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QU'APPELLE VALLEY SKI CLUB

Latest News

April 5, 2001
Just a quick note before I takeoff for my first airplane ride, hopefully not my last note!! Anyone who is interested in attending the Sask Alpine General meeting on April 28th please contact Calvin Reed. Remember, this is your organization and it needs all the help it can get.

January 31, 2001
Sign-up sheets for Sask Cup races will be posted on the QVSC bulletin board in the Mission Ridge chalet. All Alpine Race Team and Development Team members are asked to check whether they will be attending or not.
A work party to help set up fencing, etc. for the races at Ochapowace is being organized for Saturday, February 3rd. Contact Calvin Reed for more info.
GS training will be available to Alpine Race Team and Development Team members on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3-4, 2001 at Ochapowace from noon to closing each day. Please contact either Kirk Cochrane or Adri Lombard for more information.

January 11, 2001
Note to all Alpine Race Team and Development Team members: The entry deadline for the Sask Cup SL races at Timber Ridge is January 21st so if anyone who is registered with either team is NOT planning to attend you must let Kirk know by January 19th.

October 25, 2000
QVSC's annual ski sale and registration will be held at Mission Ridge October 29, 2000.� Those wishing to sell equipment at the sale are asked to drop it off at Mission Ridge between 11:00 a.m. and noon the day of the sale.� Registrations will be for the Alpine Race Team (ages 11 to 19), the Development Team (ages 8 to 12 with minimum level 3 Skill Awards Program) and the Nancy Greene Ski/Snowboard League (ages 5 to 13).� For more information contact any member of the executive or the Head Coach.

Plans are underway for the annual mountain mileage camp.� This year we are opening up the trip to any QVSC member who may wish to attend.� This includes adults and any NGSL member provided they have an adult chaperone.� Chaperones and coaching will be provided to members of the Alpine Race Team and Development Team.� This camp will consist of four days skiing in the Banff area, accomodation in or near Canmore and a bus provided for all transportation.� Costs for this trip are yet to be finalized but they will be kept as low as possible using group ski rates, etc.� If anyone is interested they are asked to sign up at the ski sale/registration.� For more information contact Kirk Cochrane at 332-5592.

October 15, 2000
Dryland training has begun for the Alpine Race Team and Development Team members every Sunday from 1:00 p,m, to 3:00 p.m. at Bert Fox Composite High School in Fort Qu'Appelle.� Also, registration for the upcoming season will take place during our annual ski sale at Mission Ridge, October 29th.� More information on the sale will follow soon.

May 2, 2000
Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club will be doing car washes as a fund raising project on long weekends throughout the spring and summer.� The first of these will be held from 10:00 to 4:00 at Solvey Motors in Fort Qu'Appelle on May 20th.� Future car washes are scheduled for July 1st and August 5th.� Any QVSC members able to help out are asked to contact Calvin Reed at 332-6048.

March 29, 2000
Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for 7:00 pm April 4, 2000 at the Fort Qu'Appelle Elementary School.� Please plan to attend, remember, this is your club!

March 6. 2000
Notice to Alpine Race Team and Development Team members:� This weeks training will be Tuesday (March 7th) night only.� Marginal conditions for night skiing has Mission Ridge closing for night skiing - they will open Tuesday night for race team training, then will be closed for night skiing until conditions improve.

March 1, 2000
��� If you are planning on attending the banquet at the Provincial Finals Races in North Battleford, be sure to put you name and number of tickets needed on the signup sheet on the bulletin board in Mission Ridge's chalet.� I need to know how many tickets to order by the evening of Sunday, March 5, 2000, so get your name up pronto!
��� Also, the Battlefords Ski Club is looking for volunteers for their races, so if you are able and willing to help make this race a success for your children, please sign up at the same place.

February 28, 2000
Check out the "About QVSC" page - it has been updated.� And be sure to commend a certain member on the team of his style!!! :)
Also, the statistics pages have been updated, so be sure to check them out.� QVSC currently has a substantial lead!

February 12, 2000
There will be a carving clinic Feb. 29, 2000 at Mission Ridge.� Kirk Cochrane will be passing along new techniques on skiing the new shaped skis.� To register or for more information, contact Kevin Fenwick.

January 31, 2000
Entries for the Sask Cup Race at Ochapowace, February 18-20, are due this Friday.� There will be GS races on Friday and Saturday and a Slalom race on Sunday.� If anybody from the Alpine Race Team is unable to attend any of these days please let me know ASAP.

January 29, 2000
Blackstrap Racing Club has requested some help putting on the Sask Cup Race next weekend.� If there are any parents that are attending this race and are willing to help their child enjoy a successful race, please sign the sheet on the bulletin board at Mission Ridge or send me an e-mail before 5:00, January 31.

January 25, 2000
**Important notice for Alpine Race Team members**
Effective February 5, 2000 (Blackstrap races) all athletes will be required to wear a helmet for all Sask Cup Slalom Races.� The helmet must provide protection for the back and sides of the head.� Once this rule is in effect, QVSC will be making helmets mandatory for all training as well.� In the meantime, athletes are strongly encouraged to get and wear an approved helmet.� A concussion is a very serious injury, yet it is also very preventable, so don't let a stupid injury such as this get keep you from racing.

January 18, 2000
I have finally updated the new Highlights page, have a look!� The Sask Cup Race we are hosting is coming up quickly, so if you are able and willing, come on out this weekend to lend a hand - it will be appreciated.� Training has begun for the athletes and I am sure they will represent our club very well, come out and cheer them on as they attempt to capture the Provincial title for the sixth straight year.

January 11, 2000
Be sure to check out all the new links on the main page. Included are the current club and individual points for this season after the Panorama GS Races. Also, there is a new link for Sask's Division Points (the old National Points). I hope to very soon update the Highlights pages - it will include our very impressive results from the races in Panorama, B.C. Be sure to check back soon!

November 28, 1999
Plans for the mountain mileage camp are coming together - we will be staying at the Banff International Hostel and will be skiing at different areas during the week, wherever the snow is best, and the price is reasonable!

Now is the time to start thinking about the GS races in Panorama. Entries must be sent in before we leave on the mountain camp, so if you are planning to attend you need to let Kirk know ASAP. All Alpine Race Team members will be contacted soon. One volunteer worker is needed for every two competitors, so let's show how great QVSC is and supply the race with plenty of volunteers - remember, these races are for your children and they will not happen without your help and support.

Gary Delaney and Kirk Cochrane have returned from the CSIA update seminar. It was an excellent course and both feel they learned a lot and will be passing on the new approaches in skiing to the other coaches and they are looking forward to using some interesting new drills to the members at the mountain mileage camp.

November 19, 1999
Some new features have been posted to these pages. There are the first two pages of our calendar up and I hope to get the others up soon - please be patient, I'm trying a lot of new procedures. Also, I have started the new Highlights pages for this season and will try to keep them as current as time permits. If you have anything of interest regarding our club, e-mail the information to me and I may get it on here eventually!

November 16, 1999
COMING SOON! Watch for the start of new highlights pages for the 1999/2000 season!

Preparations for our mountain mileage camp are almost complete. Garth Hollinger has volunteered to chaperone this year and we are still seeking a female chaperone. Three coaches and approximately 15 athletes will be getting plenty of mileage at this camp at the Banff area ski resorts.

Gary Delaney and Kirk Cochrane will be attending the C.S.I.A. seminar at Lake Louise, Nov. 24-26. There are some new techniques to teaching the ski progression that will be taught at this session. Kirk and Gary will attempt to pass this info along to the NGSL coaches for implementation into our program.

October 13, 1999
The new season is upon us, so I will be updating these pages soon. The Important Dates page has been updated and I will be posting more news after the Sask Alpine meetings this coming weekend.

May 10, 1999
This just in from Sask Alpine.
Sask Alpine Juvenile Team, Blackcomb Summer Camp
July 4 - 15, 1999
Travel days July 4/5
On snow July 6,7,8,9, 11, 12, 13 (July 10 - day off)
Afternoon dryland sessions
Travel days July 14,15
Ski training will take place from 7:30 - 12:30 each day (weather permitting)
Camp fee will be approximately $900 - this includes transportation, lifts, coaching and meals
This camp is compulsory for all Juvenile Team nominees
Camp fees must be paid in full by June 1.
You will receive additional information about this in about 10 days.

May 6, 1999
You can now check out the Sask Cup Race Series points for 1999 from these pages.

April 27, 1999
New web pages have been added and a new look given to the main page. Keep checking this page for the latest happenings involving Q.V.S.C. If you have anything you would like posted here, contact Kirk Cochrane.

On Sunday, April 25th, five of our members, who have been nominated to the Saskatchewan Juvenile Ski Team, participated in a fitness test at Douglas Park in Regina. Our own Cory Cochrane put Kara Delaney, Danielle Kortmeyer, Allysen Reed, Brittany Simmons and Joel Taylor, along with eight other team hopefuls, through the paces for Alpine Saskatchewan.

Also on Sunday, Alpine Saskatchewan held it's Spring AGM at the Travelodge in Regina. For the latest news from these meetings, be sure to check out their web site.

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