Hi ski racing families!
Whew, holidays are finished and here we are getting back to our weekly routines.
Shredders Season start up:
- Shredders first day of training is this Saturday Jan 10th!
- Meet at the Team Sign at 9:00 and training is finished at 2:00.
- There will be an extensive email to Shredders families today regarding first day and season details!
Shredders Open House/Bring a Friend day a success!
- Thank you to all who came out in the wet and wind to celebrate the start of the Shredders season, and for inviting a friend to join and share what we do and who we are! Especially to our amazing volunteers that managed the waivers!
- We do have a few spots available in all our age groups for new registrations! Please contact me to let me know if there are new arrivals so that I can find the right spot on the team.
- Please reply with suggestions for how to add to this event in future years.
Welcome Shredders coaches!
- Our Shredders coaches have had their on hill orientation and skied some courses and powder together and are ready for the weekend!
- We have a total of 9 Shredders coaches with 4 returning and 5 new.
- Photo below!
Adult Sessions:
- I will begin to offer adult ski sessions on Sundays for those that are interested! Gate training and technical skiing training.
- Please reply to this email if you are interested.
- There is an insurance bump when you are coached that adds up to about $140 for the season.
- The team will charge a small drop in fee of $35 per session.
- Last year we offered a discount on using the demo carve skis from Village Ski Hut. I am working on this again.
- Here is the sign up sheet and please inquire if interested: Parent Sessions
Calendar:
- Please visit our team calendar for startup of programming and events: whitewaterskiteam.ca under Info
- The first Shredders race is Sunday Jan 18 at Red! This date may get pushed if Red doesnt get another 30cm or so of snow on the Tbar this week!
Social Media:
- Help us expand our community and celebrate our success by liking and subscribing!
- Share your favourite posts with your friends!!
- Instagram: whitewater_ski_team_official
- facebook: Whitewater Ski Team
- While on facebook you can go to our Whitewater Ski Team Members Group Page this is where our team members swap ski racing equipment during the season. You will need to request access as this is only for our team members.
Always a huge shout out to Carleigh who is doing a fantastic job on our socials!
Provincial team update:
- There are races coming up for the U12, U14 and U16 age groups and they have nearly 20 days of training in so far!
- U12 group is working on their athletic body position and building a strong platform which is the foundation that all other technical improvements will be stacked on top of.
- Nearly all of the U14 group will be competing in this weekends Freeride Comp here at Whitewater! Friday is the qualifier on Sleeper and finals on Blast over the weekend.
- Keep an eye out for U16 Gemma Leishman who is a member of the Whitewater Ski Team and a member of the Whitewater Freeride Team. She will be a strong contender in her category this weekend!
Ski Racer Geeks Corner:
So if you have read this far into the update you deserve something especially geeky..
- Great racing from the women at Kranjska Gora GS Slalom
- Highlight of Val Greniers top 10 run on a very icy surface: Val highlight
- In case you missed this: Mens at SG at Livigno. Slalom Alta Badia. GS
- You can always go to the CBC sports player They are doing a fantastic job of covering Canadian sport!
Enjoy!!
Have a great week!
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Dylan Henderson250-505-9572Program Director