Club Meeting
January 12th at Noon

Also
Register for Level 1 Course
Outside of Club Room
or
Email Connie for more information
kcberg@mts.net

AND
Check out the Calendar of Events
Outside Club Room
For all races and things going on for the club.

By the look of the weather today, the hill should have a pretty good chance of opening Saturday, December 8th. That was the day we were going to hold our first evaluation sessions. Unfortunately, all club coaches will be on course that weekend. These are regular updates required by the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation. We will now move our season opening to the following weekend...Saturday, Dec. 15th. All coaches will then be available for the skiing assessment. 
The club meeting planned for Sunday, Dec. 9th be moved to Sunday, Dec. 16th. 
We can meet outside the club room at noon for the meeting, everyone welcome.

Planning for the mountain camp is moving ahead nicely. This camp is planned for Jan. 1st to 6th. We'll be staying in Canmore and training at Mount Norquay, Nakiska and Sunshine. Hotel is booked. We now need to finalize the number of athletes, parents, and transportation. I need to know who's coming. Please let me know if you're making your own travel plans. Cost will be determined by the number of athletes attending, but should be in the $500 per racer range. Following is a proposed budget per athlete...

Accommodation: Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge (Jan. 1-5) 5 nights    $100

Transportation: passenger van rental (Dec. 31-Jan 6) plus gas     $100 

Lift Tickets: $30 x 4 days    $120

Coaching fees and training lanes:    $100

Meals:    $75-$100 

I also need to know who needs a club jacket. We're looking at changing suppliers from Apogee to Halti. There is a grey jacket/black pant combo, in stock, that will match our current colour scheme. Cost for an adult size jacket is $248. Junior sizes are $185. Pants are $170. Go to www.halti.com to check out the Gadfly jacket and Wasp pants.

You can expect some additional cost for embroidery, plus tax. We're looking into sponsorship. More to come on that. I do need firm commitments before ordering...so, again, please drop me a line asap so we can get moving on this.

Thanks
Nigel Simms
nigel_simms@cbc.ca

Thanks to all the volunteers that helped out at the swap and registration, great job.

Remember you can still register for club programs, just download forms and fill them out and mail to Connie. 
Contact Connie @ kcberg@mts.net for details.

Also, for anyone looking for a 2hr learn to ski or board program, contact Asessippi Winter Park 564-2000 for more details.

Check out the Manitoba Alpine site for more details on
Grade 5 SnowPass and Grade 2 FunPass
www.skimanitoba.ca

Level 2 Officials Course
November 9 & 10
At the Russell Inn
For details and to Register
Go to Manitoba Alpine www.skimanitoba.com
 Cost:  $70.00

Next Business Meeting
* October 14, 2007*
1:00 pm at Nigel's cabin
Email Connie, club secretary for directions and agenda items
All Members Welcome!

 
Ski & Board Swap
November 18
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Drop off your used equipment at the following locations:

Russell: Russell & District Vet Clinic, Hwy 83
Binscarth: Rob's Place, 227 2nd Ave
Roblin: Cross Town Motors, Hwy 5 E
Birtle: Acorn Aerie Bed & Breakfast, 283-7th Street
Langenburg: David & Phillis Schepp, 133 Riedel Ave W
Inglis:  Raymond & Lyla Bomback, call them at (204) 564-2225

All equipment must be dropped off by the November 16th deadline. Contact Connie for any questions. Please make sure you fill out forms completely with descriptions detailed, and sign waiver form. Remember that any unsold equipment must be picked up on the same day as swap.

Thanks to the above drop off locations for volunteering their time and space, many have done this for years and we appreciate their dedication to our club.

All equipment will be checked out by trained technicians at the hill, to make sure all is in
good working order.  All equipment that is not sold will have to be picked up that day
at 4:00 pm or it will be donated to kids sport.
The Club can't keep equipment after that date as we have no storage space for it. 
So do not put equipment in the sale if you are not able 
to pick it up at 4:00 pm if it does not sell.
We will also have a number of sports stores with booths set up.
Watch Bulletin board for details.

Next Business Meeting
* September 16, 2007*
1:00 pm at Nigel's cabin
Contact Connie, club secretary for directions and agenda items
All Members Welcome!

Registration & Ski/Board Swap
November 18, 2007
(times & info will be posted later)