Handouts 2017-2018 Winter Park Patrol Patrol Information Winter Patrol Reminders Patrol Supervisor phone list Patrol winter schedules Patrol needs table Park Information HS Nordic Ski Race Schedule Facility Operations Hours Additional handouts (not in packet): patrol roster (private data released to share with other patrollers) Online Resources Main Page www.threeriversparks.org Explore Parks & Trails, Things to Do, Programs & Events, etc. Crosscountry Ski Trail Conditions will display on web home page. Location of additional information on the website: Park District News: www.threeriversparks.org/news-archive Construction: www.threeriversparks.org/page/construction-projects About Us: www.threeriversparks.org/page/about-us Contact Us: www.threeriversparks.org/page/contact-us Volunteer Page www.threeriversparks.org/volunteer Click on the Volunteer Resource Center: Volunteer Recruitment Publications General Volunteer Materials (volunteer handbook, work-related injuries flowchart, volunteer hours log, Volunteer Fun Pass fact sheet) Park Patrol Materials (manual, accident report form, handouts, etc.) VicNet (Link to VicNet login, instruction guide) Other Sources of Information: Trail Hotline 763-559-6778 Programs & Events Calendar (quarterly) Cross-Country Ski Guide in park brochure racks and online Park maps in park brochure racks and online 1
Winter Reminders 2017-18 Volunteer Park Patrol Please review the Volunteer Handbook and Park Patrol Manual posted on the Volunteer Resource Center at www.threeriversparks.org/volunteer. Also review Park District information for your park. Any questions that you have may be directed to park staff, your unit supervisor or Volunteer Office staff. Patrol Procedures Summary Schedule Shifts Before Patrolling _ Schedule all patrol shifts in advance (preferably 48 hours or more if using VicNet or email). Anything less than 48 hours be sure to speak directly with unit supervisor (phone or in person). (See attached supervisor contact list.) Report Patrol Hours After Patrolling _ VicNet is preferred. Patrollers new to a park must contact the unit supervisor before using VicNet for their park(s) Go to: www.threeriversparks.org/volunteer/resource-center.aspx for a link to VicNet and instructions. Your logon is your email. Create your own password. _ Other options: _ VicTouch, a computer clock in/out system, is used at some sites. You will need your password which is your volunteer number (printed on patrol cards this fall). _ Paper hours logs may be used for events and some sites. A monthly volunteer hours log may also be used if you don t have computer access and sent your unit supervisor. Identify yourself as a Park District Park Patrol volunteer _ See below. Carry a first aid pack and phone. _ Available for check-out at base locations or carry your own. See below. Report any incidents. _ Call 911 (request Three Rivers Police except for Scott County parks) and notify your supervisor. _ Turn in accident report forms immediately to on-duty supervisor. _ Any injury to yourself must be treated and reported immediately to the on-duty supervisor. (Refer to Worker-Related Injuries Flow Chart available online.) Communicate with your Supervisor _ Get to know your unit supervisor and park staff! Each time you patrol, check with staff and report what you see on park trails and ask any questions or offer suggestions that you may have. Patrol Clothing and Equipment Park Patrol Clothing _ Wear a name tag and red patrol bib, jacket, t-shirt, or other red shirt with patrol patches. [Park District navy/khaki clothing is also acceptable for horse patrol.] Patrol bibs and name tags may be checked out at designated base locations. A complimentary volunteer T-shirt is provided to new patrollers. Engraved nametags provided after 50 hours. _ National Ski Patrol members may wear the official NSP jacket. _ All clothing must be neat in appearance. Black or white pants, tights, or wind pants are recommended with red bib, shirt or jacket. _ Purchase of clothing is not required; however, limited items will be available for purchase, as well as patches, which may be sewn on red clothing. (manual p. 6) Patrol Packs _ First aid packs may be checked out at designated patrol base locations during facility hours. 2
_ You are encouraged to assemble your own pack providing you follow the list of required supplies in the patrol manual (manual p. 16). As you use supplies while assisting park guests, you may request replacement. Check with your supervisor. _ First aid supplies are available for purchase separately as supplies last. o First aid supplies at cost (as available). Cell Phones _ Please carry a cell phone. If you are willing to receive calls from facility staff or Park Police, please give park staff your cell phone number. _ A Cell Phone is available for check-out at base locations during facility hours. Recreation Equipment _ Patrollers are expected to provide own equipment maintained in safe operating order. Patrollers may use park rental equipment while patrolling if equipment is available. Rental is free of charge while patrolling; however, patrollers should follow regular rental procedures (bring your driver s license. Ask the Park Operations Supervisor at each park for procedures. Park rental equipment must stay in the park where it is rented. Horses are not available for rent. Horse Patrollers must provide own horse, tack and transportation to park. Miscellaneous Patrol Info Patrol hours and locations _ Refer to the attached winter patrol schedule and needs table. Schedules are determined according to the needs of each park. Contact unit supervisors with any questions about patrol hours for the parks/trails under their supervision. Trail Passes _ Trail fees are waived for volunteer patrollers while on-duty, in uniform and scheduled in advance. Passes are required when not on duty. _ Active volunteers earn park privileges through the Volunteer Fun Pass Program which is mailed to volunteers each November. For details review the Volunteer Fun Pass Program Fact Sheet online. Help with School Groups, High School Ski Races and Practices, and Other Events Check with each park for specific needs. To sign up for a shift during events and ski meets/practices, just sign up on the patrol schedule for that park or contact program staff recruiting patrollers in the quarterly event volunteer recruitment letter. Patrol Phone/Email List In compliance with our data privacy practices, only the information you authorized on your current patrol form has been included on the patrol roster to be shared with fellow patrollers and staff. If you would like to make corrections to this list, please contact the Volunteer Office. Patrol Meetings and Site Orientations _ All-Patrol Meetings: Before patrolling in winter or spring, a patrol meeting is required. If you miss the Nov. 29 meeting, a make-up is scheduled for Dec. 2, 9-10:30 am & Jan. 3, 6:30-8 pm, French (FOC). _ Horse Patrol: New patrollers who intend to patrol on horseback should contact Sgt. Corey Jurgenson before patrolling. (See supervisor contact list.) Basic winter and summer horse patrol information will be covered at the bi-annual all patrol meeting. Additional meetings/trainings for horse patrollers may also be arranged. _ Site Orientation: New patrollers or patrollers from another park should contact the unit supervisor for the park to arrange a site orientation to become familiar with check-in procedures and information for that park. These visits will need to occur during a slow time of day. 3
er Wint mm r Su e 2017-18 Park Patrol Unit Supervisors contact list draft as of 11-27-17 primary contact Park Trails Unit (Recreation Areas XC ski/snowshoe/walking/biking/skating): Facility Staff Park Facility for patrol check- Main facility Staff name Title Email Office number Cell number in number x Baker Campground office 763-694-7662 Amy Nelson Facility Supervisor Amy.Nelson@threeriversparks.org 763-694-2069 612-490-6708 x x Baker Campground office 763-694-7662 Bri Koch Park Operations Supervisor Bri.Koch@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7663 612-704-0770 x Baker Chalet 763-694-7660 Amy Nelson Facility Supervisor Amy.Nelson@threeriversparks.org 763-694-2069 612-490-6708 x x Baker Chalet 763-694-7660 Bri Koch Park Operations Supervisor Bri.Koch@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7663 612-704-0770 x x x Carver Lowry Nature Center call direct # Darren Dummer Park Operations Supervisor Darren.Dummer@threeriversparks.org 763-694-2012 612-290-0106 x Carver Lowry Nature Center call direct # Amy Nelson Facility Supervisor Amy.Nelson@threeriversparks.org 763-694-2069 612-490-6708 x Carver Lowry Nature Center call direct # tbd Facility Supervisor tbd x x x Crow-Hassan none See Baker See Baker Baker Staff x x x Coon Rapids Dam Visitor Center 763-694-7790 Ashley Smith Interpretive Naturalist Ashley.Smith@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7694 x x Cleary Visitor Center 763-694-7777 Tom Balk Park Operations Supervisor Thomas.Balk@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7777 x x x Cleary Visitor Center 763-694-7777 Shaun Mertes Facility Supervisor Shaun.Mertes@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7777 x Eagle Lake none call direct # Brian Pabst Golf Program Supervisor Brian.Pabst@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7698 x Eagle Lake none call direct # Troy Nygaard Park Operations Supervisor Troy.Nygaard@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7697 763-528-1730 x x x Elm Creek Chalet: Dec.-Mar.; 763-694-7894 Bruce Bolduan Park Operations Supervisor 763-694-7895 Concession: summer; Eastman NC: spring & fall Bruce.Bolduan@threeriversparks.org x x x Elm Creek 763-694-7894 tbd Facility Supervisor x Fish Lake Pavilion See French See French French Staff x x x French Visitor Center 763-694-7750 Jill Caffee Park Operations Supervisor Jill.Caffee@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7751 612-490-0862 x x x French Visitor Center 763-694-7750 Jenna Orton Facility Coordinator Jenna.Orton@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7753 612-490-0861 x Gale Woods Farm Visitor Center 763-694 2001 Andi Anderson Program Coordinator Andi.Anderson@threeriversparks.org 763-694 2007 x x x Hyland Visitor Center 763-694-7687 Thomas Mercier Facility Supervisor Thomas.Mercier@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7606 612-916-2820 x x Hyland Visitor Center 763-694-7687 Sonja Bercich Park Operations Supervisor Sonja.Bercich@threeriversparks.org 763-694-7689 x x x Kingswood none See Carver See Carver Carver staff x x x Lake Minnetonka none See Carver See Carver Carver staff x x Lake Rebecca Boat rental (summer) See Baker See Baker Baker Staff x x x Murphy Trailhead See Cleary See Cleary Cleary Staff x x x Spring Lake Park none See Cleary See Cleary Cleary Staff District-wide Lynn Stoltzmann Director of Facilities Services Lynn.Stoltzmann@threeriversparks.org 763-559-6702 District-wide Linda Masse Park Service Supervisor 612-490-5427 Horse Trails Unit x x Horse trails none call direct # Corey Jurgenson Police Sergeant Corey.Jurgenson@threeriversparks.org use cell 612-490-2955 Regional Trails Unit (Apr. 1-Nov. 14) x x Regional trails none call direct # Danny Regional Trails Manager Danny.McCullough@threeriversparks.org 763-559-6746 651-271-7590 x Deb Vosler Volunteer Coordinator volunteer@threeriversparks.org 763-559-6704 Alpine Unit x x Hyland Hills Ski Chalet call direct # Emily Olson Facility Coordinator Emily.Olson@threeriversparks.org 651-249-7999 651-249-7999 Staff providing overall coordination and management of volunteer park patrol program x x x District-wide Volunteer Office call direct # Deb Vosler Volunteer Coordinator Deb.Vosler@threeriversparks.org 763-559-6704 District-wide Volunteer Office call direct # Becca Conser Volunteer Coordinator Rebecca.Conser@threeriversparks.org 763-694-2070 4
Parks Patrol hours Off-Peak patrol hours 2017-18 Winter Park Patrol Schedule Off-peak max # patrollers Peak patrol hours Peak max # patrollers Supervisor Park Trails Unit Baker 9am-5pm 2 Weekends 4 per shift Weekends and 4 per shift Bri Koch Holidays Crow-Hassan Daylight hours 2 Daylight hours 2 3 per shift Same No limit Lake Rebecca Daylight hours 2 Daylight hours 2 3 per shift Same No limit -LR-Mtn Bike trail Daylight hours 2 Same No limit Same No limit Carver 9am - 5pm 2 Weekdays 4 per shift Weekends and 4 per shift Darren Dummer holidays Kingswood Daylight hours 2 Daylight hours 2 4 per shift Daylight hours 2 4 per shift Cleary 9am-7pm 1 Weekdays:9am- 2pm; 6-7pm Weekends: 9-10am, 6-7 pm Murphy-Hanrehan Weekends: 8am- 2pm 2 -MH Mtn Bike trail 2 per shift Weekdays: 2-6 pm 1 Weekends: 10am- 6pm 1 2 per shift Tom Balk Shaun Mertes Weekdays --- Weekends: 8-11, 2 per shift 11-2 Daylight hours 2 Same No limit Same No limit Spring Lake Park Daylight hours 2 Same No limit Same No limit Elm Creek 9am-9pm 1 ; 5am-9am before building is open while lights are on Same No limit Same No limit Bruce Bolduan -EC Mtn Bike Trail Daylight hours 2 Same No limit Same No limit Hyland 9am-9pm 1 Weekdays: 9am- 3pm Su: 9am-noon and 6-9pm 2 per shift Weekdays: 3-9 pm Weekends: Sat all day; Sun. noon 6pm 4 per shift Sonja Bercich Thomas Mercier French 9am-9pm 1 Weekdays, daytime; weekends, evenings 2 per shift Weekday evenings & weekend days 2 per shift or 3 when busy on weekend days No limit Jill Caffee, Jenna Orton Eagle Lake Daylight hours 2 Same No limit Scheduled races; Youth Ski League Brian Pabst Troy Nygaard Coon Rapids Dam Daylight hours 2 Same No limit Same No limit Ashley Smith Alpine Unit Hyland Hills Ski 2 per shift Emily Olson Area Weekends/Winter Break: 8:15 am- 5:30pm --- --- 8 11am 10:30am-1:30pm 12:30 3:30pm Horse Trails Unit - Winter Murphy and Crow- Hassan Daylight hours 2 Same No limit Same No limit Sgt. Corey Jurgenson Notes: 1 Hours when ski trails are open and lights are on. 9am-5pm at other times (when lights are not on or ski trails are closed). 2 Volunteer patrollers will only be scheduled during daylight hours or at sites with lighted trails. 5
Volunteer Park Patrol Needs Table Park Trails, Nov. 1, 2017 - Oct. 31, 2018 Winter Park Trails Where Patrollers are Needed Spring through Fall Parks Patrol Base Location Supervisor Regional Trail Groomed XC ski trails (Note: summer means Memorial (see staff contact Patrol RT weekend Labor Day weekend) list) base access location Baker Summer: Campground Office Bri Bachrach, Amy YES YES YES YES YES No YES YES YES Park Reserve [May, Sep. & Oct., weekends. Nelson Call to arrange weekdays.] Winter: Ski Chalet Carver Lowry Nature Center Darren Dummer, YES YES No YES Yes No YES YES YES Park Reserve [Ski trailer winter weekends- Amy Nelson (winter) only.] Dan Fjell (summer) Cleary Lake Visitor Center Tom Balk YES YES No YES YES No No No No Regional Park Shaun Mertes Coon Rapids No patrol base Ashley Smith No YES No YES YES No YES No YES Dam Regional [Visitor Center but no Park equipment] Crow-Hassan No patrol base location See Baker No YES No YES No No YES No YES Park Reserve Eagle Lake Visitor Center Brian Pabst YES YES No YES YES No YES No No Regional Park [No patrol base fall-spring except Troy Nygaard for scheduled events in winter.] Elm Creek Summer: Concession Plaza Bruce Bolduan YES - No YES YES YES. YES YES YES YES Park Reserve Spring & Fall: Eastman lighted, Nature Center snow track track mkg Winter: Ski Chalet patrol room Fish Lake Summer only: Pavilion See French No YES No YES YES No YES YES YES Regional Park [No patrol base fall-spring.] French Visitor Center Jill Caffee, YES - YES No YES YES No YES YES YES Regional Park Jenna Orton lighted scheduled Gale Woods Fall: Visitor Center, Tim Reese, No No No No No No No YES HS Farm weekends. Andi Anderson running meets Hyland Lake Visitor Center Sonja Bercich, YES - YES No YES YES No YES No No Park Reserve Thomas Mercier lighted, 5.6 mi. snow mkg Snowshoe trail/area Winter Mountain bike trail Multi-use trail (see park map) Paved bike / hike / skate trails Mountain bike trail Turf trails Last updated 11-27-17 C:\Users\102250\Documents\Earth\Wp\P\2017-18\ 17-18 park patrol needs table-master-draft
Volunteer Park Patrol Needs Table Park Trails, Nov. 1, 2017 - Oct. 31, 2018 Park Trails Where Patrollers are Needed Winter Spring through Fall Parks Patrol Base Location Supervisor (Note: summer means Memorial (see staff contact weekend Labor Day weekend) list) Groomed XC ski trails Snowshoe trail/area Winter Mountain bike trail Multi-use trail (see park map) Paved bike / hike / skate trails Mountain bike trail Turf trails Regional Trail Patrol RT base access location Kingswood No base location See Carver No YES No YES No No YES No No Lake No base location See Carver No YES No YES YES No YES No No Minnetonka Regional Park Lake Rebecca Summer: Boat rental, See Baker No YES YES YES YES YES YES No No Park Reserve weekends. No patrol base at other times. track track Murphy- Winter: Trailhead building, See Cleary YES No YES YES No YES YES No No Hanrehan weekends only when ski Park Reserve trails open. No base rest of track track year. Spring Lake No base location See Cleary No No No YES YES No No No No Regional Park Patrolling Park Trails Carry own pack and phone or choose a site with a patrol base location to check out equipment. Schedule patrol shifts before you patrol, preferably 48 hours or more. Use VicNet or contact the unit supervisor (see attached supervisor contact list). Report hours after you patrol. Use VicNet, sign in and out at base locations, or record your shifts and send a monthly hours sheet to your unit supervisor. Forms are posted online at: www.threeriversparks.org/volunteer/resource-center.aspx Emergency Repairs: Urgent Repairs: Minor Repairs: Call 911 Call Maintenance Fax, mail or email reports for immediate Park Police assistance. -weekends/evenings/holidays call Fax, mail or email reports of minor repairs needed Report hazardous conditions that are an immediate on-duty supervisor (763-694-7867) to the Park Operations Supervisor who will forward threat to trail users. Also report (new) suspected Report hazardous conditions where urgent repairs suggestions to maintenance. Minor repair dumping, encroachments, hazardous materials, are needed right away. Call the on-duty supervisor suggestions will be prioritized and performed as vandalism, emergencies, and suspicious activities. for an immediate response. When leaving a staff and resources are available. All reports are message, include your name, phone where you can appreciated; however, please note that not all will When calling 911 [Except for parks in Scott County] - be reached and description/location of problem. be performed. Ask to be transferred to Hennepin South Main Dispatch. Request that Three Rivers Park Police be contacted. Last updated 11-27-17 7 C:\Users\102250\Documents\Earth\Wp\P\2017-18\ 17-18 park patrol needs table-master-draft
Volunteer Park Patrol Needs Table Horse Trails, Nov. 1, 2017 - Oct. 31, 2018 Horse Trails Summer horse trails Winter horse Trails Base Location for Horse Trails Baker Park Reserve Carver Park Reserve YES 9.0 mi. YES 9.2 mi. NO NO There is no base location at horse trailheads with patrol packs and phones. Crow-Hassan Park Reserve YES 15.3 mi. Elm Creek Park Reserve YES 17.6 mi. NO Lake Rebecca Park Reserve Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve YES 10.3 mi. YES 13 mi. YES 2.1 mi. NO YES 5.7 mi. Carry your own pack and phone or check with nearest patrol base location within park where equipment may be checked out. Reporting trail hazards/damage: Patrol Hours: Daylight hours Patrolling Horse Trails Patrollers on Horse Trails must carry own pack or may check out patrol equipment at a nearby patrol base location. Emergency Repairs: Call 911 to report hazardous conditions that are an immediate threat to trail users requiring emergency repairs. When calling 911 [Except for parks in Scott County] - Ask to be transferred to the Hennepin South Main Dispatch. Request that Three Rivers Park Police be contacted. Urgent Repairs: Report hazardous conditions where urgent repairs are needed right away. Call the on-duty maintenance supervisor at 763-694- 7867. If you leave a message, be sure to include your name, phone where you can be reached and clear description/location of problem. Minor Repairs: Email or FAX a description of minor repairs needed to Sgt. Corey Jurgenson, who will forward to maintenance. Sergeant Corey Jurgenson is the designated unit supervisor for horse trails. To send him a message: text (preferred) or call 612-490-2955, email corey.jurgenson@threeriversparks.org, FAX 763-425-3450, or mail to Public Safety North Office Elm Creek, 12521 James Deane Parkway, Maple Grove, MN 55369. Schedule patrol shifts before you patrol, preferably 48 hours or more. Use VicNet or contact the unit supervisor (see attached supervisor contact list). Report hours after you patrol. Use VicNet, sign in and out at base locations, or record your shifts and send a monthly hours sheet to your unit supervisor. Forms are posted online at: www.threeriversparks.org/volunteer/resource-center.aspx Last updated 11-27-17 8 C:\Users\102250\Documents\Earth\Wp\P\2017-18\ 17-18 park patrol needs table-master-draft
2017-2018 THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT Nordic Ski Race Schedule ~ Updated: November 13, 2017 *Subject to change based on trail conditions. Date Location Time Back-Up Conf. Details/Schools Host school Tue, 11/28 HY 3:45 SEC Skate EC 3:45 IMAC Skate # of Skiers FEE Thu, 11/30 Tue, 12/5 Wed, 12/6 Thu, 12/7 Tue, 12/12 Wed, 12/13 Thu, 12/14 Tue, 12/19 HY 3:30 Lake Hopkins host Carver 3:30 NA EC 3:45 SEC Skate Poles, or 5K skate if snow, Chaska host HY 3:30 SSC Freestyle, mass start, PL host Skate, Andover host (Ando, Bl, ChPk, ER, Osseo, SpLkPk) HY 3:30 Lake Classic & Skate, Mtka host HY 3:30 5K skate, Bloomington host Skate, Anoka host (Anoka, Arm, CR, Iron, MG, PC) HY 3:30 SSC Relay, mass start, 196 host Natural Snow 3:30 NWSC Classic, Blaine host (Ando, Bl, CP ER, Osseo, SpLkPk) EC 3:30 Lake Skate, Wayzata host HY 3:30 TC Nordic 5k classic Baker 3:30 HY EC 3:45 IMAC Classic HY 3:45 SEC Classic Classic, Arm. Host (Anoka, Arm, CR, Iron, MG, PC) 5k skate, Bloomington host EC 4 Lake Classic, wave start, Hop host Wed, 12/20 HY 3:45 SSC Freestyle, interval start, Bville host Thu, 12/21 HY 3:30 Mpls City Tue, 1/2 Wed, 1/3 Thu, 1/4 CL 3:30 NA SSC Classic, mass or wave start, Lville host EC 3:45 SEC Classic HY 3:30 NWSC EC 3:45 IMAC Skate Carver 1pm NA 5k Skate, ER host (Ando, Anoka, ER, Iron, MG, SpLkPk) 5K Skate, Champ Pk host (Arm, Bl, CP, CR, Osseo, PC) 3K relay, Chaska host HY 4 Lake Classic, Varsity wave, Edina host Baker 3:30 NA TC Nordic Skate Tue, 1/9 HY 3:30 SSC Freestyle, mass start, Bville host Baker 3:30 NA IMAC 5k classic, Irondale host (Ando, Anoka, ER, Iron, MG, SpLkPk) Thu, 1/11 EC 3:45 IMAC Skate HY 3:45 SEC Skate Baker 3:30 HY 1/10 5K classic, SLP host 9
Date Location Time Back-Up Conf. Details/Schools Host school MH 3:30 NA SSC Classic, interval start, PL host # of Skiers FEE Tue, 1/16 EC 3:30 Lake Sprint, Varsity only, EP host Baker 3:30 NA TC Nordic 5k classic or skate HY 3:45 IMAC Skate pursuit HY 3:45 IMAC Classic pursuit Wed, 1/17 Thu, 1/18 HYLAND N/A Tue, 1/23 Wed, 1/24 Thu, 1/25 EC 4 Lake 5K JV, Mtka host Carver 3:30 NA EC 3:45 SEC Classic Natural Snow 3:30 NWSC 5k classic, host? 5k skate, Osseo host (Anoka, CP, ER, Osseo, PC, SpLkPk) HY 3:00 SSC Freestyle, interval/heats, 196 & Bville hosts Baker 4 NA Lake Classic, varsity only, wave start, Edina host Natural Snow EC 3:30 3:30 NA NWSC HY 3:30 NWSC Natural Snow Skate pursuit, Armstrong host (Arm, ER, Iron, MG, Osseo, PC) 5k classic, Spring Lake Park host (Ando, Anoka, Bl, CP, CR, SpLkPk) 5K skate, BSM host 5k classic, Park Center host (Arm, ER, Iron, MG, Osseo, PC) 3:30 NA SSC Classic, interval, Lville host EC 4 Lake JV Champ, wave start, Wayzata host Natural Snow 3:30 NA NWSC Skate pursuit, Andover host (Ando, Anoka, Bl, CP, CR, SpLkPk) HY All Day SEC Conference Champ Fri, 1/26 Baker All Day HY TC Nordic Conference Champ Tue, 1/30 Wed, 1/31 Thu, 2/1 Baker All Day EC IMAC Conference Champ HY All Day SSC Classic & Freestyle, interval/pursuit, PL host Baker All Day Hyland EC HY 3:45 SSC Carver 3:30 EC Tue, 2/6 EC Conference Championships NOT AVAILABLE JV Champ Freestyle, pursuit, Northfield host JV Championships NOT AVAILABLE Tue, 2/6 HY All Day Section 1 Classic & Freestyle, interval/pursuit Wed, 2/7 HY All Day Section 6 Mon, 2/12 EC 4pm NWSC JV fun meet Races only available on natural snow no backup available at Hyland or Elm Creek 10
FACILITY OPERATIONS HOURS Winter 2017 2018 December Mid March Park Hours 5:00 am 10:00 pm French Visitor Center 9:00 am 9:00 pm Snow 9:00 am 5:00 pm No Snow Cleary Visitor Center 9:00 am 7:00 pm Snow (Sun-Thurs) 9:00 am 9:00 pm Snow (Fri/Sat) 9:00 am 5:00 pm No Snow Elm Creek Chalet & 9:00 am 9:00 pm Weekdays Hyland Visitor Center 8:00 am 9:00 pm Weekends/Holidays Murphy-Hanrehan Trailhead 8:00 am 4:00 pm Sat/Sun only (when ski trails are open) Baker Ski Chalet 9:00 am 5:00 pm Daily (when ski trails are open) Carver Trailer 9:00 am 5:00 pm Sat/Sun 2:30 pm 5:00 pm Tues/Thurs/Fri Open Winter Break Open NY, MLK & President s Day (when ski trails are open) SKI TRAIL LIGHTS 5:00 am Sunrise Sunset 10:00 pm No Snow Fall hiking under the ski lights - Lights on until 9:00 pm - September 1 until the first snowfall Snow, No Rentals Lights on until 10:00 pm Visitor Centers Open 9:00 am 5:00 pm CROSS-COUNTRY SKI RENTALS Early December to mid-march (tentative) Skis may be rented earlier/later in the season due to snow conditions Elm Creek/Hyland: Early December End of March SLIDING HILL All sliding hills open until 10:00 pm daily Sliding hill lights ON: Sunset 10:00 pm Eagle Lake Visitor Center Open during XC ski meets only Glen Lake Visitor Center 11:00 am 5:00 pm Weekdays 9:00 am 5:00 pm Weekends (when ski trails are open) Holidays: Thanksgiving Day Facilities Closed Lights on until 10 pm Christmas Eve* Facilities Closed at 2 pm Lights on until 10 pm *Elm Creek Facilities Closed at 3 pm Lights on until 10 pm Christmas Day Facilities Closed Lights on until 10 pm New Year s Eve: -Elm Creek, Hyland 8:00 am 9:00 pm Lights on until 10 pm -French, Cleary 9:00 am 9:00 pm Lights on until 10 pm 11