RED DEER SKI CLUB UPDATES
February 10, 2012

SATURDAY TRAINING:

There is an expected windchill tomorrow morning of -30, however the forecast is calling for sunshine and -15 in the afternoon. Therefore we will postpone training until 11:00am tomorrow. Please watch for updates in the morning in case there is a change of plans.

AB WINTER GAMES:

Our regional and mountain series K1 athletes are currently in Edmonton competing at the Alberta Winter Games. Best of luck to all of them and to the chaperons and coaches as well.

MISSING POLES FROM OUR RACE:

We received a message that an athlete from another club took home their pole and another racer’s pole that was similar. It was a SL racing pole. Please check and make sure that you have 2 of your own poles and if you do not please contact us right away so we can get both racer’s their correct poles.

CASINO:

Our much anticipated casino dates are fast approaching on February 16th and 17th. If you have not taken a shift please contact our coordinator Kelly Becker at kellybecker@me.com right away. We are still in need of volunteers on Thursday and Friday and it is mandatory that we fill all shifts. Thank you so much for your help with this very worthwhile fundraising event.

See you on the slopes!

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Red Deer Ski Club
Rochelle Oakes
Secretary/Registrar
secretary@rdskiclub.org
www.rdskiclub.ca
403-506-3998

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Congratulations to all of our athletes that competed in our Regional and Nancy Greene race held this past weekend. We had podium and top 10 finishes on both days. We are very proud of all of you! Race results can be found on the Alberta Alpine website at www.albertaalpine.ca.

Organizations such as ours cannot exist without sponsorships and events such as a races would not take place.

Our sincere thanks and gratitude goes out to our sponsors of the Nancy Greene race:

Pinecrest Energy
Canaccord Genuity
Communications Group

For the Regional series our thanks goes out to:

Sport Chek

Thank you so much to all of the parents that worked so hard to pull this weekend together. Your time and dedication is very much appreciated!

To all of the clubs that registered, thank you. We had 117 racers on Saturday and 148 on Sunday. Thank you to all of the volunteers you provided as well and their willingness to help out at short notice.

Special thanks to Canyon for the early access to the hill and their assistance in preparing the event.

Thank you to Alberta Alpine, our TD, Ron Measurers and Chief of Timing, Dave Bartle.

And finally to the parents for coming out and supporting the athletes.

KINDER WEEKEND:

Our mountain series athletes were away this past weekend developing speed skills at Nakiska where both K1’s and K2’s experienced Suger G.

FAMILY RACE DAY:

Be sure to mark Family Day on your calendar for our annual pot luck and Family Race day. We will hold a race for all members of the family to participate in. Each athlete will combine their time with a parent, sibling or other family member (aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc). The fastest combination will receive the trophies awarded at the end of the year. More details on the day will follow.

See you on the slopes!

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Red Deer Ski Club
Rochelle Oakes
Secretary/Registrar
secretary@rdskiclub.org
www.rdskiclub.ca
403-506-3998

RED DEER SKI CLUB UPDATES
January 30, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS:

Our Nancy Greene Extended team just returned from a great weekend in Jasper. There were top 30 finishes for all of our athletes with Jasmine Photinopoulos placing 14th in SL and 15th in GS.

This weekend the K1 and K2 mountain series will be doing a speed camp and competing at Nakiska. Congratulations to Bennet Erickson for his 9th & 15th place finish at the KK race in Norquay. Good luck and safe travels to everyone attending the events.

This weekend we will be hosting a Regional race on Satuday and a Nancy Greene race on Sunday. Please be sure to follow up with your coordinator if you would like to participate in one of the races. Even if you are not to competing in this event please come out and cheer on your fellow teammates. Best of luck to everyone.

Two of our own, Jordan Wong & Dayton Oakes who have gone on to compete FIS are racing a SG in Apex this weekend as well.

Live timing and race results can be viewed through the Alberta Alpine website, www.albertaalpine.ca.

WEEKEND INFORMATION:

Our regular room will not be available for use this weekend. All athletes will need to keep their belongings in the main sitting area of the lodge.

We are still looking for an announcer on both days as well as someone to setup banners, if you are able to help with this please email Amy at alowry@telus.net. We could use another couple dozen muffins for each day as well.

We will be setting up the b-net for the races on Wednedsday, Thursday and Friday at 5:30 each night and need as much help as possible with this so please come out if you can.

Thank you to all of our volunteers in helping to prepare for this event.

The schedule for each race is attached.

ALBERTA ALPINE RAFFLE TICKETS:

The deadline for the second draw on the Alberta Alpine raffle tickets is on February 2, 2012. If you have not registered yet please visit www.albertalpine.ca to register your ticket(s) at a chance to win a Decente jacket in February and a GMC Terrain in April. If you sold any tickets please send the buyers information to Amy at alowry@telus.net.

See you on the slopes!
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Red Deer Ski Club
Rochelle Oakes
Secretary/Registrar
secretary@rdskiclub.org
www.rdskiclub.ca
403-506-3998

RACE CANCELLATION:

The Sunridge Race for the Regional & Nancy Greene athletes this coming weekend has been cancelled. These groups will now have regular training at Canyon.

Best of luck to the K1’s who will be competing in Norquay, safe travels.

LODGE PARENT REQUIRED:

We are in need of a Lodge Parent this weekend. Please email me right away if you are able to volunteer for the day.

TRAINING CANCELLATION:

As mentioned in an earlier email, training for Wednesday January 18th has been cancelled due to the weather. During these frigid temperatures please check our website www.rdskiclub.ca for training cancellations and Canyon’s website www.canyonski.ca for hill closure announcements.

See you on the slopes!

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Red Deer Ski Club
Rochelle Oakes
Secretary/Registrar
secretary@rdskiclub.org
www.rdskiclub.ca
403-506-3998