Volunteers
It takes a village to support a successful Nordic Ski season, and the ISD 196 Nordic Ski Team takes pride in the outstanding volunteer support from skiers' families. We thank you!
For each season, the family/parent volunteer expectations are 2 volunteer shifts per skier in a family. Volunteers may be a skier's parents, grandparents, siblings, another family member, neighbor, etc.
There are many opportunities for volunteering available throughout the season. This includes
- Course maintenance at Valleywood, including course setup and course teardown
- Race-day support for teams, like
- Organizing, providing, and collecting skiers' bibs and capes
- Serving as a course monitor
- Watching over the team camp
- Hosting a waxing pod
- Chaperoning training trips
- Assisting with the ski rental process at the beginning of the season and ski return at the end of the season
- Handing out and collecting ski uniforms
Volunteers opportunities are communicated through TeamSnap with sign-ups available through Signup Genius.

Volunteer Leads for 2025/2026
The list of fantastic Volunteer Leads for the coming season is being updated below. The list is not final.
Please contact Emilie Berglund (emilie.berglund@gmail.com) to volunteer or with questions.
School contacts
Apple Valley HS, Valley MS
Melissa Hunter
Eagan HS, Blackhawk MS, Dakota Hills MS
Erin Krech
Eastview HS, Scott Highlands MS, Falcon Ridge MS
Ali Spitzack
Rosemount HS, Rosemount MS
Mark Adam
Operations
Photography + Team Photos
Lead: Emilie Berglund
Assistant:
Volunteers @ Home Meets
Lead: Bonnie Carlson
Assistant: TBD
Course Maintenance
Lead: Scott Lyon
Assistant: Mikael Wolke, Mike Spitzack
Uniforms
Lead: Amy Adam
Assistant: Andrea Poppinga
Waxing Pods
Lead: Andrea Poppinga
Assistant: Emilie Berglund
Rental Skis
Lead: Andrew Roth
Assistant: Andrea Poppinga
Events
Parent Social
Lead: Jen Case
Assistant: TBD
Skier Bonfire
Lead: TBD
Assistant: TBD
Alumni Event
Lead: Scott Lyon
Assistant: Ryan Poppinga
Training Trips
Lead: Andrea Poppinga, Emilie Berglund
Assistant: Ali Spitzack
Pancake Breakfast
Lead: Ali Spitzack
Assistant: Mike Spitzack
End-of-Season Banquet
Lead: TBD
Assistant: TBD
State Meet
Lead: Emilie Berglund
Assistant: TBD




ISD 196 Nordic Ski Booster Club | email: isd196nordicskiteam@gmail.com
Head Coach: Brian Abery | email: abery001@umn.edu