Archive:Tele Lessons

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Introduction

After TeleSchool [1] on January 15, you may want another lesson or two for more feedback and tips/cues/drills.
Phil Hammer (EOS: phammer@eos.ubc.ca ) is a CANSI Level 2 telemark instructor and is offering free* tele lessons to help out the VOC (and to get more teaching experience). If we end up with too many people or groups that are too diverse in ability, Laurent Mingo (another ex-UBC CANSI Level 2 instructor) is willing to help out. Rachel Baldwin (CANSI Level 1) may also tag along!

Many drills we will do, even if they are basic, are very useful for skiers of all abilities. Even elite ski racers will go back to the basics and relook at 'simple' things like their stance, or the timing of initiating turns. I've found that some of the drills/cues I've been shown for teaching beginners are things that I now use when I'm playing with technique. So... it's fine to have people of different abilities within the same lesson group - the point of the lessons isn't to go fast, but to concentrate on technique. Obviously, it can become a problem when the range is toooo great so that the group can't move quite fast enough to keep the higher level people from waiting too much when we are just skiing. We'll try to avoid that situation if we can.

Dates and Locations

Monday evening, January 24^th, 2011: Seymour. Cancelled due to rain. bummer.

Monday evening, January 31^st, 2011: Cypress (all levels)

Monday evening, February 28^st, 2011: Seymour (Beginners)

Future Sessions? We'll see how it goes. If we are having fun and people want another session or two, we could continue on the North Shore in February or even head up to Whistler for a day.

Costs

• The group would pay for instructor's lift ticket (or part of it...)
  
• Your own lift ticket
  
• Gas for your driver.

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.

Student Sign-up

Please indicate your skill level: Never skied - Beginner - Beginner with an alpine skiing background - Intermediate - Advanced

January 24: Cancelled due to rain

January 31: Cypress (all levels)

1. Beth Curry beginner
2. Angela Phung - beginner
3. Angela Willock - beginner
4. Jenny Tan - Beginner (only if going to Seymour. I'm up for subsidizing my male driver's ticket also)
5. Nicole Ong - beginner with alpine background (if we go to Seymour, I wouldn't mind subsidizing part of my male driver's lift ticket)
6. Marcin Mirski - beginner/intermediate (vote for Cypress)
7. Dave Perez - Beginner/Intermediate (vote for Cypress)
8. Ben Singleton-Polster (Intermediate, only going if it at Cypress)
9. Steve Mullen (intermediate, would prefer Cypress) (Jan 31st might be moving day... I'll communicate closer to the date)
10. Spencer Rasmussen - Intermediate
11. Kristin Sunde - Intermediate

February 28: Seymour beginner session?

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Time and Weather

Cypress Sessions: One evening rate starts at 4pm, cheaper still at 7pm.
Main lesson session will start at 7pm (but some of us can start skiing earlier).
Rendezvous near the far (west) ticket window, just before 7pm.

Mt. Seymour Sessions: the women's deal starts at 6pm, normal evening rates start at 4pm Main lesson session will start at 6pm.

Weather/Postponements: Only if the weather is really bad (i.e., pissing rain), we'll cancel.

Rides

Please try to organize your own rides, you can use this space.

Mon Jan 31 (CYPRESS)
Group will rendezvous at the ticket window at 6:45 - ready to go by 7pm. So... plan your departure accordingly.

1. Phil Hammer (Kits (or UBC)) - room for 3-4: Will leave to get there for ~4pm (also misses rush hour). So, an early 3:30pm departure if possible.
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2. Dave Perez (Alma/Broadway - can pick up from UBC; room for 3)
   • Nicole Ong
   • Angela Willock
   • Beth Curry

Please email me (phammer@eos.ubc.ca) when you know you are definitely coming. It will help plan the groups.

Questions? Contacts?

Feel free to contact Phil (phammer@eos.ubc.ca).
VOC contacts: Gili Rosenberg and Laura Morrison