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posted 01/11/2021

WMRT President's Letter
Date: 1/11/20
After a couple weekends of limited crowds, they returned this weekend. While the lines may appear to be one big mass from the deck, standing in-line Sunday I felt the separation was adequate. Below you’ll find some items and a couple reminders.
As a reminder:
Athletes need to continue to ride the lift 2 at time and within their weekend cohorts.
Breaks are to be limited if at all and no congregating around a large table.
If these requirements are not followed and a quarantine is required, it may result in the whole age group being quarantined, not just the cohort.
MyMedBot – Health Prescreening: I hope you find the use of the MyMedBot app convenient.
If you get a RED screen - DO NOT come to practice, if the Red screen is the result of a mistake when completing the questionnaire please reach out to a Board member so that it can be revised, alternatively complete the paper form and hand it to a Board Member. You’ll notice several of the questions have been updated to include further explanation about travel, quarantine and testing.
If you’re not attending please don’t complete the MyMedBot app, we will view the incompletes as not attending training that day. If you don’t complete the app do not come to training, doing so may result in removal from the program.
If you (parent or athlete) do test positive for COVID 19 please let us know by sending an email to
. This will allow us to make a determination if notification to a cohort is required and allow us to track the resumption of participation. Not doing so puts our season and the health of others in jeopardy.
U12 Home Race on January 23rd – The board met last week and made the difficult decision to cancel the GS on Lower Smith due to a couple reasons, 1) COVID 19 – see below, 2) Smith Walton Homologation.
We are considering options for a home race later in the year, assuming the situation with COVID 19 improves.
Smith Walton Homologation – Over a year ago we started the re-homologation process. In November 2020 our current homologation expired, and in the last week of December we finally received the re-homologation report from USSS. Due to the narrowness of the trail, where upper smith meets lower smith (the Condo), USSS will not renew our top to bottom homologation for GS. This means we cannot run a race from the top to the bottom. We can however run a Slalom on Upper Smith and a Slalom and Giant Slalom on Lower Smith.
We are exploring what options we have
Night Training continues this week - Tuesday 7 to 9pm, and Thursday 7 to 9pm. If you unsure of the location, there should be a whiteboard on the gate shed with the location indicated. In most cases, we will either be on Smith or Piece of Cake.
NASTAR - The Race dept has agreed to let MWRT athletes run the NASTAR course, on the weekends when accompanied by their coaches. Prior to running the course there is a waiver that must be signed. Please login to you athletes account and sign the waiver, otherwise your athlete will be turned away.
By the Numbers - COVID 19:
Cases continue to rise not only in Massachusetts but across the country.
7 Day Average Positivity – 7.26%* down from 8.42%**
Average Daily Incidence Rate Per 100,000 (last 14 days) – 61.1%* up from 58.3**
Estimated Active Cases in MA – 92,405
*reported 1/11/2021
**reported 12/31/2020
The expectation is that we will see the peak (positive cases) from the holidays in mid-January, and it is expected we will see the peak (hospitalizations) from the holidays two weeks after that - the middle/end of January. It’s also been noted that there is more virulent mutation going around.
Please continue to be vigilant in your social distancing, mask wearing, and hand washing. Now is not the time to let our guard down.
A few Reminders:
Parents Accessibility: Please remember if you drive your athlete you are required to stay at the mountain in case something happens, or they develop symptoms and need to be removed.
Practice Times: Unless otherwise noted, practice will start at 7:30 and end at 11:30 and the athletes will return to the meeting area between the Granite Room and Ski Patrol.
1. Pre-Screen up to 8 hours before practice.
2. Arrive ready to ski – go to the meeting area outside Granite Room/Ski Patrol.
3. Always wear your mask - everywhere
4. Six feet apart from everyone all times
5. Follow Mountain Rules in the lift line and on lift – 2 WMRT Athletes on chair.
Regards,
Scot Haigh
WMRT President