33nd ANNUAL 2024 THANKSGIVING RACE CAMP
Race information & Enrollment

INCLUDING A SEPARATE PROGRAM FOR MASTERS RACERS
DATES: NOV. 28, 29, 30 & DEC. 1
OUR MISSION: Provide quality, affordable, early season training without missing large amounts of school time.
BRULE HASN’T MISSED YET! 30+ YEARS of GREAT SNOW.
Ski Brule has one of the premier snowmaking facilities in the country.
This ensures adequate snow for race training.
High Schoolers, get your season started with a solid foundation.
Make your plans today for Ski Brule

3 KEYS to SUCCESS
1. FUNDAMENTALS
Latest basic skills and drills in technique and tactics.
2. EXCELLENT VISUALS
Visuals from top athletes and coaches as well as video of World Cup skiers.
3. MAXIMUM REPETITIONS
On snow time designed to afford as many gates or turns as possible.

Groups will break-up according to the age and ability of each athlete. Parents wishing to accompany very small children are welcome.
Emphasis will be on solid ski- technique, bio-mechanics and race techniques. Lectures will be cover technique, tactics, conditioning, maintenance, sport psychology and equipment
FEES: $90 per day, $340 per racer for all four days.
LODGING: Call 1 800 DO BRULE or book at www.skibrule.com. They have many options available including local motels.

TRAINING SCHEDULE:
Thurs. through Sun. (Lifts at 9:00)
Breakfast Buffet approx 1 hr before lifts
Meet at 8:30 AM TBA
Evening activities 7:00 PM TBA

For more information on the 2024 Ski Brule Race Camp, call Pat at: 608 848-6123, 608 347-5741 or 608 527-5757

Coaching Staff
Pat Slattery: Head Coach
Pat is a Level 400 Coach and Central Junior Olympic Team coach. He was Head Coach of the Madison Alpine Race Team and is a PSIA Level III instructor. Pat has over 40 years coaching at Mt Hood and Blackcomb summer camps, Wilmot and MAD Alpine. He is currently coaching with Blackhawk Ski Club.
He was asst. US coach at the 32nd Trofeo Topolino Games in 1992 and acting Swiss team captain.
On Christmas Day 2021 Pat celebrated 70 years on skis.

Jim Lease: Masters Coach
Jim is a Level 200 Coach, a PSIA Level III Instructor, Pro Racer and traveling NASTAR Pacesetter. Jim has over 35 years racing and coaching experience. Jim will head the Masters Program.

Jenny Dahlberg: Associate Coach, Blackhawk
Jenny has been head coach of Blackhawk Alpine Race Team since it began in 2005. She is a Level 100 with course setting credits. She is a former UW racer and raced USSA for Team Duluth.
Jenny won’t be with us until her twin boys Jacob and Michael are on skis. She is invaluable in organization.

Additional coaches:

Bob Vial
Bob is a Level 500 coach, Head Coach of Mt Ripley Race Team and director of Hurricane Race Camps at Mt Hood..
Bob is a former elite athlete and Olympic Technical coach for the Czech Republic.

Dennis Novak
Dennis is a Level 100 coach with our adult racers since the early years. Dennis is a top Masters racer and a frequent visitor to the NASTAR Nationals podium.

Jonathan Manderfield
Jonathan is a Level 200 coach, USSA, FIS, and NMU Ski Team racer as well as Central Division Project Coach

Sarah Breckenridge
Sarah is a former Cascade and MART racer who, in addition to coaching for MART coached at Eldora, Team Summit and Team Breckenridge in Colorado. She runs the Breckenridge School of Highland Dance in Madison.

Corry White
Corry brings the experience of growing up racing on the ice of the East and 15 years of coaching the Tyrol Basin Ski Team to us again this year.

Larry Heathman
Larry is a Level 200 Coach. He coaches Copper Country Snowsports Club and is Houghton High School Head Coach.

MaryLu Cianciolo
MaryLu is a PSIA Examiner, she is Ski School Director at Chicago Snow Studio and was the lead Mighty Mite coach at Wilmot for over 10 seasons.