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).

Rachel Baldwin (CANSI Level 1; rachel.baldwin02@gmail.com) will help out too.

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) 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.

Costs

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

• SPECIAL FREE WOMEN'S TICKETS FOR SEYMOUR ON MONDAY NIGHTS (ends March 14th?): Linda said: Please make sure that any girls coming up that night know that they must pick up a voucher IN ADVANCE at Pacific Boarder sports (or other retailers as listed on the Seymour website) before coming up. The Voucher can be picked up anytime. It is expected that a donation is made to the BC Cancer Agency up at Seymour in Guest services, when one picks up their lift ticket at Guest Services.

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.

Dates, Locations, and Sign-up

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

Monday evening, January 24^th, 2011: Seymour. Cancelled due to rain. bummer.
Monday evening, January 31^st, 2011: Cypress (Beginner and Intermediate session)
Monday evening, February 28^st, 2011: Seymour (Beginners) Monday evening, March 14^st, 2011: Seymour (Beginners+) << last free night for women Sorry, cancelled as no rides available.

(actually AngelaP came to the rescue, but it was too late to coordinate for Phil and Rachel, arrrrgh).

Tuesday evening, March 22^st, 2011: Cypress (all levels)

1. Phil Hammer (instructor)
2. Rachel Baldwin (instructor)
3. Laurent Mingo (instructor, if needed)
4. Dave Perez (intermediate, have car, email me for a ride davidperez888@gmail.com)
5. Angela Willock (beginner)
13. ...

Rides

Tuesday, March 22 (Cypress)

1. Dave Perez (davidperez888@gmail.com)
   • Phil Hammer (if my truck is fixed, I can drive too, but for now I'll put my name down as a passenger) phammer@eos.ubc.ca
   • Angela Willock
   • Passenger 3
2. Driver?
   • Passenger 1
   • Passenger 2
   • Passenger 3

Questions? Contacts?

Feel free to contact Phil (phammer@eos.ubc.ca) or Rachel Baldwin (rachel.baldwin02@gmail.com).
VOC contacts: Gili Rosenberg and Laura Morrison