Nordic Racers Ski Club

We have booked accommodation in the Whistler Athlete Centre (the former Athlete’s village) located at Function Junction, 10 minutes north of the turnoff to Callaghan Valley.

We have booked a combination of townhouses and dorm rooms for the following dates: January 27 and 28, 2012 and February 17 and 18, 2012. Deadline for signing up for the January accomodation is December 24th. We will offer a small beginner level workshop on one day each weekend, and video analysis sessions for more experienced skiers. Click here for more information.

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The Sigge's Payak registration is open. Click here to register. Don't miss your chance to race in this event, or to sign up as a volunteer!

In the meantime, buy yourself a Salomon Ski Raffle ticket. For only $5, you get 4 chances to win a pair of Salomon Equipe 10 or Equipe 9 skis, with Pilot Equipe bindings. We are only selling 1,000 tickets, so that means you have a 1 in 250 chance to win a pair of racing skate skis. And the proceeds from the raffle support the costs of putting on the race. Excellent! You can purchase tickets at Sigge's Sport Villa on 4th Avenue in Kits, or at Deep Cove Outdoors on Lynn Avenue in North Vancouver. Nordic Racer members will be selling the tickets at Hollyburn Lodge on Wednesdays. You do not have to be racing or volunteering to buy a ticket. Draw is at 2 pm at the stadium in WOP on February 25, 2012. You do not have to be present to win. Tickets are cash only. Could it get any better? Only if you won a pair!!!

Keep your eyes on www.payak.ca for news. Don’t miss your chance to race in this event, or to sign up as a volunteer!

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Sigge's Payak Accommodation

Click here for information about accommodation and to sign up.

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Sigge's Payak Volunteer Needed

Volunteers are needed for the Sigge’s Payak on February 25, 2012 at WOP. No experience required, any necessary training will be provided at the start of shift, just bring appropriate clothing and a great attitude! Volunteers for the loppet receive a pass to the Scandinave Spa pools valued at $58.
Volunteers for the youth/children’s program will receive coupons from Sigge’s for use in the store. All volunteers are fed a tasty lunch, and are eligible for great draw prizes from the event sponsors, including Salomon, Fisher, Swix, and Icebreaker, and day passes to Whistler Olympic Park.
This event is hosted by the Callaghan Valley Cross Country Ski Club – comprised of the Nordic Racers, Hollyburn, Whistler Nordics and Spud Valley ski clubs. Support your ski club, support WOP!
Please register as a volunteer before the deadline of midnight on February 19, 2012, this makes it much easier for organizers to plan the event. Click here to register. See www.payak.ca for more information about the Sigge’s Payak. Email volunteer@callaghanxcski.ca if you have any questions.

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For years, coaches with the Nordic Racers ski club have been helping skiers improve their technique and, for those with a competitive streak, improve their racing skills through their Learn to Loppet program. "These clinics have been hugely popular with our able-bodied members." says Sherryl Yeager, club president. "With the success of our Skiing is Believing (SIB) clinics the past two seasons, we wanted to give people with physical disabilities who enjoyed these one-day sessions an opportunity to ski on a regular basis so we are proud to announce the launch of our Adaptive Learn to Loppet program, or AL2L, each Wednesday night from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Cypress Mountain's nordic area starting February 8th and concluding on March 14th, 2012.

Designed for adaptive skiers who are at the beginner level but have skied at least once in the past five years, the AL2L program will help skiers with physical disabilities improve their technique and learn racing skills.This program will benefit a variety of skiers from those who just want to develop their technique and build skills to those who want to race. "Whether you want to race at a local or elite level or just ski for fun, the whole experience is more enjoyable when your technique is stronger," notes Yeager. "Through the AL2L, skiers will definitely improve their technique, making them better skiers as a whole."

Upon completing the AL2L you will have the option to take part in the Mount Washington Loppet on Vancouver Island March 31st (cost not included in course fee). Athletes will have the option of racing for time or just celebrating completing a loppet. We will join other Nordic Racers who participated in the able-bodied Learn to Loppet program.

Cost for the AL2L is $75 per person, which includes 12 hours of coaching over 6 weeks and your trail pass, provided by Cypress Mountain. The cost for guides is $50 for beginner/novice level skiers, free if experienced, trail passes supplied courtesy of Cypress Mountain. Athletes and guides who have been identified to compete at the BC Winter Games can access this program for just the cost of a membership with the Nordic Racers. All participants must become members of the Nordic Racers a fee of $15. Click here to sign up for AL2L.

Ski equipment, with the exception of sleds for sit-skiers, is not provided as part of this program, but we would encourage any potential participants to visit Sigge's Sport Villa on West 4th Avenue. Here, your Nordic Racers membership will give you a 10% discount as well as expert help in choosing equipment fit just for you. Sigge's Sport Villa sells both new and used equipment so you might be surprised how affordable your own skis really are! We will also accept applications to our Scholarship Fund for partial subsidy of this program for those who have limited financial resources. To apply, please email adaptive@nordicracers.ca and request an AL2L bursary application form. For more information, please email adaptive@nordicracers.ca.

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Every Wednesday night club members enjoy free hot chocolate or tea at Hollyburn lodge from 7:30 till close. So go for a ski or take part in Learn to Loppet and then head to the lodge to visit with other members and have a drink on us! Please pick up a ticket from the NR volunteer (you'll recognize him/her because they'll be the ones sitting with a roll of tickets...) and turn it in to the cashier for your beverage. Please - only tea and hot chocolate!

If you'd like to volunteer to be the 'host' please contact Andrea. There are two shifts each Wednesday - the first starting at 7:15 and ending at 8:15 and the second starting at 8:15 and ending at 9:15. Thanks!

If you'd like to volunteer to organize an event on a Wednesday night (for example a scavenger hunt), please contact Andrea. It would be greatly appreciated!
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Do you know sign language? Are you interested in volunteering on Wednesday nights during the L2L program? There is a club member who requires sign language for communication. The cost of an interpreter for the evening program is prohibitive. If you are well versed in sign language, and would like to come out on L2L nights, either for the skate or classic sessions or both, it would allow this member to participate in the program. Contact Sherryl for more information.

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