Tele School

Introduction

It's hard to learn how to ski in the backcountry, and that's why there's Tele School. Tele school is an instructional lift skiing trip to one of the local mountains near vancouver. Instructors are volunteer VOC members, not professional certified ski instructors.

Students will be split into groups of 4 or 5 based on their ability level and matched with an instructor for the day. Typically everyone meets up for lunch.

Cost

• Your lift ticket
• A share of your instructor's lift ticket (split evenly amongst the group, usually 4 or 5 ways)
• gas money (about $5)
• lunch if you want to buy it at the cafeteria.

Equipment List

• Telemark skis
• Telemark boots
• Ski poles
• The usual skiing clothing

Learning Material

This stuff is especially good for instructors.

On-Line

• www.telemarktips.com lessons page

In Print

• Allen & Mike's Really Cool Telemark Tips Book
• Free heel skiing by Paul Parker (available in the VOC Clubroom Library)

Past events

• Tele School 2007 was held at Mount Seymour on January 20^th, 2007.
• Tele School 2008 was January 26^th, 2008
• Tele School 2009 at Mount Seymour January 24^th
• Tele School 2012 on January 14th, 2012
• Tele School 2013 on January 19th, 2013