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Academy news feb 20th

Hello all,

 

Last weekend was a great one the weather was with us and the turn out was strong. The weather today is less cheerful but not to worry it will pass and the groomers will fix it up .

The Norm Grondin Foundation “socials” were a success. and we raised just under 500$ for the fund, thank you to all that contributed.

The hill will be open on wednesday, and our programs will run.

 

All for now

Francois Bernier
Directeur, Services Sportifs/Director, Sport Services
Tel. 819-827-1717 poste 2204
Mob/cell 819-664-2471
Academy /website

 

 

 

Academy News

Any extra help for Monday (family day) would be nice, if you’re up here we may be able to use you for a private. And on Tuesday morning we can also use a couple of extras at 9 am for a large group, so if your planning on being here we appreciate the help.

 

Remember to bring a few bucks for the Norm Grondin Foundation socials on both Sat and Sun after the last lesson.

 

All for now

 

 

Francois Bernier

Directeur, Services Sportifs/Director, Sport Services

Tel. 819-827-1717 poste 2204 / 2202

Mob/cell 819-664-2471

Academy News – Feb 15, 18

Hi All:

Upcoming Events:

  • Norm Grondin Foundation Social Fundraiser
    • When: Saturday Feb 17 and Sunday Feb 18 – Time: 3:30PM to 5:00 PM
    • Pizza ($2), Beer ($5) and soft drinks ($1) CASH ONLY
    • All proceeds go to support the Foundation

  •  Sessions:
    Every Saturday and Sunday – be on-snow, ready to go for 0800 hrs (8AM)
  •  Womens Edge:
    Training for Women by Women – March 12th, register at https://www.snowpro.com/en/education/events#women-s-edge-camp

  • Quebec March Break: March 5-9 – sign-up at the Cage
  • Ontario March Break: March 12-16 – sign-up at the Cage
  • T4A’s and Releve 1’s have now been processed by Payworks. We no longer receive the paper copies; each instructor will have to log in to their Payworks account to get their T4A and Releve 1 . If you do not have your log-in information, please send an email to Tracey with your name and she can re-set your password. If you do not have access to a computer, Tracey can print a paper copy for you.

All for Now:

Frank

Academy News Feb 8

Hi all,

 

We are now entering week 5 of the programs, it’s always a good idea to remind ourselves that we like teaching skiing/snowboarding, the weather is nice and we have great snow. Time to get the mileage in and have them learn by doing. You all should have a progress card to look at and on those cards are drills and milestones that can serve as lesson plans, please use them.

You will find Handbook and Progress card and drills on our web page https://cfskiacademy.wordpress.com/about/academy-document-library/

 

Please be aware of lift safety and group management , it’s always our concern and reminding ourselves should be perpetual. Please go over the manual and take note of the accident protocol as well as lost student protocol, again , this is a constant.

As for emails and how to contact supervisors see the handbook , the English is up to date, still working on “le Manuel Francais”.

 

In closing ; be early, be engaged , have a plan , make it fun.

 

 

Francois Bernier
Directeur, Services Sportifs/Director, Sport Services
Tel. 819-827-1717 poste 2204
Mob/cell 819-664-2471
Academy /website

Academy News – Feb 2, 18

Hey all

We are now at week 4 of the programs, in no particular order, the following needs to be done if not done already:

  • Be sure you have the correct spelling for names of the pupils in your class, both first and last name. Produce a clean class card.
  • Use the progress card to assess your pupils in preparation for final evaluations. See your supervisors for details.
  • Plan for having your final evaluations completed by week 6, in order to distribute by week 8 and 9.

We will have another social on week 6, Pizza, Beer, Soft drinks, to benefit the Norm Grondin Foundation.

Sat and Sun sessions be on snow at 8 am – this is for all.  Although not compulsory , keep in mind we do this for you and your development. There are also sessions on Monday evenings for ski and snowboard.

Speaking of development, please learn from the challenges you may encounter out there with your groups, and remember you are the main reason that they have fun and wish to improve. Take charge and have fun out there.!!!

The end of season banquet , “Academy Awards” will be on the 7th of April. Put that in your calendar, and keep an eye open for Fern (or the “What was I thinking?” award) candidates and you can also think of instructors you would nominate for the various awards.

Feb 21 to 23rd , there is a CSIA ‘Advanced teaching Module’ being offered at Camp Fortune in the evening. Go to www.snowpro.com to register. Must be a level two as a pre-requisite.

And for those looking for end of season deals … this just in from Jim Kennedy

Selling Head SuperShape Rally demo skis –  170cm w/binding @$600 tax in … click on the link above to contact Jim.

All for now,

Frank

 

Monday Sessions

Each Monday evening, instructor improvement sessions are held at Fortune for all Fortune instructors who wish to attend, 6:30 in pro room and 7 pm on snow. It is good to see people out skiing / riding , it’s important to take time to develop your skills.

This Monday, JP will be on hand for our riders , it would be nice to see all our snowboarders take advantage of training, if able to make it up to the hill.

Frank

See you there.

 

Academy News – Jan 25, 18

Hey all,

Let me start by thanking all those that have been working the last few weekends, all programs have started and the classes should be fairly set. We have done a great job of dealing with the various adjustments that are always needed. Keep up the good work – it’s important to be sure you communicate with your supervisors should you have an issue.

Reminder to: Greet customers, Engage the group, Count your students and be sure they are all there with you. Always take time to debrief and give feed back to the group at the end of class.

Basically, be in charge. Chair safety is a constant and that being said, please use the Pineault Triple when feasible, don’t stand in the quad line up while the triple has nobody. The ski wee groups should be using triple since you are only able to bring two kids up at a time.

Progress cards, every instructor will pick up a progress card for each class they teach and keep track of your groups progress, this will serve as a guide for the final card each pupil will receive on week 7 of the program. It also serves as a guide for their skill development.

There will be an “All staff party “ on Sunday  5 pm to 10 pm (or your bed time, whichever comes first), this is for staff only.  Please RSVP if you’re planning on attending. Call ext. 2223 or email  academy@campfortune.com  .

We will also be doing Lift Evacuation Training  on Sunday right after the hill closes (4:15pm) on the Clifford chair. All are welcome to come out and learn the process. We will probably never need to do it, but an annual refresher exercise is a good idea.  We will load 4 chairs and get people off of the chairs using the rope evacuation system. You can be in chair or be helping lower people. This will wrap up before 5:30PM.

All for now

Frank

Academy News Jan 15

Hello all,

 

To begin, I want to thank all that were here for our first weekend of group lessons. It’s a big deal to get all those people organized and everyone involved plays an important part in creating some good experiences for our guests.  THANK YOU !!!!

Quote from a Parent;  Enjoyed the first day of lessons today.  Great job on the grooming and lots of runs open!  Nice to see the dedicated and enthusiastic instructors out with the kids.

 Another Parent came to me to praise a couple of our Ski Wee instructors. For being very professional in dealing with a very demanding / bossy mom.

Over 2000 people started lessons over the weekend, things went quite well and with a few adjustment will be better next weekend.

There are few things to address so in no particular order, I will attempt to answer some questions .

  • For various reasons some instructors did not get a full slate of groups.
  • They may have missed the 6 and 7th of Jan weekend.
  • They may not have been certified until  later.
  • Or they simply chose not to be here until the last minute.
  • For those that have no groups or only one group, always drop by Privates to see if you can pick up a walk in.
  • Every instructor should be here for the full day of their committed day regardless of having a class or not.
  • Because if you’re not available you will not get the chance to get a group that may become available.

But the main thing that all of our people should understand is as an instructor/ coach you choose to make yourself available on certain days and we the school will assign groups/ lessons/ privates to you based on experience and availability. It will take some time for you to learn the ropes and get comfortable with the system.

  • The Gold coats were handed out to some of our new instructors  we just did not have enough green coats. You can be sure that I am wanting to switch you to green as soon as possible.

SAFETY & LIFT PROTOCOL

INSTRUCTOR IN THE MIDDLE

yes

 

chair safety

All for now,

Francois Bernier
Directeur, Services Sportifs/Director, Sport Services
Tel. 819-827-1717 poste 2204
Mob/cell 819-664-2471
Academy /website

 

Academy News Jan 12

Hi all,

 

Avec les pluies de deux dernière journées , je tien a vous confirmer que la station seras ouverte demain et que tous nos programmes seront en marche.

 

So for our English people , after the rain we are open this weekend and all programs are operating. (-:

 

Please be in the pro room by 815 in order to get organized with supervisors.

 

See you all in the morning.

 

 

Francois Bernier
Directeur, Services Sportifs/Director, Sport Services
Tel. 819-827-1717 poste 2204
Mob/cell 819-664-2471
Academy /website

Academy News

Hello all,

 

This weekend is our big start, we expect to see all of our people here for 8 am.

 

I would like to solicit a few people to handle the snow school pass table in the main lodge. Would the usual suspects let me know if they are available. I can use 3 per day.

 

Any instructor not assigned to a group should be at the privates meeting area and will be assigned from there.

 

There is a Free Tactics course being offered on the 23, 24 25 of jan in the evenings deadline to sign up is this coming Sunday. You can register on  snowpro.com .

 

Free Tactics / Snowpark intro

Learn an approach to developing skiers that is fun and free!

  • Learn to teach entry level basics in the park: safety, flatboxes, introduction to air.
  • Add to your teaching toolbox with Free Tactics knowledge – creative skill development, features and terrain as development tools, switch skiing.
  • You will have the opportunity to try entry level park feature, and discuss them as teaching tools.
  • The training provides the tools to take students into the terrain park safely and teach the basics.

 

Looking forward to a great start to our 9 week program,

 

 

All for now,

 

Frank

 

 

 

Francois Bernier
Directeur, Services Sportifs/Director, Sport Services
Tel. 819-827-1717 poste 2204
Mob/cell 819-664-2471
Academy /website