Bill Koch Youth Ski League

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Salmon Hills Screamers
X - Country Ski Program
(Bill Koch Youth Ski League)

What is the Bill Koch (Pronounced “coke”) Youth Ski League?
This nationwide program is named after the Vermont native Bill Koch who shocked the skiing world by winning the 1976 Olympic Silver medal in Austria using "waxless" skis. A few years later he won the World Cup Series skating his way to the podium. The mission statement of the Bill
Koch Youth Ski League is “to introduce young people to the lifelong sport of cross-country skiing, with it’s recreational, social, fitness and competitive opportunities.”

With the Bill Koch Screamers at Salmon Hills, kids are introduced to the basics of x-country skiing not only by technical instruction, but by playing games on skis. Learning the basics means better balance, using less effort, while going faster, and having much more fun! The program will be headed by Diane Vezendy and with the assistance of parent volunteers. Diane is a local high school skier, who started skiing with the Screamers at the age of seven.

The Screamers will meet on Sunday afternoons, 1:00 to 2:30, December through March at the Salmon Hills Outdoor Adventure Center, located in Redfield. The skiers will be organized into small groups by ability and experience. The program accepts skiers under the age of 14, by their age on January 1st. For skiers under the age of six, parent participation will be mandatory.

Annual membership is $40/child ($25 for each additional child), & includes:
               * Season pass at Salmon Hills
               *NYSSRA membership card (1st year membership is free)
               *BKYSL window sticker
               *NYSSRA Competition Manual
               *Subscription to NYSSRA newsletter
               *Ski for K(m)’s (ski tracking chart)

For more information please email Salmon Hills at info@salmonhills.com and Diane Vezendy at diane@salmonhills.com or call 315-599-7008. You can download a registration packet, which will include equipment and clothing information with additional details on the program.

“The toughest competition is always against ourselves. We compete to be our best, not to be better than the rest. Above all, we ski to have fun.” - Bill Koch Youth Ski League Pledge
The Bill Koch Screamers ski program is part of the New York State Ski Racing Association (NYSSRA)

Ski Season:
November (15) - April(15)

Resort Hours*

Monday 9am to 4pm

Tuesday 9am to 4pm

Wednesday 9am to 8pm (Night Skiing with head lamps. Rentals Available)

Thursday 9am to 4pm

Friday 9am to 8pm (Night Skiing with head lamps. Rentals Available)

Saturday 9am to 8pm (Night Skiing with head lamps. Rentals Available)

Sunday 9am to 4pm

*Half Day starts at 1pm