09E___ Tom Costello Alan Rossi Slalom Derby
(Renamed from the Tom Costello Classic)
Saturday, August 23, 2008 (See photos
from 2006)
3 round Slalom, Class C and Fun. (Fun skiers get a mulligan.)
Planned Location: Wrightsville Reservoir
$40.00 regular entry, $20.00 for juniors and newcomers (fun class), deadline August 16, $5.00 late fee
Send to Darlene McCormick, PO Box 877, Waitsfield, VT 05673. Make checks to Green Mountain Water Skiers.
Starting time 7:30 a.m.
Practice: Friday 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. by approximate appointment time, i.e. tell us when you are coming, otherwise we may not hang around.
Accommodations: see below
VT Barefoot Blast
Not being held in 2008, Check back next year please.
Saturday, Class C, 1 Round of slalom & tricks. The Head to Head Fig. 8 endurance will also take place on Saturday if time allows otherwise it will run on Sunday. There will be cash awards (amount TBD).
Sunday, Novice, Cash prize figure 8 endurance, head to head elimination (if not run Sat.). The goal is to complete the entire tournament in one day on Saturday.
Location: Wrightsville Reservoir, Montpelier, VT
Accommodations: see below
Fee: Class C $35, Fig. 8 $10, Novice $15, entry deadline July 1, $10 late fee
Call or send to Joe Malenfant, 86 Casey Lane, Colchester, VT 05446, 802-862-5439
Accommodations:
The following were obtained from local information. We cannot guarantee that the information is up-to-date. Please tell us of your experiences so we may pare down the list. Or email Darlene.
| Betsys
Bed & Breakfast |
| Camp
Mead Motor Court |
| Capitol
Plaza Motel |
| Econo
Lodge 101 Northfield St Montpelier VT 05602 802-223-5258 |
| Inn
At Montpelier 147 Main St Montpelier VT 05602 802-223-2727 |
| Lague
Inns Airport Rd Montpelier VT 05602 802-229-5766 |
| Montpelier
Guest |
| Montpelier,
Inn At |
For Waterbury tournaments, there is also camping at Little River State Park. This is only a 20 minute drive to Wrightsville, also.
Some History
During the '90s and early '00s the Club held two tournaments on Wrightsville Reservoir and one on Waterbury Reservoir. Our tournaments attract competitors from all of New England and New York and frequently feature some elite/pro-level skiers.
The Vermont Slalom Derby, a class C slalom tournament on the last Saturday of June, and the Barefoot Blast, generally on the second weekend in July, have both been held on Wrightsville Reservoir. For years, a novice/class C slalom tournament was held on Waterbury Reservoir the weekend after the 4th of July, with the class C on Friday (to avoid boating traffic) and novice on Saturday. We moved this tournament to the latter part of August and once to Wrightsville while work was being performed on the Waterbury Reservoir and the water level was significantly down. The lowered water level benefited the Waterbury location greatly.
Participation levels have decreased due to some scheduling changes among other tournaments and the distance to our location. For 2006, we combined the Vermont Slalom Derby and the Reservoir Dogs Classic to form the Tom Costello Classic in honor of the passing of a fellow skier. A fun category has been added, replacing the novice category which seems to be phasing out in its purpose. All competitors including novices are welcome. In 2007, we renamed the tournament again.