Archive:Tele School 2017

Introduction

Kelsey Miller - Trip Organizer

Date

Updated: Saturday, January 7, 2017
We're meeting at Mount Seymour at Guest Services (the upper parking lot) at 8:00am. We have been advised by Mt. Seymour staff that this Saturday will be very busy, so to avoid unnecessary parking faff, etc. we will be there bright and early.

Pretrip Meeting will be held on Weds, January 4, 2017 at 6pm @ BUCH A102.

Location

Mt Seymour

Costs

Please Note: You must pay in advance. Time: TBA.

• Free for instructors
  
• $57 for Students
  

You will pay your driver for gas, or $6 for the shuttle bus if you don't have a ride. You may have to rent skis, boots, poles.

Gear

You will need functional telemark skis, ski poles, and ski boots. Gear is available to rent from the club room, or from Mountain Equipment Co-op.

• Call MEC well in advance to reserve gear.

Dry School

None!

Learning Material

See Tele School#Learning Material

Instructor Sign-up

We will try and maintain a student to instructor ratio of 4:1 (minimize cost to students while keeping small group sizes). Instructors will be selected as student numbers require in order of sign-up. Instructors: please indicate an appropriate skier ability for your group.

Beginner 1 (Have never skied - or almost never)

(max size:16)

Instructor:

Beginner 2 (Know how to do snowplow AND parallel turns on downhill skis, but never telemarked)

(max size:20)

Instructor:

Intermediate (Know how to do a telemark turn, and can link them on low angle runs)

(max size: 16)

Instructor:

Extras (people who don't want to be part of the school, but would like the group ticket price if not enough students)

1. Philip Daoust - AT skier.

Transit Options

Public Transit can take you to Parkgate Village and the Mt Seymour Shuttle Bus can get you to the top.

"Parkgate Community Centre shuttle to Mt. Seymour - Each Way: $6" " "Lonsdale Quay to Mt Seymour is $8"