SAVE the DATES for 2026-2027!
Note: These dates are subject to change.
September
- Sunday, Sept. 6 - Fit Day at Hendersons. Time to be announced.
October
- Tuesday, Oct. 6 – Registration opens for returning members and their siblings.
- Thursday, Oct. 15 – Late fees for USSS and VARA memberships start.
- Tuesday, Oct. 20 – Rolling registration for new families begins and is dependent on space availability.
November
- Killington training dates for U12, U14, U16/18, and second-year U10s (no new members to the team) to be announced.
- Saturday, Nov. 28 - World Cup VARA parade information to be announced
December
- Killington training dates for U12, U14, U16/18, and second-year U10s (no new members to the team) to be announced.
- Friday, Dec. 11 to Sunday, Dec. 13 – Mont Sutton Freeskiing Training for U10/12/14/16/18 athletes from last year (no new members to the team).
- Sunday, Dec. 27 to Thursday, Dec. 31 – Holiday Week Training: U10/12 will be morning training only (9-11am, possibly early morning 8-9:30 for U14/16/18). The Development Team will have a morning group (9:30-11:30am) and an afternoon group (12:30-2:30pm) with no training on December 31.
January
- Saturday, Jan. 2 – Weekend Saturday and Sunday training starts.
- Development Team: Morning group, 9:30-11:30; Afternoon group, 12:30-1:30
- U10/12: 9-11, 12-2
- U14: early morning, 7:45-9:30, 10:30-11:30; or to train at another mountain, 12-4
- U16/18: early morning training, if offered, 7:45-9:30 or afternoon 2-4; or to train at another mountain, 12-4
- Saturday, Jan. 2 – Parents’ meetings 2:30 pm outside of the Base Lodge for all teams, then breaking out by team meeting in different areas of the Base Lodge.
- Monday, Jan. 18 (Presidents' Day) – Training for that day will be decided by coaches for each race level (DT/U10/U12/U14/U16/U18).
February
- Monday, Feb. 15 – February vacation starts. Training times (DT/U10/U12/U14/U16/U18).
- Tuesday, Feb. 16 – Regular training times for each race level (DT/U10/U12/U14/U16/U18).
- Wednesday, Feb. 17 – Big Mountain Day, no training, families on their own.
- Thursday, Feb. 18 – Regular training times for each race level (DT/U10/U12/U14/U16/U18).
- Friday, Feb. 19 – Annual Quechee Cup and Costume Parade, open to racers, their parents and siblings; 10 am start time, one run per racer. Additional details TBA.
- Friday, Feb. 26 – Last Friday afternoon trainings.
- Saturday, Feb. 27 – Quechee Banquet and Annual Auction, 5 pm, Quechee Base Lodge, details TBA.
- Saturday, Feb. 27 – Last day of U16/18 training.
March
- Sunday, March 7 – Last day of Development Team and U16/18 training.
- End of season training for U10/12/U14 - dependent on race schedules and weather.
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