Newsletter #12 - March 22, 2018

Newsletter # 12
March 24, 2018

Photo of the Week Winner is Greg Zwicker featuring some of our U12 Girls getting in the spirit of St Paddy’s Day last weekend.

This is the Last Weekend of Regular Season…

• Friday- U12 & U14 Byrne Cup
• Saturday - Club Championships
• Saturday - End of Season Social, 4-6pm including Club Champs Awards
• Sunday - U8 & U10 Fun Day

Don’t forget to drop off your raffle tickets in the mailbox beside our notice board.

Congratulations to the WSRC Athletes who will be attending:
Our FIS athletes, JD Todd, Lauren Steinburg and Ian Keefe have returned from a week of FIS racing in Ontario.  We are really proud of them!! Checkout this SkiNS article for more info:  http://alpineskinovascotia.ca/news.php?news_id=1641305

Recommended Reading: http://https://www.outsideonline.com/2286441/how-train-next-generation-olympians
(This article, along with others, is also accessible in our Reading Menu item on our website.)

Byrne Cup - Friday March 23
Race Notice:  /news_images/org_3755/files/Byrne%20Memorial%20Invitational%20March%2023%202018.pdf

Please be ready to go at the hill by 8:45 am

Club Championships - Saturday, March 24

Start time:  same as regular program start times

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACE !!!!

Our Club Championship Race will take place on this Saturday March 24th.
 
We will run GS in the morning for ALL
 
We will run SLALOM in the afternoon for U12 up.
 
The GS Race for U6 / U8 / U10 will be the BEST of two runs.
 
For all others it will be a two run combined event.
 
For the SLALOM it will be two run combined for All.

This race is for everyone to put all their learning, training and improvement to work at a FUN WSRC CLUB EVENT.

Parents can race too!
 
U8 & U10 Funday - Sunday March 25^th

A few parent volunteers needed…please e-mail admin@wentworthracing.com if interested

Sunday 50/50 draw volunteer needed.

Next Weekend….

• Training Available  Friday-Monday for U12+ next weekend.  Minimum number of 6 athletes required each day.

Amqui U14 & U16 Race, April 5^th

• Race Notice is now posted (French only - English translation provided below y WSRC U14 athlete Delaney Hatfield).
• Please register on website for $0 to indicate interest in attending this event.
• Events:06 April 2018 GS \\07 April 2018 SL \\08 april 2018 panelled slalom 

 

• Where: Parc regional Val-D'irene ;115 route Val-D'irene,Ste-Irene,Quebec G0J 2P0

 

• Eligiblity: FIS rules from alpine Canada and ski Quebec will be applied U-14 and U-16 only 

 

• Registration fees:129$ (43$ per day) the cost includes a tax of 3$ per athlete per day;NO reimbursement applied if cancelled by weather 

 

• Send registration document to: melanieturcotte99@gmail.com
• (find document in race notice on website)  Please make cheque payable to: Club Alpin Val-d'Irene
• No personal cheques accepted
• Payment is due upon registration

 

• Race Secretary office will open at 730-845pm April 5th

 

• Banquet on the 07 April at 5:30 in the main lodge. Menu is beef bourguignon ,rice,soup or dessert
• 20$ for tickets on sale Thursday 6:30 to 7:45 

 

• Bibs:there will be a 100$ deposit for bibs.The money will be returned when all bibs are returned 

 

• Coaches meeting:Thursday 05 April at 8pm at the main lodge
• Representative and right of speech for one person from each province  

 

• Awards ceremony will be held at 630pm on Saturday April 7th

 

• Lodging information: 418 629 3450 www.valdi.ski.com

 

• Event director: Etienne Turcotte etturcotte@hotmail.com
• Race secretary: Melanie Turcotte -melanieturcotte99@gmail.com
• Chief of Race: Dany Levesque
• Technical delegate:Daniel Lavoie -daniel.lavoie@axion.ca

Member Survey:

• We value your opinion and feedback!!
• Please take time to complete our member survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6XZ5WM7
• We use this information to set priorities and make decisions.

MSA Spring Camp

• April 11-15th
• Registration Due by March 23^, send forms to coaching@wentworthracing.com and payment to treasurer@wentworthracing.com

Karbon Team Wear Orders

• Due by March 26^th; submit to Leslie Henderson at lhernderson@bellaliant.net

AGM & Ideation Session

• Save the Date!!  Thursday June 14^th.

Aerobics First Race Suit Update WSRC Day at Compass Distillers

• Sunday April 22^nd, a percentage of all spirit sales and Tower Bar Sales (open noon - 6pm) will be donated to WSRC.               
• Check them out at:  https://www.compassdistillers.ca/