skiing. Since 1973, the National Brotherhood of Skiers has been dedicated to creating a welcoming space for people of color on the slopes and supporting black youth in snow sports. The National Brotherhood of Skiers hosts the largest gathering of black skiers in the United States and represents 53 ski clubs with over 3,000 members across the country.
"Everybody deserves a piece of the outdoors, everybody deserves that peace and happiness." - Henri Rivers National Brotherhood of Skiers
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ON THE SLOPES: ATHLETIC NEWS |
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The annual Sugarloaf Speed Week did not disappoint! From January 28th through February 4th, the Narrow Gauge challenged skiers from across the Eastern Region in Super G and Downhill races.
This Speed Week was extra special, as it was the first time that a downhill race has been hosted in the Eastern Region in the last 6+ years!
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The U16 & U18 men and women were busy preparing for these events for the last few weeks. Daily training focused on making bigger arcs, longer speed turns, aerodynamics, and learning how to glide the ski.
A selection of U16 and U18 men and women competed in Super G races on the 28th with some exceptional results. For the Men, in the MARA Super G Qualifier Caleb Stefanakos '24 took home 1st and Will Roy '24 took home 2nd. The second Super G race was a CVA sweep with Caleb Stefanakos '24 in 1st, Kaden Theriault '24 in 2nd, and Charles Lorrain-Beaucage '24 in 3rd. The women also had some amazing results with Althea Noyes '23 in 2nd and Charlie Koenig '24 in 3rd in the MARA Super G Qualifier, and Charlie Koenig '24 taking 2nd in the second race.
The U18 men and women had their Downhill races on the 1st of February. With a field of 56 competitors, the competition was steep, but the men performed admirably. Congrats to Lake Lindelof '22, Jackson Knobloch '23, Dan Godomsky '22, and Caleb Stefanakos '24 for their amazing effort, and a shoutout goes out to Caleb for being the fastest CVA Men's athlete. Another shoutout goes to CVA alum, Luke Kearing, for his 4th place finish overall. The women put up some impressive results with Abby Byers '22 and Althea Noyes '23 having top 5 finishes in both races and Josie Alexander '23 having two top ten finishes.
For photos from the Downhill Event, go here.
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The U14 CVA Alpine athletes went to Shawnee Peak for the SL Qualifier, and they rocked it! The U14 Academy Men secured 4 of the top 10 spots including gold, silver, and bronze medals, and the U14 Women took home gold.
Congratulations to the following academy athletes for their placements: Men's 1st Rocco Lazzaro '26, 2nd Oliver Whipple '26, 3rd Nick Klemperer '27, and 8th Max Roy '27. Women's 1st Lucia Littlefield.
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15 U14 alpine athletes went over to Sunday River for Super-G training and racing.
Congratulations to the following academy athletes below for their placements: Race 1 Men's 1st Rocco Lazzaro '26, 2nd Jack Hepburn '26, 4th Oliver Whipple '26, 7th Max Roy '27, & 8th Ethan Godomsky '27 and Women's 1st Lucia Littlefield '26, & 8th Luisa Reuter '27. Race 2 Men's 1st Rocco Lazzaro '26, 2nd Jack Hepburn '26, 4th Oliver Whipple '26, & 7th Max Roy '27 and Women's 1st Lucia Littlefield '26 & 8th Luisa Reuter '27.
For photos from the event, go here.
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Youth Backcountry Camp at Mt.Washington Backcountry Fest |
CVA Backcountry will be a premier sponsor at the Mt. Washington Backcountry Festival held February 24th-27th.
Head Coach, Owen McAndrew, will be leading a Youth Backcountry Camp at the event. In this two-day clinic, tailored towards young skiers ages 12-16, the group will explore the White Mountains and include training in off-piste skiing skills, avalanche education, and ski mountaineering, all in a safe and instructional manner, which develops skills in leadership, problem solving, communication, risk management, and teamwork.
For more information on the camp, or how to register, go here.
Fore more information on the Backcountry Festival, go here.
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Our Alpine Snowboard development team athletes had an award winning weekend, all achieving podium placements at the USASA New Hampshire series in Waterville Valley. Walker Wolfe ’26 took 2nd in SL and 1st in both GS races for Boys 13-14. Boden Gerry ’24 took 1st in the GS1 race for Men 15-16. Paarth Tyagi ’24 took 3rd in the GS2 race for Men 15-16. Zack Zaman ’22 took 1st in all 3 races (Sl, GS1, and GS2) for Men 17-18.
For photos from the event, go here.
Our FIS competitors, Luca Graham '22, Sasha Jansujwicz '23, and Baran Tatlidede '23 went to Giants Ridge in Minnesota where they competed in parallel slalom and giant slalom on the 21st and 22nd of January. Sasha took home 3rd in the Women’s Parallel Slalom FIS race on the 22nd.
For photos from the event, go here.
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The CVA Snowboard Park athletes checked out Unbound in Mammoth while competing in the Futures Tour, a FIS/USASA Slopestyle and Halfpipe event, from the 19th - 21st.
All athletes had fun, trained hard, progressed on new tricks, and got to enjoy some amazing park features!
The Snowboard Park athletes also participated in the USASA Slopestyle event at Sunday River. They hit the park in style, and their skills paid off with 7 Snowboard Park athletes making the podium, including a sweep of the Men's 15-16 age group! Congratulations to the following athletes for their podium placements: Kyla Harvie ‘25 1st (W 13-14), Noah Tippie ‘26 1st (M 13-14), Zack Bussiere ‘26 2nd (M 13-14), Sully Platte ‘25 1st (M 15-16), Brady Harvie ‘24 2nd (M 15-16), Lance Goodnow ‘24 3rd (M 15-16), and Dena Abreu ‘22 1st (W 17-18).
For photos from the event, go here.
The Snowboard Park athletes also rocked the rails at the Sugarloaf Slopestyle event. Congratulations to the following athletes for their podium placements below: Kyla Harvie ‘25 1st (W 13-14), Zack Bussiere ‘26 1st (M 13-14), Noah Tippie ‘26 3rd (M 13-14), Brady Harvie ‘24 1st (M 15-16), Mitch Marquis '24 2nd (M 15-16), and Lance Goodnow ‘24 3rd (M 15-16).
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Boden Gerry '24 finished 12th overall at the Speed Nation SBX NorAm tour at Banff Sunshine Village. At 15 years old, he is the youngest age eligible for participating at the FIS level for snowboarding. Qualifying both days, and finishing just outside of the top 10, is evidence of his hard work and commitment to his sport. |
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Acy Craig ‘21, also competed in the Speed Nation SBX NorAm tour at Banff Sunshine Village, taking 1st place in her first race and 5th in her second race. She’s continuing her dreams as a CVA post-graduate student, based out West this year. We couldn’t be more proud of her! |
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Our famed snowboard and ski cross course on Sidewinder is taking shape! CVA and Sugarloaf tag team the cross track construction.
We’re thrilled to have world-class professional machine operator Shawn Clawson, CVA Class of 2006, behind the controls pushing the turns, jumps and rollers.
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In the words of Action Sports Director, Nate McKenzie, “It's a great opportunity for CVA to help Sugarloaf create a great, safe course for events, training, and inspiring fans across disciplines. Shawn is the best of the best!”
Shawn, CVA coaches, and Sugarloaf Park and Grooming crews have been working around the clock shaping and perfecting the course for our cross athletes. Go team, and thank you!
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CVA Freeski athletes also competed in the Slopestyle event at Sunday River. 5 athletes had podium placements at the event: Carver Emory ‘27 1st (M 11-12), Reggie Hicks ‘27 2nd (M 11-12), Alex Bateman ‘26 1st (M 13-14), Sully Butler ‘24 2nd (M 15-16), and Drew Hooker ‘22 1st (W 17-18).
For photos from the event, go here.
Next up was the Sugarloaf Slopestyle event, and yet again, the Freeski athletes had a strong showing with 6 podium placements at the event: Carver Emory ‘27 1st (M 11-12), Reggie Hicks ‘27 3rd (M 11-12), Shire Cosby '25 1st (M 13-14), Avery Dicentes '25 3rd (M 13-14), Finn Emory '25 1st (M 15-16), and Sully Butler ‘24 2nd (M 15-16).
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The first USSS Eastern Region Freestyle Competition event of the year, the Kagan Cup, took place at Sugarloaf on January 8th-9th. The Eastern Championship Series (ECS), "A"-level event challenged athletes on Skidder. Jack Egan '25 finished 2nd place overall. On Day 2, the U15 Men swept their age-group awards with Gabe Landry '26, Hayden Davis (Weekend Program), and Tate Royall '25 taking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively. Kennedy Hicks '25 took home 2nd in the Women’s U15.
For photos from the event, go here.
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CVA Freestyle Moguls athletes Lance Dolan ‘22, Jack Egan ‘25, Chase Littlefield ‘24, and Dory Michaud ‘23 competed at the Deer Valley NorAms.
They worked hard, did a great job, and had an awesome time at their first NorAm!
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Francouer Bumps and Jumps |
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The CVA Freestyle Weekend Program athletes competed in the Francouer Bumps and Jumps competition, right here at Sugarloaf. The athletes had a great showing at the Eastern Circuit
"B"-level mogul event, with the girls sweeping the podium and the boys getting gold!
Congratulations to the athletes below for their placements:
Girls 1st Isabella Dawling, 2nd Brynn Royall, 3rd Celia Rose and Boys 1st Felix Trinward.
For photos from the event, go here.
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Showing Some Style...Slopestyle |
The Snowboard Park & Freestyle Weekend Program athletes competed at the Sugarloaf Slopestyle event, with a strong showing across the board, including a Boys 7-8 age group sweep for Freeski!
Congratulations to the following athletes for their podium placements :
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Lorenzo Warren 1st (Boys 7-8), Lucia Lorenz 1st (Girls 9 - 10), Charlie Macleod 2nd (Boys 9 - 10), William Lorenz 2nd (Boys 11-12), and Christopher Colbert 2nd (Boys 13-14)
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Charlotte Rana 1st (Girls 7-8), Sarah Wilkerson 3rd (Girls 7-8), Willby Deckelmann 1st, (Boys 7-8), Sam Slayton 2nd (Boys 7-8), Atticus Ray 3rd (Boys 7-8), Tyson Harner 2nd (Boys 9-10), Abigail Pellerin 2nd (Girls 13-14), and Patrick Lynch 2nd (Boys 13-14).
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The CVA Weekend Program U12 athletes competed in the Candy Cup on Kangaroo Hill.
Athletes spent one full hour hiking up, and skiing down, an icy course to see which team could do the most laps. Every athlete gave it their all, and the race resulted in a tie with a whopping 129 runs each!
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Coaching a Future Generation of Skiers |
CVA alumnus, Gus Macleod ‘95, a successful college NCAA Div 1 Alpine coach whose skiers have claimed 19 of the 27 NCAA qualifications in the last 10 years, was at the Loaf this past weekend with his team for the Colby Carnival. While here, he took the time to speak with our Weekend Program Alpine athletes about what ski racing is like in college. They were so grateful for the opportunity, and we are so grateful to Gus! |
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Middle School Student of the Month |
The focus that Luise puts into her studies is unparalleled. She is conscientious in all subjects, always putting forth her best effort. She is a top-notch student and a mentor to her peers. Thank you, Luise, for setting the bar high, and reaching it. |
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High School Student of the Month |
Sasha is consistently hard-working. She always has a positive attitude and is committed to continuous improvement. The effort that she puts into class projects is above and beyond. Thank you, Sasha, for your focus, hard-work, and commitment. |
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Maggie has been working really hard during athletics, and her efforts are paying off. She is operating at a higher level than ever before, and her skills are improving daily. We are so proud of you, Maggie! Keep up the great work. |
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3197 Carrabassett Drive
Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947
Phone: (207) 237-2250
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