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 participate.

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

Monday evening, January 31^st, 2011: Cypress (Beginner and Intermediate session)

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

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 - SuperExtremeWorldCupX

February 28: Seymour beginner session

1. Angela Phung - beginner (too cheap for Cypress!)
2. Angela Willock - Beginner (has gone skiing twice now!)
3. Stephen Lerch - beginner (been out a couple of times)
4. Beth Curry - been a couple times
5. Caitlin Schneider - not sure if I count as a beg anymore, but i like to ski slow
6. Noriko O - beginner with fear of height/steep slope/speed
7. Lesley Winterhalt - beginner (have done some downhill skiing, and went to tele school)
8. Camille Bastien - Never skied recently (Alpine skied when I was younger)
9. Liz Kleynhans - beginner (small amount of downhill experience)
10. Gaby Espino - Beginner with an alpine skiing background
11. Kristoffer Vik Hansen - Beginner with an alpine skiing background
12. Anna Stemberger-beginner with alpine & x-skiing experience

January 31: Cypress (all levels)

1. Phil Hammer (instructor)
2. Kirsten Hodge
3. Beth Curry
4. Angela Willock
5. Nicole Ong
6. Dave Perez

January 24: Cancelled due to rain

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Time and Weather

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

Cypress Sessions: One evening rate starts at 4pm, cheaper still at 7pm.
Need to decide when to start...

Whistler or Mt.Baker Sessions: Possible if people would like to do that.

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 Feb 28 (Seymour)
Group will rendezvous at the ticket window at 6:00. So... plan your departure accordingly. (Free passes: you need a coupon)

1. Phil Hammer (leaving from Kits - but could come via UBC if necessary) >> last pickup 5:00?
   • Rachel Baldwin (Kits - near Alma)
   • Gabriela Espino
   • Liz Kleynhans
   • Angela Willock

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Questions? Contacts?

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