The Detroit Lakes High School has a great high school skiing program for kids in grades 7-12. They can compete at the Jr. High, Junior Varsity and Varsity levels.

Skiers learn and compete in both the Skate (Freestyle) technique and Classic technique. Races range from approximately 2.5 to 4 kilometers for Jr. High races and 5 to 10 kilometers for the Junior Varsity and Varsity skiers.

Head Coach- Dan Josephson

Asst. Coaches:  Jim Ziegler & Nikki Caulfield

Want more info on the team? Contact Dan at dan@herzogroofing.com or 844-7352

Download the Overview of Skiing

Ski Meet Schedule

2011-2012 Schedule

**please note updates due to low snow conditions this year!**

Start of practice - Nov 14th

Grand Rapids - Dec 10th

Bemidji Relays - Dec 17th

DL Invite - Dec 20th (new date!)

Deer River - Dec 27th (Moved to Mt. Itasca)

Brainerd - Dec 29th (moved to Mt. Itasca)

Mesabi  - Jan 7th (Varsity and JV only)

Ottertail - Jan 10th (Moved to Maplelag)

Little Falls - Jan 16th (Moved to Mt. Itasca)

Bemidji  -Jan 21st (Cancelled)

North Star Conf  -Jan 24th (at Maplelag)

Jr. High Champs - Jan 28th (Jr. High only) **TBA

Section 8 Finals-  Feb 8th

Eligibility for meets:  

1. Each skier must be at practice the immediate 5 days prior to the ski meet.*
2. Each skier must complete the given team workouts.
3. Each skier must be current in the classroom.
4. Each skier must be in good standing on the team.
5. Middle school skiers are encouraged to attend all the weekend meets.**
6. Middle school skiers can attend weekday meets.***

*  Exceptions to this rule can be made.  Example: REQUIRED school functions. However, missing practice must be cleared prior to missing practice. Illness is considered a missed practice. Make-up class-work and class projects or involvement in other extra-curriculars are not an acceptable excuse.

 It is not fair to the rest of the team to have less than full commitment.

Practice Schedule

Announcements regarding practice location and details.

December: At the high school until it snows.

January: At the high school until it snows

February: TBA... pending snow

Clothing:  Please dress appropriately for outdoor activities. Make sure you are warm enough but still able to move freely. Layers are best, and synthetic fabrics (NOT cotton!) are best for the layer right against your skin. Shorts and short sleeve shirts are NOT acceptable in cold weather!!

Announcements

When it snows more than 6", we will ski at Mountain View for the remainder of the season. If you take the bus out it will return to the high school shortly after 5:30 PM. Please see the Practice Schedule on the left side (scroll down) for details.

Waxing before races is now done at the high school.

Laker Skiing Results

All high school results can be found at: http://www.skinnyski.com/racing/results/

 December 10th

December 20th

December 27th

Found equipment that you're not sure about? Please contact coaches with questions.

Online Skiing Resources:

Improve your classic stride:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Vue10ItXg

Skating without poles: (to figure out your legs!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brGZlZkCwyk

 Excellent videos on poling:

http://www.crosscountryskier.com/interactive/video.php